Host Intrusion Prevention 8.0 for Linux Patch 7 Known Issues
Technical Articles ID:
KB85987
Last Modified: 5/19/2021
Environment
McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention (Host IPS) 8.0 for Linux Patch 7
Summary
This article contains important information about known issues of high or medium rating that are outstanding with this product release. This article will be updated if new issues are identified post-release, or if additional information becomes available. To read the Release Notes, see:
Release to Support (RTS): October 30, 2015
Issue resolutions in updates and major releases are cumulative; Technical Support recommends that you install the latest version. To find the most recent release for your product, go to the Product Downloads site.
Known Issues CRITICAL: There are no critical issues at the time of RTS release.
Issue: SLES11-SP4 PV instance on Amazon AWS is not supported by Patch 7. Resolution: See Related Article. PV is not supported for SLES11-SP4.
1060464
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Issue: Host IPS Apache module will not be loaded if Apache service is started after Host IPS installation. Resolution/Workaround: If Apache service is started after Host IPS installed previously, users should restart the Host IPS agent for Host IPS Apache modules to be loaded.
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Issue: IPS will be in disabled state after installation or upgrade. Resolution: Requires enabling the IPS option from Host IPS extension and full policy push from ePO.
1095369
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Issue: Symbolic link is getting created for /var/tmp/ssl.cnf. Resolution: This issue is currently being investigated.
1099239
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Issue: Custom rule is not working with Linux cat command. Resolution: This issue is currently being investigated.
1099242
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Issue: Custom rule dies not working with a forward slash. Resolution: Add a VSEL scan exclusion for the /opt/McAfee/hip/log folder.
