Release Notes Client Management (Version 1.12)

Tanium Client Management 1.12.169

Release Date: April 30, 2024

Improvements

Updates NodeJS on Tanium Client Management

Tanium Client Management 1.12.165

Release Date: April 2, 2024

Bug Fixes

• Fixes an issue where the client manifest may fail to synchronize when the enable_314_protocol is set to NULL.
• Fixes an issue where the documentation link in the solutions page is invalid.

Tanium Client Management 1.12.158

Release Date: October 3, 2023

Tools Versions

• Includes tsdb-cx 1.3.46

Improvements

• Upgrades third-party tools to newer versions.

Tanium Client Management 1.12.157

Release Date: September 19, 2023

Tools Versions

• Includes tsdb-cx 1.3.46

Improvements

• Upgrades various third-party libraries to newer versions.

Bug Fixes

• Fixes an issue where the Tanium Client performance monitoring client extension may crash when certain directories are empty.

Tanium Client Management 1.12.155

Release Date: August 1, 2023

Important Notes

• Tanium Client Management and Tanium Endpoint Configuration are now being released as separate shared services. The first separated version of Endpoint Configuration is 1.7.204.

Tools Versions

• Includes tsdb-cx 1.2.5

Improvements

• Upgraded various third-party libraries to newer versions

Tanium Client Management 1.12.154

Release Date: July 18, 2023

Important Notes

• Tanium Client Management and Tanium Endpoint Configuration are now being released as separate shared services. The first separated version of Endpoint Configuration is 1.7.204.

Tools Versions

• Includes tsdb-cx 1.2.5

Improvements

• Endpoint Configuration now ships as a separately installable shared service, which can be updated independently of Tanium Client Management.

Tanium Client Management 1.12.150

Release Date: June 13, 2023

Important Notes

• This version of Client Management includes Endpoint Configuration version 1.7.194

Tools Versions

• Includes cx-core 2.8.1960
• Includes cx-config 1.4.2879
• Includes tsdb-cx 1.2.5

Improvements

• Endpoint Configuration: Support newer tool installation mechanism enabled in Tanium Client 7.4.10.1054 and higher.

Tanium Client Management 1.12.149

Release Date: June 6, 2023

Important Notes

• This version of Client Management includes Endpoint Configuration version 1.7.191

Tools Versions

• Includes cx-core 2.8.1960
• Includes cx-config 1.4.2875
• Includes tsdb-cx 1.2.5

Improvements

• This release includes third-party dependency updates.

Bug Fixes

• Endpoint Configuration: Resolves an issue which prevents a macOS Intel only Tanium Client from being bootstrapped properly.

Tanium Client Management 1.12.146

Release Date: May 23, 2023

Important Notes

• This version of Client Management includes Endpoint Configuration version 1.7.188

Tools Versions

• Includes cx-core 2.8.1960
• Includes cx-config 1.4.2875
• Includes tsdb-cx 1.2.5

Improvements

• Includes security updates to 3rd party libraries.
• Endpoint Configuration: Added required support for future module Investigations.
• Endpoint Configuration: Tanium Client mustgathers now include Tanium Client configuration settings.
• Endpoint Configuration: Tanium Client mustgathers now include information on macOS .ips crash files.
• Endpoint Configuration: Tanium Client mustgathers now include additional detailed information on parent process IDs.

Bug Fixes

• Resolves an issue with upgrading Tanium Clients on macOS devices with Rapid Security Response patches applied.
• Endpoint Configuration: Resolves an issue where log messages may not be written to extensions0.txt when client shutdown begins.
• Endpoint Configuration: Resolves an issue where CPU utilization may not be calculated correctly when a process is pinned to a CPU.
• Endpoint Configuration: Resolves an issue where some NICs could be missing from performance metrics.
• Endpoint Configuration: Resolves an issue where a CX could crash if a sqlite .wal file was deleted or missing.
• Endpoint Configuration: Resolves an issue which caused the CX Framework to use more memory than necessary.
• Endpoint Configuration: Resolves an issue that could result in a deadlock on CX shutdown.

Security Update

• This release includes security updates. Details of the issue, including affected versions, and mitigation information, can be obtained within Tanium's Support Portal, or by contacting your TAM.

