VMware ESXi 6.5, Patch ESXi-6.5.0-20170701001s-standard
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VMware ESXi 6.5, Patch ESXi-6.5.0-20170701001s-standard

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Article ID: 326744

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Products

VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Profile Name
ESXi-6.5.0-20170701001s-standard
Build
For build information, see KB 2149910.
Vendor
VMware, Inc.
Release Date
July 27, 2017
Acceptance Level
PartnerSupported
Affected Hardware
N/A
Affected Software
N/A
Affected VIBs
  • VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.5.0-0.23.5969300
  • VMware_bootbank_vsan_6.5.0-0.23.5665309
  • VMware_bootbank_vsanhealth_6.5.0-0.23.5633214
  • VMware_bootbank_esx-xserver_6.5.0-0.23.5969300
  • VMware_locker_tools-light_6.5.0-0.23.5969300
PRs Fixed
1826946, 1831854, 1849902
Related CVE numbers
N/A


Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5

Resolution

Summaries and Symptoms

This patch updates the esx-base, vsan, vsanhealth, esx-xserver, tools-light VIBs to resolve the following issues:

  • The ESXi userworld libcurl library is updated to version 7.53.1.
     
  • The ESXi NTP package is updated to version 4.2.8p10.
     
  • The OpenSSH version is updated to version 7.5p1.

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.