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Release of QRadar Incident Forensics 7.5.0 Update Package 8 Interim Fix 01 SFS (2021.6.8.20240405183541INT)

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Abstract

This technical note contains installation instructions, and a list of new features and resolved issues for the IBM Security QRadar Incident Forensics 7.5.0 Update Package 8 Interim Fix 01 SFS. These instructions are intended for administrators who are upgrading to QRadar Incident Forensics 7.5.0 Update Package 8 Interim Fix 01 by using an SFS file.

Content

What's New

For more information on new and changed features in QRadar Incident Forensic 7.5.0, see What's new in 7.5.0.
 
Security change reminder for QRadar on Cloud
The SAASADMIN capability is now restricted to the Admin security profile. During the upgrade to QRadar 7.5.0 Update Package 7 any user or authorized service that has a User role with the SAASADMIN and a non-Admin security profile is considered invalid and updated to the Disabled user role.
Security update - disabled cipher suites
To enhance the default security of your QRadar deployment, the following cipher suites are now disabled.

jdk.tls.disabledAlgorithms=SSLv3, TLSv1, TLSv1.1, RC4, DES, MD5withRSA, DH keySize < 1024, DESede, EC keySize < 224, 3DES_EDE_CBC, anon, NULL, DES_CBC, SHA1, CBC, SSL_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256, SSL_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384, TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA, SSL_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA, TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA, SSL_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA, SSL_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256, SSL_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256
Some older integrations could be impacted by this change.
Precheck added for postgresql11 migration

A precheck is added to check all hosts in your QRadar deployment to ensure that all hosts meet the free space requirements for postgresql 11 migration and upgrading. This precheck tests only to verify whether there is enough space to migrate the data and upgrade postgresql. If you launch the update package from your QRadar Console, the precheck checks all hosts in your deployment. Otherwise, it checks only the current host.

The postgresql 11 precheck is independent of the disk space requirements that are calculated by the update package. The update package determines the space required to upgrade the postgresql databases, as well as other RPMs and files needed for install/upgrade/copy.

Upgrading SOAR app might be required

If the IBM SOAR QRadar Plugin app is installed, you must upgrade to version 4.05 before you install QRadar 7.5.0 Update Package 7.

New certificate files to fix security browser warning
In QRadar 7.5.0 Update Package 7, vault is replaced by QRadar certificate authority (CA) and intermediate CA. For more information, see Fixing the certificate security browser warning.
Adding QNI hosts to the Data Synchronization app
You can add QRadar Network Insight hosts to the QRadar® Data Synchronization app. For more information, see IBM QRadar Data Synchronization app.

Known Issues

After you upgrade to QRadar 7.5.0 Update Package 8 with SSH, CLI session is down temporarily 
If you use SSH to upgrade to 7.5.0 Update Package 8, you will lose access to the CLI session for 20-30 minutes after the system reboot. You can use the Integrated Management Module (IMM), the Integrated Dell Remote Access controller (iDRAC), or a remote console, to monitor the upgrade.
Upgrading to RHEL-8 on systems with LUKS encrypted partitions is not supported
You must ensure that your deployment does not include hosts with LUKS encrypted partitions to successfully upgrade your system. For more information see, Upgrading QRadar SIEM. 
HA host status does not update during the sync process
During the synchronization process, the host status does not reflect the sync status of the HA hosts and the remote host status remains in standby. 
Important: In QRadar 7.5.0 Update Package 8, administrators with High Availability (HA) appliances in their deployment must complete a post-installation step. For more information, see DT365145.
Leapp pretests do not verify sufficient disk space
Leapp pretests fail to ensure if the /storetmp directory has sufficient disk space to store the upgrade cache directory. You must ensure that all appliances have at minimum 10GB of space available in the /storetmp directory before you upgrade to 7.5.0 Update Package 8.
Leapp pretests are not supported on HA secondaries
When you install 7.5.0 Update Package 8, the --leapp-only installer option does not work with High Availability (HA) secondary nodes. For more information, see DT365203.
Leapp pretests are not supported on QRadar 7.5.0 Update Package 7 ISO installations
When you install 7.5.0 Update Package 8, the --leapp-only installer option does not work on managed hosts that are running new installs of 7.5.0 Update Package 7. For more information, see DT365204.

