Synopsis
The remote VMware ESXi / ESX host is missing one or more security-related patches.
Description
a. vCenter Server and ESX userworld update for OpenSSL library
The userworld OpenSSL library is updated to version openssl-0.9.8y to resolve multiple security issues.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2013-0169 and CVE-2013-0166 to these issues.
b. Service Console (COS) update for OpenSSL library
The Service Console updates for OpenSSL library is updated to version openssl-0.9.8e-26.el5_9.1 to resolve multiple security issues.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2013-0169 and CVE-2013-0166 to these issues.
c. ESX Userworld and Service Console (COS) update for libxml2 library
The ESX Userworld and Service Console libxml2 library is updated to version libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.21.el5_9.1 and libxml2-python-2.6.26-2.1.21.el5_9.1. to resolve a security issue.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2013-0338 to this issue.
d. Service Console (COS) update for GnuTLS library
The ESX service console GnuTLS RPM is updated to version gnutls-1.4.1-10.el5_9.1 to resolve a security issue.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2013-2116 to this issue.
e. ESX third-party update for Service Console kernel
The ESX Service Console Operating System (COS) kernel is updated to kernel-2.6.18-348.3.1.el5 which addresses several security issues in the COS kernel.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2013-0268 and CVE-2013-0871 to these issues.
Solution
Apply the missing patches.