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by: ...winston - Thu, 31 Aug 2023 23:39 UTC

Suspect few SMB/Enterprise admin read this group, but fyi

VWWare Tools has an update to address a vulnerability.
cf. CVE-2023-20900
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0019.html

Updated/fixed version
<https://customerconnect.vmware.com/downloads/details?downloadGroup=VMTOOLS1230&productId=1259>

<https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Tools/12.3/rn/vmware-tools-1230-release-notes/index.html>

=> VMWare Tools Version 12.3 fixes CVE-2023-20900

Separately,
VMWare Workstation Player does not appear to be impacted at the time
of the CVE release information.
Workstation Player is currently V17.0.2, released April 2023

Also, in November of 2023, Broadcom will become the parent organization
of VMWare.
"The European Union gave its approval to the merger last month and
Broadcom said on Monday that United States authorities did not take
action to block the deal during the statutory waiting period. In a
statement, Broadcom "affirmed its expectation that its acquisition of
VMware, Inc... will close on October 30, 2023", adding: "There is no
legal impediment to closing under US merger regulations."

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