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VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-201008412-SG: Updates perl (1026137)

Details

Release Date: September 1, 2010

Download Size:
10.9 MB

Download Filename:
ESX350-201008412-SG.zip

md5sum:

30e176f34e49c055b0485dfc921fbf81

Product Versions	ESX 3.5
Build	283373
Patch Classification	Security
Supersedes	ESX350-200712404-SG ESX350-200802304-SG ESX350-200808406-SG
Requires	ESX350-200911202-UG
Virtual Machine Migration or Reboot Required	No
Host Reboot Required	No
PRs Fixed	567730
Affected Hardware	None
Affected Software	None
RPMs Included	perl-5
Related CVE Numbers	CVE-2010-1168, CVE-2010-1447

Solution

Summaries and Symptoms

The service console RPM for Perl is updated to perl-5.8.0-101.EL3. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2010-1168 and CVE-2010-1447 to these issues.

Deployment Considerations

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

Patch Download and Installation

See the vCenter Update Manager Administration Guide for instructions on using Update Manager to download and install patches to automatically update ESX 3.5 hosts.

To update ESX 3.5 hosts without 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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