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Release Notes Client Management (Version 1.7)
Tanium Client Management 1.7.194
Release Date: October 12th, 2021
Important Notes
- This version of Client Management includes Endpoint Configuration version 1.4.294
Bug Fixes
- Endpoint Configuration: Fixed an issue that could cause Client Extensions to not handle messaging properly when under extreme load.
- Endpoint Configuration: Fixed an issue that could cause cx-config to attempt to uninstall itself when using the "Remove Unreferenced Dependencies" checkbox in the
Endpoint Configuration - Uninstall Toolpackage.
Tanium Client Management 1.7.191
Release Date: September 14, 2021
Important Notes
- This version of Client Management includes Endpoint Configuration version 1.4.292
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where client settings with "."'s in the setting name would not work correctly.
- Fixed an issue where deployments might stall with the error "Error updating target status message".
- Endpoint Configuration: Fixed an issue on the configurations view where filtering items selecting all would apply even to items currently hidden by the filter.
- Endpoint Configuration: Fixed an issue that may cause the Endpoint Configuration service to continually recycle itself.
Tanium Client Management 1.7.185
Release Date: August 31, 2021
Important Notes
- This version of Client Management includes Endpoint Configuration version 1.4.290
Improvements
- Improved support for proxies that use customized trusted certificates.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where a file would be left within the /opt directory when deploying to macOS devices.
- Fixed an issue under which the deployment status could be corrupted when deleted, resulting in duplicate entries being shown for the remaining deployments.
- Endpoint Configuration: Fixed an issue that could cause a crash in Client Extensions.
- Endpoint Configuration: Fixed an issue in the Windows Reset Components Package that would cause a script launch failure.
Tanium Client Management 1.7.178
Release Date: August 10, 2021
Important Notes
- Because of a change in Tanium Client 7.4.5.1220 and greater, you must update to this version of Tanium Client Management or higher to deploy the 7.4.5.1220 or higher client. If using an earlier version of Tanium Client Management, 7.4.5.1204 is the highest version client that can be deployed without errors.
- This version of Client Management includes Endpoint Configuration version 1.4.286
Improvements
- Added support for Tanium Clients 7.4.5.1220 and greater
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where a deployment would never move to completed.
- Fixed an issue where there would be a failure during log collection from an endpoint.
- Fixed an issue where the clean up step after deployment would timeout on some operating systems.
- Endpoint Configuration: Fixed an issue when tools were targeted but not installed, dependent tools interrogation failed to report the tool was needed.
Tanium Client Management 1.7.172
Release Date: July 27, 2021
Important Notes
- This version of Client Management includes Endpoint Configuration version 1.4.284
Security Updates
- This release includes security updates. Details of the issues, including affected versions and mitigation information, can be obtained within Tanium's Support Portal or by contacting your TAM.
Improvements
- Endpoint Configuration: Adds the configuration setting
CX.core.MailboxPollIntervalMillisecondsfor Non-Windows mailbox polling.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue with the correct detection of 32-bit Windows systems.
- Fixed an issue when a user enters an incorrect IP range that would cause the Client Management service to hang.
- Fixed an issue where the deployment page did not show if deployment had New Installations option checked.
- Endpoint Configuration: Fixed an issue when the
Tools\CXfolder was not preset theEndpoint Configuration - Reset Components [<OS>]package would fail. - Endpoint Configuration: Fixed an issue in Client Extensions that could cause a crash at startup or shutdown.
- Endpoint Configuration: Fixed an issue in Client Extensions that could result in a failure to shutdown completely.
- Endpoint Configuration: Fixed an issue on Windows that would prevent metrics from being reported when there was no paging file.
Tanium Client Management 1.7.165
Release Date: June 8, 2021
Important Notes
- This version of Client Management includes Endpoint Configuration version 1.4.276
Bug Fixes
- Resolved an issue where the deployment status might stop updating
- Endpoint Configuration: Fixed an issue in the
Endpoint Configuration - Reset Components [Non-Windows]package that could prevent the Tanium Client from successfully restarting. - Endpoint Configuration: Fixed a condition where the Endpoint Configuration service could crash at startup.
Tanium Client Management 1.7.161
Release Date: May 18, 2021
Important Notes
- This version of Client Management includes Endpoint Configuration version 1.4.271
Security Updates
- This release includes security updates. Details of the issues, including affected versions and mitigation information, can be obtained within Tanium's Support Portal or by contacting your TAM.
Tanium Client Management 1.7.156
Release Date: May 11, 2021
Important Notes
- This version of Client Management includes Endpoint Configuration version 1.4.271
Bug Fixes
- Resolved an issue where the deployment of the Tanium Client to a 32-bit Windows machine might use an incorrect directory.
- Endpoint Configuration: Fixed an issue where an error display banner was incorrectly shown.
- Endpoint Configuration: Fixed an issue where the "Endpoint Configuration - Reset Components" packages did not fully clean up MacOS endpoints.
Tanium Client Management 1.7.153
Release Date: May 4, 2021
Important Notes
- This version of Client Management includes Endpoint Configuration version 1.4.268
Enhancements
- Added a Tanium Client performance metrics monitoring and database.
- Improved the various client install statuses.
- Improved the way that clients are verified, removing any dependency on netstat.
- Improved compatibility with screen readers.
- Enhanced trace logging for better supportability.
- Added the deployment description column to the deployment table.
- Renamed "Client Settings" to "Client Configurations".
- Changed default retry delay from 60 seconds to 5 seconds.
- Updated all charts to TanViz charts.
- Endpoint Configuration: Adds the ability to filter the Approvals workbench by text search.
