VMware ESXi 6.5, Patch Release ESXi650-201801401-BG: Updates esx-base, esx-tboot, vsan, and vsanhealth VIBs

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VMware vSphere ESXi

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

Release date: January 9, 2018

Patch Category	Bugfix
Patch Severity	Important
Host Reboot Required	Yes
Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required	Yes
Affected Hardware	N/A
Affected Software	N/A
VIBs Included	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
PRs Fixed	2014367, 2014374, 2015405, 2026521
Related CVE numbers	CVE-2017-5715

VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5

This patch updates the esx-base, esx-tboot, vsan and vsanhealth VIBs to resolve 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.

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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