Tanium Client Management 1.12.133

Release Date: April 11, 2023

Important Notes

• This version of Client Management includes Endpoint Configuration version 1.7.182

Tools Versions

• Includes cx-core 2.7.1129
• Includes cx-config 1.4.2875
• Includes tsdb-cx 1.2.4

Improvements

• Added new interface for configuring Index exclusions and blockout windows.
• Improved the experience of the Tanium Client must-gather interface when selecting which domains to collect.
• Endpoint Configuration: On macOS, .ips crash files are now included in Tanium Client must-gathers.
• Endpoint Configuration: Improved the performance and memory utilization of the cx-config module.

Bug Fixes

• Resolves an issue where the 7.4.10 Tanium Client was not considered "later" than the 7.4.9 Tanium Client.
• Resolves an issue where deleting and then reading a Tanium Client bundle could result in an error message.
• Resolves an issue where the Tanium Client bundle might not be avilable for download.
• Endpoint Configuration: Resolves an issue where the memory utilization of processes using more than 4gb of memory were reported incorrectly.
• Endpoint Configuration: Resolves an issue where not all NICs were included in performance metrics on Linux.
• Endpoint Configuration: Resolves an issue where the Cxtras CX module may not install on AIX endpoints.
• Endpoint Configuration: Resolves an issue where the cx-tsdb performance monitor would not start on some ARM Linux endpoints.
• Endpoint Configuration: Resolves an issue where the cx-tsdb performance monitor file permissions were not uniformly applied.

Tanium Client Management 1.12.117

Release Date: March 7, 2023

Important Notes

• This version of Client Management includes Endpoint Configuration version 1.7.176

Tools Versions

• Includes cx-core 2.7.1124
• Includes cx-config 1.4.2868
• Includes tsdb-cx 1.2.4

Improvements

• Changes the targeting of the Client Configuration and Support Package for Linux ARM to support additional distributions of Linux on ARM architectures.
• Includes security updates to 3rd party libraries.

Security Update

• This release includes security updates. Details of the issue, including affected versions, and mitigation information, can be obtained within Tanium's Support Portal, or by contacting your TAM.

Tanium Client Management 1.12.115

Release Date: February 21, 2023

Important Notes

• This version of Client Management includes Endpoint Configuration version 1.7.173

Tools Versions

• Includes cx-core 2.7.1124
• Includes cx-config 1.4.2868
• Includes tsdb-cx 1.2.4

Improvements

• Tanium software components now use OpenSSL v1.0.2zg.
• Updated the targeting of AIX endpoints to avoid the use of the "Client Configuration and Support - AIX Version" sensor.

Bug Fixes

• Resolves an issue that could result in a TaniumCX hang if another client extension happens to crash.
• Resolves an issue where the columns for the sensor "Client Extensions - Installed Extensions" were ordered incorrectly.

Tanium Client Management 1.12.109

Release Date: January 24, 2023

Important Notes

• This version of Client Management includes Endpoint Configuration version 1.7.168

Tools Versions

• Includes cx-core 2.7.1118
• Includes cx-config 1.4.2868
• Includes tsdb-cx 1.2.4

Improvements

• Adds support for Oracle 9 x86_64

Bug Fixes

• Resolves an issue that prevented Content Only Solution Tools from operating correctly on 7.4 Tanium Servers
• Resolves an issue that could result in an incorrect sorting order for Tanium Client update deployments.
• Endpoint Configuration: Resolves an issue where CX crash caused other CX modules to be unavailable until next client reset.
• Endpoint Configuration: Resolves issues with starting and reinstalling the CX-TSDB Tanium Client monitoring module.
• Endpoint Configuration: Resolves an issue with the TSDB module having incorrect file permissions on RHEL 7 endpoints.

Tanium Client Management 1.12.99

Release Date: December 20, 2022

Important Notes

• This version of Client Management includes Endpoint Configuration version 1.7.162

Tools Versions

• Includes cx-core 2.7.1118
• Includes cx-config 1.4.2864
• Includes tsdb-cx 1.2.2

Improvements

• Improved database performance for Client Settings by increasing sequence batch size.
• Improved logging of upgrades and migrations.
• Endpoint Configuration: Improved the database transaction model for interacting with the Endpoint Configuration database.
• Endpoint Configuration: Updated 3rd party dependencies.

