These are the release notes for Sophos for Virtual Environments managed by Sophos Central.
You may find that you cannot yet download and use the latest version on the list below. This is because Sophos releases the software over a number of days, but publishes the release notes on the first day.
Sophos for Virtual Environments |
1.2.0 Hotfix April 2018 |
Version 1.2.0 February 2018 |
This release addresses a potential security issue in the installation process of the Sophos Guest VM Agent on protected guest VMs.
Upgrading from 1.2.0
The upgrade only impacts the installation of the Sophos Guest VM Agent on new guest VMs. Existing guest VMs do not need to be changed. You will get the updated versions of the Sophos Guest VM Agent automatically.
New features
Upgrading from 1.1.1
You will be upgraded to 1.2.0 automatically. However, you must do as follows:
If you want Guest VM migration, reinstall Sophos Security VM.
If you don't want Guest VM migration, just restart Sophos Security VM to apply the security updates.
Issue ID | Description |
---|---|
VIRTHV-1274 | We've resolved an issue where guest VMs that require SMB message signing or don't allow unauthenticated guest access to SMB shares couldn't access the Sophos Guest VM Agent installer |
Sophos for Virtual Environments |
1.1.1 January 2018 |
1.1.0 August 2017 Engine update |
This release supports the changes required by Microsoft to protect against speculative execution side-channel vulnerabilities (the spectre and meltdown vulnerabilities).
We recommend that you read the Microsoft knowledge base article (KB 4072698), which addresses other steps you may need to take when protecting server platforms against these vulnerabilities.
Upgrading from 1.1.0
You will be upgraded to version 1.1.1 automatically.
New features
See Known issues for any new issues.
Upgrading from 1.0.1
You will be upgraded to version 1.1.0 automatically. However, you must restart Sophos Security VM to apply security updates.
Sophos for Virtual Environments |
1.0.1 June 2017 Engine update |
1.0.1 May 2017 |
1.0.0 Feb 2017 |
New features
See Known issues for any new issues.
Upgrading from 1.0
You will be upgraded to version 1.0.1 automatically. However, you must restart Sophos Security VM to apply security updates.
Resolved issues
Issue ID |
Description |
---|---|
VIRTHV-1120 |
Sophos Security VM is now configured with VMXNET 3 virtual NICs. These offer better performance than the "flexible" NICs used previously. |
VIRTHV-1163 |
We've resolved an issue that resulted in Sophos Security VM having an up-to-date status of "Unknown" in Enterprise Console. |
VIRTHV-1139 |
We've resolved an issue that caused Sophos Security VM installation to fail on VMware ESXi if you specified a dynamic port group as the virtual LAN. |
VIRTHV-1172 |
The Sophos Security VM installer for VMware ESXi now checks that the Security VM name does not contain spaces, which cause error messages. |
This is the first release of Sophos for Virtual Environments managed by Sophos Enterprise Console.
You can migrate to Sophos for Virtual Environments from these products.
You can find more details in the Sophos for Virtual Environments Startup guide -- Sophos Central edition.
You can find technical support for Sophos products in any of these ways:
Copyright © 2018 Sophos Limited. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise unless you are either a valid licensee where the documentation can be reproduced in accordance with the license terms or you otherwise have the prior permission in writing of the copyright owner.
Sophos, Sophos Anti-Virus and SafeGuard are registered trademarks of Sophos Limited, Sophos Group and Utimaco Safeware AG, as applicable. All other product and company names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.