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VirusScan Enterprise 8.8 Patch 1, 2, and 3 Hotfix 820636

  • The hotfix and Release Notes are attached to this article.
  • This release was developed for use with:
    • VirusScan Enterprise 8.8.0 Patch 1
    • VirusScan Enterprise 8.8.0 Patch 2
    • VirusScan Enterprise 8.8.0 Patch 3
  • Rating. McAfee recommends this release for all environments. This release is considered a High Priority rating. For information on ratings, see KB51560. Failure to apply a High Priority update may result in potential business impact.
  • This hotfix will be included in VSE 8.8 Patch 4 (release schedule still to be determined). This article will be updated when this is posted to the McAfee Downloads site.
  • In addition to the state of the service, you can leverage two registry values to qualify the state of scanning. If required, contact McAfee Technical Support, to obtain the registry values.

Issue resolved by VSE 8.8 Hotfix 820636

Reference Number Related Article Resolved Issue Description
820636             823110 Issue: Client system properties in ePolicy Orchestrator report that On Access Scanner was running even when certain conditions on client system prevent scanning. Resolution: During system property collection, the VirusScan plugin to the McAfee Agent queries On Access Scanner services and registry to report status with increased accuracy.

For more information and to download the patch click here.

Hotfix XS60E015 for XenServer 6.0

Issues Resolved In This Hotfix

This hotfix resolves the following issues:

  1. Creating a Virtual Machine (VM) or a Virtual Disk Image (VDI) may fail due to lack of space in the NetApp storage array. This is due to an issue in Integrated StorageLink (iSL) when using NetApp storage arrays, which incorrectly configures volumes for thin provisioning.
  2. Creating a VM or a VDI on an iSL NetApp storage array may consume more than 140% of additional space on the storage array.
  3. Attempts to re-attach the VDIs from the legacy StorageLink, after upgrading to XenServer 6.0, may display incorrect storage volume information in XenCenter.
  4. VM Snapshots created on an iSL NetApp Storage Repository (SR) are deleted if a single snapshot is removed from the snapshot tree.
  5. Creating an SR on an iSL Dell EqualLogic storage array will fail, if using Dell EqualLogic Array Firmware version greater than 5.1.1.
  6. Snapshots created on an iSL NetApp storage array inflate the underlying volume and will eventually fill up the aggregate space.
  7. Changing the IP address of a NetApp storage array when attempting to re-attach the iSL SR with a NetApp storage array, may result in an iSL SR crash.

NOTE: In addition, this hotfix also includes several bug fixes.

Installing the Hotfix

IMPORTANT: Customers MUST install Hotfix XS60E001 – For XenServer 6.0 before attempting to apply this hotfix.

Customers should use either XenCenter or the XenServer Command Line Interface (CLI) to install this update. Once the update has installed, the server must be restarted for it to take effect. As with any software update, please back up your data before applying this hotfix. Citrix recommends updating all hosts within a pool sequentially. Upgrading of hosts should be scheduled to minimize the amount of time the pool runs in a “mixed state” where some hosts have been upgraded and some have not. Running a mixed pool of updated and non-updated hosts for general operation is not supported.

NOTES:

  • The attachment to this article is a zip file.
  • To minimise hotfix application time, specifically to avoid host reboot and VM migrations while applying this hotfix, customers should follow the instructions for installing the update using the XenServer CLI. Continue reading “Hotfix XS60E015 for XenServer 6.0”

Hotfix Rollup Pack 1 for XenApp 6.5 notes

As you could read in this post Citrix has released Hotfix Rollup pack 1 for XenApp along side the Feature Pack.

In this post is described what the changes, replaced hotfixes and fixes are.

Replaced Hotfixes

This hotfix rollup pack replaces the following hotfixes:

XA650W2K8R2X64001, XA650W2K8R2X64002, XA650W2K8R2X64004, XA650W2K8R2X64005, XA650W2K8R2X64006, XA650W2K8R2X64007, XA650W2K8R2X64008, XA650W2K8R2X64009, XA650W2K8R2X64011, XA650W2K8R2X64012, XA650W2K8R2X64013, XA650W2K8R2X64014, XA650W2K8R2X64015, XA650W2K8R2X64016, XA650W2K8R2X64017, XA650W2K8R2X64018, XA650W2K8R2X64019, XA650W2K8R2X64020, XA650W2K8R2X64021, XA650W2K8R2X64022, XA650W2K8R2X64023, XA650W2K8R2X64024, XA650W2K8R2X64025, XA650W2K8R2X64026, XA650W2K8R2X64027, XA650W2K8R2X64028, XA650W2K8R2X64029, XA650W2K8R2X64030

Important Notes

  • Caution: Several items in this hotfix rollup pack require you to edit the registry. Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Citrix cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
  • Skype might not recognize the camera, in which case the video portion of the Skype call is missing. To avoid this, make sure the camera is connected before launching Skype. If necessary, sign out of Skype and then sign back into Skype. In some cases, it might be necessary to disconnect and reconnect the camera before signing back into Skype.

Known Installation/Uninstallation Issues Continue reading “Hotfix Rollup Pack 1 for XenApp 6.5 notes”

Hotfix for Citrix Provisioning Services 6.0 and 6.1

Citrix has released a new hotfix for it’s Provisioning Services version 6.0 and 6.1.

Issue(s) Resolved in this Hotfix

This hotfix addresses the following issue reported against Citrix Provisioning Services 6.0 and 6.1 Releases:

BG-284511 – slow shutdown of the target devices with multiple partitions on Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 machines.

