Hello, > Tenable is currently working on an update for our unsupported detection > plugins for the Nessus security scanner
Which routinely causes confusion and disinformation in users as this lacks the concept fixes back-ported in distributions. > Supported Versions: 1.9.x Fully supported Fixes for all bugs 1.8.x > Partially supported Only fixes for security issues and bugs which > could cause data loss 1.7.x and earlier No longer supported > > This implies the entire 1.8.x branch is partially supported and the > entire 1.9.x branch is fully supported. Both are maintained, but 1.8.x releases will contains security fixes and data loss issues only, while 1.9.x will include even minor fixes and improvements. > "In addition to the recommended release (1.9.4), we generally > support the latest release from at least one prior release stream > for security-related bugfixes only. The currently supported older > releases (1.8.16) are as follows:" > > This implied to me that only 1.9.4 and 1.8.16 are supported. The > first page sounded like a blanket support page that was not updated > frequently, and covered support level at a high level, while the > second page drilled down into actual support versions. Needless to > say, and as you mention, it's a matter of interpretation. That means the following: * If you are using 1.9.x, you should be using 1.9.4 now. * In 1.9,x, there will not be a 1.9.3.1 or 1.9.4.1, but a 1.9.5. * If you are using 1.8.x, you should be using 1.8.16 now. * In 1.8.x, there will not be a 1.8.15.1 or 1.8.16.1, but a 1.8.17. Andreas
