24.2 enhancements and patches


Review the Automation Console 24.2 enhancements and patches for features that will benefit your organization and to understand changes that might impact your users.

Version

SaaS

On premises

Fixed issues

Updates and enhancements

24.2

✅️

✅️

For a list of recent updates and enhancements across multiple versions, see Release-notes-and-notices.

(On premises only) Downloading and installing the patch

Downloading from EPD

Patch installation


24.2


Remediate compliance violations by Rule Name

When you add a new operation and select a compliance scan policy, you can also select a Rule Name from the list of compliance rules related to the selected compliance scan policy. By selecting a rule name, you create rule-specific remediation operations for compliance violations.

For more information, see To add a compliance remediation operation.

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Import Truesight Server Automation asset properties as Managed Asset Tags in Truesight Automation Console

Specify the Truesight Server Automation asset properties that you want to import in the TSSA properties field, while configuring the Truesight Server Automation connector in Automation Console. Upon successful connector sync operation, Automation Console loads all the specified TSSA properties as Managed Asset Tags along with the asset metadata.

Also, use the Managed Asset Tag filter in Advance filters in the Patch dashboard and Managed Assets page, you can filter the imported Server Automation asset data based on their properties to generate a customized report to share with the respective stakeholders in the organization to perform remediation actions.

For more information, see To import Server Automation asset properties as Managed Asset Tags into BMC Helix Automation Console.


What else changed in this release:

Update

Product behavior in versions earlier than 24.2

Product behavior in version 24.2

Updates to Advanced filters

Unable to filter vulnerabilities by using the following advanced filters:

  • CVSS V2
  • CVSS V3
  • Exploit Available
  • External ID
  • Port
  • Protocol

Apply the following additional filters on the Risk > Vulnerability page:

  • CVSS V2
  • CVSS V3
  • Exploit Available
  • External ID
  • Port
  • Protocol

For more information, see the following topics:

Updates to the columns displayed on the Vulnerabilities page

The Vulnerabilities page does not display the following columns:

  • CVSS V2
  • CVSS V3
  • Exploit Available
  • External ID
  • Port
  • Protocol

The Vulnerabilities page displays the following additional information for each unique vulnerability:

  • CVSS V2
  • CVSS V3
  • Exploit Available
  • External ID
  • Port
  • Protocol

This information is available for the vulnerabilities imported from the configured connectors such as Tenable.sc, Rapid7, or Qualys.

These new columns are also included when you export the vulnerability report. 

For more information, see the following topics:

Renamed UI labels

  • Asset Tag in Patch dashboard
  • Asset tag in Assets > Managed Assets > Advanced filter

The Asset Tag label is renamed to Managed Asset Tag in the Patch dashboard and the Advanced filter, so that it is clear that you are applying this filter to sort assets based on the imported TSSA asset properties.

The label changes are applicable on the following pages:


  • Asset tag in Assets > Scanned Assets > Advanced filter
  • Asset tag in Risks > Vulnerabilities > Advanced filter

The Asset Tag label is renamed to Scanned Asset Tag in the Advanced filters so that it is clear that you are applying this filter for scanned assets only.

The label changes are applicable on the following pages:

 

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