lynis v2.7.4 Release Notes

Release Date: 2019-04-21 // about 5 years ago
  • Lynis 2.7.4 (2019-04-21)

    ๐Ÿš€ This is a bigger release than usual, including several new tests created by
    ๐Ÿš€ Capashenn (GitHub). It is a coincidence that it is released exactly one month
    after the previous version and on Easter. No easter eggs, only improvements!

    โž• Added

    • FILE-6324 - Discover XFS mount points
    • ๐Ÿ“ฆ INSE-8000 - Installed inetd package
    • ๐Ÿ“ฆ INSE-8100 - Installed xinetd package
    • INSE-8102 - Status of xinet daemon
    • ๐Ÿ”ง INSE-8104 - xinetd configuration file
    • ๐Ÿ”ง INSE-8106 - xinetd configuration for inactive daemon
    • INSE-8200 - Usage of TCP wrappers
    • INSE-8300 - Presence of rsh client
    • INSE-8302 - Presence of rsh server
    • Detect equery binary detection
    • ๐Ÿ†• New 'generate' command

    ๐Ÿ”„ Changed

    • โœ… AUTH-9278 - Test LDAP in all PAM components on Red Hat and other systems
    • ๐Ÿ“ฆ PKGS-7410 - Add support for DPKG-based systems to gather installed kernel packages
    • โฌ†๏ธ PKGS-7420 - Detect toolkit to automatically download and apply upgrades
    • PKGS-7328 - Added global Zypper option --non-interactive
    • PKGS-7330 - Added global Zypper option --non-interactive
    • ๐Ÿ“ฆ PKGS-7386 - Only show warning when vulnerable packages were discovered
    • โœ… PKGS-7392 - Skip test for Zypper-based systems
    • โœ… Minor changes to improve text output, test descriptions, and logging
    • ๐Ÿ”„ Changed CentOS identifiers in end-of-life database
    • AIX enhancement for IsRunning function
    • ๐Ÿ“ฆ Extended PackageIsInstalled function
    • ๐Ÿ‘Œ Improve text output on AIX systems
    • Corrected lsvg binary detection