Sensor Proxy 2025 Release Notes

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These release notes are listed in reverse chronological order.

Sensor Proxy 1.2.0 (2025-04-30)

The following are new features included in Sensor Proxy 1.2.0:

  • Added support for FIPS compliance in Sensor Proxy for Enterprise Linux 8 and 9 environments. For more information, see Configure FIPS Mode.

The following enhancements are included in Sensor Proxy 1.2.0:

  • Sidecar now uses the version of OpenSSL provided by the operating system. The version number may vary over time with operating system updates, even on a particular installation. At the time of this release, the latest OpenSSL and FIPS module version numbers for each supported platform are as follows:

    • Enterprise Linux 7 — Not applicable (FIPS mode is not supported)

    • Enterprise Linux 8 — OpenSSL and FIPS module 1.1.1k

    • Enterprise Linux 9 — OpenSSL 3.2.2, FIPS module 3.0.7

The following are security updates included in Sensor Proxy 1.2.0:

  • Updated Go to version 1.22.9 on Enterprise Linux 8 and 9.

  • Updated OpenSSL for OpenResty and Nginx to 3.0.16 on Enterprise Linux 7, 8, and 9.

    For more information, see the Tenable Product Security Advisory.

Bug Fix Defect ID
Fixed an issue that produced a log error in the command line output when an invalid ca-path was provided. 02165284
Fixed a link issue that truncated the sidecar response and returned 0 bytes. 02174228, 02211594
Fixed a race condition with sidecar’s client, which caused linking and connectivity issues. 02188553

  • You must be running version 1.0.8 or later to update to 1.2.0.

  • If your upgrade path skips versions of Sensor Proxy, Tenable recommends reviewing the release notes for all skipped versions. You may need to update your configurations because of features and functionality added in skipped versions.

  • After you upgrade to Sensor Proxy 1.2.0, downgrading to a prior version of Sensor Proxy is not supported. If you choose to do so, Tenable highly recommends backing up your system first.