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VMware ESX 4.0, Patch ESX400-201101402-SG: Updates OpenLDAP and OpenLDAP-clients (1029423)

Details

Release date: January 04, 2011

Patch Classification Security
Build Information See KB 1029426.
Host Reboot Required Yes
Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required Yes
PRs Fixed 604037
Affected Hardware N/A
Affected Software N/A
VIBs Included openldap
openldap-clients
Related CVE numbers CVE-2010-0211, CVE-2010-0212

 

Solution

Summaries and Symptoms

This patch updates openldap and openldap-client RPMs to version 2.3.43-12.el5_5.1 that resolves multiple security issues with OpenLDAP libraries. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2010-0211 and CVE-2010-0212 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 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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