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ESB-2010.1083.2 - UPDATE [VMware ESX] VMWare ESX: Increased privileges - Existing account
Date: 06 January 2011
References: ESB-2010.0847 ESB-2010.1055.2 ESB-2011.0010.4 ESB-2011.0167.3
Related Files: ESB-2010.1083

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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                              ESB-2010.1083.2
             VMware ESX third party update for Service Console
                              6 January 2011

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:          ESX 4.1 Service Console OS
                  ESX 4.0 Service Console OS
Publisher:        VMWare
Operating System: VMWare ESX Server
Impact/Access:    Increased Privileges -- Existing Account
Resolution:       Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:        CVE-2010-3081  

Reference:        ESB-2010.1055
                  ESB-2010.0847

Revision History: January  6 2011: Patches for ESX 4.0
                  December 1 2010: Initial Release

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                   VMware Security Advisory

Advisory ID:       VMSA-2010-0017.1
Synopsis:          VMware ESX third party update for Service Console
                   kernel
Issue date:        2010-11-29
Updated on:        2011-01-04
CVE numbers:       CVE-2010-3081
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1. Summary

   ESX Service Console OS (COS) kernel update.

2. Relevant releases

   VMware ESX 4.1 without patch ESX410-201011402-SG
   VMware ESX 4.0 without patch ESX400-201101401-SG

3. Problem Description

 a. Service Console OS update for COS kernel package.

    This patch updates the Service Console kernel to fix a stack
    pointer underflow issue in the 32-bit compatibility layer.

    Exploitation of this issue could allow a local user to gain
    additional privileges.

    The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)
    has assigned the name CVE-2010-3081 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   Running  Replace with/
    Product        Version   on       Apply Patch
    =============  ========  =======  =================
    VirtualCenter  any       Windows  not affected

    hosted *       any       any      not affected

    ESXi           any       ESXi     not affected

    ESX            4.1       ESX      ESX410-201011402-SG
    ESX            4.0       ESX      ESX400-201101401-SG **
    ESX            3.x       ESX      not applicable

  * hosted products are VMware Workstation, Player, ACE, Fusion.
 ** ESX 4.0 patch ESX400-201101401-SG also addresses the issues
    identified by CVE-2010-0415, CVE-2010-0307, CVE-2010-0291,
    CVE-2010-0622, CVE-2010-1087, CVE-2010-1437, and CVE-2010-1088.
    These issues have been addressed for ESX 4.1 in an earlier ESX 4.1
    patch release, see VMSA-2010-0016.1 for details.

4. Solution

   Please review the patch/release notes for your product and version
   and verify the md5sum of your downloaded file.

   ESX 4.1
   -------
   ESX410-201011001
   Download link:
https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/OFFLINE/release-253-20101122-763
417/ESX410-201011001.zip
   md5sum: e73fd3302529c1d85d9cc47457dfb963
   sha1sum: c0e0eac907c04105791ac44e288e7d8076dc14e0
   http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1029400

   ESX410-201011001 contains the following security bulletins:
   ESX410-201011402-SG (COS kernel) | http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1029397

   ESX410-201011001 also contains the following non-security bulletins
   ESX410-201011401-BG

   To install an individual bulletin use esxupdate with the -b option.

   ESX 4.0
   -------
   ESX400-201101001
   Download link:
 
https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/OFFLINE/release-257-20101231-664
659/ESX400-201101001.zip
   md5sum: f1d522b380692e0845eb0dda480ab890
   sha1sum: 906989af3ddacc41321d685c4afe0d740856f9d5
   http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1029426

   ESX400-201101001 contains the following security bulletins:
      ESX400-201101401-SG (COS kernel) | http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1029424
      ESX400-201101405-SG (glibc)      | http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1029881
      ESX400-201101404-SG (sudo)       | http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1029421
      ESX400-201101402-SG (openldap)   | http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1029423

   ESX400-201101405-SG, ESX400-201101404-SG and ESX400-201101402-SG
   are documented in VMSA-2011-0001.

   To install an individual bulletin use esxupdate with the -b option.


5. References

   CVE numbers
   http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-3081

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6. Change log

2010-11-29  VMSA-2010-0017
Initial security advisory after release of patches for ESX 4.1
on 2010-11-29
2011-01-04  VMSA-2010-0017.1
Updated security advisory in conjunction with the release of patches
for ESX 4.0 on 2011-01-04

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7. Contact

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This Security Advisory is posted to the following lists:

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

E-mail:  security at vmware.com
PGP key at: http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1055

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Copyright 2010 VMware Inc.  All rights reserved.


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