Details
Release Date: June 28, 2018
This ESXi patch provides part of the hypervisor-assisted guest mitigation of CVE-2018-3639 for guest operating systems. For important details on this mitigation, see VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2018-0012.1.
Download Filename:
ESXi650-201806001.zip
Build:
8935087
Download Size:
344.6 MB
md5sum:
69602b245b71b27f07d3254c85a33135
sha1checksum:
eb3981116cc2f32ba9df4867b7828e160e2ba57b
Host Reboot Required: Yes
Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required: Yes
Bulletins
Bulletin IDCategorySeverityKnowledge Base ArticleESXi650-201806401-BG
Bugfix
Important
55915
ESXi650-201806402-BGBugfixImportant55916
Rollup Bulletin
This rollup bulletin contains the latest VIBs with all the fixes since the initial release of ESXi 6.5.
Bulletin IDCategorySeverityESXi650-201806001
Bugfix
Important
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 NameKnowledge Base Article
ESXi-6.5.0-20180604001-standard
55913
ESXi-6.5.0-20180604001-no-tools
55914
For information on patch and update classification, see KB 2014447.
Solution
Summaries and Symptoms
This patch release contains bug fixes for ESXi. For more information, see the KB articles for the individual bulletins.For information about the issues fixed with the ESXi-6.5.0-20180604001-standard image profile, see KB 55913.For information about the issues fixed with the ESXi-6.5.0-20180604001-no-tools image profile, see KB 55914.
Deployment Considerations
None beyond the required patch bundles and reboot information listed above.
Patch Download and Installation
The typical way to apply patches to ESXi hosts is through the VMware vSphere Update Manager. For details, see the 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 command. Additionally, the system can be updated using the image profile and the esxcli software profile command. For details, see the vSphere Command-Line Interface Concepts and Examples and the vSphere Upgrade Guide.
