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VMware Player 15.5.0 Build 14665864

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Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system.

Software makers usually fix these issues but it can take them some time. What you can do in the meantime is to download and install an older version of VMware Player 15.5.0 Build 14665864.


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What's new in this version:

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 sizes of up to 9000 bytes

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.
- orkstation gets an unknown error when the SVGA settings is changed during the virtual machine installation wizard.
- During virtual machine creation, after changing Display settings in Customize hardware window, saving the configuration can cause an unknown error. This issue is now resolved.
- Sometimes, Fedora 30 VM can't be powered on correctly, a black screen appears for a long time
- When a Fedora 30 virtual machine is created and powered on, it does not power on correctly and a black screen is displayed
- This issue is now resolved. VMware has fixed the issue and committed the kernel since kernel-5.1.8-300.fc30
- For users stuck on boot and cannot perform the kernel package upgrade, edit Grub during boot to delete rhgb option to boot-up successfully. After boot, perform the kernel upgrade
- Scrolling becomes erratic in Windows guest when a non-default keyboard layout is selected in Ubuntu host
- In Ubuntu 18.04 (GNOME Desktop) host, when a non-default keyboard layout is selected, scrolling in Windows guests is erratic
- This screen randomly scrolls up or down when the mouse is moved in the virtual machine in some scrollable panes, such as the start menu.
This issue is now resolved.
- Battery status report is incorrect in windows virtual machine running on Windows 10 1903 host
- On a Windows 10 1903 host, battery status is incorrect in the windows virtual machine. The battery icon in the status bar remains red and not charging even though the laptop is plugged-in