VMware Identity Manager and vRealize Automation updates address multiple security issues
a. VMware Identity Manager local privilege escalation vulnerability
VMware Identity Manager and vRealize Automation both contain a vulnerability that may allow for a local privilege escalation. Exploitation of this issue may lead to an attacker with access to a low-privileged account to escalate their privileges to that of root.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has reserved the identifier CVE-2016-5335 for this issue.
Column 5 of the following table lists the action required to remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is available.
b. vRealize Automation remote code execution vulnerability
vRealize Automation contains a vulnerability that may allow for remote code execution. Exploitation of this issue may lead to an attacker gaining access to a low-privileged account on the appliance.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has reserved the identifier CVE-2016-5336 for this issue.
Column 5 of the following table lists the action required to remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is available.
4. Solution
Please review the patch/release notes for your product and version and verify the checksum of your downloaded file.
VMware Identity Manager 2.7
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vRealize Automation 7.1
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5. References
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5335
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5336
https://kb.vmware.com/kb/2146585
6. Change log
2016-08-23 VMSA-2016-0013 Initial security advisory in conjunction with the release of vRealize Automation 7.1 on 2016-08-23.
7. Contact
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