vmware-mount in VMware Workstation 8.x and 9.x and VMware Player 4.x and 5.x, on systems based on Debian GNU/Linux, allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via a crafted lsb_release binary in a directory in the PATH, related to use of the popen library function. Per: http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2013-0010.html
"The issue is present when Workstation or Player are installed on a Debian-based version of Linux."
Publication date: Sat, 24 Aug 2013 06:55:00 +0000