VMware Workstation 16.2.4 Pro Release Notes

VMware Workstation Pro 16.2.4 | 21 JUL 2022 | Build 20089737 Check for additions and updates to these release notes.

About VMware Workstation Pro

VMware Workstation Pro™ enables technical professionals to develop, test, demonstrate, and deploy software by running multiple x86-based Windows, Linux, and other operating systems simultaneously on the same PC.

You can replicate server, desktop, and tablet environments in a virtual machine and allocate multiple processor cores, gigabytes of main memory, and graphics memory to each virtual machine, whether the virtual machine resides on a personal PC or on a private enterprise cloud.

For more information, see the VMware Workstation Pro documentation.

System Requirements

Systems using Processors (CPUs) launched in 2011 or later are supported, except for the following:

• Intel Atom processors based on the 2011 Bonnell micro-architecture. For example, Atom Z670/Z650 and Atom N570.
• Systems using Intel Atom processors based on the 2012 Saltwell micro-architecture. For example, Atom S1200, Atom D2700/D2500, and Atom N2800/N2600.
• Systems using AMD processors based on the Llano and Bobcat micro-architectures. For example, code-named Hondo, Ontario, Zacate, and Llano.

The following systems are also supported: Systems using Intel processors based on the 2010 Westmere micro-architecture. For example, Xeon 5600, Xeon 3600, Core i7-970, Core i7-980, and Core i7-990.

What's New

• This release resolves CVE-2022-22983. For more information on this vulnerability and its impact on VMware products, visit: https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0023.html
• This release contains bug fixes.

Prior Releases

Features and Known Issues from prior releases of VMware Workstation 16 Pro are described in the release notes for each release. To view the release notes for a prior release, click the appropriate link:

• VMware Workstation 16.2.3 Pro
• VMware Workstation 16.2.2 Pro

Resolved Issues

• Workstation Pro fails to launch on Ubuntu 22.04 host operating system

  After you install Workstation Pro on an Ubuntu 22.04 host operating system, the application fails to launch because of a compilation error in building the vmmon and vmnet kernel module. 

  This issue is now resolved.