OVAL Interpreter / News: Recent posts

The OVAL Interpreter and its source code have been updated to Version 5.10.1.7. Specific updates to the OVAL Interpreter included fixing the import of Directives and Definition evaluation-id files, adding support for 64-bit RPMs, and fixing some issues reported by the OVAL Community.

The OVAL Interpreter and its source code have been updated to Version 5.10.1.6. Specific updates to the OVAL Interpreter included updating Xerces to version 3.1.1, updating Xalan to version 1.11, and fixing some issues reported by the OVAL Community.

The OVAL Interpreter and its source code have been updated to Version 5.10.1.5. Specific updates to the OVAL Interpreter included adding support for the ipv6_address datatype, improving how the linux-def:rpminfo_item’s signature_keyid entity is collected, modifying the collection format for the win-def:file_item’s language entity to now be specified by the OS, and fixing some issues reported by the OVAL Community.

The OVAL Interpreter and its source code have been updated to Version 5.10.1.4. Specific updates to the OVAL Interpreter included adding support for the scheduling_class entity in the unix-def:process_test and unix-def:process58_test and fixing several issues reported by the OVAL Community.

The OVAL Interpreter and its source code have been updated to Version 5.10.1.3. Specific updates to the OVAL Interpreter included adding support for the ind-def:environmentvariable58_test, the language entity in the win-def:file_test, the has_extended_acl entity in the unix-def:file_test, the last_login_time entity in the win-def:user_test, the last_write_time entity in the win-def:registry_test, and fixing some issues reported by the OVAL Community.... read more

The OVAL Interpreter and its source code have been updated to Version 5.10.1.2. Specific updates to the OVAL Interpreter included adding support for the windows_view behavior in registry-based tests and fixing some issues reported by the OVAL Community.

A detailed list of updates and fixes is available in the download bundle at https://sourceforge.net/projects/ovaldi/files/ovaldi/.

The OVAL Interpreter has been updated to correct a few minor bugs, add support for Red Hat EL 5, and add support for the new wuaupdatesearcher_test. A complete list of updates and fixes is available in the various downloads and release notes. I would like to say thank you to the organizations that contributed code and reported bugs.

The OVAL Interpreter has been updated to align with version 5.5 of the OVAL Language. A complete list of updates and fixes is available in the various downloads and release notes. I would also like to say thank you to the organizations that contributed code and reported bugs.

The OVAL Interpreter has been updated to align with version 5.4 of the OVAL Language. A complete list of updates and fixes is available in the various downloads and release notes.

The OVAL Interpreter has been updated to address several bugs found by Lumension Security, Inc. and others. A complete list of updates and fixes is available in the various downloads. This should be the final release to support version 5.3 of the OVAL Language. The next release will support version 5.4 of the OVAL Language when it becomes the official version.

The OVAL Interpreter has been updated to address several bugs found by Lumension Security, Inc. and others. A complete list of updates and fixes is available in the various downloads.

The OVAL Interpreter and data files will now be hosted on the SourceForge.net Web site at http://sourceforge.net/projects/ovaldi/. The transition was made to provide better access to the OVAL Interpreter, its source code, and related documentation.

In particular, the move provides for the first time public access to bug tracking and feature request tracking for the Interpreter. There will also now be better support for community code contributions, increased accessibility to the Interpreter source and binaries, better maintenance of past versions of the Interpreter and its source code, and better Interpreter documentation.... read more