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VMware Security Advisory
Advisory ID: VMSA-2014-0010.1
Synopsis: VMware product updates address critical Bash
security vulnerabilities
Issue date: 2014-09-30
Updated on: 2014-10-01
CVE numbers: CVE-2014-6271, CVE-2014-7169, CVE-2014-7186,
CVE-2014-7187, CVE-2014-6277, CVE-2014-6278
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1. Summary
VMware product updates address Bash security vulnerabilities.
2. Relevant Releases (Affected products for which remediation is present)
ESX 4.1 without patch ESX410-201410401-SG
ESX 4.0 without patch ESX400-201410401-SG
vCenter Server Appliance prior to 5.5 U2a
vCenter Server Appliance prior to 5.1 U2b
vCenter Server Appliance prior to 5.0 U3b
vCloud Director Appliance prior to 5.5.1.3
VMware Data Recovery prior to 2.0.4
VMware Mirage Gateway prior to 5.1.1
vSphere Storage Appliance prior to 5.5.2
vCenter Log Insight prior to 2.0U1
3. Problem Description
a. Bash update for multiple products.
Bash libraries have been updated in multiple products to resolve
multiple critical security issues, also referred to as Shellshock.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)
has assigned the identifiers CVE-2014-6271, CVE-2014-7169,
CVE-2014-7186, and CVE-2014-7187, CVE-2014-6277, CVE-2014-6278
to these issues.
VMware products have been grouped into the following four
product categories:
I) ESXi and ESX Hypervisor
ESXi is not affected because ESXi uses the Ash shell (through
busybox), which is not affected by the vulnerability reported
for the Bash shell.
ESX has an affected version of the Bash shell. See table 1 for
remediation for ESX.
II) Windows-based products
Windows-based products, including all versions of vCenter Server
running on Windows, are not affected.
III) VMware (virtual) appliances
VMware (virtual) appliances ship with an affected version of Bash.
See table 2 for remediation for appliances.
IV) Products that run on Linux, Android, OSX or iOS (excluding
virtual
appliances)
Products that run on Linux, Android, OSX or iOS (excluding
virtual appliances) might use the Bash shell that is part of the
operating system. If the operating system has a vulnerable
version of Bash, the Bash security vulnerability might be
exploited through the product. VMware recommends that customers
contact their operating system vendor for a patch.
MITIGATIONS
VMware encourages restricting access to appliances through
firewall rules and other network layer controls to only trusted IP
addresses. This measure will greatly reduce any risk to these
appliances.
RECOMMENDATIONS
VMware recommends customers evaluate and deploy patches for
affected products in Table 1 and 2 below as these
patches become available.
Column 4 of the following tables lists the action required to
remediate the vulnerability in each release, if a solution is
available.
Table 1 - ESXi and ESX Hypervisor
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VMware Product Running Replace with/
Product Version on Apply Patch
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ESXi any ESXi Not affected
ESX 4.1 ESX ESX410-201410401-SG*
ESX 4.0 ESX ESX400-201410401-SG*
* VMware has made VMware ESX 4.0 and 4.1 security patches available
for the Bash shell vulnerability. This security patch release is an
exception to the existing VMware lifecycle policy.
Table 2 - Products that are shipped as a (virtual) appliance.
