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VMware sandbox escape bugs are so critical, patches are released for end-of-life products

Getty Images reader comments 11 VMware is urging customers to patch critical vulnerabilities that make it possible for hackers to break out of sandbox and hypervisor protections in all versions, including out-of-support ones, of VMware ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, and Cloud Foundation products. A constellation of four vulnerabilities—two carrying severity ratings of 9.3 out of a… Read More: VMware sandbox escape bugs are so critical, patches are released… »

VMware admits sweeping Broadcom changes are worrying customers

reader comments 86 Broadcom has made a lot of changes to VMware since closing its acquisition of the company in November. On Wednesday, VMware admitted that these changes are worrying customers. With customers mulling alternatives and partners complaining, VMware is trying to do damage control and convince people that change is good. Not surprisingly, the… Read More: VMware admits sweeping Broadcom changes are worrying customers »

Broadcom-owned VMware kills the free version of ESXi virtualization software

reader comments 87 Since Broadcom’s $61 billion acquisition of VMware closed in November 2023, Broadcom has been charging ahead with major changes to the company’s personnel and products. In December, Broadcom began laying off thousands of employees and stopped selling perpetually licensed versions of VMware products, pushing its customers toward more stable and lucrative software… Read More: Broadcom-owned VMware kills the free version of ESXi virtualization software »

VMware customers face uncertain future as Broadcom ends VMware partner programs

reader comments 39 VMware’s new owner is ending the virtualization and cloud computing company’s partner programs. It’s unclear who or how many current partners will be able to sell VMware-related offerings after April 2024, leaving potential for tens of thousands of businesses to be disrupted. Broadcom, which closed its VMware acquisition in November, told The… Read More: VMware customers face uncertain future as Broadcom ends VMware partner… »

Broadcom ends VMware perpetual license sales, testing customers and partners

reader comments 132 Broadcom has moved forward with plans to transition VMware, a virtualization and cloud computing company, into a subscription-based business. As of December 11, it no longer sells perpetual licenses with VMware products. VMware, whose $61 billion acquisition by Broadcom closed in November, also announced on Monday that it will no longer sell… Read More: Broadcom ends VMware perpetual license sales, testing customers and partners »

Broadcom cuts at least 2,800 VMware jobs following $69 billion acquisition

reader comments 87 Broadcom announced back in May of 2022 that it would buy VMware for $61 billion and take on an additional $8 billion of the company’s debt, and on November 22 of 2023 Broadcom said that it had completed the acquisition. And it looks like Broadcom’s first big move is going to be… Read More: Broadcom cuts at least 2,800 VMware jobs following $69 billion… »

Hackers are mass infecting servers worldwide by exploiting a patched hole

Getty Images reader comments 21 with 0 posters participating Share this story An explosion of cyberattacks is infecting servers around the world with crippling ransomware by exploiting a vulnerability that was patched two years ago, it was widely reported on Monday. The hacks exploit a flaw in ESXi, a hypervisor VMware sells to cloud hosts… Read More: Hackers are mass infecting servers worldwide by exploiting a patched… »

VMware patches vulnerability with 9.8/10 severity rating in Cloud Foundation

Getty Images reader comments 1 with 1 posters participating Share this story Exploit code was released this week for a just-patched vulnerability in VMware Cloud Foundation and NSX Manager appliances that allows hackers with no authentication to execute malicious code with the highest system privileges. VMware patched the vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-39144, on Tuesday and… Read More: VMware patches vulnerability with 9.8/10 severity rating in Cloud Foundation »

VMware bug with 9.8 severity rating exploited to install witch’s brew of malware

reader comments 4 with 4 posters participating Share this story Hackers have been exploiting a now-patched vulnerability in VMware Workspace ONE Access in campaigns to install various ransomware and cryptocurrency miners, a researcher at security firm Fortinet said on Thursday. CVE-2022-22954 is a remote code execution vulnerability in VMware Workspace ONE Access that carries a… Read More: VMware bug with 9.8 severity rating exploited to install witch’s… »

Broadcom plans a “rapid transition” to subscription revenue for VMware

Enlarge / A sign in front of a Broadcom office on June 03, 2021, in San Jose, California. reader comments 34 with 28 posters participating Share this story Broadcom announced last week that it was seeking to drop $61 billion in cash and stock to acquire VMware. We still don’t know exactly what changes Broadcom… Read More: Broadcom plans a “rapid transition” to subscription revenue for VMware »