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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2018.1732.2 VMware AirWatch Agent updates resolve remote code execution vulnerability. 19 September 2018 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: VMware AirWatch Agent Publisher: VMWare Operating System: Android Windows Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Existing Account Create Arbitrary Files -- Existing Account Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2018-6968 Original Bulletin: https://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2018/000416.html Revision History: September 19 2018: Security advisory update in conjunction with the release of VMware AirWatch Agent for Android 8.3.2 June 12 2018: Initial Release - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- VMSA-2018-0015.1 VMware AirWatch Agent updates resolve remote code execution vulnerability. VMware Security Advisory Advisory ID: VMSA-2018-0015.1 Severity: Critical Synopsis: VMware AirWatch Agent updates resolve remote code execution vulnerability. Issue date: 2018-06-11 Updated on: 2018-09-17 CVE numbers: CVE-2018-6968 1. Summary VMware AirWatch Agent updates resolve remote code execution vulnerability. 2. Relevant Products VMware AirWatch Agent for Android (A/W Agent) VMware AirWatch Agent for Windows Mobile (A/W Agent) 3. Problem Description The VMware AirWatch Agent for Android and Windows Mobile devices contain a remote code execution vulnerability in real time File Manager capabilities. This vulnerability may allow for unauthorized creation and execution of files in the Agent sandbox and other publicly accessible directories such as those on the SD card by a malicious administrator. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2018-6968 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 Replace with/ Mitigation/ Product Version Running on Severity Apply Patch Workaround A/W Agent x.x Android Critical 8.2.0* or 8.3.2** None A/W Agent x.x iOS N/A Unaffected None A/W Agent x.x Windows Mobile Critical 6.5.2* None *These updates will effectively disable File and Registry Management capabilities. For more information please see: https://support.workspaceone.com/articles/360005681594 **This update will effectively disable File and Registry Management capabilities. Note that CVE-2018-6968 was inadvertently re-introduced in A/W Agent for Android 8.3.0 and persisted through 8.3.1. 4. Solution Please review the patch/release notes for your product and version and verify the checksum of your downloaded file. VMware AirWatch Agent for Android 8.2.0 and 8.3.2 Downloads and Documentation: https://play.google.com/ VMware AirWatch Agent for Windows Mobile 6.5.2 Downloads and Documentation: https://support.workspaceone.com/articles/360005681594 5. References https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-6968 https://support.workspaceone.com/articles/360005681594 6. Change log 2018-06-11 - VMSA-2018-0015: Initial security advisory in conjunction with the release of VMware AirWatch Agent for Android 8.2 and VMware AirWatch Agent for Windows Mobile 6.5.2. 2018-09-17 - VMSA-2018-0015.1: Security advisory update in conjunction with the release of VMware AirWatch Agent for Android 8.3.2 which resolves the inadvertent re-introduction of CVE-2018-6968 in AirWatch Agent for Android 8.3.0 and 8.3.1. 7. 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