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 | Document ID:2007864478170998
Last Modified:08/03/2009 |
Release notes for Symantec AntiVirus for Linux 1.0x
| Situation: | This article documents the changes and fixes in each update to Symantec AntiVirus for Linux 1.0x. |
| Solution: | As updates to Symantec Client Security are released, they are added to this document. The sections are added in chronological order, with the most recent additions at the top.
Symantec AntiVirus for Linux 1.0 Maintenance Release 8 (MR8)
Symantec AntiVirus for Linux 1.0 MR 8 adds support for a number of kernels. For the full list of added kernels, read the section on MR 8 in System requirements for Symantec AntiVirus for Linux 1.0.
Symantec AntiVirus for Linux 1.0 MR 8 also includes the following fixes:
Partially open the Auto-Protect kernel modules source
Fix ID: 1505397
Symptom: The Auto-Protect kernel modules source is not open.
Solution: Based on requests from customers, Symantec is partially opening the Auto-Protect kernel modules source code. Symantec will provide the relevant library files so that customers can compile the Auto-Protect kernel modules themselves. For more information refer to README file in the source tarball.
Change all the qt_*path configurations to /usr/lib
Fix ID: 1664496
Symptom: Customers reported that SAV for Linux is looking for mount point of a /home directory.
Solution: Recompiled the source and moved the QT configuration path to /usr/lib.
OES2 SP1 server in cluster environment hangs at boot
Fix ID: 1544883
Symptom: Customers reported that OES2 SP1 server in cluster environment hangs at boot after installation of SAVFL.
Solution: Adjusted the startup order of Symantec AntiVirus for Linux daemons to fix this issue.
Add support to RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 3
Fix ID: 1505386
Symptom: RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 3 was not supported.
Solution: Added the support for both 32-bit and 64-bit of RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 3.
Add support for Fedora 10
Fix ID: 1505400
Symptom: Fedora 10 was not supported.
Solution: Added support for Fedora 10 (32-bit kernel only). The supported kernel version for Fedora 10 is 2.6.27.5-117.
Memory leak issue
Fix ID: 1404268
Symptom: Symantec AntiVirus for Linux exhausted system memory after long-term running.
Solution: Fixed the AV daemon memory leaks and the slab-32 memory leak in the autoprotect kernel module.
Additional notes:
Supported kernel version of Fedora 10
Details: The only supported kernel version for Fedora 10 is 2.6.27.5-117. If you need to use Symantec AntiVirus for Linux on some other kernel versions, please try to compile with ap-kernelmodule tarball.
Uninstall Symantec AntiVirus for Linux first on Novell/SUSE series
Details: In MR8, we made some changes to startup/shutdown sequence of the Symantec AntiVirus daemons (symcfgd and rtvscand). These changes will not take effect if you upgrade from an older release instead of performing a fresh installation. To affect these changes to the startup and shutdown sequence after having upgraded from a previous release, run the following command as root:
# insserv -d symcfgd rtvscand
Symantec AntiVirus for Linux 1.0 Maintenance Release 7 (MR7)
Symantec AntiVirus for Linux 1.0 MR 7 adds support for a number of kernels. For the full list of added kernels, read the section on MR 7 in System requirements for Symantec AntiVirus for Linux 1.0.
Customized installation path for .rpm package
Fix ID: 1301696
Symptom: Symantec AntiVirus for Linux installation path is hardcoded to "/opt/Symantec" and cannot be customized.
Solution: Default installation path can be changed by 'rpm -i --prefix <custom path> sav*.rpm'. Make sure that all .rpm packages use the same path. Note that .deb packages and legacy .rpm packages do not support this feature.
Xen Compatibility
Fix ID: 1380107
Symptom: Symantec AntiVirus for Linux is not compatible with –xenU kernels
Solution: Symantec AntiVirus for Linux supports -xen kernels of fully virtualized and paravirtualized guest operating systems. It does not need any specific configurations to install or load autoprotect modules. The supported -xen kernels are explicitly listed in System requirements for Symantec AntiVirus for Linux 1.0. Other variants, such as -xenU, are not supported by the product.
Issues enabling SELinux
Fix ID: 1380113
Symptom: Some error information will be recorded when SELinux is enabled during the installation.
Solution: Resolved error logging issues when SELinux is enabled during the installation.
Update to Trolltech Qt Library
Fix ID: 839072
Symptom: N/A
Solution: Updated the Trolltech Qt Library
Symantec AntiVirus for Linux 1.0 Maintenance Release 6 (MR6)
Symantec AntiVirus for Linux 1.0 MR 6 adds support for a number of kernels. For the full list of added kernels, read the section on MR 6 in System requirements for Symantec AntiVirus for Linux 1.0.
