9.1.7.15-9.1.3.3 Manager-NTBA Release Notes McAfee Network Security Platform 9.1 Revision A Contents About this release New features Enhancements Resolved issues Installation instructions Known issues Product documentation About this release This document contains important information about the current release. We recommend that you read the whole document. Network Security Platform follows a release process that is based on customer requirements and best practices followed by other McAfee teams. For details, read KB78795. This release of Network Security Platform is to provide new features and enhancements on the Manager and NTBA software. This NTBA version 8.3.4.58 is the minimum required version to upgrade to 9.1. This applies to all physical Appliances (T200, T500, T600 and T1200) and all NTBA Virtual Appliances (T-VM, T-100VM, T-200VM). The 9.1 NTBA software images are SHA2 signed. The GRUB needed to load a SHA2 NTBA image requires support for validating SHA2 signed images. This support has been added in the GRUB in the 8.3.4.58 release. All appliances running on any previous 8.1 or 8.3 versions must upgrade to this SHA1 signed intermediate version, before upgrading to 9.1. Release parameters Version Network Security Manager software version 9.1.7.15 Signature Set 9.8.1.3 NTBA appliance software version 9.1.3.3 1
Currently port 4167 is used as the UDP source port number for the SNMP command channel communication between Manager and Sensors. This is to prevent opening up all UDP ports for inbound connectivity from SNMP ports on the Sensor. Older JRE versions allowed the Manager to bind to the same source port 4167 for both IPv4 and IPv6 communication. But with the latest JRE version 1.8.0_131, it is no longer possible to do so, and the Manager uses port 4166 as the UDP source port to bind for IPv6. Manager 9.1 uses JRE version 1.8.0_131. If you have IPv6 Sensors behind a firewall, you need to update your firewall rules accordingly such that port 4166 is open for the SNMP command channel to function between those IPv6 Sensors and the Manager. Manager software version 9.1 is not supported on McAfee-built Dell-based Manager Appliances. McAfee recommends that you use Intel-based Manager Appliances instead. Upgrade support McAfee regularly releases updated versions of the signature set. You can choose to automatically download and deploy the signature set in the Manager. Consider the following before upgrading to Network Security Manager version 9.1: If you are using the Manager version 8.3.7.44 with McAfee Cloud Threat Detection (McAfee CTD) environment only, then you can upgrade to Manager version 9.1. This version supports integration with McAfee CTD. If you are on Manager version 8.3.7.44, note that the Manager version 9.1 does not support the KVM and NSX environments. In this case, McAfee recommends you to continue using the Manager version 8.3.7.44. Manager version 8.3.7.44 does not support NTBA Appliance version 8.1.3.40. The following is the upgrade matrix supported for this release: Component Minimum Software Version Manager/Central Manager software 8.1: 8.1.7.82, 8.1.7.91 8.3: 8.3.7.28, 8.3.7.44 (only for McAfee CTD), 8.3.7.52 9.1: 9.1.7.11 NTBA Appliance (T-200, T-500, T-VM, T-100VM, T-200VM, T-600, and T-1200) 8.3: 8.3.4.58 Heterogeneous support This version of 9.1 Manager software can be used to configure and manage the following devices: Device NS-series Sensors (NS3100, NS3200, NS5100, NS5200, NS7100, NS7200, NS7300, NS9100, NS9200, NS9300) Virtual IPS Sensors (IPS-VM100 and IPS-VM600) Version 8.1, 8.3, 9.1 8.1, 8.3, 9.1 Network Security Manager version 9.1 does not support KVM environment. Virtual Security System (IPS-VM100-VSS) 8.3, 9.1 Network Security Manager version 9.1 does not support VMware NSX environment. M-series Sensors (M-1250, M-1450, M-2750, M-2850, M-2950, M-3050, M-4050, M-6050, M-8000) 8.1, 8.3, 9.1 Mxx30-series Sensors (M-3030, M-4030, M-6030, M-8030) 8.1, 8.3, 9.1 2
Device Version M-8000XC Cluster Appliance 8.1, 8.3, 9.1 NTBA Appliances (T-200, T-500, T-600, T-1200) 8.1, 8.3, 9.1 Virtual NTBA Appliances (T-VM, T-100VM, T-200VM) 8.1, 8.3, 9.1 Integration support The above mentioned Network Security Platform software versions support integration with the following product versions: Table 1-1 Network Security Platform compatibility matrix Product Version supported McAfee epo 5.9.0, 5.3.2 McAfee Global Threat Intelligence McAfee Endpoint Intelligence Agent 2.6 McAfee Logon Collector 3.0.7 McAfee Threat Intelligence Exchange 2.1.0, 2.0.1 McAfee Data Exchange Layer 3.0.1, 3.0.0 Compatible with all versions McAfee Advanced Threat Defense 4.0.2.42, 3.8.0.29 McAfee Virtual Advanced Threat Defense 4.0.2.42, 3.10.0.35 McAfee Cloud Threat Detection 1.1.1 McAfee MOVE AntiVirus Agentless 4.0.0.317 McAfee MOVE AntiVirus Multi-Platform 4.5.0.211 McAfee Vulnerability Manager 7.5.12, 7.5.10 McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention 8.0 New features This release provides fixes for some of the previously known issues, and does not include any new features. Enhancements Updated certificates with extended validity have been used to digitally sign the Network Security Manager binary files. Resolved issues The current release of the product resolves these issues. For a list of issues fixed in earlier releases, see the Release Notes for the specific release. Resolved Manager software issues This release does not contain any resolved issues for the Manager. 3
Resolved NTBA software issues The following table lists the high-severity Manager software issues: ID # Issue Description 1198895 The NTBA-JAR upgrade fails and generates the error Reason #36: Sensor file parse error. The following table lists the medium-severity NTBA software issues: ID # Issue Description 1207365 The NTBA appliance is vulnerable to OpenSSH AES-GCM Cipher Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2013-4548). 1195914 The Traffic Throughput page does not display data under Devices <Admin Domain Name> Devices <NTBA Appliance> Troubleshooting Traffic Throughput. 1193888 The files sent to NTBA for malware inspection are getting deleted after the inspection due to which the disk partition becomes full. This results in NTBA refusing connection to the Sensor and the communication channel between the Sensor and NTBA is not established. 1184897 The NTBA appliance loses command channel communication and the imported signature. 1177229 The NTBA appliance's control channel fails to open. 1162055 NTBA and EIA integration issue. 4
