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VMSA-2011-0012.3

VMware ESX third party updates for Service Console packages glibc and dhcp

VMware Security Advisory

VMware Security Advisory Advisory ID:

VMSA-2011-0012.3

VMware Security Advisory Synopsis:

VMware ESX third party updates for Service Console packages glibc and dhcp

VMware Security Advisory Issue date:

2011-10-12

VMware Security Advisory Updated on:

2012-03-08

VMware Security Advisory CVE numbers:

--- COS Kernel ---
CVE-2010-1083, CVE-2010-2492, CVE-2010-2798, CVE-2010-2938,
CVE-2010-2942, CVE-2010-2943, CVE-2010-3015, CVE-2010-3066,
CVE-2010-3067, CVE-2010-3078, CVE-2010-3086, CVE-2010-3296,
CVE-2010-3432, CVE-2010-3442, CVE-2010-3477, CVE-2010-3699,
CVE-2010-3858, CVE-2010-3859, CVE-2010-3865, CVE-2010-3876,
CVE-2010-3877, CVE-2010-3880, CVE-2010-3904, CVE-2010-4072,
CVE-2010-4073, CVE-2010-4075, CVE-2010-4080, CVE-2010-4081,
CVE-2010-4083, CVE-2010-4157, CVE-2010-4158, CVE-2010-4161,
CVE-2010-4238, CVE-2010-4242, CVE-2010-4243, CVE-2010-4247,
CVE-2010-4248, CVE-2010-4249, CVE-2010-4251, CVE-2010-4255,
CVE-2010-4263, CVE-2010-4343, CVE-2010-4346, CVE-2010-4526,
CVE-2010-4655, CVE-2011-0521, CVE-2011-0710, CVE-2011-1010,
CVE-2011-1090, CVE-2011-1478
--- COS krb5 ---
CVE-2010-1323, CVE-2011-0281, CVE-2011-0282
--- glibc library ---
CVE-2010-0296, CVE-2011-0536, CVE-2011-1071, CVE-2011-1095,
CVE-2011-1658, CVE-2011-1659
--- mtp2sas ---
CVE-2011-1494, CVE-2011-1495

1. Summary

VMware ESXi and ESX updates to third party libraries and ESX Service Console address several security issues.

2. Relevant releases

ESXi 5.0 without patch ESXi500-201112401-SG.

ESXi 4.1 without patch ESXi410-201110201-SG.

ESX 4.1 without patches ESX410-201110201-SG and ESX410-201110224-SG.

ESXi 4.0 without patch ESXi400-201110401-SG.

ESX 4.0 without patches ESX400-201110401-SG, ESX400-201110403-SG and ESX400-201110409-SG.

ESXi 3.5 without patch ESXe350-201203401-I-SG.

ESX 3.5 without patch ESX350-201203403-SG.

3. Problem Description

a. ESX third party update for Service Console kernel
This update takes the console OS kernel package to kernel-2.6.18-238.9.1 which resolves multiple security issues.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project ( cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2010-1083, CVE-2010-2492, CVE-2010-2798, CVE-2010-2938, CVE-2010-2942, CVE-2010-2943, CVE-2010-3015, CVE-2010-3066, CVE-2010-3067, CVE-2010-3078, CVE-2010-3086, CVE-2010-3296, CVE-2010-3432, CVE-2010-3442, CVE-2010-3477, CVE-2010-3699, CVE-2010-3858, CVE-2010-3859, CVE-2010-3865, CVE-2010-3876, CVE-2010-3877, CVE-2010-3880, CVE-2010-3904, CVE-2010-4072, CVE-2010-4073, CVE-2010-4075, CVE-2010-4080, CVE-2010-4081, CVE-2010-4083, CVE-2010-4157, CVE-2010-4158, CVE-2010-4161, CVE-2010-4238, CVE-2010-4242, CVE-2010-4243, CVE-2010-4247, CVE-2010-4248, CVE-2010-4249, CVE-2010-4251, CVE-2010-4255, CVE-2010-4263, CVE-2010-4343, CVE-2010-4346, CVE-2010-4526, CVE-2010-4655, CVE-2011-0521, CVE-2011-0710, CVE-2011-1010, CVE-2011-1090 and CVE-2011-1478 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 Patch

VMware Product vCenter

Product Version any

Running on Windows

Replace with/ Apply Patch not affected

VMware Product hosted*

Product Version any

Running on any

Replace with/ Apply Patch not affected

VMware Product ESXi

Product Version any

Running on ESXi

Replace with/ Apply Patch not affected

VMware Product ESX

Product Version 4.1

Running on ESX

Replace with/ Apply Patch ESX410-201110201-SG

VMware Product ESX

Product Version 4.0

Running on ESX

Replace with/ Apply Patch ESX400-201110401-SG

VMware Product ESX

Product Version 3.5

Running on ESX

Replace with/ Apply Patch not applicable

VMware Product ESX

Product Version 3.0.3

Running on ESX

Replace with/ Apply Patch not applicable

* hosted products are VMware Workstation, Player, ACE, Fusion.

