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VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200805515-SG: Security Update to Fix Local Exploitation of an Untrusted Library Path Vulnerability in vmware-authd

Details

Release Date: 03 JUNE 2008
Document Last Updated: 03 JUNE 2008

 

Download Size: 
4.8 MB
Download Filename:
ESX350-200805515-SG.zip
md5sum:
324b50ade230bcd5079a76e3636163c5


Product Versions ESX Server 3.5
Patch Classification  Security
Supersedes ESX350-200802410-BG
ESX350-200803217-UG
Requires
ESX350-200805501-BG
ESX350-200805502-BG
Virtual Machine Migration or Reboot Required No
ESX Server Host Reboot Required No
PRs Fixed 249940
Affected Hardware N/A
Affected Software N/A
RPMs Included

VMware-esx-srvmgmt

Related CVE numbers CVE-2008-0967

Solution

Summaries and Symptoms

This update fixes a security issue related to local exploitation of an untrusted library path vulnerability in vmware-authd. In order to exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must have local access and the ability to execute the set-uid vmware-authd binary on an affected system. Exploitation of this flaw might result in arbitrary code execution on the Linux host system by an unprivileged user.

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2008-0967 to this issue.

Deployment Considerations

None beyond the required patch bundles listed in the table, above.

Patch Download and Installation

See the VMware Update Manager Administration Guide for instructions on using Update Manager to download and install patches to automatically update ESX Server 3.5 hosts.

To update ESX Server 3.5 hosts when not using Update Manager, download the most recent patch bundle from http://www.vmware.com/download/vi/vi3_patches_35.html and install the bundle using esxupdate from the command line of the host. For more information, see the ESX Server 3 Patch Management Guide .


Keywords

esx35p04 iDefence IDEF2995

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  • KB Article: 1004170
  • Updated: Aug 14, 2009
  • Products:
    VMware ESX
  • Product Versions:
    VMware ESX 3.5.x