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VMware Security Patches Upgrade Guide (2019941)

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VMware has made available patches and releases to address critical security issues for several products including ESX, ESXi, Workstation, and Player. The following table provides information on these security patches and any actions you should take.

VMware recommends that customers install all security patches to maximize the protection that VMware provides. For a list of all security patches VMware provides for ESX/ESXi 3.5 and later, see Knowledge Base article 2020972, which also provides instructions for installing the patches.

Solution

Starting Point
Product	Version	Required Action	Security Patch Needed
ESXi 5.1	5.1	No additional steps needed.	Apply security patch available at http://www.vmware.com/patchmgr/ download.portal under ESXi510-201304101-SG, ESXi510-201304102-SG, ESXi510-201304103-SG, and ESXi510-201304104-SG.
ESXi 5.0	5.0 and any patch or update releases before July 12, 2012	No additional steps needed.	Apply security patch available at http://www.vmware.com/patchmgr/ download.portal under ESXi500-201303101-SG and ESXi500-201303102-SG.
ESX/ESXi 4.1	4.1 U2 and any subsequent patch releases before June 14, 2012	No additional steps needed.	Apply security patch available at http://www.vmware.com/patchmgr/ download.portal under ESX410-201301401-SG, ESX410-201301402-SG , ESX410-201301403-SG and ESX410-201301405-SG (for ESX) or ESXi410-201301401-SG (for ESXi).
ESX/ESXi 4.1	4.1, 4.1 U1, and any patch releases before 4.1 U2	Update to 4.1 U2, available at http://www.vmware.com/patchmgr/ download.portal under Build 502767 dated October 27, 2011.	Apply security patch available at http://www.vmware.com/patchmgr/ download.portal under ESX410-201301401-SG, ESX410-201301402-SG , ESX410-201301403-SG and ESX410-201301405-SG (for ESX) or ESXi410-201301401-SG (for ESXi).
ESX/ESXi 4.0	4.0 U4 and any subsequent patch releases before June 14, 2012	No additional steps needed.	Apply security patch available at http://www.vmware.com/patchmgr/ download.portal under ESX400-201302401-SG (for ESX) or ESXi400-201302401-SG, ESXi400-201302402-SG and ESXi400-201302403-SG (for ESXi).
ESX/ESXi 4.0	4.0, 4.0 U1-U3, and any patch releases before 4.0 U4	Update to 4.0 U4 available at http://www.vmware.com/patchmgr/ download.portal under Build 504850 dated November 17, 2011.	Apply security patch available at http://www.vmware.com/patchmgr/ download.portal under ESX400-201302401-SG (for ESX) or ESXi400-201302401-SG, ESXi400-201302402-SG and ESXi400-201302403-SG (for ESXi).
ESX/ESXi 3.5	June 2011 3.5 U5 roll-up release and any subsequent patch releases before June 14, 2012	No additional steps needed.	Apply security patch available at http://www.vmware.com/patchmgr/ download.portal under Bulletin ESX350-201302401-SG (for ESX) or ESXe350-201302401-I-SG and ESXe350-201302403-C-SG (for ESXi).
ESX/ESXi 3.5	3.5, 3.5 U1-U5, and any patch releases before the June 2011 3.5 U5 roll-up release	Update to the June 2011 3.5 U5 roll-up release available at http://www.vmware.com/patchmgr/download.portal under Build 391406 dated June 2, 2011.	Apply security patch available at http://www.vmware.com/patchmgr/ download.portal under Bulletin ESX350-201302401-SG (for ESX) or ESXe350-201302401-I-SG and ESXe350-201302403-C-SG (for ESXi).
Workstation	8.0.0 or higher	Upgrade to Workstation 8.0.x available at https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/info/slug/ desktop_end_user_computing/ vmware_workstation/8_0.	Not applicable.
Workstation	7.1.x or lower	Upgrade to Workstation 7.1.x available at https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/info/slug/ desktop_downloads/vmware_workstation/7_0.	Not applicable.
Fusion	4.0 or higher	Upgrade to Fusion 4.1.x available at https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/info/slug/ desktop_end_user_computing/ vmware_fusion/4_0.	Not applicable.
Player	4.0.0 or higher	Upgrade to Player 4.0.x available at https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/info/slug/ desktop_end_user_computing/ vmware_player/4_0.	Not applicable.
Player	3.1.x or older	Upgrade to Player 3.1.x available at https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/info/slug/ desktop_end_user_computing/ vmware_player/3_0.	Not applicable.

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