Leapp pretests are not supported on detached console HA

To run a Leapp pretest on a detached console HA that is not a removed HA from a existing deployment, complete the following steps.

  1. Run the following command:
    /opt/qradar/bin/ssh_key_generating
  2. Edit the /store/configservices/deployed/deployment.xml file to add the missing mhIp tag to the console node by using only one of the following methods:
    • Edit the file by adding the mhIp tag manually:
      <managedHost xmlns="" hostName="hostName of the system" console="true" offsite="false" changed="false" id="1" privateIP="IP of the system" mhIp="Same as privateIP" publicIP="" natId="0">
    • Edit the file by running the following command:
      mhip=$(/opt/qradar/bin/myver -vi); sed -e "/mhIp=/ n; /console=\"true\"/s/>/ mhIp=\"$mhip\">/" /store/configservices/deployed/deployment.xml
 For more information, see DT365206.
Leapp pretests fail due to multiple physical network interface configurations  
When you upgrade to 7.5.0 Update Package 8, the Leapp pretest fails if the tool detects any Network Interface Card (NIC) that uses kernel naming (eth) and multiple NICs existing on the same system. For more information on the known issue and the workaround, see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/4067471. 
Upgrade patch pretest fails on dual stack
After you upgrade to 7.5.0 Update Package 8, the RHEL-8 upgrade pretest fails after the system reboot.
Apps might go down during base image upgrade
After you install QRadar 7.5.0, your applications might go down temporarily while they are being upgraded to the latest base image.
Apps fail to restart after upgrade
After you upgrade some apps remain in an "error" state on deployments with 30+ apps. Restart the apps by using the qappmanager: /opt/qradar/support/qappmanager
 
For more information, see About the qappmanager support utility.

Cannot send udp syslog to QRADAR_CONSOLE_IP from an app container on AppHost 
In QRadar 7.5.0 Update Package 8, you can not send Syslog UDP to QRADAR_CONSOLE_IP from an app container on AppHost. For more information, see DT365799.
Duplicate app entries on Traefik when QRadar console is powered off and on again
If you power off your QRadar console via VSphere and power it on again, duplicate entires of apps exist on the Traefik UI. To resolve this issue, restart the Traefik service. 
Factory reinstall on QRadar 7.5.0 Update Package 8 in the recovery partition fails on M5 hardware. 
Factory reinstall with Update Package 8 ISO in the recovery partition on M5 hardware is not supported. 
Alternatively, you can use one of the following methods:
For more information, see DT364088.
Managed WinCollect 7 agents cannot receive updates from encrypted QRadar Managed Hosts with 7.5.0 Update Package 7 Interim Fix 05 and later
In 7.5.0 Update Package 7 Interim Fix 5 and later, changes for managed WinCollect agents on 7.3.1 Patch 2 (7.3.1-28) do not complete as expected for encrypted managed hosts that attempt to connect to the Console. To resolve this issue, you must upgrade to WinCollect 7.3.1 P3. For more information, see DT269649.
Error messages appear during decapper startup in QRadar Network Insights
The following error messages on the terminal broadcast messages or decapper logs indicate an automatic fallback to a legacy decapper library on virtual hosts.
EAL: rte_mem_virt2phy(): cannot open /proc/self/pagemap: Permission denied

