Software update: VMware Workstation Pro 15.0.1 build 10737736

VMware has released version 15.0.1 of its virtualization software Workstation Pro. With this program it is possible to create one or more virtual computers on which a large number of different operating systems can be installed. That way they can be used side by side, as opposed to a dual boot setup, which requires choosing one OS or the other. VMware Workstation is available for Windows and Linux, and licenses start at about 275 euros. More information about the possibilities of this package can be found on this page are being found. The changelog for this release looks like this:

Support added for the following operating systems as both host and guest:

• Ubuntu 18.10
• Fedora 29
• RHEL 7.6

This release of VMware Workstation Player addresses the following issue:

• VMware Workstation Player has an uninitialized stack memory usage vulnerability in the vmxnet3 virtual network adapter that might allow a guest to execute code on the host. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2018-6981 to this issue.