Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Snort++ Update

Snort++ build 186 is now available on snort.org.  This is the latest monthly update available for download.  You can also get the latest updates from github (snortadmin/snort3) which is updated weekly.

Bug Fixes:

  • fix xcode builds
  • fix static analysis issues
  • fix profiler depth bug
  • fixed fatal on failed IP rep segment allocation - thanks to Bill Parker
  • fixed build issue with Clang and thread_local
  • fixed rule option string unescape issue

Enhancements:

  • host_module and host_tracker updates
  • start perf_monitor rewrite - 1st of many updates
  • start dce2 port - 1st of many updates
  • initial host_tracker for new integrated netmap
  • continued tcp session refactoring
  • new_http_inspect refactoring for time and space considerations
  • added new_http_inpsect rule options
  • remove --enable-ppm - always enabled
  • update copyright to 2016, add missing license blocks
  • update default manuals
  • tweaked style guide wrt class declarations

Please submit bugs, questions, and feedback to bugs@snort.org or the Snort-Users mailing list.

Happy Snorting!
The Snort Release Team