WatchGuard has released two important software updates this week to address issues that have been reported in the field.

Fireware 11.10.2 Update 1

This update was posted to the software download site on Wednesday, Aug 10th. The two most significant issues addressed are:

• A kernel crash that occurred in v11.10.2 on models: XTM 5 Series, XTM 8 Series, XTM 850, XTM 1050, XTM 1500 Series, and XTM 2050.
• USB drives did not work correctly on the XTM 330 in 11.10.2.

Does This Release Pertain to Me?

If you are running 11.10.2 on one of the appliance models listed above, we recommend that you upgrade to this new release. There is no corresponding update of WSM.

Dimension 2.0 Update 2

This update was posted to the software download center on Thursday, Aug 13th.  This resolves an issue where Dimension 2.0 stopped accepting logs after 30 days from appliances with current support subscriptions running Fireware versions 11.10 or earlier.

Does This Release Pertain to Me?

We recommend that all instances of Dimension 2.0 should be upgraded to the new release.

Release Notes include full details of all the issues fixed in each release.

Software Download Center

Firebox and XTM appliance owners with active support subscriptions can obtain these updates without additional charge by downloading the applicable packages from the WatchGuard Software Download Center. Please read the Release Notes before you upgrade to understand what’s involved. Known Issues are now listed in the Knowledge Base when logged in at the WatchGuard website.