Security updates for ESX 3.x

Just a quick note that I wanted to get out… A security patch has been released. Please look at the following KB article and download, test and implement the patch.

VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200904201-SG: Updates VMX RPM
Issues fixed in this patch (and their relevant symptoms, if applicable) include:

  • A critical vulnerability in the virtual machine display function might allow a guest operating system to run code on the host. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2009-1244 to this issue.



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One Response to “Security updates for ESX 3.x”

  1. superted says:

    Gutted.

    Every time an update comes out i raise RFC’s go through all the fun and get half way through patching our 21 servers and they release a patch so i have to start again!

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