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VMware ESXi 5.0, Patch ESXi500-201212102-SG: Updates VMware ESXi 5.0 tools-light vib (2033768)

Details

Release Date: December 20, 2012

Patch Category	Security
Patch Severity	Moderate
Build	For build information, see KB 2033751.
Host Reboot Required	No
Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required	No
Affected Hardware	N/A
Affected Software	N/A
VIBs Included	VMware: tools-light_5.0.0-1.25.912577
PRs Fixed	903971
Related CVE numbers	CVE-2011-3048

For more information on patch and update classification, see KB 2014447.

Solution

Summaries and Symptoms

This patch updates the tools-light VIB to update the Third Party Library libpng to version 1.2.49, which resolves a security issue.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2011-3048 to this issue.

Deployment Considerations

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

Patch Download and Installation

The typical way to apply patches to ESXi hosts is through the VMware Update Manager. For details, see the Installing and Administering VMware vSphere Update Manager.

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