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VMware Product Running Replace with/
Product Version on Apply Patch
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vCenter Server Appliance 5.x Linux 5.5 U2a, 5.1 U2b,
5.0 U3b
Horizon DaaS Platform 6.x Linux Patch Pending
Horizon Workspace 1.x, 2.x Linux Patch Pending
IT Business Management Suite 1.x Linux Patch Pending
NSX for Multi-Hypervisor 4.x Linux Patch Pending
NSX for vSphere 6.x Linux Patch Pending
NVP 3.x Linux Patch Pending
vCenter Converter Standalone 5.x Linux Patch Pending **
vCenter Hyperic Server 5.x Linux Patch Pending
vCenter Infrastructure Navigator 5.x Linux Patch Pending
vCenter Log Insight 1.x, 2.x Linux 2.0 U1
vCenter Operations Manager 5.x Linux Patch Pending
vCenter Orchestrator Appliance 4.x, 5.x Linux Patch Pending
vCenter Site Recovery Manager 5.x Linux Patch Pending **
vCenter Support Assistant 5.x Linux Patch Pending
vCloud Automation Center 6.x Linux Patch Pending
vCloud Automation Center
Application Services 6.x Linux Patch Pending
vCloud Director Appliance 5.x Linux 5.5.1.3
vCloud Connector 2.x Linux Patch Pending
vCloud Networking and Security 5.x Linux Patch Pending
vCloud Usage Meter 3.x Linux Patch Pending
vFabric Application Director 5.x, 6.x Linux Patch Pending
vFabric Postgres 9.x Linux Patch Pending
Viewplanner 3.x Linux Patch Pending
VMware Application Dependency
Planner x.x Linux Patch Pending
VMware Data Recovery 2.x Linux 2.0.4
VMware HealthAnalyzer 5.x Linux Patch Pending
VMware Mirage Gateway 5.x Linux 5.1.1
VMware Socialcast On Premise x.x Linux Patch Pending
VMware Studio 2.x Linux Patch Pending
VMware TAM Data Manager x.x Linux Patch Pending
VMware Workbench 3.x Linux Patch Pending
vSphere App HA 1.x Linux Patch Pending
vSphere Big Data Extensions 1.x, 2.x Linux Patch Pending
vSphere Data Protection 5.x Linux Patch Pending
vSphere Management Assistant 5.x Linux Patch Pending
vSphere Replication 5.x Linux Patch Pending
vSphere Storage Appliance 5.x Linux 5.5.2
** This product includes Virtual Appliances that will be updated, the
product
itself is not a Virtual Appliance.
4. Solution
ESX
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Downloads:
https://www.vmware.com/patchmgr/findPatch.portal
Documentation:
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2090859
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2090853
vCenter Server Appliance
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Downloads:
https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details?productId=353&downloadGroup=VC55U2
(scroll down to 5.5 Update 2a Appliance)
https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details?productId=285&downloadGroup=VCL-VS
P510-VC-51U2A
(scroll down to 5.1 Update 2b Appliance)
https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details?productId=229&downloadGroup=VC50U3
A
(scroll down to 5.0 Update 3b Appliance)
Documentation:
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2091085
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2091018
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2091017
vCloud Director Appliance
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Downloads:
www.vmware.com/go/try-vcloud-director
Documentation:
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2091071
VMware Data Recovery
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Downloads:
https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details?productId=229&downloadGroup=VDR204
Documentation:
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2091015
VMware Mirage Gateway
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Downloads:
https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details?downloadGroup=MIRAGE-510&productId
=407&rPId=6565
(See VMware Mirage Gateway Software)
Documentation:
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2091090
vSphere Storage Appliance
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Downloads:
https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details?downloadGroup=VSP55-VSA-552&produc
tId=354&rPId=6585
Documentation:
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2091000
vCenter Log Insight
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Downloads:
https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details?downloadGroup=STRATA20&productId=4
12&rPId=5804
Documentation:
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2091065
5. References
VMware Knowledge Base Article 2090740
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2090740
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-6271 ,
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-7169
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-7186
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-7187
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-6277
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-6278
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6. Change Log
2014-09-30 VMSA-2014-0010
Initial security advisory in conjunction with the release of
vCenter Log Insight 2.0 U1 on 2014-09-30.
2014-10-01 VMSA-2014-0010.1
Updated advisory in conjunction with the release of ESX 4.x patches,
vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 U2a, 5.1 U2b, and 5.0 U3b, vCloud Director
Appliance 5.5.1.3, VMware Data Recovery 2.0.4, VMware Mirage Gateway
5.1.1 and vSphere Storage Appliance 5.5.2 on 2014-10-01. Added
CVE-2014-6277 and CVE-2014-6278 as confirmed fixed.
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