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ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1008406: Security Update for Service Console Vim RPM

Details

Release Date: 03/31/09
Document Last Updated: 03/31/09
 

f069daa58190b39e431cedbd26ce25ef 

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
354700
Affected Hardware
None
Affected Software
Visual editor IMproved (Vim) 
RPMs Included
vim-common, vim-minimal
Related CVE numbers
CVE-2008-4101, CVE-2008-3432, CVE-2008-2712, CVE-2007-2953 

Summary

This patch fixes the following security issues on the service console:
  • Several input flaws were found in Visual editor IMproved's (Vim) keyword and tag handling. If Vim looked up a document's maliciously crafted tag or keyword, it was possible to execute arbitrary code as the user running Vim. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2008-4101 to this issue.
  • A heap-based overflow flaw was discovered in Vim's expansion of file name patterns with shell wildcards. An attacker could create a specially crafted file or directory name, when opened by Vim causes the application to stop responding or execute arbitrary code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2008-3432 to this issue.
  • Several input flaws were found in various Vim system functions. If a user opened a specially crafted file, it was possible to execute arbitrary code as the user running Vim. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2008-2712 to this issue.
  • A format string flaw was discovered in Vim's help tag processor. If a user was tricked into executing the "helptags" command on malicious data, arbitrary code could be executed with the permissions of the user running VIM. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2007-2953 to this issue.

Solution

Symptoms

None

Deployment Considerations

None

Download Instructions

Download and verify the patch bundle as follows:
  1. Download patch ESX-1008406 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-1008406.tgz

    The md5 checksum output should match the following:

    f069daa58190b39e431cedbd26ce25ef ESX-1008406.tgz

  7. Extract the compressed tar archive:

    # tar -xvzf ESX-1008406.tgz

  8. Change to the newly created directory, /var/updates/ESX-1008406:

    # cd ESX-1008406

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-1008406 update

For example, if the host is called depot:

# esxupdate -r file:///depot/var/updates/ESX-1008406 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-1008406 update

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

 

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  • KB Article: 1008406
  • Updated: Aug 14, 2009
  • Products:
    VMware ESX
  • Product Versions:
    VMware ESX 3.0.x