Sophos for Virtual Environments
These are the release notes for Sophos for Virtual Environments managed by Sophos Central.
When you install Sophos for Virtual Environments you should always use the installer for the version you are subscribed to. Mismatching versions can cause the installation to fail.
You may find that you can't yet download and use the latest version on the list below. This is because Sophos releases the software over a number of days, but publishes the release notes on the first day.
You can view the product documentation at Configuration guide and Startup guide .
Version 1.3.7 New
Updated components
OpenSSL has been updated to 1.1.1n to address the vulnerability CVE-2022-0778.
Threat detection engine has been updated to VE3.85.1.
Version 1.3
| Sophos for Virtual Environments | Version 1.3.7 April 2022 |
Version 1.3.6 September 2021 |
Version 1.3.5.1 August 2021 |
Version 1.3.5 February 2021 |
Version 1.3.4 February 2020 |
Version 1.3.3 November 2019 |
Version 1.3.2 July 2019 |
Version 1.3.1 April 2019 |
Version 1.3.0 January 2019 |
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Version 1.3.6
Updated components
Threat detection engine has been upgraded to VE3.83.1.
We now support the following platforms:
- Windows 10 21H1 support for guest VMs
- Windows Server 2019 21H1 support for guest VMs
- Windows Server 2019 21H1 Hyper-V support for Security VMs
- vCenter 7.0 support for Security VMs
Resolved issues
| Issue ID | Description |
|---|---|
| VIRTHV-3741 | Resolved an issue where SVM deployment fails when running the installer from the latest Windows 10 and Server 2019 platforms. |
Version 1.3.5.1
Updated features
The installer has been updated to support Sophos Central accounts with multi-factor authentication (MFA) turned on. See KB-000037990.
Version 1.3.5
Updated components
Threat detection engine has been upgraded to VE3.79.0
Current issues
Can't install SVM to Hyper-V from 19H1/19H2 32/64-bit platforms. This issue only affects the Hyper-V SVM installer.
Version 1.3.4
Updated components
Sophos for Virtual Environments no longer supports ESXi 5.5.
Sophos for Virtual Environments upgrade improvements.
Restart Sophos Security VM to apply the security updates. Guest VM agents will update automatically.
Current issues
Can't install SVM to Hyper-V from 19H1/19H2 32/64-bit platforms. This issue only affects the Hyper-V SVM installer.
Version 1.3.3
Updated components
- The threat detection engine has been updated to 3.77.1.
- We now support the following platforms:
- Windows 10 19H2 support for guest VMs
- Windows Server 2019 19H2 support for guest VMs
- Windows Server 2019 Hyper-V support for Security VMs
Restart Sophos Security VM to apply the security updates. Guest VM agents will update automatically.
Resolved issues
| Issue ID | Description |
|---|---|
| VIRTHV - 3076 | Fixed an issue where SVMs show in Server Report that real-time scanning is disabled even if it is enabled. |
| VIRTHV - 3060 | Fixed an issue where SVMs run out of disk space due to large numbers of errors. |
| VIRTHV - 2829 | Fixed an issue where an SVM installation fails if more than one network card is using distributed port groups. |
Current issues
- Can't install SVM to Hyper-V from 19H1/19H2 32/64-bit platforms. This issue only affects the Hyper-V SVM installer.
Version 1.3.2
Updated components
This release includes updates to protect against the TCP SACK PANIC kernel vulnerabilities.
- We've upgraded OpenSSL to 1.1.1c.
- We've updated Ubuntu kernel patches and updates.
- We've added temporary mitigation for the kernel panic. After you upgrade, this provides protection until you restart the Sophos Security VM. See knowledge base article 134829.
You must restart Sophos Security VM to apply the security updates. Guest VM agents will remain unchanged on version 1.3.1.
Version 1.3.1
Updated components
- The threat detection engine has been updated to 3.75.0.
- We now support the following platforms:
- Windows 10 19H1 support for guest VMs
- Windows Server 2019 19H1 support for guest VMs
vSphere 5.5 has limited support.
Restart Sophos Security VM to apply the security updates. Guest VM agents will update automatically.
Resolved issues
| Issue ID | Description |
|---|---|
| VIRTHV - 2519 | Fixed an issue where Japanese Characters were incorrectly rendered in GVM Scanning Service Event logs. |
| VIRTHV - 2567 | Fixed a PCI DSS compliance issue with SVE and SMB. |
| VIRTHV - 2663 | Fixed an issue when registering the FQDN for the ESXi host. |
Current issues
- Can't install SVM to Hyper-V from 19H1 32-bit platform. This is valid for the pre release variants of 19H1. This issue only affects the Hyper-V SVM installer.
Version 1.3.0
Updated components
- The threat detection engine has been updated to 3.73.0.
- We now support Ubuntu version 18.04. You need to reboot when upgrading from previous versions.
- We now support the following platforms:
- Windows 10 Redstone 5 support for guest VMs
- Windows Server 2019 support for guest VMs
- vSphere 6.7 support for guest VMs
vSphere 5.5 now has limited support.
Resolved issues
| Issue ID | Description |
|---|---|
| VIRTHV-1902, VIRTHV-1903 | Fixed a communications issue between the Sophos for Virtual Environments guest agent and the Security VM. A failed connection attempt could result in the guest agent not being able to connect to the Security VM if you didn't restart it. |
| VIRTHV-2299 | Resolved an issue where in some instances the networking pages of the Security VM installer were missing some of the relevant information. |
| VIRTHV-2330 | In certain circumstances, the cleanup bundle sent to guest VMs wasn't deleted after use. This took up increasing space. We've changed the deletion process to fix this issue. |
Known issues
- When installing the Sophos Guest VM Agent on a Windows server operating system disable Windows Defender, if it is present.
- Sophos for Virtual Environments limits the number of subnets that can be connected to a Hyper-V Security VM to 3.
- The previous installer fails if multi-factor authentication (MFA) is turned on. See KB-000037990. To resolve this, please download the latest version of the installer.
Migrate to Sophos for Virtual Environments
You can migrate to Sophos for Virtual Environments from these products.
- Sophos Anti-Virus for vShield in a VMWare ESXi environment
- Sophos Anti-Virus running locally on each guest VM in either a VMware ESXi environment or a Microsoft Hyper-V environment
- Sophos for Virtual Environments running in VMware ESXi or Microsoft Hyper-V environments that are managed by Sophos Enterprise Console
- Other vendors' anti-virus products in either a VMware ESXi environment or a Microsoft Hyper-V environment
You can find more details in the Sophos for Virtual Environments Startup guide -- Sophos Central edition.
Support
You can find technical support for Sophos products in any of these ways:
- Visit the Sophos Community at Sophos Community and search for other users who are experiencing the same problem.
- Visit the Sophos support knowledge base at Sophos Support.
- Find how-to, configuration and troubleshooting videos at Sophos Techvids video hub.
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