VMware ESXi 6.0, Patch ESXi-6.0.0-20161101001s-standard
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VMware ESXi 6.0, Patch ESXi-6.0.0-20161101001s-standard

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Article ID: 334489

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Products

VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Profile Name
ESXi-6.0.0-20161101001s-standard
Build
For build information, see KB 2146984.
Vendor
VMware, Inc.
Release Date
Nov 22, 2016
Acceptance Level
PartnerSupported
Affected Hardware
N/A
Affected Software
N/A
Affected VIBs
  • VMware:esx-base:6.0.0-2.49.4558694
  • VMware:vsanhealth:6.0.0-3000000.3.0.2.49.4527721
  • VMware:vsan:6.0.0-2.49.4527720
  • VMware:esx-ui:1.9.0-4392584
PRs Fixed
1456001, 1573632, 1615920, 1623984, 1648271, 1675231, 1704190, 1716501
Related CVE numbers
NA


Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0

Resolution

Summaries and Symptoms

This patch resolves the following issues:

  • When you upgrade an ESXi host, which does not have the SSL certificate available, to ESXi Patch Release, ESXi600-201611001, and then add the SSL certificate, you will need restart the Syslog service manually by executing the following command:

    esxcli system syslog reload

  • The ECDHE cipher suite is enabled by default for the iofiltervp service.

  • The OpenSSL library is updated to version 1.0.1t.

  • The libPNG library is updated to libpng-1.6.24.

  • The ESXi userworld libxml2 library is updated to version 2.9.4.

  • The ESXi NTP package is updated to version 4.2.8p8.

  • The OpenSSH version is updated to 7.3p1.

  • The third-party Python library is updated to version 2.7.12.

  • This patch updates the esx-ui VIB.

Deployment Considerations

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

Patch Download and Installation

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

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