VMSA-2010-0009:ESXi utilities and ESX Service Console third party updates
23378
25 May 2010
25 May 2010
CLOSED
MEDIUM
CVE-2009-2695,CVE-2009-2908,CVE-2009-3228
VMSA-2010-0009.2
ESXi utilities and ESX Service Console third party updates
VMware Security Advisory
CVE-2009-3286 CVE-2009-3547 CVE-2009-3613
CVE-2009-3612 CVE-2009-3620 CVE-2009-3621
CVE-2009-3726 CVE-2007-4567 CVE-2009-4536
CVE-2009-4537 CVE-2009-4538 CVE-2006-6304
CVE-2009-2910 CVE-2009-3080 CVE-2009-3556
CVE-2009-3889 CVE-2009-3939 CVE-2009-4020
CVE-2009-4021 CVE-2009-4138 CVE-2009-4141
CVE-2009-4272 CVE-2009-3563 CVE-2009-4355
CVE-2009-2409 CVE-2009-0590 CVE-2009-1377
CVE-2009-1378 CVE-2009-1379 CVE-2009-1386
CVE-2009-1387 CVE-2009-4212 CVE-2009-1384
CVE-2010-0097 CVE-2010-0290 CVE-2009-3736
CVE-2010-0001 CVE-2010-0426 CVE-2010-0427
CVE-2010-0382
1. Summary
ESXi update for ntp and ESX Console OS (COS) updates for COS kernel, openssl, krb5, gcc, bind, gzip, sudo.
2. Relevant releases
VMware ESXi 4.0.0 without patch ESXi400-201005401-SG
VMware ESX 4.0.0 without patches ESX400-201005401-SG, ESX400-201005406-SG, ESX400-201005408-SG, ESX400-201005407-SG, ESX400-201005405-SG, ESX400-201005409-SG
VMware ESX 3.5 without patches ESX350-201006408-SG, ESX350-201006405-SG, ESX350-201006406-SG
3. Problem Description
a. Service Console update for COS kernel
Updated COS package "kernel" addresses the security issues that are fixed through versions 2.6.18-164.11.1.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2009-2695, CVE-2009-2908, CVE-2009-3228, CVE-2009-3286, CVE-2009-3547, CVE-2009-3613 to the security issues fixed in kernel 2.6.18-164.6.1
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2009-3612, CVE-2009-3620, CVE-2009-3621, CVE-2009-3726 to the security issues fixed in kernel 2.6.18-164.9.1.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2007-4567, CVE-2009-4536, CVE-2009-4537, CVE-2009-4538 to the security issues fixed in kernel 2.6.18-164.10.1
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2006-6304, CVE-2009-2910, CVE-2009-3080, CVE-2009-3556, CVE-2009-3889, CVE-2009-3939, CVE-2009-4020, CVE-2009-4021, CVE-2009-4138, CVE-2009-4141, and CVE-2009-4272 to the security issues fixed in kernel 2.6.18-164.11.1.
Column 4 of the following table lists the action required to remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is available.
VMware Product =============
Product Version ========
Running On =======
Replace with Apply Path =================
* hosted products are VMware Workstation, Player, ACE, Server, Fusion.
b. ESXi userworld update for ntp
The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is used to synchronize the time of a computer client or server to another server or reference time source.
A vulnerability in ntpd could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (CPU and bandwidth consumption) by using MODE_PRIVATE to send a spoofed (1) request or (2) response packet that triggers a continuous exchange of MODE_PRIVATE error responses between two NTP daemons.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2009-3563 to this issue.
Column 4 of the following table lists the action required to remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is available.
VMware Product =============
Product Version ========
Running On =======
Replace with Apply Path =================
* hosted products are VMware Workstation, Player, ACE, Server, Fusion.
c. Service Console package openssl updated to 0.9.8e-12.el5_4.1
OpenSSL is a toolkit implementing SSL v2/v3 and TLS protocols with full-strength cryptography world-wide.
A memory leak in the zlib could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors that trigger incorrect calls to the CRYPTO_cleanup_all_ex_data function.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2009-4355 to this issue.
A vulnerability was discovered which may allow remote attackers to spoof certificates by using MD2 design flaws to generate a hash collision in less than brute-force time. NOTE: the scope of this issue is currently limited because the amount of computation required is still large.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2009-2409 to this issue.
This update also includes security fixes that were first addressed in version openssl-0.9.8e-12.el5.i386.rpm.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2009-0590, CVE-2009-1377, CVE-2009-1378, CVE-2009-1379, CVE-2009-1386 and CVE-2009-1387 to these issues.
Column 4 of the following table lists the action required to remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is available.
VMware Product =============
Product Version ========
Running On =======
Replace with Apply Path =================
* hosted products are VMware Workstation, Player, ACE, Server, Fusion.
** see VMSA-2010-0004
d. Service Console update for krb5 to 1.6.1-36.el5_4.1 and pam_krb5 to
Kerberos is a network authentication protocol. It is designed to provide strong authentication for client/server applications by using secret-key cryptography.
Multiple integer underflows in the AES and RC4 functionality in the crypto library could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by providing ciphertext with a length that is too short to be valid.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2009-4212 to this issue.
The service console package for pam_krb5 is updated to version pam_krb5-2.2.14-15. This update fixes a flaw found in pam_krb5. In some non-default configurations (specifically, where pam_krb5 would be the first module to prompt for a password), a remote attacker could use this flaw to recognize valid usernames, which would aid a dictionary-based password guess attack.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2009-1384 to this issue.
Column 4 of the following table lists the action required to remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is available.
