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ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200808218-UG: Security Update to Samba (1005931)

Details

Release Date: 13 AUGUST 2008
Document Last Updated: 13 AUGUST 2008

 

Download Size:
21MB
Download Filename:
ESX350-200808218-UG.zip
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db9ee253e946f09430c33052a9e8ce55
Product Versions ESX Server 3.5 Update 2
Patch Classification Security, Update
Supersedes
ESX350-200712402-SG
ESX350-200802415-SG
ESX350-200806218-UG
Requires ESX350-200808202-UG
ESX Server Host Reboot Required
 No
Restart hostd Required
service mgmt-vmware restart		 No
Maintenance Mode Required, Power Off or Migrate Virtual Machines
 No
PRs Fixed 283298
Affected Hardware N/A
Affected Software N/A
RPMs Included samba
samba-client
samba-common
Related CVE numbers CVE-2008-1105

Solution

Summaries and Symptoms

This patch updates the Samba package that is distributed with the ESX Server service console.

This release fixes an issue with the heap-based overflow flaw found in the Samba package that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Thanks to Alin Rad Pop of Secunia Research for identifying and reporting this issue.

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2008-1105 to this issue.


Deployment Considerations

None beyond the required patch bundle 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.

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