Download VMware Workstation Pro 15.5.0

VMware has released version 15.5 of its virtualization software Workstation Pro. With this program it is possible to create one or more virtual computers on which a large number of different operating systems can be installed. That way they can be used side by side, as opposed to a dual boot setup, which requires choosing one OS or the other. VMware Workstation is available for Windows and Linux, and licenses start at about 275 euros. Below are the improvements VMWare has made in version 15.5:

What’s New

• Support for new guest operating systems:
  • Windows 10 19H2
  • Debian 10.0/10.1
  • Debian 9.11
  • Oracle Linux 8.0
  • SLE 15 SP1
  • FreeBSD 12.0
  • PhotonOS 3.0
• Jumbo frame support: Virtual networks can now be configured with MTU size of up to 9000 bytes.
• Preserve Network Configuration: Network settings are now preserved after upgrades. You can also import and export your network configurations.
• Multiple display shortcut key: You can now quickly adjust the VM display layout with a new keyboard shortcut.
• PVSCI device support: PVSCSI adapter is now officially supported by Workstation, which enhances the compatibility for VMs migration between Workstation and vSphere.
• Open VM Tools is the default VMware Tools for applicable Linux virtual machine.
  For more information, see Workstation 15.5 Pro product documentation.
• VMware Workstation 15.5 Pro also contains performance improvements, bug fixes and security updates.

Important Fixes

• Workstation 15.5 Player addresses the use-after-free and denial-of-service vulnerabilities. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the following IDs to these issues :
  • CVE-2019-5527 (use after free )
  • CVE-2019-5535 (denial of service)

  For more information, see VMSA-2019-0014.

• Implemented DLL loading security improvements, suggested by Peleg Hadar of Safebreach.