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VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200907404-BG: Updates vmx RPM (1012541)

Details

Release Date: July 30, 2009

Download Size:
7.3 MB
Download Filename:
ESX350-200907404-BG .zip
md5sum:
7157ba63e022b8c66233e96e97a565bb
Product Versions ESX 3.5
Build 176894
Patch Classification Critical
Supersedes ESX350-200802411-BG
ESX350-200804402-BG
ESX350-200806405-BG
ESX350-200904201-SG
ESX350-200905402-BG
ESX350-200906408-BG
Requires ESX350-200810201-UG
ESX350-200903201-UG
ESX350-200904401-BG
ESX350-200904402-SG
Virtual Machine Migration or Reboot Required Yes
Host Reboot Required No
PRs Fixed 408607, 404772
Affected Hardware N/A
Affected Software N/A
RPMs Included VMware-esx-vmx
Related CVE numbers N/A

Solution

Summaries and Symptoms

This patch fixes the following issues (and their relevant symptoms, if applicable): 

  • Applications in a virtual machine using SSSE3 instructions might fail under certain conditions. The vmware.log file might display an entry or entries similar to:
    May 20 17:14:44.398: vcpu-0| vmcore/decoder/decoder.c:655 0xd1e357 #UD e41d380f sz=4 ct=0.  

Deployment Considerations

None beyond the required patch bundles and reboot information 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.

Note: All virtual machines on the host must be either shut down or migrated using VMotion before applying the patch.

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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