Software update: IPFire 2.27 – Core Update 176

IPFire is an open source firewall for i586, x86_64 and ARM systems. It includes an intrusion detection/prevention system, divides the network into zones, performs stateful packet inspection and offers VPN options. For more information please refer to this page. The developers have released version 2.27 Core Update 176, a stable release for production systems. The accompanying notes look like this:

IPFire 2.27 – Core Update 176 released

We are pleased to announce the release of IPFire 2.27 – Core Update 176. It features a large amount of package updates which include a security fixed and updated microcode for Intel processors as well as a couple of bug fixes.

Bug fixes

• An edge case related to bug #13138which caused IP sec root/host certificate generation to fail on the first attempt only, has been fixed.
• While editing OpenVPN static IP address poolsspaces are now handled correctly again (#13136).
• udev rules for LVM volumes have been fixed, allowing for configured LVM volumes to start properly on boot again (#13151).
• Remove entries for additional mass storage via the web interface of the ExtraHD add-on have been fixed, partially resolving #12863.

Miscellaneous

• Filesystem journal features are now always enabled for cloud images, and as soon as a disk with SMART support is detected.
• misc-progs, the safety net between IPFire’s web interface and the core system, have been improved under the hood to allow for better return code enumeration.
• Stéphane Pautrel has contributed improvements to the French translation of IPFire’s web interface.
• Updated packages: curl 8.1.0, dhcpcd 10.0.1, diffutils 3.9, ed 1.19, ethtool 6.3, freetype 2.13.1, gawk 5.2.2, gcc 13.1.0, gdb 13.2, go 1.20.4, grep 3.11, harfbuzz 7.3 .0, intel microcode 20230613, less 633, libcap 2.69, libhtp 0.5.44, man 2.11.2, nettle 3.9, pam 1.5.3, pciutils 3.10.0, procps 4.0.3, sqlite 3420000, strongswan 5.9.11, suricata 6.0.13, texinfo 7.0.3, whois 5.5.17
• Updated add-ons: CUPS 2.4.6, fping 5.1, minidlna 1.3.2, nginx 1.24.0, Postfix 3.8.1, strace 6.3, stress 1.0.7, stunnel 5.69, transmission 4.0.3, wavemon 0.9.4

Please reboot your system after installing this update if you are running on an Intel processor.