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TITLE:
VMware ESX Server Multiple Kernel Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA43315

VERIFY ADVISORY:
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http://secunia.com/advisories/43315/
Customer Area (Credentials Required)
https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=43315

RELEASE DATE:
2011-02-11

DISCUSS ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/43315/#comments

AVAILABLE ON SITE AND IN CUSTOMER AREA:
 * Last Update
 * Popularity
 * Comments
 * Criticality Level
 * Impact
 * Where
 * Solution Status
 * Operating System / Software
 * CVE Reference(s)

http://secunia.com/advisories/43315/

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https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=43315

ONLY AVAILABLE WITH SECUNIA CSI AND SECUNIA PSI:
 * AUTOMATED SCANNING

http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/corporate/wsus_sccm_3rd_third_party_patching/

DESCRIPTION:
VMware has acknowledged some security issues and vulnerabilities in
VMware ESX Server, which can be exploited by malicious, local users
to cause a DoS (Denial of Service), bypass certain security
restrictions, disclose potentially sensitive information, conduct DNS
cache poisoning attacks, and gain escalated privileges, and by
malicious people to cause a DoS.

For more information:
SA37658
SA38133
SA38229
SA38317
SA38354
SA38499
SA38502
SA38594
SA38718
SA39982
SA40205
SA40691
SA41321
SA41462

SOLUTION:
Apply patches if available.

Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
VMSA-2011-0003:
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

DEEP LINKS:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXTENDED DESCRIPTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXTENDED SOLUTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXPLOIT:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

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