VMware ESXi 6.5, Patch ESXi650-201703101-SG: Updates: esx-base, vsan, vsanhealth VIBs

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Release date: Mar 9, 2017

 

Patch Category	Security
Patch Severity	Critical
Build	For build information, see KB 2148989.
Host Reboot Required	Yes
Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required	Yes
Affected Hardware	N/A
Affected Software	N/A
VIBs Included	VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.5.0-0.11.5146843 VMware_bootbank_vsan_6.5.0-0.11.5146843 VMware_bootbank_vsanhealth_6.5.0-0.11.5146843
PRs Fixed	1746536, 1782662, 1795668
Related CVE numbers	NA

 

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5

Resolution

Summaries and Symptoms

This patch updates the esx-base, vsan, vsanhealth VIBs to resolve the following issues:

• Python library is updated to version 3.5.3

• The ESXi userworld libcurl library is updated to libcurl-7.51.0

• The ESXi NTP package is updated to version 4.2.8p9

Patch Download and Installation

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.