What's new and changed in Execution Engine for Apache Hadoop

Execution Engine for Apache Hadoop updates can include new features and fixes. Releases are listed in reverse chronological order so that the latest release is at the beginning of the topic.

You can see a list of the new features for the platform and all of the services at What's new in IBM Software Hub.

Installing or upgrading Execution Engine for Apache Hadoop

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IBM Software Hub Version 5.2.2

A new version of Execution Engine for Apache Hadoop was released in October 2025 with IBM Software Hub 5.2.2.

Operand version: 5.2.2

This release includes the following changes:

Issues fixed in this release
The following issues were fixed in this release:
Customer-reported issues fixed in this release
For a list of customer-reported issues that were fixed in this release, see the Fix List for IBM Cloud Pak® for Data on the IBM Support website.
Security issues fixed in this release
The following security issues were fixed in this release:

CVE-2025-8941, CVE-2025-8194, CVE-2025-8058, CVE-2025-7425, CVE-2025-7339, CVE-2025-6395, CVE-2025-5914, CVE-2025-58754, CVE-2025-58058, CVE-2025-50106, CVE-2025-50059, CVE-2025-47906, CVE-2025-4673, CVE-2025-38417, CVE-2025-38052, CVE-2025-37914, CVE-2025-32990, CVE-2025-32989, CVE-2025-32988, CVE-2025-32415, CVE-2025-32414, CVE-2025-30761, CVE-2025-30754, CVE-2025-30749, CVE-2025-23166, CVE-2025-22871, CVE-2025-22866, CVE-2025-22020, CVE-2025-21962, CVE-2025-21929, CVE-2025-21928, CVE-2025-21727

CVE-2024-45341, CVE-2024-45336

CVE-2023-53476, CVE-2023-45143, CVE-2023-38552

CVE-2022-50515, CVE-2022-29458

IBM Software Hub Version 5.2.1

A new version of Execution Engine for Apache Hadoop was released in August 2025 with IBM Software Hub 5.2.1.

Operand version: 5.2.1

This release includes the following changes:

New features
This release of Execution Engine for Apache Hadoop includes the following features:

Support for Runtime 25.1 with Livy and Jupyter Enterprise Gateway (JEG)

You can now use Execution Engine for Apache Hadoop with Runtime 25.1, which includes support for Livy and Jupyter Enterprise Gateway (JEG). This update improves compatibility with modern notebook workflows and enhances performance for distributed computing tasks.

Refer to System requirements in Installing Execution Engine for Apache Hadoop on Apache Hadoop clusters.

Customer-reported issues fixed in this release
For a list of customer-reported issues that were fixed in this release, see the Fix List for IBM Cloud Pak for Data on the IBM Support website.
Security issues fixed in this release
The following security issues were fixed in this release:

CVE-2025-7783, CVE-2025-6965, CVE-2025-6021, CVE-2025-6020, CVE-2025-5702, CVE-2025-49796, CVE-2025-49794, CVE-2025-4802, CVE-2025-47273, CVE-2025-4517, CVE-2025-4435, CVE-2025-4373, CVE-2025-4330, CVE-2025-4138, CVE-2025-38089, CVE-2025-37943, CVE-2025-37799, CVE-2025-37750, CVE-2025-37749, CVE-2025-37738, CVE-2025-3576, CVE-2025-31498, CVE-2025-30698, CVE-2025-25724, CVE-2025-24928, CVE-2025-24528, CVE-2025-23167, CVE-2025-23166, CVE-2025-23165, CVE-2025-23150, CVE-2025-22868, CVE-2025-22126, CVE-2025-22085, CVE-2025-21964, CVE-2025-21963, CVE-2025-21961, CVE-2025-21919, CVE-2025-21887, CVE-2025-21759, CVE-2025-21756, CVE-2025-21669, CVE-2025-21666, CVE-2025-21587, CVE-2025-1272, CVE-2025-0938, CVE-2025-0395

CVE-2024-58099, CVE-2024-58009, CVE-2024-57894, CVE-2024-57885, CVE-2024-57852, CVE-2024-56663, CVE-2024-56653, CVE-2024-56644, CVE-2024-56631, CVE-2024-56623, CVE-2024-56614, CVE-2024-56611, CVE-2024-56602, CVE-2024-56601, CVE-2024-56551, CVE-2024-56544, CVE-2024-56171, CVE-2024-54680, CVE-2024-53237, CVE-2024-53232, CVE-2024-53222, CVE-2024-53213, CVE-2024-53208, CVE-2024-53203, CVE-2024-53160, CVE-2024-53156, CVE-2024-53142, CVE-2024-53105, CVE-2024-52533, CVE-2024-50186, CVE-2024-50150, CVE-2024-50121, CVE-2024-50102, CVE-2024-47745, CVE-2024-47141, CVE-2024-47081, CVE-2024-44975, CVE-2024-12718, CVE-2024-12243, CVE-2024-12133, CVE-2024-10963

CVE-2023-53066, CVE-2023-52917

CVE-2022-50159, CVE-2022-50112, CVE-2022-49846, CVE-2022-49043

Deprecated features
The following features were deprecated in this release:

End of support for Cloudera CDP 7.1.7

Execution Engine for Apache Hadoop no longer supports CDP 7.1.7. To ensure continued compatibility, upgrade to a supported version of Cloudera (CDP).

IBM Software Hub Version 5.2.0

A new version of Execution Engine for Apache Hadoop was released in June 2025 with IBM Software Hub 5.2.0.

Operand version: 5.2.0

This release includes the following changes:

New Features
The following security issues were fixed in this release:

To improve compatibility and stability across integrated services, Execution Engine for Apache Hadoop uses Java 8 as the default runtime environment. Java 11 is no longer supported. This change ensures alignment with broader platform dependencies and mitigates issues observed in downstream components.

Customer-reported issues fixed in this release
For a list of customer-reported issues that were fixed in this release, see the Fix List for IBM Cloud Pak for Data on the IBM Support website.
Security issues fixed in this release
The following security issues were fixed in this release:

CVE-2025-21927, CVE-2025-22866, CVE-2025-22869, CVE-2025-22870, CVE-2025-22872, CVE-2025-27152, CVE-2025-37847, CVE-2025-4638, RHSA-2025:3531, RHSA-2025:3631

CVE-2024-2511, CVE-2024-36477, CVE-2024-38581, CVE-2024-43799, CVE-2024-45336, CVE-2024-45338, CVE-2024-45341, CVE-2024-52798, CVE-2024-53150, CVE-2024-8176

CVE-2023-53021, CVE-2023-53025

CVE-2022-4899, CVE-2022-49072, CVE-2022-49180, CVE-2022-49376, CVE-2022-49537, CVE-2022-49687, CVE-2022-49721, CVE-2022-49726