Description
The Symantec Enterprise Security Manager™ Security Update 2008.09.01 has been enhanced to support AIX 6.1 VIO client version 1.5, SUSE Linux 9 SP4 and 10 SP1 on IBM zSeries (s390x) and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP4 and 10 SP2, ESX Server 3.5, and Windows Vista SP1 operating systems.

A new feature about executing multiple modules in parallel has been introduced in this release. This feature lets you configure and execute multiple modules simultaneously and collect data from the target agents within a shorter span of time. You can execute multiple modules in parallel only on ESM 9.0 agents.

In addition, 7 new checks have been added across several modules.

Install Security Update 2008.09.01 to upgrade UNIX and Windows security modules on Symantec ESM 6.5.x and 9.0 agents. For detailed descriptions of new features and enhancements, download the Security Update 2008.09.01 Release Notes.

Enhancements
Security Update 2008.09.01 provides the following enhancements:

• Support for the following operating systems on ESM 6.5.3 and later versions:
  • AIX 6.1 on AIX VIO client version 1.5
  • ESX Server 3.5 (x86, Opteron and EM64T)
  
  
• Support for the following operating systems on ESM 9.0 version:
  • SUSE Linux 9 SP4 on IBM zSeries (s390x)
  • SUSE Linux 10 SP1 on IBM zSeries (s390x)
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP4 (x86, Itanium, PPC64, Opteron and EM64T)
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 (x86, Itanium, PPC64, Opteron and EM64T)
  • Windows Vista SP1 (x86, Opteron and EM64T)
  
  
• A new feature about executing multiple modules in parallel for all the ESM OS modules.
  
  
• Logging feature for the Windows Registry, Account Integrity, and Login Parameters modules.
  
  
• 1 new check in the Windows Agent Information module:
  • Installed Applications
  
  
• 1 new check in the UNIX File Watch module:
  • Ignore symbolic links
  
  
• 1 new check in the Windows Vista Network module:
  • Automatically update snapshot
  
  
• 2 new checks in the Windows XP and Vista Password Strength module:
  • Passwords must meet complexity requirements
  • Passwords stored using reversible encryption
  
  
• 2 new checks in the Windows Symantec Product Info module:
  • Minimum version
  • Either Symantec Endpoint Protection or Symantec AntiVirus CE
  
  
  Note: On the LiveUpdate wizard, the SU version is now visible in the following format:SU <YYYY>.<MM>.<Release_Version>. Where, YYYY is the year of release, MM is the month of release, and Release_Version is the release version of the SU. For example, SU 36 is displayed as SU 2008.09.01 on the LiveUpdate wizard.

  Downloads
  Download Security Update 2008.09.01 for AIX-PPC64
  

  • AIX 5.3 (64-bit only)
  • AIX 6.1 (64-bit)
    MD5:c36e905567b170a1d08b664daff39880
  Download Security Update 2008.09.01 for AIX RS/6000
  
  • AIX 5.2 (32-bit and 64- bit only)
  • AIX 5.3 (32-bit only)
    MD5:dfbe7f345a2440413b8fa631d6ec7599
  Download Security Update 2008.09.01 for HP-UX
  MD5:1d39dd508803ef3e82ac5a86be1038ea
  
  Download Security Update 2008.09.01 for HP-UX 11i for Itanium-based systems
  MD5:960af220754c5afbf4596667ab31d2cb
  
  Download Security Update 2008.09.01 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Itanium
  MD5:b05926fa1d825df9b5fb58dfc3c85f53
  
  Download Security Update 2008.09.01 for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9/10 for Itanium
  MD5:b05926fa1d825df9b5fb58dfc3c85f53
  
  Download Security Update 2008.09.01 for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9/10 IBM eServer PPC (64-bit)
  MD5:8e4fdaa53a978f73077c0c471463607f
  
  Download Security Update 2008.09.01 for Linux
  MD5:46fc6b3ec36f2a41aea38d550372c18d
  