Installation instructions Manager server/client system requirements The following table lists the 9.1 Manager server requirements: Operating system Minimum required Any of the following: Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard or Enterprise Edition, English operating system, SP1 (64-bit) (Full Installation) Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard or Enterprise Edition,, SP1 (64-bit) (Full Installation) Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition (Server with a GUI) Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition (Server with a GUI) Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition (Server with a GUI) Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition (Server with a GUI) Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition (Server with a GUI) Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition (Server with a GUI) Windows Server 2016 Datacenter Edition (Server with a GUI) Windows Server 2016 Datacenter Edition (Server with a GUI) Only X64 architecture is supported. Recommended Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition operating system Memory 8 GB Supports up to 3 million alerts in Solr. >16 GB Supports up to 10 million alerts in Solr. CPU Server model processor such as Intel Xeon Same Disk space 100 GB 300 GB or more Network 100 Mbps card 1000 Mbps card Monitor 32-bit color, 1440 x 900 display setting 1440 x 900 (or above) The following are the system requirements for hosting Central Manager/Manager server on a VMware platform. 5
Table 5-1 Virtual machine requirements Component Minimum Recommended Operating system Any of the following: Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard or Enterprise Edition,, SP1 (64-bit) (Full Installation) Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard or Enterprise Edition,, SP1 (64-bit) (Full Installation) Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition (Server with a GUI) Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition (Server with a GUI) Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition (Server with a GUI) Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition (Server with a GUI) Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition (Server with a GUI) Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition (Server with a GUI) Windows Server 2016 Datacenter Edition (Server with a GUI) Windows Server 2016 Datacenter Edition (Server with a GUI) Only X64 architecture is supported. Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition operating system Memory 8 GB >16 GB Supports up to 3 million alerts in Solr. Supports up to 10 million alerts in Solr. Virtual CPUs 2 2 or more Disk Space 100 GB 300 GB or more Table 5-2 VMware ESX server requirements Component Minimum Virtualization software ESXi 5.1 Update 2 ESXi 5.5 Update 3 ESXi 6.0 Update 1 ESXi 6.5 6
The following table lists the 9.1 Manager client requirements when using Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10: Operating system Minimum Windows 7, English or Japanese Windows 8, English or Japanese Windows 8.1, English or Japanese Windows 10, English or Japanese The display language of the Manager client must be the same as that of the Manager server operating system. Recommended Windows 10, English or Japanese RAM 2 GB 4 GB CPU 1.5 GHz processor 1.5 GHz or faster Browser Internet Explorer 10, 11 Mozilla Firefox Google Chrome (App mode in Windows 8 is not supported) To avoid the certificate mismatch error and security warning, add the Manager web certificate to the trusted certificate list. Internet Explorer 11 Mozilla Firefox 20.0 or later Google Chrome 24.0 or later In Mozilla Firefox version 52 or Google Chrome version 42 and above, the NPAPI plug-in is disabled by default. For the Manager client, in addition to Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10, you can also use the operating systems mentioned for the Manager server. The following are Central Manager and Manager client requirements when using Mac: Mac operating system Yosemite El Capitan Browser Safari 8 or 9 For more information, see McAfee Network Security Platform Installation Guide. NTBA Virtual Appliance system requirements The following table lists the 9.1 NTBA Virtual Appliance requirements. Table 5-3 VMware ESX server requirements for NTBA Virtual Appliance Component Recommended Virtualization software VMware ESX 5.0 and higher CPU 4 cores for T-VM, T-100VM, T-200VM Memory T-VM: 16 GB T-100VM: 8 GB T-200VM: 16 GB 7
Table 5-3 VMware ESX server requirements for NTBA Virtual Appliance (continued) Component Network ports Storage Recommended 5 (One network management port and four monitoring ports for NTBA Virtual Appliance) 600 GB (partitions: 250 GB and 350 GB) The NTBA OVA image comes with pre-installed NTBA Appliance software, including the recommended configurations. Known issues For a list of known issues in this product release, see this McAfee KnowledgeBase article: Network Security Platform software issues: KB88813 Product documentation Every McAfee product has a comprehensive set of documentation. 1 Go to the McAfee ServicePortal at http://mysupport.mcafee.com and click Knowledge Center. 2 Enter a product name, select a version, then click Search to display a list of documents. 9.1 product documentation list The following software guides are available for Network Security Platform 9.1 release: Quick Tour AWS Deployment Guide Installation Guide (includes Upgrade Guide) CLI Guide Manager Administration Guide XC Cluster Administration Guide Custom Attack Definitions Guide Integration Guide Manager API Reference Guide Best Practices Guide IPS Administration Guide Troubleshooting Guide NTBA Administration Guide Copyright 2017 McAfee, LLC McAfee and the McAfee logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of McAfee, LLC or its subsidiaries in the US and other countries. Other marks and brands may be claimed as the property of others. 0A-00