b. ESX third party update for Service Console krb5 RPMs
This patch updates the krb5-libs and krb5-workstation RPMs of the console OS to version 1.6.1-55.el5_6.1, which resolves multiple security issues.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project ( cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2010-1323, CVE-2011-0281, and CVE-2011-0282 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 Patch

VMware Product vCenter

Product Version any

Running on Windows

Replace with/ Apply Patch not affected

VMware Product hosted *

Product Version any

Running on any

Replace with/ Apply Patch not affected

VMware Product ESXi

Product Version any

Running on ESXi

Replace with/ Apply Patch not affected

VMware Product ESX

Product Version 4.1

Running on ESX

Replace with/ Apply Patch ESX410-201110201-SG

VMware Product ESX

Product Version 4.0

Running on ESX

Replace with/ Apply Patch ESX400-201110403-SG

VMware Product ESX

Product Version 3.5

Running on ESX

Replace with/ Apply Patch not applicable

VMware Product ESX

Product Version 3.0.3

Running on ESX

Replace with/ Apply Patch not applicable

* hosted products are VMware Workstation, Player, ACE, Fusion.

c. ESXi and ESX update to third party component glibc
The glibc third-party library is updated to resolve multiple security issues.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project ( cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2010-0296, CVE-2011-0536, CVE-2011-1071, CVE-2011-1095, CVE-2011-1658, and CVE-2011-1659 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 Patch

VMware Product vCenter

Product Version any

Running on Windows

Replace with/ Apply Patch not affected

VMware Product hosted *

Product Version any

Running on any

Replace with/ Apply Patch not affected

VMware Product ESXi

Product Version 5.0

Running on ESXi

Replace with/ Apply Patch ESXi500-201112401-SG

VMware Product ESXi

Product Version 4.1

Running on ESXi

Replace with/ Apply Patch ESXi410-201110201-SG

VMware Product ESXi

Product Version 4.0

Running on ESXi

Replace with/ Apply Patch ESXi400-201110401-SG

VMware Product ESXi

Product Version 3.5

Running on ESXi

Replace with/ Apply Patch patch pending

VMware Product ESX

Product Version 4.1

Running on ESX

Replace with/ Apply Patch ESX410-201110201-SG

VMware Product ESX

Product Version 4.0

Running on ESX

Replace with/ Apply Patch ESX400-201110401-SG

VMware Product ESX

Product Version 3.5

Running on ESX

Replace with/ Apply Patch patch pending

VMware Product ESX

Product Version 3.0.3

Running on ESX

Replace with/ Apply Patch no patch planned

* hosted products are VMware Workstation, Player, ACE, Fusion.

d. ESX update to third party drivers mptsas, mpt2sas, and mptspi
The mptsas, mpt2sas, and mptspi drivers are updated which addresses multiple security issues in the mpt2sas driver.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project ( cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2011-1494 and CVE-2011-1495 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 Patch

VMware Product vCenter

Product Version any

Running on Windows

Replace with/ Apply Patch not affected

VMware Product hosted *

Product Version any

Running on any

Replace with/ Apply Patch not affected

VMware Product ESXi

Product Version 5.0

Running on ESXi

Replace with/ Apply Patch not applicable

VMware Product ESXi

Product Version 4.1

Running on ESXi

Replace with/ Apply Patch not applicable

VMware Product ESXi

Product Version 4.0

Running on ESXi

Replace with/ Apply Patch not applicable

VMware Product ESXi

Product Version 3.5

Running on ESXi

Replace with/ Apply Patch ESXe350-201203401-I-SG

VMware Product ESX

Product Version 4.1

Running on ESX

Replace with/ Apply Patch ESX410-201110224-SG

VMware Product ESX

Product Version 4.0

Running on ESX

Replace with/ Apply Patch ESX400-201110409-SG

VMware Product ESX

Product Version 3.5

Running on ESX

Replace with/ Apply Patch ESX350-201203403-SG

VMware Product ESX

Product Version 3.0.3

Running on ESX

Replace with/ Apply Patch no patch planned

* hosted products are VMware Workstation, Player, ACE, Fusion.

4. Solution

Please review the patch/release notes for your product and version and verify the checksum of your downloaded file.

VMware ESXi 5.0
---------------
ESXi500-201112001

Download link:
http://downloads.vmware.com/go/selfsupport-download
md5sum: 107ec1cf6ee1d5d5cb8ea5c05b05cc10
sha1sum: aff63c8a170508c8c0f21a60d1ea75ef1922096d
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2007671

ESXi500-201112001 contains ESXi500-201112401-SG

VMware ESXi 4.1
---------------
VMware ESXi 4.1 Update 2

Download link:
http://downloads.vmware.com/d/info/datacenter_cloud_infrastructure/vmware_vsphere/4_1

Release Notes:
https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vs_pages/vsp_pubs_esxi41_i_vc41.html

File: VMware-VMvisor-Installer-4.1.0.update02-502767.x86_64.iso
md5sum: 0aa78790a336c5fc6ba3d9807c98bfea
sha1sum: 7eebd34ab5bdc81401ae20dcf59a8f8ae22086ce

