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VMware has patched three serious vulnerabilities in its products, including a critical flaw in Workstation and Fusion that can be exploited to execute arbitrary code on the host from the guest operating system. "Successful exploitation of this issue may lead to code execution on the host from the guest or may allow attackers to create a denial-of-service condition of the vmnetdhcp service running on the host machine," VMware said in an advisory.

VMware, a leading innovator in enterprise software, announced new innovations to advance the company's strategy to make security intrinsic to the digital enterprise. New VMware Advanced Security for Cloud Foundation, which will enable customers to replace legacy security solutions and deliver unified protection across private and public clouds.

VMware has patched serious vulnerabilities, including remote code execution and authentication bypass issues, in vRealize Operations for Horizon Adapter. Horizon Adapter instances created on vRealize Operations Manager nodes enable users to receive communications from Horizon agents installed on virtual machines.

Clumio, innovators of authentic SaaS for enterprise backup, announced that its Enterprise Backup as a Service solution has attained VMware Partner Ready for VMware Cloud on AWS validation. By validating Clumio Backup as a Service with VMware Cloud on AWS and attaining the VMware Partner Ready for VMware Cloud on AWS logo, Clumio has tested and verified interoperability and can fully manage customer support requests for Clumio Backup as a Service with VMware Cloud on AWS. "We are pleased that Clumio Enterprise Backup as a Service is validated for VMware Cloud on AWS. This signifies to customers that Clumio Backup as a Service can be deployed with the knowledge and reassurance that the partner fully supports the specified versions and configurations on VMware Cloud on AWS," said Kristen Edwards, director, Technology Alliance Partner Program, VMware.

ControlUp, a technology company at the forefront of self-driven IT management and monitoring solutions, has announced the general availability of ControlUp v8.1. ControlUp v8.1 delivers native integration with VMware Horizon and enhanced scalability, enabling end user computing admins to seamlessly manage Horizon environments and control enterprise-scale implementations from the ControlUp console.

VMware on Tuesday advised customers using VMware Tools version 10 for Windows to update their installations to version 11 due to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. According to the virtualization giant, the repair operation in VMware Tools 10.x.y is affected by a race condition that allows an attacker who has access to the guest virtual machine to escalate their privileges.

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