Supported platforms for VirusScan Enterprise for Linux
Technical Articles ID:
KB75270
Last Modified: 4/20/2021
Environment
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise for Linux (VSEL) 2.0.x, 1.9.x
Summary
When new operating systems or Service Packs are released, the original Product Guides might not reflect the current support policy for those platforms. Most of the following information is available in the product installation guides and Release Notes. But, some of the information is available only in Product Management statements published in the Knowledge Base. Content in this article supersedes all other published content in both the guides and release notes.
Recent updates to this article:
Date
Update
April 20, 2021
Adding supported versions of McAfee Agent (MA 5.7.x, 5.6.x)
Updated the Anti-Malware Scan Engine table. Added End of Life dates.
Added End of Life dates for VSEL 2.0.4 and 1.9.2.
December 18, 2020
Added support for 6200 Scan Engine to the "DAT, Scan Engine, Cluster, and Virtualization support" section.
Added End of Life (EOL) information for VSEL 1.9.1 in the "Supported Platforms" section.
August 28, 2020
Added VSEL 1.9.2 HF2637000 and VSEL 2.0.3 HF2635000 release details.
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VSEL 1.9 HF960962 requires you to have VSEL 1.9 HF872066 installed on the computer you intend to update to this hotfix.
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VSEL 1.9.1 does not contain VSEL 1.9.1 HF988521 solutions; so, installing HF1065267 requires VSEL1.9.1 + HF988521.
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VSEL 1.9.1 HF1073855 is a superset of HF1065267 and does not contain VSEL 1.9.1 HF988521 solutions. So, installing HF1073855 requires VSEL 1.9.1 + HF988521.
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VSEL 2.0 HF960961. IMPORTANT: Technical Support strongly recommends that you reset the VSEL Administrator password after applying this hotfix.
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McAfee investigated this issue and a solution is currently available. This solution is currently not generally available, but is in Released to Support (RTS) status. To obtain the RTS build, log on to the ServicePortal and create a Service Request (https://support.mcafee.com/ServicePortal/faces/serviceRequests/createSR). Include this article number in the Problem Description field.
VSEL 1.9.x supports all kernel versions on the supported operating systems.
For VSEL 2.0.x, the kernel version must be 2.6.38 or later for the supported operating systems.
Linux distributions, based on a supported version such as RHEL but modified and hardened by vendors. These modified versions are treated as separate distributions and are not supported, unless explicitly specified in this article.
IMPORTANT:
Excluding the distributions and operating systems listed below, VSEL does not support future operating system releases, because of known vulnerabilities.
VSEL 2.0.x and 1.9.x feature enhanced file system support. For more information about verifying whether a file system running on the system is supported, see KB73344.
NFS Scanning (all versions)
NFS Action
NFS Server running
VSEL (A)
NFS Client running
VSEL (B)
NFS Server without
VSEL (C)
NFS Client without
VSEL (D)
A writes infection to B
Detected
Not Detected
N/A
N/A
A writes infection to D
Detected
N/A
N/A
Not Detected
B writes infection to A
Not Detected
Detected
N/A
N/A
D writes infection to A
Not Detected
N/A
N/A
Not Detected
B writes infection to C
N/A
Detected
Not Detected
N/A
C writes infection to B
N/A
Not Detected
Not Detected
N/A
B reads infection from A
Detected
Not Detected
N/A
N/A
D reads infection from A
Detected
N/A
N/A
Not Detected
B reads infection from C
N/A
Detected
Not Detected
N/A
NOTE:Microsoft Services for Network File Systems are not currently supported.
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ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) support
(Extensions needed to support VSEL clients)
ePO Version
VSEL
2.0.3
HF1196448
VSEL
2.0.0
2.0.1
2.0.2
2.0.3
VSEL
1.9.2
HF1196448
VSEL
1.9.0
1.9.1
1.9.2
ePO 5.9.0 1
Yes
No
Yes
No
ePO 5.3.x
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
ePO 5.1.x
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
1
The extension provided by VSEL Hotfix 1196448 enables support for VSEL 1.9.2 and 2.0.3 for ePO 5.9.0.
McAfee Agent (MA) support
MA Version
VSEL
2.0.x
VSEL
1.9.x
MA 5.7.x
Yes
Yes
MA 5.6.x
Yes
Yes
MA 5.5.x (End of Life on December 16, 2020)
EOL
EOL
MA 5.0.x (End of Life on December 17, 2019)
EOL
EOL
MA 4.8 Patch 3 (End of Life on March 31, 2018. Applies to Windows, Macintosh, and Linux)
EOL
EOL
Scan Engine and DAT support
Because of the security risks involved in running an out-of-date Scan Engine, McAfee actively enforces an End of Life (EOL) policy for older Scan Engines. McAfee stops all internal testing of DAT files on EOL Scan Engines, and any issues encountered with an EOL Scan Engine are out of scope for support.
EOL period—The time frame that runs from the day McAfee announces product discontinuation, until the last date that McAfee formally supports the product. In general, after the EOL period is announced, no enhancements are made.
EOL date—The last day that the product is supported, according to the terms of the McAfee standard support offering.
