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                   VMware Security Advisory

Advisory ID:   VMSA-2012-0012
Synopsis:        VMware ESXi update to third party library
Issue date:     2012-07-12
Updated on:   2012-07-12 (initial advisory)
CVE number:  CVE-2010-4008, CVE-2010-4494, 
                        CVE-2011-0216, CVE-2011-1944,
                        CVE-2011-2821, CVE-2011-2834,
                        CVE-2011-3905, CVE-2011-3919,
                        CVE-2012-0841

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1. Summary

   VMware ESXi update addresses several security issues.

2. Relevant releases

   ESX 5.0 without patch ESXi500-201207101-SG
   
   
3. Problem Description

 a. ESXi update to third party component libxml2

    The libxml2 third party library has been updated which addresses 
    multiple security issues
  
    The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)
    has assigned the names CVE-2010-4008, CVE-2010-4494, CVE-2011-0216,
    CVE-2011-1944, CVE-2011-2821, CVE-2011-2834, CVE-2011-3905,
    CVE-2011-3919 and CVE-2012-0841 to these issues. 

    The following table lists what action remediates the vulnerability
    (column 4) if a solution is available.
  
    VMware       Product   Running    Replace with/
    Product        Version   on               Apply Patch
    ==========  ========  ========   =================
    vCenter        any           Windows  not affected    
  
    hosted *      any           any             not affected        
  
    ESXi             5.0            any             ESXi500-201207101-SG
    ESXi            4.1            any             patch pending
    ESXi            4.0            any             patch pending
    ESXi            3.5            any             patch pending
  
    ESX              any           any             not applicable  
 
 * hosted products are VMware Workstation, Player, ACE, Fusion.

   Note: "patch pending" means that the product is affected, 
             but no patch is currently available. The advisory will be
             updated when a patch is available.

  4. Solution

   Please review the patch/release notes for your product and
   version and verify the checksum of your downloaded file.

   ESXi 5.0
   --------
   ESXi500-201207001

   md5sum: 01196c5c1635756ff177c262cb69a848
   sha1sum: 85936f5439100cd5fb55c7add574b5b3b937fe86
   http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2020571

   ESXi500-201207001 contains ESXi500-201207101-SG
   
5. References

   http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-4008
   http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-4494
   http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-0216
   http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-1944
   http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-2821
   http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-2834
   http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-3905
   http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-3919
   http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-0841

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6. Change log

   2012-07-12 VMSA-2012-0012   
   Initial security advisory in conjunction with the release of a patch
   for ESXi 5.0 on 2012-07-12.

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7. Contact

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  * security-announce at lists.vmware.com
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  * full-disclosure at lists.grok.org.uk

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