Bug Fixes

• Resolves an issue where an unfriendly user error would be shown if a user did not have sufficient access rights.
• Resolves an issue in Client Health retrieving log files when a log file has a size of 0 bytes.
• Resolves an issue where client settings would not auto-deploy on upgrade.
• Resolves an issue with the upgrade of the Tanium Client on macOS 13 endpoints.
• Resolves an issue where TSDB data could not be available in a must-gather.
• Resolves an issue where a deployment to a single endpoint address might target more than one machine.
• Endpoint Configuration: Resolves an issue where the core client extension would dump memory to disk and restart on AIX endpoints.
• Endpoint Configuration: Resolves an issue where pending approvals could not be processed if there was also a pending reorder request.
• Endpoint Configuration: Resolves an issue where the Client Extensions Status sensor results were reported as a Version type instead of String type.
• Endpoint Configuration: Resolves an issue with managing content-only solutions tools where the tools would incorrectly be shown as “Missing” or “Deleted”.
• Endpoint Configuration: Resolves an issue where the “Manifest Metadata” sensor would return an incorrect value, slowing initial bootstrap to functional times for a newly deployed client.
• Endpoint Configuration: Resolves an issue where CPU utilization could be calculated incorrectly on Windows endpoints.
• Endpoint Configuration: Resolves an issue where excessive memory might be used for process sampling when the endpoint has a very large number of active processes.

Known Issues

• Content Only Solutions such as Core Content require Tanium Platform 7.5.2.3503 or higher.

Tanium Client Management 1.12.86

Release Date: December 6, 2022

Important Notes

• This version of Client Management includes Endpoint Configuration version 1.7.151
• Client Management now only supports Tanium Platforms 7.4.3.1204 and higher
• If using the Tanium Client setting StateProtectedFlag=1, Client Management 1.9.925 or higher must be installed and distributed before upgrading to the Tanium Client 7.4.8.1042 or higher version.
• Because Client Management now uses Tanium RDB, and migrates data on upgrade, contact Tanium before any attempt to uninstall and wipe Client Management or Endpoint Configuration to reinstall a previous version.

Tools Versions

• Includes cx-core 2.7.1114
• Includes cx-config 1.4.2864
• Includes tsdb-cx 1.2.1

Bug Fixes

• Resolves an issue where "Error: Missing Actions" might be shown in the status of a single issue Client Upgrade deployment.
• Resolves an issue where the upgrade of the Tanium Client on SLES/SLED 11 endpoint could result in the client being left in a stopped state.
• Resolves an issue where the install scripts included with the macOS client download may not identify the correct OS level.
• Resolves an issue where deployments of 7.2 clients would fail on current Tanium Server versions.
• Resolves an issue where the generation of support bundles failed when the Tanium Module Server was running on Windows.
• Resolves an issue where the download of support bundles failed on 7.4.X Tanium Server versions.
• Resolves an issue where the data retention settings page did not display correctly.

Tanium Client Management 1.12.77

Release Date: November 8, 2022

Important Notes

• This version of Client Management includes Endpoint Configuration version 1.7.151
• Client Management now only supports Tanium Platforms 7.4.3.1204 and higher
• If using the Tanium Client setting StateProtectedFlag=1, Client Management 1.9.925 or higher must be installed and distributed before upgrading to the Tanium Client 7.4.8.1042 or higher version.
• Because Client Management now uses Tanium RDB, and migrates data on upgrade, contact Tanium before any attempt to uninstall and wipe Client Management or Endpoint Configuration to reinstall a previous version.

