VMSA-2013-0004.3
VMware ESXi and ESX security update for third party library
VMware Security Advisory
1. Summary
VMware ESXi and ESX security update for third party library.
2. Relevant Releases
ESXi 5.1 without patch ESXi510-201304101
ESXi 5.0 without patch ESXi500-201303101
ESXi 4.0 without patch ESXi400-201305001
ESXi 4.1 without patch ESXi410-201304401
ESX 4.1 without patch ESX410-201304401
ESX 4.0 without patch ESX400-201305404
3. Problem Description
a. Update to ESX/ESXi libxml2 userworld and service console.
The ESX/ESXi userworld libxml2 library has been updated to resolve a security issue. Also, the ESX service console libxml2 packages are updated to the following versions:
- libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.15.el5_8.6
- libxml2-python-2.6.26-2.1.15.el5_8.6
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2012-5134 to this issue.
Column 4 of the following table lists the action required to remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is available.
VMware Product
Product Version
Running on
Replace with / Apply Patch
4. Solution
Please review the patch/release notes for your product and version and verify the checksum of your downloaded file.
ESXi and ESX
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https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/downloads
ESXi 5.1
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File: update-from-esxi5.1-5.1_update01.zip
md5sum: 28b8026bcfbe3cd1817509759d4b61d6
sha1sum: 9d3124d3c5efa6d0c3b9ba06511243fc6e205542
update-from-esxi5.1-5.1_update01.zip contains ESXi510-201304101-SG
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2041632
ESXi 5.0
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File: ESXi500-201303001.zip
md5sum: c62470c48e81da84891c79d5533c8e91
sha1sum: 69fe8933888d2a6c4e53cfe822441c963bdcd2c7
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2044373
ESXi 4.1
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File: ESXi410-201304001.zip
md5sum: 9ce63bcacb3412fc1c8a6a8c47ac6af6
sha1sum: 241603ef6b856e573a62fe27da039c8fffe54b1d
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2045255
ESXi410-201304001.zip contains ESXi410-201304401
ESXi 4.0
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File: ESXi400-201305001.zip
md5sum: d09b9853dd47573fcef7200622d5eee7
sha1sum: 80de7ba73ab28be59abe8463baa9b12ec1b390dd
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2044246
ESXi400-201305001 contains ESXi400-201305401-SG
ESX 4.1
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File: ESX410-201304001.zip
md5sum: df9ef1d25f383a12d2fbc47cdc5f55d2
sha1sum: e49068da7cf7e0ada57c4604cbc9ba253c03e3a0
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2045253
ESX410-201304001.zip contains ESX410-201304401
ESX 4.0
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File: ESX400-201305001.zip
md5sum: ad8e8f1709c799fc26841514248605f3
sha1sum: 7e4e7ac361a8cc5fe8fa4b0bbd57ecfb81ab804c
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2046005
ESX400-201305001 contains ESX400-201305404-SG
6. Change log
2013-03-28 VMSA-2013-0004
Initial security advisory in conjunction with the release of ESXi 5.0 patch on 2013-03-28.
2013-04-25 VMSA-2013-0004.1
Updated security advisory due to ESXi 5.1 update released on 2013-04-25
2013-04-30 VMSA-2013-0004.2
Updated security advisory due to ESXi and ESX 4.1 update released on 2013-04-30
2013-05-30 VMSA-2013-0004.3
Updated security advisory in conjunction with the release of ESX 4.0 patch on 2013-05-30
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