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| Version | Date Released | Status | Release Notes |
| 4.0.3 B70305 | May 4, 2012 | New Release | VMware floppy device out-of-bounds memory write: · Due to a flaw in the virtual floppy configuration it was possible to perform an out-of-bounds memory write. This vulnerability allowed a guest user to crash the VMX process or to potentially execute code on the host. · The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2012-2449 to this issue. VMware SCSI device unchecked memory write: · Due to a flaw in the SCSI device registration it was possible to perform an unchecked write into memory. This vulnerability allowed a guest user to crash the VMX process or to potentially execute code on the host. · The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2012-2450 to this issue. |
| 4.0.2 B59124 | Jan 25, 2012 | New Release | The following issues are resolved in VMware Player 4.0.2: · The ACLs on the PID files needed improvement. VMware thanks Inode0 for bringing this to our attention. · Releasing input from the guest to the host, for example, moving the cursor from the virtual machine window to the host screen, failed with an unrecoverable error. · Copying and pasting from a guest to an Ubuntu 11.10 host failed. · Shared folders did not work in Fedora 16 and OpenSuse 12.1 guests. · In Ubuntu 11.10 hosts, key repeat was disabled after ungrabbing or quitting VMware Player. · On a Windows host, a virtual machine configured to use a physical disk or partition failed to power on if the host had a volume backed by more than one physical disk, for example, a RAID system. |
| 4.0 B528992 | Nov 18, 2011 | New Release | · Graphics performance and compatibility enhancements. · Disk and memory management issues have been addressed. · Many customer-reported issues have been resolved. Resolved Issues: · Windows 7 guest installation failed after powering on the virtual machine with the error A required CD/DVD drive device driver is missing. If you have a driver floppy disk, CD, DVD, or USB flash drive, please insert it now. · VMware Tools failed with the message VMware Tools unrecoverable error. · VMware Tools failed to start in Fedora 15 guests. · On hosts with Nvidia GeForce and Quadro video cards, some of the clouds in the Unigine Heaven Benchmark application were drawn solid black. · The AltGr key was not working in an Ubuntu guest in Unity mode when the host and guest keyboards were both set to a layout that contained the AltGr key. |
| 4.0 B471780 | Oct 5, 2011 | New Release | Installation Changes and Enhanced Keyboards: · The hardware requirements to install this version of Workstation have changed. Workstation now requires a relatively modern 64-bit CPU. Virtual Hardware Improvements: · The display technology has been changed to provide a better experience for Unity users and users who have multiple monitors. These changes also allow you to add a projector to your laptop without restarting your virtual machine. · Virtual machines can now support up to 64GB of memory. The host system should have more than 64GB of memory to use this feature. · An HD Audio device is available for Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 2008, and Windows 2008 R2 guests. The HD Audio device is compatible with the RealTek ALC888 7.1 Channel High Definition Audio Codec. |
| 3.1.4 B33855 | Mar 30, 2011 | New Release | · Adds support for Windows 7 SP1 and Ubuntu 10.10 guest and host operating systems. The following issues are resolved in VMware Player 3.1.4: · In Player 3.1, the default main memory VA cache size (mainMem.vaCacheSize) for 32-bit Windows guests was reduced to accommodate 3D emulation memory requirements. However, the reduced value resulted in performance loss. For 3.1.4, the default main memory VA cache size has been be increased to 1000 MB and performance is improved. · Because Player failed to identify more than 10 USB host controllers in newer Windows guests, some USB devices did not appear in the Removable Devices menu. Now Player shows all USB devices in the Removable Devices menu as long as they are connected to the first identified 16 USB controllers. · The application vmware-modconfig UI could not start up in a KDE 4 session in a SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) 11 environment. |
| 3.1.2 B30154 | Sep 28, 2010 | New Release | · OpenGL 2.1 support for Windows 7 and Windows Vista guests — Improves the ability to run graphics-based applications in virtual machines. · Improved Graphics Performance — Enhanced performance with better benchmarks, frame rates, and improved rendering on Windows 7 and Windows Vista guests allows you to run various graphics-based applications. In addition, major improvements in video playback enable you to play high-resolution videos in virtual machines. · Automatic Software Updates — Download and install VMware Tools and receive maintenance updates when available. · Direct Launch — Drag guest applications from the Unity start menu directly onto the host desktop. Double-click the shortcut to open the guest application. The shortcut remains on the desktop after you exit Unity and close VMware Player. |
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