ActiveGate release notes version 1.257

Rollout start: Jan 24, 2023

With this release, the oldest supported ActiveGate versions are:

Standard Support
Enterprise Success and Support
1.239
1.233

How long are versions supported following rollout?

Java Runtime Environment update

To take advantage of performance improvements, the latest security-vulnerability enhancements, and bug fixes, we've upgraded JRE to JRE version 11.0.17.

ActiveGate base image

ActiveGate Universal Base Ima ge Micro (UBI Micro) is now set to version ubi8-micro:8.7-1@sha256:eb4245271537034f69ee336a4a2b31d3fbae4048ec1db53ff89de749c35cf537.

Kubernetes workload monitoring

Dynatrace now detects and sends events for the following changes in the Kubernetes workload:

  • livenessProbe
  • readinessProbe
  • startupProbe

Chromium support for private Synthetic locations

Chromium 108 is the latest supported version for Synthetic-enabled ActiveGate installed on:

  • Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04, and 22.04
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and 8
  • CentOS 7
  • Amazon Linux 2

Chromium 108 is bundled with the Windows ActiveGate installer.

For more information on supported and provided Chromium versions, see Requirements for private Synthetic locations and Create a private Synthetic location.

Operating system support

    Future Dynatrace ActiveGate operating systems support changes

    The following operating systems will no longer be supported starting 01 January 2025
    The following operating systems will no longer be supported starting 01 June 2025
    The following operating systems will no longer be supported starting 01 July 2025

    Past Dynatrace ActiveGate operating systems support changes

    The following operating systems are no longer supported since 01 May 2024
    The following operating systems are no longer supported since 01 June 2024
    The following operating systems are no longer supported since 01 July 2024
    The following operating systems are no longer supported since 01 December 2024

    Resolved issues

    General Availability (Build 1.257.216)

    The 1.257 GA release contains 1 vulnerability resolution.

    ActiveGate

    • Vulnerability: The jackson-databind library has been updated in response to CVE-2022-42003. (APM-390531)

    Resolved vulnerability

    Resolved issue in ActiveGate where extension configuration properties may be written to ActiveGate log files.

    The fix is provided with the ActiveGate Extensions module version 1.257.296.20230308-155355. To check the version of the Extensions module:

    1. Go to Deployment Status > ActiveGates.
    2. Select an ActiveGate.
    3. Check the Extensions version in the Versions section of the ActiveGate deployment overview.