Software Vulnerability Manager

Release Notes

December 2017

Introduction

Software Vulnerability Manager reimagines how software is secured by closing the gap between IT Security and IT Operations by providing industry leading security research, risk assessment and remediation through Software Vulnerability Manager’s key components:

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Research: Keep up with the latest software vulnerability research and advisories from Secunia Research

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Patching: Remediate software vulnerabilities in third-party applications

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Assessment: Discover where software vulnerabilities are installed across your organization

New Features and Enhancements

The following table lists new features and enhancements for Software Vulnerability Manager. The Affected Module(s) column refers to the specific Software Vulnerability Manager module(s) affected by the new feature or enhancement.

Affected Module(s)	Feature or Enhancement Description	Reference Number
Assessment, Settings	Software Vulnerability Manager now scans the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) platform. Go to Software Vulnerability Manager’s Settings > Assessments > Downloads to download the Vulnerable Software Discovery Tool for Red Hat Linux 6 RPM and Vulnerable Software Discovery Tool for Red Hat Linux 7 RPM. For the online help reference, see: http://helpnet.flexerasoftware.com/svm/Default.htm#helplibrary/Scanning_Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux__RHEL_.htm	SVM-1
Assessment	Under Assessment > Products > Product Details added a label titled Entry Created to record when a Product is added to Software Vulnerability Manager.	SVM-85
Assessment	Under Assessment > Devices > Device List the column order has been changed to: Device Name Platform OS Version System Score Secure Products Insecure Products EOL Versions Discontinued Products Last Scanned Inventory Source Under Assessment > Devices > Device List the filter order has been changed to: Device Name Platform OS Version Has EOL Versions Has Discontinued Products Days since last Scan	SVM-192
Assessment	Assessment Reports have the new Flexera logo.	SVM-198
All	Email notifications have the Software Vulnerability Manager product logo.	SVM-200
All	In legal and copyright information, “Flexera Software” and “Flexera Software LLC” has been changed to “Flexera”.	SVM-264
Vulnerability Manager, Settings	When a user is removed from a user group’s Watch List, there is now a settings options asking if all enforced Watch List subscriptions should be removed from the remaining user group members.	SVM-301

 

Resolved Issues

The following table lists resolved issues for Software Vulnerability Manager. The Affected Module(s) column refers to the specific Software Vulnerability Manager module(s) affected by the resolved issue.

Affected Module(s)	Issue Summary	Reference Number
Analytics	In Analytics > Devices the pie graphs now have on-click filters. In Analytics > Products the pie graphs can now be filtered.	SVM-14
Settings	The following API filters are now working: • Asset list filters vendor_name and product_name • Example: api/product-releases/?vendor_name=DigitByte Studio • Example: api/product-releases/?product_name=001 File Joiner And Splitter Pro • Product_is_os filter is_os • Example: api/product-releases/?is_os=true • Products filter vendor_name • api/products/?vendor_name=Welltek Software	SVM-18
Research	Product data inconsistency has been resolved between Software Vulnerability Manager and databases SVM Research/VIM4/VT to identify orphaned products.	SVM-81
Vulnerability Manager	Export Product Versions for “all products” now generates a .csv file.	SVM-213
Assessment	Performance issues for more than 30,000 hosts was addressed to ensure accurate counts when filtering, sorting, and exporting advisory and product details.	SVM-238
Assessment	Under Assessment > Advisories, the Reset button now clears the page’s filters and the Assessment > Advisories page refreshes after the user navigates to other modules within Software Vulnerability Manager.	SVM-251
Research	Sorting is now working in ascending order for Type under Research > Product Database > Product Versions. The Type filter includes the options Software and Operating System. When sorting in ascending order, Operating System appears before Software.	SVM-254
Analytics	The number of levels of Organizational Unit (OU) restrictions have been removed for navigating Assessment Reports.	SVM-257
Patching	The Package filter option under Patching > Deployment now resets properly after clicking Reset.	SVM-289
Settings	Under Settings > API > XML Feeds the URLs have been corrected under the XML column.	SVM-303
Dashboard	Devices from deleted accounts are no longer processing data, which create more accurate device counts.	SVM-306
Patching	Improved detection logic on 64 bit machines so that publishing 32 bit and 64 bit packages to a 64 bit machine no longer leads to extra product being installed.	SVM-308
Settings	“Asset List” references have been replaced with “Watch List” in Watch List email alerts and throughout Settings > Workflow Management > Rules.	SVM-309
Patching	Patches filtered by “Affecting My Environment” now include End-of-Life products.	SVM-314
Settings	Removed a duplicate verification object when deleting user accounts.	SVM-317
Analytics	User account created through a migration from VIM4 has a report with sorting by impact type, which Software Vulnerability Manager does not support.	SVM-318
Patching	7-Zip and Foxit Reader can now be seen in the Patching console.	SVM-321
Patching	Adobe Flash NPAPI v. 17.x is now appearing as a non-assessment patch on Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2016.	SVM-322
Dashboard	Links in the Dashboard module for Most critical advisory affecting your security now direct user to the appropriate information under Assessment > Advisories > Advisory Details.	SVM-326
Settings	Removing users from User Groups and saving the necessary changes no longer shuts down Software Vulnerability Manager.	SVM-331
Settings	User role permissions have been restricted so that non-administrators cannot delete Watch List Groups.	SVM-341
Assessment	Reports are now successfully generated in PDF format.	SVM-346
Analytics	Under Analytics > Reports the Add Research Report and Add Assessment Report pages now load.	SVM-351
Research	The BID References link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101001 for NVIDIA Multiple Products Multiple Vulnerabilities - CVE-2017-6268 now works.	SVM-361
Patching	Fixed patching deployment for the Firefox browser.	SVM-370
Online Help - Introduction	Renamed the section “Account Basics” as “Getting Started with Software Vulnerability Manager”. For details, see: http://helpnet.flexerasoftware.com/svm/Default.htm#helplibrary/Getting_Started_with_Software_Vulnerability_Manager.htm Added the following subsections: • Logging on to Software Vulnerability Manager: http://helpnet.flexerasoftware.com/svm/Default.htm#helplibrary/Logging_on_to_Software_Vulnerability_Manager.htm • Download the Vulnerable Software Discovery Tool for Windows, Mac, and Red Hat Linux: http://helpnet.flexerasoftware.com/svm/Default.htm#helplibrary/Download_the_Vulnerable_Software_Discovery_Tool_for_Windows__Mac__and_Red_H.htm	N/A
Online Help - Dashboard	Clarified that Flexera’s definition of End-of-Life (EOL) software may differ from a software vendor’s. For details, see: http://helpnet.flexerasoftware.com/svm/Default.htm#helplibrary/Dashboard.htm	N/A
Online Help - Assessment Scenarios	Updated the section Run Assessment from System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) to reflect current practice. For details, see: http://helpnet.flexerasoftware.com/svm/Default.htm#helplibrary/Run_Assessment_from_System_Center_Configuration_Manager__SCCM_.htm	N/A
Online Help - Settings	Added the section Daemon Log File Size. For details, see: http://helpnet.flexerasoftware.com/svm/Default.htm#helplibrary/Daemon_Log_File_Size.htm	N/A

 

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System Requirements

The Software Vulnerability Manager User Interface will resize and adapt when being used on different devices. You can access the system from anywhere using any device, such as a smartphone or tablet, running Internet Explorer 11 or higher, Chrome, Opera, Firefox, Safari and mobile browsers with an Internet connection capable of connecting to https://app.flexerasoftware.com.

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