Symantec Anti-Virus for Linux fixes:
Need ability to stop scheduled scans
Fix ID: 492362
Symptom: Only manual scans can be stopped. The mechanism needs to be generalized to be able to stop any type of walker scan, including scheduled scans.
Solution: Command added: "sav -p | --stop <ID>" to stop scheduled scan. By "sav -n <ID>" or "sav -l", status is "Aborted".
Auto-Protect needs to protect files when accessed via NFSv4
Fix ID: 1041591
Symptom: Symantec AntiVirus for Linux does not hook the NFSv4 service, so it does not protect file accesses by NFSv4 clients.
Solution: Add NFSv4 Auto-Protect support.
Adding Synchronous command line / manual scan option
Fix ID: 1165752
Symptom: Symantec AntiVirus for Linux manual scan is asynchronous. To determine if a manual scan is finished, customers can only check the log records.
Solution: Add synchronous verbose manual scan option: sav –c | --clscan to prevent command prompt from returning.
Ubuntu normal users should be able to do manual scan and to get Auto-Protect scan alert
Fix ID: 1194858
Symptom: Ubuntu normal users cannot launch manual scans or get Auto-Protect alert windows; only root has the privileges.
Solution: Ubuntu normal users scan manually with the "sudo" command, and can get Auto-Protect alert windows.
Default CustomTaskDefaults settings
Fix ID: 1194859
Symptom: Default CustomTaskDefaults registry settings for manual scan and Auto-Protect are not aligned.
Solution: Keep the default CustomTaskDefaults registry settings the same.
Symantec AntiVirus for Linux quarantine command wildcard enhancement
Fix ID: 1216590
Symptom: sav quarantine command only deletes one ID item each time.
Solution: Add enhancement to support wildcard, e.g. sav quarantine -d "*" to delete all quarantined items.
Intelligent savap and savap- x64 rpm installation enhancement
Fix ID: 1301689
Symptom: No prejudgment on 64bit OS for savap and savap-x64 rpm packages.
Solution: 32bit savap rpm package will not be installed on x86_64 architecture with prompt errors.
Symantec AntiVirus for Linux 1.0 Maintenance Release 5
Symantec AntiVirus for Linux 1.0 MR 5 adds support for a number of kernels. For the full list of added kernels, read the section on MR 5 in System requirements for Symantec AntiVirus for Linux 1.0.
Symantec AntiVirus for Linux 1.0 MR 5 also adds Novell Yes certification on SuSE Linux.
Symantec AntiVirus for Linux 1.0 Maintenance Release 4 build 39
Symantec AntiVirus for Linux 1.0 MR 4 build 39 adds support for a number of kernels. For the full list of added kernels, read the section on MR 4 build 39 in System requirements for Symantec AntiVirus for Linux 1.0.
Symantec AntiVirus for Linux 1.0 MR 4 build 39 also includes the following fixes:
Scheduling LiveUpdate fails to update virus definitions
Fix ID: 842683
Symptom: Schedule LiveUpdate to run daily. Virus definitions are not updated, but Symantec AntiVirus reports "Virus definitions are current."
Solution: Problem fixed. LiveUpdate now updates the virus definitions to the latest version.
Symantec AntiVirus for Linux crashes or fails to scan on NFS server
Fix ID: 998104
Symptom: When a remote system attempts to create a file on a read-only export, the write succeeds but the file is never scanned. The computer may stop responding.
Solution: NFS server scans now work correctly.
Java LiveUpdate does not work correctly when run from within Symantec AntiVirus
Fix ID: 842686
Symptom: When you run Java LiveUpdate from within Symantec AntiVirus on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, the definitions are downloaded but are not applied.
Solution: Definitions are now applied correctly.
Symantec AntiVirus does not apply new definitions from Java LiveUpdate on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Fix ID: 1000736
Symptom: When you run Java LiveUpdate on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, the definitions are downloaded but are not always applied.
Solution: Definitions are now applied correctly.
Scan changes ctime of scanned files
Fix ID: 1116255
Symptom: A manual or scheduled scan modifies the ctime of the files it scans, which triggers an unwanted backup.
Solution: Scans no longer modify the ctime on files.
Change default logging setting for RTVSCAND from "DEBUG" to "INFO"
Fix ID: 1162311
Symptom: The default logging parameter for RTVSCAND, which is "DEBUG," may be resource intensive.
Solution: Changed the default to "INFO". RTVSCAND default logging parameter now starts with arguments '-l info'.
