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List of Security Fixes and Improvements in Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows

KB ID: 3108
Product: Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.2
Published: 2020-03-02
Last Modified: 2024-05-21
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Purpose

This article describes all security-related fixes and improvements introduced in each release or update of Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows.

This article aims to provide our customers' security and compliance teams with detailed information on security improvements between releases to help them make an informed decision on whether it is critical to upgrade from their current Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows version to a later one.

Security Fixes and Improvements

6.1.2.134

  • Vulnerability (CVE-2024-29853) in Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows was fixed.
     

6.1.0.349

6.0.2.1090

  • OpenSSL Library updated to the newest version (1.0.2zg).
     

6.0.0.960

  • Added support for networks with NTLM authentication disabled (Kerberos-only authentication).
  • Audit capabilities were improved.
  • zlib has been updated to version 1.2.13.
  • OpenSSL version has been updated to 1.0.2ze.
     

5.0.3.5029

  • OpenSSL was updated to v1.0.2zi.
  • liblz4 was updated to v1.9.4.
  • zlib was updated to v1.2.13.
  • PuTTY was updated to 0.80.
     

5.0.3.4708

5.0.0.4301

  • LZ4 compression library version has been updated to version 1.9.2
     

4.0.2.2208

4.0.0.1811

  • A custom security descriptor was provided for the driver's control device (vulnerability reported by Mile Karry).
  • Deserialization issues were fixed (vulnerability reported by Harrison Neal).
  • A user authorization issue was fixed (vulnerability reported by Harrison Neal).
  • OpenSSL was updated to version 1.0.2t

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