Nessus Agents Offline: Tenable’s Buggy Update Sparks Manual Upgrade Frenzy
Nessus agents went offline due to buggy updates, prompting Tenable to pull versions 10.8.0 and 10.8.1. To revive them, customers must manually upgrade to version 10.8.2 or downgrade to 10.7.3. A plugin reset is also necessary for recovery, ensuring your vulnerability scanner gets back to work instead of an extended holiday.
Hot Take:
Who knew that “Happy New Year” could sound more like “Good Luck with Your IT Headaches”? As if 2023 didn’t have enough surprises, Tenable decided to give its customers a little New Year’s Eve gift in the form of offline Nessus agents! Time to start clicking those manual upgrades, because apparently, Nessus agents aren’t fans of ringing in the new year with buggy plugins. Cheers to another year of cybersecurity chaos!
Key Points:
- Tenable’s Nessus agents went offline due to buggy plugin updates in versions 10.8.0 and 10.8.1.
- Impacted users span across the Americas, Europe, and Asia.
- A manual upgrade to version 10.8.2 is necessary to restore functionality.
- Plugin feed updates were halted temporarily but are expected to resume shortly.
- Manual intervention is required, reminiscent of the CrowdStrike incident of July 2024.
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