Release Date: 13 JUL, 2021
What's in the Release Notes
The release notes cover the following topics:
Build Details
| Download Filename: | ESXi650-202107001.zip |
| Build: | 18071574 |
| Download Size: | 345.8 MB |
| md5sum: | 5456e1f635294028946f1b9151ff91d1 |
| sha1checksum: | a4363a816f58fea974c77e83865c8e8d641ee69f |
| Host Reboot Required: | Yes |
| Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required: | Yes |
Bulletins
| Bulletin ID | Category | Severity |
| ESXi650-202107401-SG | Security | 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 |
| ESXi650-202107001 | Security | Important |
IMPORTANT: For clusters using VMware vSAN, you must first upgrade the vCenter Server system. Upgrading only ESXi is not supported.
Before an upgrade, always verify in the VMware Product Interoperability Matrix compatible upgrade paths from earlier versions of ESXi, vCenter Server and vSAN to the current version.
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-6.5.0-20210704001-standard |
| ESXi-6.5.0-20210704001-no-tools |
For more information about the individual bulletins, see the Download Patches page and the Resolved Issues section.
Patch Download and Installation
The typical way to apply patches to ESXi hosts is by using the VMware vSphere Update Manager. For details, see About 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 update command. Additionally, the system can be updated by using the image profile and the esxcli software profile update command.
For more information, see vSphere Command-Line Interface Concepts and Examples and vSphere Upgrade Guide.
Resolved Issues
The resolved issues are grouped as follows.
ESXi650-202107401-SG| Patch Category | Security |
| Patch Severity | Important |
| Host Reboot Required | Yes |
| Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required | Yes |
| Affected Hardware | N/A |
| Affected Software | N/A |
| VIBs Included |
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| PRs Fixed | 2711589, 2700917 |
| Related CVE numbers | CVE-2021-21994, CVE-2021-21995 |
- Updates esx-base, esx-tboot, vsan and vsanhealth VIBs:
- SFCB (Small Footprint CIM Broker) as used in ESXi has an authentication bypass vulnerability. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2021-21994 to this issue. For more information, see VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2021-0014.
- OpenSLP as used in ESXi has a denial-of-service vulnerability. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2021-21995 to this issue. For more information, see VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2021-0014.
- SFCB (Small Footprint CIM Broker) as used in ESXi has an authentication bypass vulnerability. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2021-21994 to this issue. For more information, see VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2021-0014.
| Profile Name | ESXi-6.5.0-20210704001-standard |
| Build | For build information, see the top of the page. |
| Vendor | VMware, Inc. |
| Release Date | July 13, 2021 |
| Acceptance Level | PartnerSupported |
| Affected Hardware | N/A |
| Affected Software | N/A |
| Affected VIBs |
|
| PRs Fixed | 2711589, 2700917 |
| Related CVE numbers | CVE-2021-21994, CVE-2021-21995 |
- This patch updates the following issues:
- SFCB (Small Footprint CIM Broker) as used in ESXi has an authentication bypass vulnerability. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2021-21994 to this issue. For more information, see VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2021-0014.
- OpenSLP as used in ESXi has a denial-of-service vulnerability. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2021-21995 to this issue. For more information, see VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2021-0014.
- SFCB (Small Footprint CIM Broker) as used in ESXi has an authentication bypass vulnerability. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2021-21994 to this issue. For more information, see VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2021-0014.
| Profile Name | ESXi-6.5.0-20210704001-no-tools |
| Build | For build information, see the top of the page. |
| Vendor | VMware, Inc. |
| Release Date | July 13, 2021 |
| Acceptance Level | PartnerSupported |
| Affected Hardware | N/A |
| Affected Software | N/A |
| Affected VIBs |
|
| PRs Fixed | 2711589, 2700917 |
| Related CVE numbers | CVE-2021-21994, CVE-2021-21995 |
- This patch updates the following issues:
- SFCB (Small Footprint CIM Broker) as used in ESXi has an authentication bypass vulnerability. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2021-21994 to this issue. For more information, see VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2021-0014.
- OpenSLP as used in ESXi has a denial-of-service vulnerability. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2021-21995 to this issue. For more information, see VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2021-0014.
- SFCB (Small Footprint CIM Broker) as used in ESXi has an authentication bypass vulnerability. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the identifier CVE-2021-21994 to this issue. For more information, see VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2021-0014.
