VMware ESXi 6.5, Patch Release ESXi-6.5.0-20180104001-standard
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VMware ESXi 6.5, Patch Release ESXi-6.5.0-20180104001-standard

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Article ID: 334898

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Products

VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

NOTE: VMware withdrew the patches associated with VMSA-2018-0004. For more information, see KB 52345 .

Profile NameESXi-6.5.0-20180104001-standard
BuildFor build information, see KB 52236
VendorVMware, Inc.
Release DateJanuary 9, 2018
Acceptance LevelPartnerSupported
Affected HardwareN/A
Affected SoftwareN/A
Affected VIBs
  • VMware_bootbank_vsan_6.5.0-1.38.7395176
  • VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.5.0-1.38.7526125
  • VMware_bootbank_esx-tboot_6.5.0-1.38.7526125
  • VMware_bootbank_vsanhealth_6.5.0-1.38.7395177
  • VMware_bootbank_cpu-microcode_6.5.0-1.38.7526125
PRs Fixed2014367, 2014374, 2015405, 2026521, 2015405
Related CVE numbersCVE-2017-5715


Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5

Resolution

Summaries and Symptoms

This patch updates the following issue:

  • This ESXi patch provides part of the hypervisor-assisted guest remediation of CVE-2017-5715 for guest operating systems. For important details on this remediation, see VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2018-0004.

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.
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