Release Date: November 9, 2018
Download Filename:
ESXi650-201811001.zip
Build:
10719125
Download Size:
344.8 MB
md5sum:
1f9905c119dab22ba254b4b5c0a49cbd
sha1checksum:
00a885a1faf5426c269d646e127905fddd03840f
Host Reboot Required: Yes
Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required: Yes
Bulletins
| Bulletin ID | Category | Severity |
| ESXi650-201811301-BG | Bugfix | Important |
Rollup Bulletin
This rollup bulletin contains the latest VIBs with all the fixes since the initial release of ESXi 6.5.
| Bulletin ID | Category | Severity |
| ESXi650-201811001 | Bugfix | Important |
Image Profiles
VMware patch and update releases contain general and critical image profiles. Application of the general release image profile applies to new bug fixes.
| Image Profile Name |
| ESXi-6.5.0-20181103001-standard |
| ESXi-6.5.0-20181103001-no-tools |
For more information about the individual bulletins, see the My VMware page and the Resolved Issues section.
Resolved Issues
The resolved issues are grouped as follows.
ESXi650-201811301-BG| Patch Category | Bugfix |
| Patch Severity | Important |
| Host Reboot Required | Yes |
| Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required | Yes |
| Affected Hardware | N/A |
| Affected Software | N/A |
| VIBs Included |
|
| PRs Fixed | N/A |
| Related CVE numbers | CVE-2018-6981, CVE-2018-6982 |
This patch updates esx-base, vsan, esx-tboot and vsanhealth VIBs to resolve the following issue:
ESXi has uninitialized stack memory usage vulnerability in the vmxnet3 virtual network adapter that might allow a guest to execute code on the host. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifiers CVE-2018-6981 and CVE-2018-6982 to this issue.
For more details, see VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2018-0027.
| Profile Name | ESXi-6.5.0-20181103001-standard |
| Build | For build information, see the top of the page. |
| Vendor | VMware, Inc. |
| Release Date | November 9, 2018 |
| Acceptance Level | PartnerSupported |
| Affected Hardware | N/A |
| Affected Software | N/A |
| Affected VIBs |
|
| PRs Fixed | N/A |
| Related CVE numbers | CVE-2018-6981, CVE-2018-6982 |
This patch updates the following issue:
ESXi has uninitialized stack memory usage vulnerability in the vmxnet3 virtual network adapter that might allow a guest to execute code on the host. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifiers CVE-2018-6981 and CVE-2018-6982 to this issue.
For more details, see VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2018-0027.
| Profile Name | ESXi-6.5.0-20181103001-no-tools |
| Build | For build information, see the top of the page. |
| Vendor | VMware, Inc. |
| Release Date | November 9, 2018 |
| Acceptance Level | PartnerSupported |
| Affected Hardware | N/A |
| Affected Software | N/A |
| Affected VIBs |
|
| PRs Fixed | N/A |
| Related CVE numbers | CVE-2018-6981, CVE-2018-6982 |
This patch updates the following issue:
ESXi has uninitialized stack memory usage vulnerability in the vmxnet3 virtual network adapter that might allow a guest to execute code on the host. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifiers CVE-2018-6981 and CVE-2018-6982 to this issue.
For more details, see VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2018-0027.
