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VMware ESX 4.1 Patch ESX410-201010410-SG: Updates Curl RPM (1027020)

Details

Release date: November 15, 2010

Patch Classification	Security
Build	For build information, see KB 1027027.
Host Reboot Required	Yes
Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required	Yes
PRs Fixed	551861
Affected Hardware	N/A
Affected Software	N/A
VIBs Included	curl
Related CVE numbers	CVE-2010-0734

Solution

Summaries and Symptoms

This patch updates the curl RPM for ESX service console to curl-7.15.5-9.4652.vmw, which fixes a security issue. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2010-0734 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 4.1 hosts.

To update ESX 4.1 hosts without using Update Manager, download the patch ZIP file from http://support.vmware.com/selfsupport/download/ and install the bulletin by using esxupdate from the command line of the host. For more information, see the ESX 4 Patch Management Guide.

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