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VMware ESX 4.0, Patch ESX400-201009408-SG: Updates OpenLDAP and OpenLDAP-client (1023764)

Details

Release date: September 30, 2010

Patch Classification Security
Build See KB 1025321.
Host Reboot Required No
Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required No
PRs Fixed
551860
Affected Hardware N/A
Affected Software N/A
VIBs Included openldap
openldap-clients
Related CVE numbers CVE-2009-3767

 

Solution

Summaries and Symptoms

This patch updates the openldap and openldap-client RPMs to 2.3.43-12.el5, which fixes a security issue with the OpenLDAP libraries. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2009-3767 to this issue.
 

Deployment Considerations

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

Patch Download and Installation

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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