VMware Product =============
Product Version ========
Running On =======
Replace with Apply Path =================
* hosted products are VMware Workstation, Player, ACE, Server, Fusion.
e. Service Console package bind updated to 9.3.6-4.P1.el5_4.2
BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Daemon) is by far the most widely used Domain Name System (DNS) software on the Internet.
A vulnerability was discovered which could allow remote attacker to add the Authenticated Data (AD) flag to a forged NXDOMAIN response for an existing domain.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2010-0097 to this issue.
A vulnerability was discovered which could allow remote attackers to conduct DNS cache poisoning attacks by receiving a recursive client query and sending a response that contains CNAME or DNAME records, which do not have the intended validation before caching.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2010-0290 to this issue.
A vulnerability was found in the way that bind handles out-of- bailiwick data accompanying a secure response without re-fetching from the original source, which could allow remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted response.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2010-0382 to this issue.
NOTE: ESX does not use the BIND name service daemon by default.
Column 4 of the following table lists the action required to remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is available.
VMware Product =============
Product Version ========
Running On =======
Replace with Apply Path =================
* hosted products are VMware Workstation, Player, ACE, Server, Fusion.
f. Service Console package gcc updated to 3.2.3-60
The GNU Compiler Collection includes front ends for C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran, Java, and Ada, as well as libraries for these languages
GNU Libtool's ltdl.c attempts to open .la library files in the current working directory. This could allow a local user to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file. The GNU C Compiler collection (gcc) provided in ESX contains a statically linked version of the vulnerable code, and is being replaced.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2009-3736 to this issue.
Column 4 of the following table lists the action required to remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is available.
VMware Product =============
Product Version ========
Running On =======
Replace with Apply Path =================
* hosted products are VMware Workstation, Player, ACE, Server, Fusion.
g. Service Console package gzip update to 1.3.3-15.rhel3
gzip is a software application used for file compression
An integer underflow in gzip's unlzw function on 64-bit platforms may allow a remote attacker to trigger an array index error leading to a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted LZW compressed file.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2010-0001 to this issue.
Column 4 of the following table lists the action required to remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is available.
VMware Product =============
Product Version ========
Running On =======
Replace with Apply Path =================
* hosted products are VMware Workstation, Player, ACE, Server, Fusion.
h. Service Console package sudo updated to 1.6.9p17-6.el5_4
Sudo (su "do") allows a system administrator to delegate authority to give certain users (or groups of users) the ability to run some (or all) commands as root or another user while providing an audit trail of the commands and their arguments.
When a pseudo-command is enabled, sudo permits a match between the name of the pseudo-command and the name of an executable file in an arbitrary directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted executable file.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2010-0426 to this issue.
When the runas_default option is used, sudo does not properly set group memberships, which allows local users to gain privileges via a sudo command.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2010-0427 to this issue.
Column 4 of the following table lists the action required to remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is available.
VMware Product =============
Product Version ========
Running On =======
Replace with Apply Path =================
* hosted products are VMware Workstation, Player, ACE, Server, Fusion.
4. Solution
Please review the patch/release notes for your product and version and verify the md5sum of your downloaded file.
ESXi 4.0
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https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/OFFLINE/release-211-20100510-331411/ESXi400-201005001.zip
md5sum: f2295659befeb4da2542811d3c3d5467
sha1sum: a0e5a9211f0faf5caadbd3c3a1fd7b421eb0f473
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1021041
Note ESXi400-201005001 contains the following security fix:
ESXi400-201005401-SG (ntp).
ESX 4.0
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https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/OFFLINE/release-212-20100513-902204/ESX400-201005001.zip
md5sum: ace37cd8d7c6388edcea2798ba8be939 sha1sum: 8fe7312fe74a435e824d879d4f1ff33df25cee78
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1013127
Note ESX400-201005001 contains the following security bulletins ESX400-201005404-SG (ntp), ESX400-201005405-SG (gzip), ESX400-201005408-SG (bind), ESX400-201005401-SG (kernel, openssl), ESX400-201005406-SG (krb5, pam_krb5), ESX400-201005402-SG (JRE), ESX400-201005403-SG (expat), ESX400-201005409-SG (sudo), ESX400-201005407-SG (gcc).
ESXi 3.5
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ESXe350-201006401-I-SG (ntp)
http://download3.vmware.com/software/vi/ESXe350-201006401-O-SG.zip
md5sum: 13e8110783b09ff40cd21f35cfd930f9
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1020052
Note: ESXe350-201006401-O-SG contains the bundle with the security fix ESXe350-201006401-I-SG
To install an individual bulletin use esxupdate with the -b option. esxupdate --bundle ESXe350-201006401-O-SG -b ESXe350-201006401-I-SG
ESX 3.5
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ESX350-201006408-SG (krb5)
http://download3.vmware.com/software/vi/ESX350-201006408-SG.zip
md5sum: a0da0fd9a8e2a9896870cd85360b6be3
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1020172
ESX350-201006405-SG (gcc)
http://download3.vmware.com/software/vi/ESX350-201006405-SG.zip
md5sum: e8267f2fca27e2e219f46ff8f9ebba66
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1020169
ESX350-201006406-SG (gzip)
http://download3.vmware.com/software/vi/ESX350-201006406-SG.zip
md5sum: 21845a6c5c123b250e6855d41e195add
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1020170
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6. Change log
2010-05-27 VMSA-2010-0009
Initial security advisory after release of patch 06 bulletins for ESX 4.0 on 2010-05-27 2010-06-24 VMSA-2010-0009.1 Updated security advisory after release of patches for ESX 3.5 on 2010-06-24.
2010-06-15 VMSA-2010-0009.2 End of support for ESX 2.5.5 on 2010-06-15.
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