| VMware Workstation Player 17.5.1 | 27 FEB 2024 | Build 23298084 Check for additions and updates to these release notes. |
What's in the Release Notes
The release notes cover the following topics:
About VMware Workstation Player
VMware Workstation Player™ is a streamlined desktop virtualization application that runs another operating system on the same computer without rebooting. VMware Workstation Player provides a simple user interface, unmatched operating system support, and portability across the VMware ecosystem.
For more information, see the broader VMware Workstation Player documentation.
System Requirements
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A compatible 64-bit x86/AMD64 CPU launched in 2011 or later.
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Please refer to the vendor's recommended processor requirements for specific Host Operating Systems (HOS):
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For Microsoft-specific HOS, refer to the Microsoft documentation
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For Linux-specific HOS, refer to the Linux Vendor-specific documentation
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What's New
This release contains security and bug fixes.
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This release resolves CVE-2024-22251. For more information on this vulnerability and its impact on VMware products, see VMSA-2024-0005.
Prior Releases
Features and Known Issues from prior releases of VMware Workstation 16 Player are described in the release notes for each release. To view the release notes for a prior release, click the appropriate link:
Known Issues
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The multi-monitor feature might not work correctly in specific topologies
In specific situations, based on different hardware and topologies, the multi-monitor feature does not work as expected. You might see issues like reverting the topology to a single screen, or not cycling through monitors.
Workaround: None.
Resolved Issues
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Keyboard hangs on Linux guest virtual machines
Linux guest virtual machines might have their keyboard processing hang after specific combinations of keyboard/mouse events.
This issue is resolved.
Security Issues
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curl has been updated to 8.4
