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VMware ESX 4.0, Patch ESX400-200911235-SG: Updates python (1014852)

Product Versions	ESX 4.0
Build	For build information, see KB 1014842.
Patch Classification	Security
Host Reboot Required	No
Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required	No
PRs Fixed	449513 464036 464041 470134
Affected Hardware	N/A
Affected Software	N/A
VIBs Included	python
Related CVE numbers	CVE-2007-2052, CVE-2007-4965, CVE-2008-1721, CVE-2008-1887, CVE-2008-2315, CVE-2008-3142, CVE-2008-3143, CVE-2008-3144, CVE-2008-4864, CVE-2008-5031

Issues fixed in this patch (and their relevant symptoms, if applicable) include:

Updates python.
This fix includes updated python packages that fix multiple security issues in the ESX service console. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2007-2052, CVE-2007-4965, CVE-2008-1721, CVE-2008-1887, CVE-2008-2315, CVE-2008-3142, CVE-2008-3143, CVE-2008-3144, CVE-2008-4864, and CVE-2008-5031 to these issues.

For a complete list of the issues fixed in ESX 4.0 Update 1, see the ESX 4.0 Update 1 Release Notes.

None beyond the required patch bundles and reboot information listed in the table above.

See the VMware vCenter Update Manager Administration Guide for instructions on using Update Manager to download and install patches to automatically update ESX 4.0 hosts.

To update ESX 4.0 hosts when not using Update Manager, download the patch zip file from http://support.vmware.com/selfsupport/download/ and install the bulletin using esxupdate from the command line of the host. For more information, see the ESX 4 Patch Management Guide.

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