VMware ESXi 5.5, Patch Release ESXi550-201808403-BG - Updates esx-ui VIB

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Release date: August 14, 2018

Patch Category	Bugfix
Patch Severity	Important
Host Reboot Required	No
Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required	No
Affected Hardware	N/A
Affected Software	N/A
VIBs Included	VMware_bootbank_esx-ui_1.21.1-9210156
PRs Fixed	N/A
Related CVE numbers	N/A

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 5.5

Resolution

Summaries and Symptoms

This patch updates the esx-ui VIB to resolve the following issue:

• This ESXi patch provides part of the hypervisor-specific mitigation of CVE-2018-3646. For important details on this mitigation, see VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2018-0020.

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.