-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- VMware Security Advisory Advisory ID: VMSA-2012-0012 Synopsis: VMware ESXi update to third party library Issue date: 2012-07-12 Updated on: 2012-07-12 (initial advisory) CVE number: CVE-2010-4008, CVE-2010-4494, CVE-2011-0216, CVE-2011-1944, CVE-2011-2821, CVE-2011-2834, CVE-2011-3905, CVE-2011-3919, CVE-2012-0841 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Summary VMware ESXi update addresses several security issues. 2. Relevant releases ESX 5.0 without patch ESXi500-201207101-SG 3. Problem Description a. ESXi update to third party component libxml2 The libxml2 third party library has been updated which addresses multiple security issues The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2010-4008, CVE-2010-4494, CVE-2011-0216, CVE-2011-1944, CVE-2011-2821, CVE-2011-2834, CVE-2011-3905, CVE-2011-3919 and CVE-2012-0841 to these issues. The following table lists what action remediates the vulnerability (column 4) if a solution is available. VMware Product Running Replace with/ Product Version on Apply Patch ========== ======== ======== ================= vCenter any Windows not affected hosted * any any not affected ESXi 5.0 any ESXi500-201207101-SG ESXi 4.1 any patch pending ESXi 4.0 any patch pending ESXi 3.5 any patch pending ESX any any not applicable * hosted products are VMware Workstation, Player, ACE, Fusion. Note: "patch pending" means that the product is affected, but no patch is currently available. The advisory will be updated when a patch is available. 4. Solution Please review the patch/release notes for your product and version and verify the checksum of your downloaded file. ESXi 5.0 -------- ESXi500-201207001 md5sum: 01196c5c1635756ff177c262cb69a848 sha1sum: 85936f5439100cd5fb55c7add574b5b3b937fe86 http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2020571 ESXi500-201207001 contains ESXi500-201207101-SG 5. References http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-4008 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-4494 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-0216 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-1944 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-2821 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-2834 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-3905 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-3919 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-0841 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Change log 2012-07-12 VMSA-2012-0012 Initial security advisory in conjunction with the release of a patch for ESXi 5.0 on 2012-07-12. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Contact E-mail list for product security notifications and announcements: http://lists.vmware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/security-announce This Security Advisory is posted to the following lists: * security-announce at lists.vmware.com * bugtraq at securityfocus.com * full-disclosure at lists.grok.org.uk E-mail: security at vmware.com PGP key at: http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1055 VMware Security Advisories http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories VMware security response policy http://www.vmware.com/support/policies/security_response.html General support life cycle policy http://www.vmware.com/support/policies/eos.html VMware Infrastructure support life cycle policy http://www.vmware.com/support/policies/eos_vi.html Copyright 2012 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP Desktop 10.2.0 (Build 2599) Charset: utf-8 wj8DBQFP/5CnDEcm8Vbi9kMRAqxoAKCmIqiS9koANgqErRPhxwE2pKNyTwCeNNa/ ChaKaZj6SWN+tJ+UUajIIxQ= =QQgn -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----