Enhancements

• Client Profiles have been renamed and replaced with the new Configuration Management view.
• Endpoint Configuration: Content Only Solutions now have the ability to use Endpoint Configuration to distribute and manage tools.
• Endpoint Configuration: CX Tools can now all run in a single CX process, using Shared Process mode. (Valid for some modules only: see Known Issues below)

Tools Versions

• Includes cx-core 2.7.1114
• Includes cx-config 1.4.2864
• Includes tsdb-cx 1.2.1

Improvements

• Adds Client Extension LogVerbosityLevel as a Client Health Configuration item viewable when using Direct Connect on an endpoint.
• Generating Client Management support bundles now include support bundles from RDB and SUS services.
• Adds in a verification pop up when creating a deploying or changing an upgrade.
• The workbench now shows the file name of a must gather that is captured through Client Health.
• Endpoint Configuration: Rejected approval items will now be automatically dismissed over time.
• Endpoint Configuration: Improved logging when updating Saved Actions for diagnostic purposes.
• Endpoint Configuration: Improved options now available for managing approvals, including approve/reject all.
• Endpoint Configuration: Improved and added additional metrics for monitoring the Endpoint Configuration service.
• Endpoint Configuration: Converted "Client Extensions - Status" and "Installed Extensions" sensors to use CX mailbox calls, for better performance.
• Endpoint Configuration: Tanium Client must-gathers will now have a naming convention of emg-<computer name>-YYYYMMDDhhmmSSZ.zip .
• Endpoint Configuration: It is now possible to collect the Tanium Client's manual-groups.db and sensors.db in a client must-gather.
• Endpoint Configuration: The CXDownloadManager will now cancel duplicate downloads if the tool is already in the download queue.
• Endpoint Configuration: It is now possible to get tool status via a provider in addition to the previous mailbox mechanism.
• Endpoint Configuration: Reduced the process threads used by the cx-config.
• Endpoint Configuration: Improved the mechanisms that notify modules that new manifest configuration has become available.
• Endpoint Configuration: Improved the logging around the downloading of tools, especially in cases of slow downloads or multiple attempts.
• Endpoint Configuration: Updated sqlite settings for cache_size and use of WAL mode to improve cx-config performance on the endpoint.
• Endpoint Configuration: Improved the logging of the active client profile at client startup.

Bug Fixes

• Changes the running upgrade icon to a static icon for clarity and continuity in the Client Management workbench.
• Resolves an issue where deploying to certain non-windows endpoints that utilized a different language/locale would fail.
• Resolves an issue where the overwrite option shows the incorrect message in the deployment's UI.
• Resolves an issue in Client Profiles/Settings Configurations where the UI does not display a zero LogVerbosityLevel correctly.
• Resolves an issue in Client Configurations that incorrectly displays Download Not Available Yet when the download link works successfully.
• Resolves an issue with Quick Links where the Create Profile Setting/Settings Configuration directs the user to create a Client Configurations.
• Resolves an issue where the \ is missing in the description of Installation Directory on Windows when creating a client configuration.
• Resolves an issue when using a user account from a domain with \ in the credentials on Linux would cause the deployment to that endpoint to fail.
• Resolves an issue deploying to macOS 12.6.
• Endpoint Configuration: Job frequencies will now update immediately when changed, and not require a service restart
• Endpoint Configuration: "Endpoint Configuration Administrator" and "Endpoint Configuration Approver" roles can now see the Audit information views.
• Endpoint Configuration: Resolved a typo in the "Manifest Metadata" sensor on Windows.
• Endpoint Configuration: Resolved issues with some CX tools sensors on Solaris 10.
• Endpoint Configuration: Resolved an issue where the CX log extensions' LogVerbosityLevel would not take effect if higher than the client's LogVerbosityLevel
• Endpoint Configuration: Resolved an issue where the CPU utilization was not calculated correctly when the process is pinned to a specific CPU.

Known Issues

• An issue has been found with Client Management 1.12 releases prior to 1.12.99 and compatibility with AIX clients. If your deployment includes AIX endpoints, please use Client Management 1.12.99 or greater.
• Some modules do not yet support CX Process Sharing, and that feature should not be enabled if those products are in use. Do not enable process sharing if using any of these modules, until they declare specific support: Deploy and Patch
• As part of the change from Client Profiles to Configuration Management, any existing profile configurations are migrated to settings configurations. Settings configurations are targeted directly rather than being applied to a profile for targeting. If a profile configuration was assigned to multiple client profiles, it is duplicated to multiple settings configurations to adopt the targeting that was specified for each client profile. Each automatically created settings configuration is named from the migrated profile configuration and the client profile to which it was assigned: Configuration Name (prev. assigned to Profile Name)