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VMware ESX 4.1 Patch ESX410-201204402-SG: Updates libxml2 (2014988)

Product Version	ESX 4.1
Patch Classification	Security See KB 2014447 if using Update Manager 5.0
Build Information	For build information, see KB 2013057.
Host Reboot Required	Yes
Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required	Yes
PRs Fixed	825789
Affected Hardware	N/A
Affected Software	N/A
VIBs Included	libxml2 libxml2-python
Related CVE numbers	CVE-2010-4008, CVE-2011-0216, CVE-2011-1944, CVE-2011-2834, CVE-2011-3905, CVE-2011-3919

The ESX Console Operating System (COS) VIBs are updated to the following versions:

These updates fix multiple security issues. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2010-4008, CVE-2011-0216, CVE-2011-1944, CVE-2011-2834, CVE-2011-3905, and CVE-2011-3919 to these issues.

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

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 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 4.1 Patch Management Guide.

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