VMSA-2010-0016 : VMware ESXi and ESX third-party updates for Service Console and Likewise components
Critical Nessus Plugin ID 50611
Synopsis
The remote VMware ESXi / ESX host is missing one or more security-related patches.
Description
a. Service Console OS update for COS kernel
This patch updates the service console kernel to fix multiple security issues.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2010-0415, CVE-2010-0307, CVE-2010-0291, CVE-2010-0622, CVE-2010-1087, CVE-2010-1437, and CVE-2010-1088 to these issues.
b. Likewise package updates
Updates to the likewisekrb5, likewiseopenldap, likewiseopen, and pamkrb5 packages address several security issues.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2009-0844, CVE-2009-0845, CVE-2009-0846, CVE-2009-4212, and CVE-2010-1321 to these issues.
Solution
Apply the missing patches.