VMware ESXi 6.5, Patch Release ESXi650-201712001

Products

VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Release Date: December 19, 2017

Download Filename:

ESXi650-201712001.zip

Build:

7388607

7273056 (Security-only)

Download Size:

478.5 MB

md5sum:

9d4823d8b79148bf39f95eb0c28ce1f8

sha1checksum:

340c215243534ed198b6924ca4382c44f4e99d3b

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
ESXi650-201712401-BG	Bugfix	Critical	2151104
ESXi650-201712402-BG	Bugfix	Important	2151105
ESXi650-201712403-BG	Bugfix	Important	2151107
ESXi650-201712404-BG	Bugfix	Important	2151108
ESXi650-201712405-BG	Bugfix	Important	2151109
ESXi650-201712406-BG	Bugfix	Important	2151110
ESXi650-201712407-BG	Bugfix	Moderate	2151313
ESXi650-201712408-BG	Bugfix	Critical	2151786
ESXi650-201712409-BG	Bugfix	Important	51848
ESXi650-201712101-SG	Security	Important	2151099
ESXi650-201712102-SG	Security	Important	2151634
ESXi650-201712103-SG	Security	Important	51196

Image Profiles

VMware patch and update releases contain general and critical image profiles.
Application of the general release image profile applies to new bug fixes.

Image Profile Name	Knowledge Base Article
ESXi-6.5.0-20171204001-standard	2151112
ESXi-6.5.0-20171204001-no-tools	2151113
ESXi-6.5.0-20171201001s-standard	2151100
ESXi-6.5.0-20171201001s-no-tools	2151101

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

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5

Resolution

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

For information about the issues fixed with the ESXi-6.5.0-20171204001-standard image profile, see KB 2151112.
For information about the issues fixed with the ESXi-6.5.0-20171204001-no-tools image profile, see KB 2151113.
For information about the issues fixed with the ESXi-6.5.0-20171201001s-standard image profile, see KB 2151100.
For information about the issues fixed with the ESXi-6.5.0-20171201001s-no-tools image profile, see KB 2151101.

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.