File: upgrade-from-esxi4.0-to-4.1-update02-502767.zip
md5sum: 459d9142a885854ef0fa6edd8d6a5677
sha1sum: 75978b6f0fc3b0ccc63babe6a65cfde6ec420d33

File: upgrade-from-ESXi3.5-to-4.1_update02.502767.zip
md5sum: 3047fac78a4aaa05cf9528d62fad9d73
sha1sum: dc99b6ff352ace77d5513b4c6d8a2cb7e766a09f

File: VMware-tools-linux-8.3.12-493255.iso
md5sum: 63028f2bf605d26798ac24525a0e6208
sha1sum: 95ca96eec7817da9d6e0c326ac44d8b050328932

File: VMware-viclient-all-4.1.0-491557.exe
md5sum: dafd31619ae66da65115ac3900697e3a
sha1sum: 98be4d349c9a655621c068d105593be4a8e542ef

VMware ESXi 4.1 Update 2 contains ESXi410-201110201-SG.

VMware ESX 4.1
--------------
VMware ESX 4.1 Update 2

Download link:
http://downloads.vmware.com/d/info/datacenter_cloud_infrastructure/vmware_vsphere/4_1

Release Notes:
http://downloads.vmware.com/support/pubs/vs_pages/vsp_pubs_esx41_vc41.html

File: ESX-4.1.0-update02-502767.iso
md5sum: 9a2b524446cbd756f0f1c7d8d88077f8
sha1sum: 2824c0628c341357a180b3ab20eb2b7ef1bee61c

File: pre-upgrade-from-esx4.0-to-4.1-502767.zip
md5sum: 9060ad94d9d3bad7d4fa3e4af69a41cf
sha1sum: 9b96ba630377946c42a8ce96f0b5745c56ca46b4

File: upgrade-from-esx4.0-to-4.1-update02-502767.zip
md5sum: 4b60f36ee89db8cb7e1243aa02cdb549
sha1sum: 6b9168a1b01379dce7db9d79fd280509e16d013f

File: VMware-tools-linux-8.3.12-493255.iso
md5sum: 63028f2bf605d26798ac24525a0e6208
sha1sum: 95ca96eec7817da9d6e0c326ac44d8b050328932

File: VMware-viclient-all-4.1.0-491557.exe
md5sum: dafd31619ae66da65115ac3900697e3a
sha1sum: 98be4d349c9a655621c068d105593be4a8e542ef

VMware ESX 4.1 Update 2 contains ESX410-201110201-SG and ESX410-201110224-SG.

VMware ESXi 4.0
---------------------------
ESXi400-201110001
Download link:
https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/OFFLINE/release-315-20111006-920880/ESXi400-201110001.zip
md5sum: fd47b5e2b7ea1db79a2e0793d4c9d9d3
sha1sum: 759d4fa6da6eb49f41def68e3bd66e80c9a7032b
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1036397

ESXi400-201110001 contains ESXi400-201110401-SG

VMware ESX 4.0
---------------------------
ESX400-201110001
Download link:
https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/OFFLINE/release-314-20111006-398488/ESX400-201110001.zip
md5sum: 0ce9cc285ea5c27142c9fdf273443d78
sha1sum: fdb5482b2bf1e9c97f2814255676e3de74512399
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1036391

ESX400-201110001 contains ESX400-201110401-SG, ESX400-201110403-SG and ESX400-201110409-SG.

VMware ESXi 3.5
---------------------------
ESXe350-201203401-O-SG
Download link:
http://downloads.vmware.com/go/selfsupport-download
md5sum: 44124458684d6d1b957b4e39cbe97d77
sha1sum: 2255311bc6c27e127e075040eb1f98649b5ce8be
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2009160

ESXe350-201203401-O-SG contains ESXe350-201203401-I-SG.

VMware ESX 3.5
---------------------------
ESX350-201203403-SG
Download link:
http://downloads.vmware.com/go/selfsupport-download
md5sum: b568125dd3eb5d1b52d88a11164ade21
sha1sum: a10cbc7892a28a9dc714ddbc40a4232691ac321f
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2009157

5. References

6. Change log

2011-10-12 VMSA-2011-0012 Initial security advisory in conjunction with the release of patches for ESX 4.0 and ESXi 4.0 on 2011-10-12.

2011-10-27 VMSA-2011-00012.1 Updated security advisory with the release of Update 2 for vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 4.1 and ESX 4.1 on 2011-10-27.

2011-12-15 VMSA-2011-00012.2 Updated security advisory with the release of ESXi 5.0 patches on 2011-12-15.

2012-03-08 VMSA-2011-0012.3 Updated security advisory after the release of ESX 3.5 patches on 2012-03-08

7. Contact

E-mail list for product security notifications and announcements:
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This Security Advisory is posted to the following lists:

security-announce at lists.vmware.com

bugtraq at securityfocus.com

full-disclosure at lists.grok.org.uk

E-mail: security at vmware.com
PGP key at:
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1055

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