IPFire 2.29 - Core Update 189 released

IPFire 2.29 Core Update 189 represents a notable enhancement, featuring a security fix, an updated graph for the IPS, and various package updates. This update represents one of the most significant releases to date, delivering a multitude of new firmware files for a range of hardware. The update serves as a security measure aimed at preventing the IPS process from crashing, thereby safeguarding services operating on the firewall from exposure to the Internet. Improvements have been implemented to enhance the handling of the IPS. These include the introduction of a watcher process to restart the IPS in the event of unexpected crashes, the ability to bypass whitelisted traffic in the iptables ruleset, and the filtering of IPsec traffic. The IPS page now presents IPS throughput categorized into three distinct areas: scanned bandwidth, whitelisted traffic, and bypassed traffic. The Linux firmware has been updated to version 20240811, featuring a marginally increased download size.

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