- Endpoint Configuration: Improved the UI related to all duration input and use dropdowns for hours / minutes / seconds.
- Endpoint Configuration: Added Tool Version numbers to approvals and configuration items workbench grids.
- Endpoint Configuration: Adds a new Configurations workbench to allow for inspection and deletion of all items registered in Endpoint Configuration.
- Endpoint Configuration: Adds a new Tools workbench to highlight endpoint state and facilitate targeting of endpoints.
- Endpoint Configuration: Adds the Content Set Name to the approval grid when viewing pending items.
- Endpoint Configuration: Improved audit logging to reduce messages when transactions were rolled back.
- Endpoint Configuration: Adds timestamps to the approvals grid for configuration items.
- Endpoint Configuration: Adds the ability to unblock and reinstall a tool in the same package.
- Endpoint Configuration: Adds a 7 day expiration to the Endpoint Configuration regex Allowed URL.
- Endpoint Configuration: The manifest files are now provided in an Endpoint Configuration Support Bundle in json format.
- Endpoint Configuration: Automatically cleans orphaned configuration items from previous versions of the Endpoint Configuration service after they were approved or rejected.
- Endpoint Configuration: Pending reorders are rejected and dismissed per domain/category to allow new ordering to take its place when using Endpoint Configuration approvals.
- Endpoint Configuration: Adds timestamps to status changes in approval workbench grid.
- Endpoint Configuration: Allows settings to be 0.
- Endpoint Configuration: Adds metrics collection for Endpoint Configuration related items.
- Endpoint Configuration: Improves audit logging to reduce messages when the item does not change.
- Endpoint Configuration: Collects the badger logs directory when gathering a Support Bundle.
- Endpoint Configuration: Adds additional logging entries to show changes to configuration items.
- Endpoint Configuration: Adds the ability for status message pop ups to be inspected via assistive technologies without changing focus in the UI.
- Endpoint Configuration: Standardized command line for Windows Endpoint Configuration packages.
- Endpoint Configuration: Adds clearer descriptions and error messages in the settings rail.
- Endpoint Configuration: Adds the item ID to the workbench view for easier identification.
- Endpoint Configuration: Adds the ability to configure Override Action Lock for the Endpoint Configuration Manifest Packages.
- Endpoint Configuration: Improves the error messages when cx-core and config-cx are not present or being installed.
- Endpoint Configuration: Adds support file for TSG collection on TanOS.
- Endpoint Configuration: Removed the banner instructing users to enable Endpoint Configuration Approvals, even when it wasn't possible to enable.
- Endpoint Configuration: Adds context_id to audit logging to distinguish audit items when needed.
- Endpoint Configuration: Updating the settings for Manifest actions now apply immediately instead of waiting for an additional change to be submitted.
Bug Fixes
- Resolved an issue where the manifest might not be re-read before a deployment is created.
- Resolved an issue where deployments would sometimes not fully complete.
- Resolved an issue where a Client Management User could not download the client configuration bundle.
- Resolved an issue where the Client Management deployment status page was retrieving more information from the server than was necessary.
- Resolved an issue where if the "New installation" field on new deployment page is unchecked, the "Ignore" option should be disabled.
- Renamed "Client Tags" to "Custom Tags" in Client Configurations.
- Endpoint Configuration: Fixed an issue when many items were present the console would not load items.
- Endpoint Configuration: Approvals workbench now refreshes its view after taking an action.
- Endpoint Configuration: Metadata in approval and configuration items workbench grids now wrap their text in the cell display area.
- Endpoint Configuration: Prevents unneeded pending changes from being created when an item is submitted with the same order (prioritization).
- Endpoint Configuration: Fixed an issue that prevented Endpoint Configuration from setting its Action Group at install time.
- Endpoint Configuration: Filters are now exact matches for pending changes.
- Endpoint Configuration: Fixes a text overlapping issue in the approvals grid with long item names.
- Endpoint Configuration: Fixes the ability to sort in the Endpoint Configuration approvals grid.
- Endpoint Configuration: Fixes an issue with older RHEL and CentOS endpoints that fail to report correct status.
- Endpoint Configuration: Fixes an issue when many pending items were present the console would not load items.
- Endpoint Configuration: Fixes the display grid for pending item reorders when Endpoint Configuration approvals are in use.
- Endpoint Configuration: Fixes inability to install on non-English OS with Go version bump.
- Endpoint Configuration: Preserves the management rights when an item is saved with no changes.
- Endpoint Configuration: Fixes an issue with Tools packages not working on AIX.
- Endpoint Configuration: Fixes an issue with the 'Endpoint Configuration Service Account' role and permissions granted.
- Endpoint Configuration: Updates the Tanium Endpoint Configuration Action Group to allow all users to see it.
- Endpoint Configuration: Fixed an issue with the 'Endpoint Configuration Service Account' role and permissions granted.
- Endpoint Configuration: Fixes an issue with Endpoint Configuration Tooling packages that have invalid verification queries after updates to the parameters.
- Endpoint Configuration: Updates to description texts for new duration selectors.
- Endpoint Configuration: Fixes an issue with settings display for users when write global settings is assigned.
- Endpoint Configuration: Introduces two new Endpoint Configuration role privileges for 'Endpoint Configuration Settings Read' and 'Endpoint Configuration Settings Write'.
- Endpoint Configuration: Fixes an issue where the Endpoint Configuration Service Account is using least privilege access and still needs to read all sensors.
- Endpoint Configuration: Fixed an issue and improved targeting of packages to only include Tanium Client Version >= 7.2.314.3211.