  Linux Platforms include:
  • Red Hat Enterprise Server (x86, Opteron and EM64T)
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9/10 (x86)
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9/10 (Opteron and EM64T)
  • ESX Server (x86, Opteron)
  Download Security Update 2008.09.01 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 on IBM z-series (s390x)
  MD5:262e1e3d8211517dbe0ab2cabb91eb78
  
  Download Security Update 2008.09.01 for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, 10 on IBM zSeries (s390x)
  MD5:262e1e3d8211517dbe0ab2cabb91eb78
  
  Download Security Update 2008.09.01 for Solaris SPARC
  MD5:95ea5be06d8db5b740995efd565c2f7f
  
  Download Security Update 2008.09.01 for Solaris SPARC 10 (x86, Opteron and EM64T)
  MD5:df60a5b9860eb3d64b49d35379659a34
  
  Download Security Update 2008.09.01 for Windows 2000
  MD5:09a1dac6df44ce1a08e1d19e5a02a102
  
  Download Security Update 2008.09.01 for Windows XP
  MD5: 896c3feb342200376467ddf449fc501c
  
  Download Security Update 2008.09.01 for Windows Server 2003
  MD5:5ef0c6c314cb789d1e59d23ab2322eba
  
  Download Security Update 2008.09.01 for Windows Server 2003 for 64-bit Itanium-based systems
  MD5:cf0f2800948021e72538f551f866ae93
  
  Download Security Update 2008.09.01 for Windows Server 2003 (Opteron and EM64T)
  MD5:6fe727b3e53e1d216bb7dab985ebf0e1
  
  Download Security Update 2008.09.01 for Windows Vista (32-bit)
  MD5:0d6fe8fb08d7e0881680f700616c89d9
  
  Download Security Update 2008.09.01 for Windows Vista (64-bit)
  MD5:983f2e5adb14c9ee0b75466a32eaf043
  
  Download Security Update 2008.09.01 for Windows Server 2008
  MD5:65bd8d8b607c9ab0f04d9959fcf47ca2
  
  Download Security Update 2008.09.01 for Windows Server 2008 for 64-bit Itanium-based systems
  MD5:1a192639725aaaed84c0e5ea6e42a4ed
  
  Download Security Update 2008.09.01 for Windows Server 2008 (Opteron and EM64T)
  MD5:76e77852b4b94f8f0a1ff12834c49335
  
  
  For these platforms, continue to use Security Update 18:
  Download Security Update 18 for Digital UNIX
  
  For these platforms, continue to use Security Update 17:
  Download Security Update 17 for Irix
  Download Security Update 17 for Sequent
  

  Extended Support
  The Extended Support TPK includes the following enhancements:

  • Large file support
  • Extended unprintable characters in filenames support (Solaris only)
  • Full promiscuous mode detection (Solaris only)
  Download Security Update 2008.09.01 for AIX RS/6000 (Extended Support - 5.2+ only)
  • AIX 5.2 (32-bit and 64-bit) and AIX 5.3 (32-bit)
    MD5:1d29dd8628348e6f83eedaf8572d41da
    
  Download Security Update 2008.09.01 for HP-UX (Extended Support - 11.00+ only)
  MD5:b8f500f3c164bccd9e6965f0a397bd15
  
  Download Security Update 2008.09.01 for Solaris SPARC (Extended Support - 2.8+ only)
  MD5:f47b57e3bf82d98348710e5c8d0ccd59
  
  

  Agent Installs
  Refer the following Security Response Web page for information on downloading the ESM 6.0/6.5.x agents:
  http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/Product/Product_ESM.html

  Documentation
  The SU Release Notes contain the details of all module enhancements.The Symantec ESM OS Checks Reference contains information about the Symantec ESM modules, checks, and messages. Continue using your Security Update 17 User’s Guides until the updated guides are released.
  
  Download Security Update 2008.09.01 Release Notes (PDF)
  Download Security Update 17 User’s Guide for UNIX (PDF)
  Download Security Update 17 User’s Guide for Windows (PDF)
  

  
  Last modified on: Monday, 17-Nov-08 14:02:20