This article was originally published on December 21, 2021
WHAT’S NEW
This update is to announce the release of Failover Manager 4.3. Failover Manager is a tool for managing Postgres database clusters, enabling high availability of primary-standby deployment architectures using PostgreSQL physical streaming replication.
Recommended Upgrade:
Because CVE-2021-44228 is considered a critical vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0, EDB strongly recommends applying this upgrade as soon as possible. You may be able to address or mitigate the vulnerabilities through other documented workarounds, but that would be at your sole discretion. Failover Manager 4.3 is considered the most secure version, and the fixes will not be backported into prior releases.
Highlights of this release:
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Type |
Highlights |
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Security Fix |
Failover Manager has been upgraded to use log4j version 2.17.0 to address security vulnerabilities CVE-2021-44228, CVE-2021-45046, and CVE-2021-45105. |
For further details, please refer to the Release Notes.
End-of-Support Reminder:
We recommend you update to the most recent software version. If you have not yet updated to the most current version, please note the end-of-support notes below**:
- Software: Failover Manager
- Version: 3.x
- End of Standard Support: March 2, 2022
**Additional details can be found at EDB Platform Compatibility.
TELL ME MORE
For more information about Replication Server, please see Failover Manager Documentation.
IS THIS FOR ME?
This announcement is for EDB customers who are using Failover Manager and have a subscription plan purchased for:
- Standard
- Enterprise
HOW TO GET THE SOFTWARE
Failover Manager 4.3 is available in EDB Repos in the form of RPM and DEB native packages. It is also packaged and delivered as interactive installers available on the EDB Downloads site.
To request the credentials required to access EDB repositories, see Create new account.
TROUBLESHOOTING
If you experience any problems around the installation, migration, upgrade or general use of your EDB software please contact our Technical Support teams.
Customers may reach us at the EDB Customer Support Portal, and we’re also available 24x7 via email and phone at the details below:
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