VMware ESXi 5.5, Patch Release ESXi550-201806001
Article ID: 334711
Updated On:
Products
Issue/Introduction
Release Date: June 28, 2018
This ESXi patch provides part of the hypervisor-assisted guest mitigation of CVE-2018-3639 for guest operating systems. For important details on this mitigation, see VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2018-0012.1.
Download Filename:
ESXi550-201806001.zip
Build:
8934887
Download Size:
364.8 MB
md5sum:
6c635c428443a845e5936893e1515da2
sha1checksum:
4ce624b0cb371b2038f6664aec8fc27b4f32a4ee
Host Reboot Required: Yes
Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required: Yes
Bulletins
| Bulletin ID | Category | Severity | Knowledge Base Article |
| ESXi550-201806401-BG | Bugfix | Important | 55905 |
| ESXi550-201806402-BG | Bugfix | Important | 55906 |
Rollup Bulletin
This rollup bulletin contains the latest VIBs with all the fixes since the initial release of ESXi 5.5.
| Bulletin ID | Category | Severity |
| ESXi550-201806001 |
Bugfix |
Important |
Image Profiles
| Image Profile Name | Knowledge Base Article |
| ESXi-5.5.0-20180604001-standard | 55903 |
ESXi-5.5.0-20180604001-no-tools | 55904 |
For information on patch and update classification, see KB 2014447.
Environment
Resolution
Summaries and Symptoms
This patch release contains the bug fixes for ESXi. For more information, see the KB articles for the individual bulletins.For information about the issues fixed with the ESXi-5.5.0-20180604001-standard image profile, see KB 55903.
For information about the issues fixed with the ESXi-5.5.0-20180604001-no-tools image profile, see KB 55904.
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 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 Examplesand the vSphere Upgrade Guide.
Feedback
