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VMware issued an updated fix for a critical-severity remote code execution flaw in its ESXi hypervisor products. "Updated patch versions in the response matrix of section 3a after release of ESXi patches that completed the incomplete fix for CVE-2020-3992 on 2020-11-04," said Oracle's updated advisory.
VMware on Wednesday informed customers that it has released new patches for ESXi after learning that a fix made available last month for a critical vulnerability was incomplete. VMware said the attacker needs to be on the management network and have access to port 427 on an ESXi machine in order to exploit the flaw.
VMware announced it has collaborated with Samsung to further extend its leadership in 5G. Through this alliance, the companies seek to help Communication Service Providers meet the requirements of 5G networks and accelerate the roll-out of 5G by optimizing Samsung's portfolio of telco offerings from Core to Edge to RAN for both containerized network functions and virtualized network functions with VMware Telco Cloud Platform. With VMware Telco Cloud Platform, CSPs can deploy a cloud native, software-defined 5G network that will accelerate the delivery of services and applications across distributed telco clouds with operational consistency, integrated lifecycle management and multi-layer automation while maintaining carrier-grade performance, scalability and reliability.
VMware this week informed customers that it has patched several vulnerabilities in its ESXi, Workstation, Fusion and NSX-T products, including a critical flaw that allows arbitrary code execution. VMware pointed out that the attacker needs to be on the management network and have access to port 427 on an ESXi machine in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Sysadmins responsible for VMware deployments should test and apply the latest security updates for the software. In an advisory published this morning, VMware revealed six vulnerabilities affecting its ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, Cloud Foundation, and NSX-T products.
Why does VMware NSX matter? NSX is currently the leading network virtualization platform; also, it offers an interesting micro-segmentation security use case. When is VMware NSX available? NSX currently ships as version 6.3.2.How do I use VMware NSX? NSX comes in two major flavors: one for vSphere environments and one for non-vSphere environments.
VMware and NVIDIA announced a broad partnership to deliver both an end-to-end enterprise platform for AI and a new architecture for data center, cloud and edge that uses NVIDIA DPUs to support existing and next-generation applications. Through this collaboration, the rich set of AI software available on the NVIDIA NGC hub will be integrated into VMware vSphere, VMware Cloud Foundation and VMware Tanzu.
With advancements across the VMware networking and security portfolio, customers will be able to more effectively manage the rapid shift to remote work, deliver traditional and modern applications faster and more securely, and reduce the cost and complexity of connecting and protecting the distributed enterprise. "The VMware Virtual Cloud Network delivers the automation and economics of the public cloud across every element of the network and spanning the entire distributed enterprise at a time when agility and cost matter more than ever."
VMware on Tuesday announced Carbon Black Cloud Workload, a new security solution designed to help organizations protect workloads running in private, virtualized and hybrid cloud environments. The solution can be used by infrastructure and security teams to secure new and existing cloud workloads throughout the security lifecycle.
VMware announced its 5G Telco Cloud Platform, a consistent cloud first solution powered by a field proven, carrier-grade, and high-performance cloud native infrastructure with intelligent automation. The VMware Telco Cloud Platform combines VMware Telco Cloud Infrastructure - an evolution of the vCloud NFV solution - and VMware Telco Cloud Automation - the recently launched multi-domain orchestration and automation capability.