Replaces: Hotfix CPVS60E010 – For Citrix Provisioning Services 6.0 CTX132244 Continue reading “Hotfix for Citrix Provisioning Services 6.0 and 6.1”

Hotfix for Citrix Provisioning Services 6.0

Issue(s) Resolved in this Hotfix

This Hotfix addresses the following issues reported against Provisioning Services 6.0 release:

BUG313632 Windows 7 and Windows 2008 targets do not boot up with the correct subnet mask when using CIDR addressing

Installing this Hotfix

Notes:

• The user must have administrative rights to the server and target device.

To install this hotfix: Continue reading “Hotfix for Citrix Provisioning Services 6.0”

Vulnerability in Citrix XenApp could result in denial of service

Severity: Low

Description of Problem

A vulnerability has been identified in Citrix XenApp that, when triggered, could result in a denial of service.

This vulnerability is present in all versions of Citrix XenApp, formerly known as Presentation Server, up to and including version 6.5.

Mitigating Factors

In order to trigger this vulnerability, an attacker would need to be able to directly access the XenApp server. When deployed according to established best practice, the XenApp server would not be directly exposed and an Internet-based attacker would not be able to trigger this vulnerability.

What Customers Should Do

A hotfix has been released to address this issue. Citrix recommends that affected customers install this hotfix, which can be downloaded from the following locations:

Continue reading “Vulnerability in Citrix XenApp could result in denial of service”

Hotfix 3 installation guide (step-by-step)

As you could read in this post Citrix has released a patch/update for Provisioning Services version 6.1. This step-by-step guide helps you through the upgrade / installation process of this hotfix.

In contrast to the previous Hotfix (CPVS61E001) you don’t have to manually uninstall the Provisioning Services server and console before installing this fix. The Citrix developers have listened to the messages out of the field that this wasn’t a good update.

A footnote to this update is that if you don’t have HA / failover enabled or configured it’s best to patch the server within a maintenance window. Your PVS server will have to reboot.

Prerequisites:

These installation packages contains the complete Console and Server install and can be used in place of Hotfix CPVS61E003,

  • The user must have administrative rights to the Provisioning Services server.
  • The SCVMM Administrator Console must be installed alongside the Citrix Provisioning services Console when SCVMM virtual machine deployment is to be used.
  • The SCVMM Console must be the same version as the SCVMM server. This is the same requirement as XenDesktop Desktop Studio.
  • WinRM configurations are no longer required when using SCVMM.

Continue reading “Hotfix 3 installation guide (step-by-step)”

Citrix releases Hotfix 3 for Provisioning Services 6.1

Citrix has released yesterday the 3rd hotfix for version 6.1 of their Provisioning Services software.

Here’s what’s new and fixed in this release.

Citrix Provisioning Services 6.1 Hotfix XenDesktop SCVMM 2012 Compatibility Pack

This document describes the issue solved by this release and includes installation instructions. You can find more information about Citrix Provisioning Services 6.1 in the Citrix Provisioning Services 6.1 Installation and Configuration Guide. All product documentation is available from the Citrix Web site at http://www.citrix.com/support.

Issue(s) Resolved in this Hotfix

This release addresses performance issues identified with the XenDesktop Setup Wizard and Streamed VM Setup Wizard

• SCVMM virtual machine deployments have been parallelized to deploy multiple VMs on each selected host concurrently, for both SCVMM 2012 and 2008.

• Streamed VM Wizard also gains the SCVMM parallelization benefits, although to a lesser effect since it can only target a single host.

• WinRM is no longer a requirement for the XenDesktop setup wizard when using SCVMM 2008 or 2012

Fixes also included in this release:

• All fixes in CVPS61E001 and CVPS61E002 that are in console and server are included in this hotfix, the console and server install maybe used in place of CVPS61E001

• BUG0308003 XenDeskTop Wizard is slow in obtaining the list of ESX templates

• BUG0035424 A delay when attempting to add a group to farm administrators group is experienced in the PVS console

Upgrade / Installation:

An upgrade / installation guide will be made this weekend and posted on this blog. You can follow me on twitter to receive notification or visit this blog frequently.

Vulnerability in Citrix Provisioning Services could result in arbitrary code execution

Severity: High

Description of Problem

A vulnerability has been identified in Citrix Provisioning Services that could result in arbitrary code execution. This vulnerability can be triggered by an attacker sending a specially crafted packet to the Provisioning Services server.

This vulnerability is present in all supported versions of Citrix Provisioning Services up to and including version 6.1.

Mitigating Factors

In a typical deployment, the vulnerable component will not be accessible from the Internet.

What Customers Should Do

This vulnerability has been addressed in a series of hotfixes for affected versions of Citrix Provisioning Services. Citrix strongly recommends that customers apply the required hotfix for their Provisioning Services deployments. These hotfixes can be found at the following locations: Continue reading “Vulnerability in Citrix Provisioning Services could result in arbitrary code execution”

Hotfix for Citrix XenApp 6.5

Citrix has released a hotfix For XenApp 6.5 for Windows Server 2008 R2 to solve the following problem(s):

  1. The CPU consumption of the winlogon.exe process can be higher than usual and cause new connection attempts to fail once a server hosts 70 connections or more. Eventually, servers can experience a fatal exception and need to be restarted.

    [From XA650W2K8R2X64019][#LA0032]

Important Note(s) about This Release

  • Note: As a best practice, Citrix recommends that you install this and other hotfixes only if you are affected by the specific issues they resolve. Otherwise, Citrix recommends that you wait for the next hotfix rollup pack for your product release. Hotfix rollup packs consolidate most previously released hotfixes and allow you to update systems in a convenient, single installation. Continue reading “Hotfix for Citrix XenApp 6.5”