VMware security advisory

Number: AV19-234
Date: 16 October 2019

On 15 October 2019 VMware released a security advisory to address an access control vulnerability affecting VMware Cloud Foundation and VMware Harbor Container Registry for PCF version 1.8. VMware Cloud Foundation is only affected if the optional ‘Harbor Registry’ component has been deployed. An actor with administrative access to a project could exploit this vulnerability to modify images in an adjacent project.

The Cyber Centre encourages users to review the following VMware Advisory and apply the necessary updates or workarounds:

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2019-0016.html

Note to Readers

The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre) operates as part of the Communications Security Establishment. We are Canada’s national authority on cyber security and we lead the government’s response to cyber security events. As Canada's national computer security incident response team, the Cyber Centre works in close collaboration with government departments, critical infrastructure, Canadian businesses and international partners to prepare for, respond to, mitigate, and recover from cyber events. We do this by providing authoritative advice and support, and coordinating information sharing and incident response. The Cyber Centre is outward-facing, welcoming partnerships that help build a stronger, more resilient cyber space in Canada.

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