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This patch updates the third-party code library zLib in order to address potential security issues with older versions of this library.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2005-2096, CVE-2005-1849, and CAN-2003-0107 to this issue.
This patch is for ESX Server 3.0.1 only. For the related patch for ESX Server 3.0.0, please refer to http://kb.vmware.com/kb/3616065.
Download and verify the patch bundle as follows:
# mkdir /var/updates
Note: VMware recommends that you use the updates directory.
# cd /var/updates
# md5sum ESX-9916286.tgz
The md5 checksum output should match the following:
7b98cfe1b2e0613c368d4080dcacccb8 ESX-9916286.tgz
# tar -xvzf ESX-9916286.tgz
# cd ESX-9916286
| Note: There is no need to shut down the virtual machines on the host or to migrate them using VMotion before applying the patch. No reboot of the ESX Server host is required after applying this patch. |
Once you have downloaded and extracted the archive, and if you are in the directory you created above, install the update using the following command:
# esxupdate update
If you want to run esxupdate from a different directory, you must specify the bundle path in the command:
# esxupdate -r file://<directory>/ESX-9916286 update
For example, if the host is called depot:
# esxupdate –r file:///depot/var/updates/ESX-9916286 update
During the update process, logs appear on the terminal. You can specify the verbosity of esxupdate logs by using the -v option as shown below:
# esxupdate -v 10 -r file://<directory>/ESX-9916286 update
For more information on using esxupdate, please refer to the Patch Management for ESX Server 3 tech note at http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx3_esxupdate.pdf.