Sophos has released a new version of its XG Firewall with 17.1.4 MR4 as the version number. This software runs on physical hardware as well as in a soft appliance for VMware, Hyper-V, Xen and KVM delivered† In addition to the paid variants for businesses, Sophos offers this firewall for home use at no cost, such as on this page can be read. For the various image and update files you can visit the MySophos Portal† The announcement of this release looks like this:
SFOS 17.1.4 MR4 Released
Hi XG Community!
We’ve finished SFOS v17.1.4 MR4. This release is available in stages. In first stage it will be available at MySophos. We then start with a small amount of slots and will increase those over time. Later it will be available to all other installations as well.
Please see the following link for further information regarding upgrade – KBA 123285 Sophos Firewall: How to upgrade the firmware.
Issues Resolved
- NC-38176 [Base System] Garner memory corruption in Heartbeat plugin
- NC-39687 [IPS] IPS log filling up with entries and causing problems for legitimate traffic
| Version number | 17.1.4 MR4 |
| Release status | Final |
| Website | Sophos |
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| License type | Freeware/Paid |