VMware Security Advisory 2018-0012 - VMware vSphere, Workstation and Fusion updates enable Hypervisor- Assisted Guest Mitigations for Speculative Store Bypass issue. The mitigations in this advisory are categorized as Hypervisor Assisted Guest Mitigations described by VMware Knowledge Base article 54951. KB54951 also covers CVE-2018-3640 mitigations which do not require VMware product updates.
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VMware Security Advisory
Advisory ID: VMSA-2018-0012
Severity: Moderate
Synopsis: VMware vSphere, Workstation and Fusion updates enable
Hypervisor-Assisted Guest Mitigations for Speculative Store
Bypass issue.
Issue date: 2018-05-21
Updated on: 2018-05-21 (Initial Advisory)
CVE number: CVE-2018-3639
1. Summary
VMware vSphere, Workstation and Fusion updates enable Hypervisor-
Assisted Guest Mitigations for Speculative Store Bypass issue.
The mitigations in this advisory are categorized as Hypervisor
Assisted Guest Mitigations described by VMware Knowledge Base article
54951. KB54951 also covers CVE-2018-3640 mitigations which do not
require VMware product updates.
2. Relevant Products
VMware vCenter Server (VC)
VMware vSphere ESXi (ESXi)
VMware Workstation Pro / Player (Workstation)
VMware Fusion Pro / Fusion (Fusion)
3. Problem Description
vCenter Server, ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion update speculative
execution control mechanism for Virtual Machines (VMs). As a result,
a patched Guest Operating System (GOS) can remediate the Speculative
Store bypass issue (CVE-2018-3639) using the Speculative-Store-
Bypass-Disable (SSBD) control bit. This issue may allow for
information disclosure in applications and/or execution runtimes
which rely on managed code security mechanisms. Based on current
evaluations, we do not believe that CVE-2018-3639 could allow for VM
to VM or Hypervisor to VM Information disclosure.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has
assigned the identifier CVE-2018-3639 to this issue.
Column 5 of the following table lists the action required to
remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is
available.
VMware Product Running Replace with/ Mitigation/
Product Version on Severity Apply Patch Workaround
=========== ========= ======= ========= ================= ==========
VC 6.7 Any Moderate Patch Pending* None
VC 6.5 Any Moderate Patch Pending* None
VC 6.0 Any Moderate Patch Pending* None
VC 5.5 Any Moderate Patch Pending* None
ESXi 6.7 Any Moderate Patch Pending* None
ESXi 6.5 Any Moderate Patch Pending* None
ESXi 6.0 Any Moderate Patch Pending* None
ESXi 5.5 Any Moderate Patch Pending* None
Workstation 14.x Any Moderate 14.1.2** None
Fusion 10.x Any Moderate 10.1.2** None
*These updates are on hold until Intel has released updated microcode
which has been tested by VMware.
**There are additional VMware and 3rd party requirements for
CVE-2018-3639 mitigation beyond applying these updates. Please see
VMware Knowledge Base Article 55111 for details.
4. Solution
VMware Workstation Pro, Player 14.1.2
Downloads and Documentation:
https://www.vmware.com/go/downloadworkstation
https://www.vmware.com/go/downloadplayer
VMware Fusion Pro / Fusion 10.1.2
Downloads and Documentation:
https://www.vmware.com/go/downloadfusion
5. References
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-3639
https://kb.vmware.com/kb/54951
https://kb.vmware.com/kb/55111
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6. Change log
2018-05-21: Initial security advisory in conjunction with the release
of Workstation 14.1.2 and Fusion 10.1.2 on 2018-05-21.
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7. Contact
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http://lists.vmware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/security-announce
This Security Advisory is posted to the following lists:
security-announce@lists.vmware.com
bugtraq@securityfocus.com
fulldisclosure@seclists.org
E-mail: security at vmware.com
PGP key at: https://kb.vmware.com/kb/1055
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