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VMware ESX 4.0, Patch ESX400-201103407-SG: Updates bind-libs and bind-utils RPMs (1032819)

Details

Release date: March 07, 2011

Patch Classification Security
Build Information See KB 1032822.
Host Reboot Required Yes
Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required Yes
PRs Fixed 652631
Affected Hardware N/A
Affected Software N/A
VIBs Included bind-libs
bind-utils
Related CVE numbers CVE-2010-3613, CVE-2010-3614, and CVE-2010-3762

 

Solution

Summaries and Symptoms

This patch updates the bind-libs and bind-utils RPMs to versions bind-libs-9.3.6-4.P1.el5_5.3 and bind-utils-9.3.6-4.P1.el5_5.3 respectively, which resolves multiple security issues. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2010-3613, CVE-2010-3614, and CVE-2010-3762 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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