#Hypervisor

VMware Patches High-Severity Code Execution Flaw in Fusion

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September 3, 2024 at 12:12PM VMware issued a security update for its Fusion hypervisor software to fix a high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2024-38811). Exploiting this flaw could lead to code execution within the Fusion context, potentially compromising the entire system. The update also addresses OpenSSL vulnerabilities. Users are urged to update to Fusion version 13.6 to mitigate … Read more

Protected Virtual Machines Exposed to New ‘CacheWarp’ AMD CPU Attack

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November 14, 2023 at 01:45PM Researchers have discovered a new attack method called CacheWarp that affects AMD processors. It poses a risk to protected virtual machines by allowing hackers to hijack control flow, break into encrypted VMs, and escalate privileges. CacheWarp is a software-based fault injection attack resulting from an architectural bug in AMD CPUs. … Read more