Trellix Agent 5.8.3 Release Notes

Trellix Agent 5.8.3 release includes feature enhancements and resolved issues.

For release date and build number details of 5.8.x, see KB51573.

The rating defines the urgency for installing this update.

This release is mandatory for all environments. You must apply these updates to maintain a viable and supported product.

Enhancements

The MsgBusCertUpdater package is updated with new certificates to ensure compatibility with Trellix point products and services. For more details, see KB14338.
Trellix Agent now displays detailed information for point products. This information is accessible only to root users on non-Windows systems. On Windows systems, you must enable the about-box feature in the general policy to access it. For more information, see cmdagent /i command.
Starting with version 5.8.3, Trellix Agent displays the value of the OS Edition field from ePO - On-prem to improve OS discovery capabilities.
Note
You must enable the OS Edition checkbox under the Extended Computer Properties category on the Server Settings page of ePO - On-prem.
Enhanced support for IPv6.
Upgraded to OpenSSL-1.0.2zj and LibCurl version to 8.9.1. For details, see KB96878.
Trellix Agent 5.8.3 introduces Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) support for user-based policies in ePO SaaS.
Starting with version 5.8.3, you can create deployment URLs in ePO SaaS to install Trellix Agent from both previous and monthly branches. See Smart Installer URL on Trellix ePO SaaS.

Updated platform, environment, or operating system support

The newly supported platforms compatible with ARM processors are:
- RPM-based Linux systems (ARM AWS Graviton) — RHEL ARM 8.9, RHEL ARM 9.4, Amazon Linux 2 ARM and Amazon Linux 2023 ARM.
- Windows systems (ARM) — Windows 11 version 24H2 (running in emulation mode).

To view the list of products and versions that are compatible with Trellix Agent 5.8.x release, see KB96739.

This release resolves known issues.

Table 3. Installation

Reference	Resolution
MA-15621	Fixes the issue where the `McScript.log` log size and rollover count do not match the values defined in the assigned policy.
MA-15945	Fixes the issue where IAM token generation fails in the FIPS mode on Mac M1 ARM systems in ePO SaaS.
MA-15962	Fixes the issue where the DLP Prevent appliance could not register with ePO SaaS and failed to display ePO information.
MA-16008	Fixes the issue where the system log shows a "Logger failed to open catalog file" error when upgrading Trellix Agent to 5.8.3 on Linux systems.

Table 4. Product manageability

Reference	Resolution
MA-15399	Fixes the issue where Linux Ubuntu LTS system now correctly identifies as "Server" in the ePO system properties.
MA-15442	Fixes the issue where the "Last System Boot Time" in ePO SaaS now displays the local time zone for the system.
MA-15490	Fixes the issue where Trellix Agent correctly displays product versions in the Updates tab of the Agent general policy when selecting the branch.
MA-15961	Fixes the issue where the Trellix Agent common service status appears as not running on RHEL 7.9 and 8.9, even though the services are active.