Please do not install the below patches: they have been pulled because of an Intel Microcode problem.
See:
[WayBack] Intel Sightings in ESXi Bundled Microcode Patches for VMSA-2018-0004 (52345)
In case you have not installed this yet: hurry, as it contains the Spectre/Meltdown patches [WayBack] VMware ESXi 6.5, Patch Release ESXi650-201801401-BG: Updates esx-base, esx-tboot, vsan, and vsanhealth VIBs (52198) containing [WayBack] CVE – CVE-2017-5715.
[WayBack] VMware ESXi 6.5.0 Patch History: Keep track of VMware ESXi patches, subscribe by RSS, Twitter and E-Mail! – Brought to you by @VFrontDe
# Cut and paste these commands into an ESXi shell to update your host with this Imageprofile # See the Help page for more instructions # esxcli network firewall ruleset set -e true -r httpClient esxcli software profile update -p ESXi-6.5.0-20180104001-standard \ -d https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml esxcli network firewall ruleset set -e false -r httpClient # # Reboot to complete the upgrade
–jeroen
