VMware ESXi 6.5, Patch Release ESXi650-201703001

Products

VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Release Date: Mar 9, 2017

Download Filename:
ESXi650-201703001.zip

Build:

5146846

5146843

Download Size:

473.4 MB

md5sum:

e4fcf2394463c283e1062fc6e861b936

sha1checksum:

d232164257a830c81965c627aa17676d2e9d660a

Host Reboot Required: Yes

Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required: Yes

Bulletins

This release contains general and security-only bulletins. Security-only bulletins are applicable to new security fixes only. No new bug fixes are included, but bug fixes from earlier patch and update releases are included.

If the installation of all new security and bug fixes is required, you must apply all bulletins in this release. In some cases, the general release bulletin will supersede the security- only bulletin. This is not an issue as the general release bulletin contains both the new security and bug fixes.

The security-only bulletins are identified by bulletin IDs that end in “SG”

Bulletin ID	Category	Severity	Knowledge Base Article
ESXi650-201703401-BG	Bugfix	Critical	2148980
ESXi650-201703402-BG	Bugfix	Important	2148981
ESXi650-201703403-BG	Bugfix	Important	2148982
ESXi650-201703404-BG	Bugfix	Important	2148983
ESXi650-201703405-BG	Bugfx	Important	2148984
ESXi650-201703406-BG	Bugfix	Important	2148985
ESXi650-201703407-BG	Bugfix	Important	2148986
ESXi650-201703408-BG	Bugfix	Important	2149180
ESXi650-201703101-SG	Security	Critical	2148991

Image Profiles

VMware patch and update releases contain general and security-only image profiles. Security-only image profiles are applicable to new security fixes only. No new bug fixes are included, but bug fixes from earlier patch/update releases are included.

The general release image profile supersedes the security-only profile. Application of the general release image profile applies to new security and bug fixes.

The security-only image profiles are identified with the additional "s" identifier in the image profile name.

Image Profile Name	Knowledge Base Article
ESXi-6.5.0-20170304001-standard	2148987
ESXi-6.5.0-20170304001-no-tools	2148988
ESXi-6.5.0-20170301001s-standard	2148993
ESXi-6.5.0-20170301001s-no-tools	2148994

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

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5

Resolution

Summaries and Symptoms

This patch release contains the bug fixes for ESXi. For more information, see the KB articles for the individual bulletins.

For information about the issues fixed with the ESXi-6.5.0-20170304001-standard image profile, see KB 2148987.
For information about the issues fixed with the ESXi-6.5.0-20170304001-no-tools image profile, see KB 2148988.

For information about the issues fixed with the ESXi-6.5.0-20170301001s-standard image profile, see KB 2148993.

For information about the issues fixed with the ESXi-6.5.0-20170301001s-no-tools image profile, see KB 2148994.

Deployment Considerations

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

Patch Download and Installation

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

ESXi hosts can be updated by manually downloading the patch ZIP file from the VMware download page and installing the VIB by using the esxcli software vib command. Additionally, the system can be updated using the image profile and the esxcli software profile command. For details, see the vSphere Command-Line Interface Concepts and Examples and the vSphere Upgrade Guide.