Overview

We have just launched version 3.0.009 of the RED firmware pattern update. You can download and install the firmware right away. This release is a maintenance update that features essential security updates. The update includes improvements to multiple RED firmware components that address various open CVEs related to those components. Not all of the CVEs, however, affected vulnerabilities on SD-RED devices. Apart from the security enhancements, this firmware update also addresses multiple issues.

Security Fixes

Issue Key

Summary

NRF-633

WiFi mac80211 vulnerabilities : CVE-2022-41674, CVE-2022-42719, CVE-2022-42720, CVE-2022-42721, CVE-2022-42722

NRF-616

Base Ubuntu vulnerabilities: CVE-2022-1012 CVE-2022-20368 CVE-2022-36946 CVE-2022-32296

NRF-614

Address the following vulnerabilities in ncurses library: CVE-2017-10684, CVE-2017-16879, CVE-2018-19211, CVE-2019-17594, CVE-2019-17595, CVE-2021-39537, CVE-2022-29458

NRF-607

SD-RED pcre3 vulnerabilities: CVE-2019-20838, CVE-2020-14155

NRF-603

Address vulnerabilities in the curl component by upgrading it to 7.86.0: CVE-2022-32221, CVE-2022-35260, CVE-2022-42915, CVE-2022-42916.

NRF-601

Upgrade the zlib component to address the vulnerability: CVE-2018-25032 and CVE-2022-37434.

Issues Fixed

Issue Key

Summary

NRF-630

RED failover to integrated 4G module fails intermittently.

NRF-639

4G modules on SD-RED devices do not work when the default IP assignment type is IPv6.

NRF-641

Intermittent traffic disconnection even though the SD-RED 60 tunnel is active.

NRF-635

Intermittent image upgrade issues are seen on SD-RED 20 with 3.0.008 image

Install Instructions

  • On Sophos Firewall web UI, navigate to Backup & Firmware > Pattern Updates.
  • If the RED Firmware version is older than this release, click Update Pattern Now.
  • When ready to deploy new firmware to connected SD-RED devices, click Install. 
  • (SD-)RED devices will be rebooted during the firmware installation process

Supported Platforms

  • SFOS v18.5MR4+
  • SFOS v19GA+
  • SFOS v19.5GA+
Parents Comment Children
  • Hi, We have a Xg firewall on Azure with ver 18.5.1 MR-1-Build326 with Red firmware version 3.007 for 20+ branches using SDRED 20 and SDRED 60, We are planning to uprade to SFOS 19.5.1 MR1-Build278,  we learned that there is a bug; )NRF-635 Intermittent image upgrade issues are seen on SD-RED 20 with 3.0.008 image) will bricked all the SD-RED 20's? Can we skipped the 3.008?, upgrade to SFOS to 19.5, then install the 3.009 firmware? is this possible?...

  • Hi Arvin. Thanks for reaching out. 

    Since RED firmware 3.0.008 is already downloaded but not installed on your setup, we would prefer you upgrade RED firmware first. 

    RED firmware upgrade to 3.0.008 on v18.5MR1-326 > SFOS upgrade to 19.5.1.MR1-278 > RED firmware upgrade to 3.0.009 is the suggested sequence. 

    Also, since 3.0.009 has not been released for 18.5MR1, upgrading RED first and then upgrading SFOS to receive the firmware upgrade. 

  • Thanks a lot, alright, we will proceed with these suggested approach, we are just worried because our RED's are deployed geographically wide and it is very hard for our team to deal with the bricked RED that will cause  by firmware 3.008 upgrade ..