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ESX Server 3.0.0, Patch ESX-1001211: GDB Security Update

Details

Release Date: 9/6/07
Last Updated: 9/6/07
 
 
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Download Size:
2.76 MB
Download Filename:
ESX-1001211.tgz
md5sum:
3f30f6a1a28e6ff4c10d5e44864d327e
Product Versions ESX Server 3.0.0
Patch Classification Security
Superceded By None
Virtual Machine Migration or Reboot Required No
ESX Server Host Reboot Required No
Affected Hardware N/A
Affected Software Third-party patch management or custom patch management scripts might be affected.
RPMs Updated gdb-6.3.0.0-1.138.el3.i386.rpm
Related CVE numbers CVE-2006-4146

Summary

This patch provides a security fix for the service console GNU debugger (GDB). GDB debugs programs written in C, C++, and other languages by executing them in a controlled fashion and also prints their data. Various vulnerabilities were found in GDB. These vulnerabilities might allow a malicious user to deceive a user into loading debugging information into GDB, enabling the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user.

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) assigned the name CVE-2006-4146 to this security issue.

Solution

Symptoms

There are no symptoms available for this security fix.

Impact

This patch resolves the security issue described above.

For the related patch for ESX Server 3.0.1, see KB 8567382. For the related patch for ESX Server 3.0.2, see KB 1001730.

Download Instructions

Download and verify the patch bundle as follows :

  1. Download patch ESX-1001211 from http://www.vmware.com/download/vi/vi3_patches.html.
  2. Log in to the ESX Server service console as root.
  3. Create a local depot directory.

    # mkdir -p /var/updates

    Note: VMware recommends that you use the updates directory.

  4. Change your working directory to /var/updates.

    # cd /var/updates

  5. Download the tar file into the /var/updates directory.
  6. Verify the integrity of the downloaded tar file:

    # md5sum ESX-1001211.tgz

    The md5 checksum output should match the following:

    3f30f6a1a28e6ff4c10d5e44864d327e ESX-1001211.tgz

  7. Extract the compressed tar archive:

    # tar -xvzf ESX-1001211.tgz

  8. Change to the newly created directory, /var/updates/ESX-1001211:

    # cd ESX-1001211

Installation Instructions

After you have downloaded and extracted the archive, and if you are in the directory you created above, install the update using the following command:

# esxupdate update

To run esxupdate from a different directory, you must specify the bundle path in the command:

# esxupdate -r file://<directory>/ESX-1001211 update

For example, if the host is called depot:

# esxupdate -r file:///depot/var/updates/ESX-1001211 update

During the update process, logs appear on the terminal. You can specify the verbosity of esxupdate logs by using the -v option as shown below.

# esxupdate -v 10 file://<directory>/ESX-1001211 update

For more information on using esxupdate, refer to the Patch Management for ESX Server 3 tech note at http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx3_esxupdate.pdf.

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  • KB Article: 1001211
  • Updated: Aug 14, 2009
  • Products:
    VMware ESX
  • Product Versions:
    VMware ESX 3.0.x