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ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1001692: Shadow-utils Security Update

Details

Release Date: 9/6/07
Last Updated: 9/6/07
 
 
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Download Size:
779 KB
Download Filename:
ESX-1001692.tgz
md5sum:
27edbac467107cc1fe6c78a839ce2144
Product Versions ESX Server 3.0.1
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Superceded By None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 shadow-utils-4.0.3-29.RHEL3.i386.rpm
Related CVE numbers CVE-2006-1174

Summary

This patch provides security fixes to the ESX service console for a flaw in the useradd tool in shadow-utils. The shadow-utils package includes the necessary programs for converting UNIX password files to the shadow password format, as well as programs for managing user and group accounts. A new user's mailbox, when created, could have random permissions for a short period. This could enable a local malicious user to read or modify the mailbox.

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) assigned the name CVE-2006-1174 to this issue.

Solution

Symptoms

There are no symptoms available for the security fixes.

Impact

This patch resolves the security issues described above.

Download Instructions

Download and verify the patch bundle as follows:

  1. Download patch ESX-1001692 by clicking on the link above.
  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-1001692.tgz

    The md5 checksum output should match the following:

    27edbac467107cc1fe6c78a839ce2144 ESX-1001692.tgz

  7. Extract the compressed tar archive:

    # tar -xvzf ESX-1001692.tgz

  8. Change to the newly created directory, /var/updates/ESX-1001692:

    # cd ESX-1001692

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

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

# esxupdate -r file://<directory>/ESX-1001692 update

For example, if the host is called depot:

# esxupdate -r file:///depot/var/updates/ESX-1001692 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-1001692 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.

Keywords

esxpatch;esx301;alertz;urlz

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  • KB Article: 1001692
  • Updated: Aug 14, 2009
  • Products:
    VMware ESX
  • Product Versions:
    VMware ESX 3.0.x