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ASA bug fixes and software version questions

bellinom1 — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 08:10:52 GMT

Hey all,

My question is about how Cisco handles bug fixes for different ASA code releases. For example, I get daily email notifications from Cisco showing new and fixed bugs and the code releases they apply to, e.g.

Known Affected Releases:	100.16(15.5), 9.4(1.104), 9.4(2.9), 96.2(0.42)
Known Fixed Releases: *	100.13(0.144), 100.15(0.125), 100.15(0.126), 100.15(0.129), 100.15(0.131), 9.0(4.40), 9.1(6.142), 9.1(7.9), 9.2(4.14), 9.3(3.10)

My questions are what is these 100.x releases, and how do I find more specific code versions like 9.1(6.142)? When I go to download software, I see releases like 9.1(6) for example, but not the more specific (6.142). Also, I often see that a bug has been fixed in say 8.4(4), but looking at the downloads, the most recent release is still several years old. Are bug fixes backported to these older releases? I see interim and maintenance releases, but they still don't seem to match the more specific version numbers listed in the bug reports.

Thanks!

The 100.x series of ASA

Marvin Rhoads — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 13:58:17 GMT

The 100.x series of ASA releases are internal builds and not available to customers. I too have always found it misleading the Cisco publishes those numbers on the BugID pages.

If a specific interim release cited as being the fixed version is not available on the software download page for that platform and you are affected by that bug, you can open a TAC case and request a special file publish for you. They should either do that or else make an alternative release with the fix also in it.

Thanks Marvin, that's exactly

bellinom1 — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 14:11:07 GMT

Thanks Marvin, that's exactly what I needed to know.