Command-line installation does not support wildcards
Fix ID: 1166476
Symptom: Command-line installation of Symantec AntiVirus for Linux does not support wildcards.
Solution: Wildcard support added to install the product via the command line using RPM command.
Touching ClearCase dynamic view objects causes a kernel trap/machine hang
Fix ID: 1173960
Symptom: When the Symantec kernel module is in place and active, touching ClearCase dynamic view objects causes a kernel trap/machine hang.
Solution: Corrected code to prevent the problem.
Symantec AntiVirus for Linux 1.0 Maintenance Release 4
Symantec AntiVirus for Linux 1.0 MR4 adds support for 64bit kernels and corrects the following problems:
- Touching ClearCase dynamic view objects caused a kernel trap/machine hang.
- RHEL 4 - SAVL wasn't applying new definitions from Java LiveUpdate.
- Red Hat Desktop release 4 (Nahant Update 4) 2.6.9-42.EL - Symev unable to load kernel support.
Symantec AntiVirus for Linux 1.0 Maintenance Release 3
Add support for SLES10SP1 kernel 2.6.16.53-0.8 and 2.6.16.53-0.16
Fix ID: 1149729
Symptom: After installing Symantec AntiVirus for Linux on SLES10SP1 with kernel 2.6.16.53-0.8 and 2.6.16.53-0.16, modules symap and symev failed to load.
Solution: Support for kernel 2.6.16.53-0.8 and 2.6.16.53-0.16 added.
Auto-Protect is disabled on reboot after running up2date to update non-kernel packages
Fix ID: 1095503
Symptom: After using up2date in Red Hat AS 3, Auto-Protect fails to load after reboot.
Solution: Auto-Protect now gives the [Pass] status and loads successfully.
Although Auto-Protect loads correctly, it reports errors
Fix ID: 1115748
Symptom: Auto-Protect kernel module loads correctly, but reports errors when it attempts to insmod the other "matching" kernel modules:
/opt/Symantec/autoprotect/symev-rh-ES-5-2.6.18-8.el5-PAE-i686.ko
/opt/Symantec/autoprotect/symev-rh-ES-5-2.6.18-8.el5-xen-i686.ko
Solution: Corrected. Auto-Protect no longer produces errors.
Add support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 Update 5
Fix ID: 1110790
Symptom: Updates needed for Red Hat Enterprise Linux4 Update 5, kernel 2.6.9-55.EL, kernel-2.6.9-55.0.2.EL.i686.rpm, and kernel-smp-2.6.9-55.0.2.EL.i686.rpm.
Solution: Added Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 5 support.
Add support for SuSE Linux Enterprise 10-2.6.16.27-0.9
Fix ID: 1110799
Symptom: Symantec AntiVirus for Linux fails to load on SuSE Linux Enterprise 10-2.6.16.27-0.9.
Solution: Support for new Kernel added.
Add Symantec AntiVirus for Linux documents to the release package
Fix ID: 1151699
Symptom: Symantec AntiVirus for Linux documents need to be directly incorporated into the RPM package.
Solution: Added documents in .pdf format to new /opt/Symantec/symantec_antivirus/docs folder.
Make sadiag.sh easily accessible
Fix ID: 1151702
Solution: The sadiag.sh tool is now available after install in the following location: /opt/Symantec/symantec_antivirus/sadiag.sh
Symantec AntiVirus for Linux 1.0 Maintenance Release 2
Installation warnings when installing to ESX servers
Fix ID: 936024
Symptom: When installing sav.rpm on VMware ESX 2.5.3, a series of warning messages appear, beginning with: "/bin/sed: invalid option -- i"
Solution: Changed the installation process to fix the problem.
Symantec AntiVirus status does not show newly installed definitions
Fix ID: 935993
Symptom: After updating virus definitions, either using the Intelligent Updater or by dropping the definitions manually, Symantec AntiVirus reports that it is still using the old definition set.
Solution: Enabled new definition polling.
CIFS filesystem is not recognized as a "remote" (network) filesystem
Fix ID: 992206
Symptom: The CIFS filesystem is not recognized as a remote (network) filesystem and is available for remote scanning configuration.
Solution: Added CIFS to the list of remote file system types.
Symantec AntiVirus for Linux 1.0 Maintenance Release 1
Symantec AntiVirus for Linux Maintenance Release 1 did not include fixes, but instead added support for additional kernels. For details, read System Requirements for Symantec AntiVirus for Linux 1.0. |
| Document ID:2007864478170998
Last Modified:08/03/2009 |
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