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ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1004217: Service Console Security Update for the pcre Package

Details

Release Date: 06/03/08

Document Last Updated: 06/03/08

Download Size:
48 KB
Download Filename:
ESX-1004217.tgz
md5sum:

260b0316eaf9614e63632e9d9379cfee

Product Versions	ESX Server 3.0.2
Patch Classification	Security
Supersedes	None
Virtual Machine Migration or Reboot Required	No
ESX Server Host Reboot Required	No
PRs Fixed	236401
Affected Hardware	N/A
Affected Software	Unknown
RPMs Included	pcre-3.9-10.4
Related CVE numbers	CVE-2007-1660, CVE-2006-7228

Summary

An integer overflow issue with the way Python's Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) module handles certain regular expressions. If a Python application uses the PCRE module to compile and execute untrusted regular expressions, it might be possible to cause the application to crash, or to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the Python interpreter.

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2007-1660 and CVE-2006-7228 to this issue.

Solution

Symptoms

No symptoms are available for this issue.

Deployment Considerations

N/A

Download Instructions

Download and verify the patch bundle as follows:

1. Download patch ESX-1004217 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-1004217.tgz

The md5 checksum output should match the following:

260b0316eaf9614e63632e9d9379cfee ESX-1004217.tgz

7. Extract the compressed tar archive:

# tar -xvzf ESX-1004217.tgz

8. Change to the newly created directory, /var/updates/ESX-1004217:

# cd ESX-1004217

Installation Instructions

After you download and extract the archive, and if you are in the directory that you previously created, use the following command to install the update:

# esxupdate update

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

# esxupdate -r file://<directory>/ESX-1004217 update

For example, if the host is called depot:

# esxupdate -r file:///depot/var/updates/ESX-1004217 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-1004217 update

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

Keywords

esxpatch;esx302;alertz;urlz

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KB Article: 1004217
Updated: Aug 14, 2009

Products:
VMware ESX
Product Versions:
VMware ESX 3.0.x

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