Specter meltdown vulnerability patch for vsphere 6.0 host

[maronson1515]

I'm going to patch our vSphere 6.0 hosts for the Specter meltdown vulnerability. We were going to install patch "esxi600-201711101-SG" and ESXI600-201801402-BG, I was just told that the patches are being removed, but I don't see anything on the web stating this. Is this correct and if so, will it be replaced with another patch? Thanks.

Mitch

[AishR]

Please refer VMware Knowledge Base

[P4thos]

Hi,

We are in the same situation as yours.

But based on VMSA-2018-0004.2 , it will redirect you to VMware Knowledge Base where you can read :

For ESXi hosts that have not yet applied one of the following patches ESXi650-201801402-BG, ESXi600-201801402-BG, or ESXi550-201801401-BG, VMware recommends not doing so at this time. It is recommended to apply the patches listed in VMSA-2018-0002 instead.

We have apply VMSA-2018-0002​ and everything is running fine. ( Not yet updated BIOS )