Tuesday, October 07, 2008

VMware patches 64 Bit emulator bug

It is interesting how Vmware goes down the path of maturity as so many other vendors before. From "it is more secure" to it is just another piece that can fail and has flaws. This time Vmware is patching a serious problem with its 64-Bit emulator. An error in the 64-bit CPU emulation makes the CM jump to the wrong address when it receives a JMP instruction.

Read the article here: http://www.heise-online.co.uk/security/VMware-patches-holes--/news/111675

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