EAL: Cannot use IOVA as 'PA' since physical addresses are not available
This fallback is necessary when IOMMU and virtualization passthrough are not available and enabled in the virtual platform configuration. The decapper continues to function, possibly with lowered throughput.
Cert file /etc/httpd-qif/tls/httpd-qif.cert fails the key modulus check in QRadar 7.5.0 Update Package 8
After you upgrade your QRadar Incident Forensics Standalone (6100) appliance to 7.5.0 Update Package 8, cert file /etc/httpd-qif/tls/httpd-qif.cert fails the key modulus check. For more information, see DT365205.
Admin password does not set correctly on auto-install
In some instances of QRadar installations using the auto-install method, the Admin password is not being set properly. To resolve this issues, manually update the Admin password in the QRadar host CLI. For more information, see DT258627.
RHEL 8.8 - scaserver does not start after system reboot
After you upgrade to QRadar 7.5.0 Update Package 8, scaserver is unable to start after system reboot.
HA pairing on QRadar console fails when Network File System (NFS) is configured on the QRadar 7.5.0 Update Package 8 install
To resolve this issue, add HA pairing before configuring NFS. For more information, see Configuring NFS backup on an existing HA cluster.

For more information, see DT364450.

After you upgrade to QRadar 7.5.0 Update Package 5, WinCollect 7.X agents can experience management or configuration change errors
Important: A flash notice exists for this issue. For the latest information, see https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6953887.
Autoupdates (AU) issue after upgrade to QRadar 7.5.0 or later
It is possible for autoupdates to revert to a previous version of autoupdates after you upgrade. Older versions of autoupdate might not update RPMs as expected.
After you upgrade to QRadar 7.5.0 or later, type the following command to check your autoupdate version:
/opt/qradar/bin/UpdateConfs.pl -v
Review the issue and the resolution section for your auto update version in the following technical note, https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6515880.
Issue adding Data Nodes to a cluster
When you add a Data Node to a cluster, they must either all be encrypted, or all be unencrypted. You cannot add both encrypted and unencrypted Data Nodes to the same cluster.

Resolved Issues

Known Issues fixed in QRadar Incident Forensics 7.5.0 Update Package 8 Interim Fix 01.

  • DT378557: LDAP authentication module can generate an 'Application Error' when saving changes in 7.5.0 UP7.

Upgrade information

 

QRadar Incident Forensic 7.5.0 Update Package 8 Interim Fix 01 resolves reported issues from users and administrators from previous QRadar Incident Forensic versions. This cumulative software update fixes known software issues in your QRadar Incident Forensic deployment. QRadar Incident Forensic software updates are installed by using an SFS file, and update all appliances attached to the QRadar Console.

The 750-QRADAR-QRSIEM-2021.6.8.20240405183541 SFS file can upgrade the following QRadar Incident Forensic versions to QRadar Incident Forensic 7.5.0 Update Package 8 Interim Fix 01:

  • QRadar Incident Forensic 7.5.0 Update Package 8

However, this document does not cover all of the installation messages and requirements, such as changes to appliance memory requirements or browser requirements for QRadar Incident Forensic. To review any additional requirements, see the QRadar Upgrade Guide.

See QRadar: Software update check list for administrators for a list of steps to review before you update your QRadar Incident Forensic deployment.

Before you begin

Ensure that you take the following precautions:

  • Back up your data before you begin any software upgrade. For more information about backup and recovery, see the QRadar Administration Guide.
  • To avoid access errors in your log file, close all open QRadar sessions.
  • The QRadar Incident Forensic software update cannot be installed on a managed host that is at a different software version from the Console. All appliances in the deployment must be at the same software revision to update the entire deployment.
  • Verify that all changes are deployed on your appliances. The update cannot install on appliances that have changes that are not deployed.
  • If you are attempting a new installation of QRadar, review the instructions in the QRadar Installation Guide.

Installing the QRadar Incident Forensic 7.5.0 Update Package 8 Software Update

These instructions guide you through the process of upgrading an existing QRadar version to QRadar Incident Forensic 7.5.0 Update Package 8 Interim Fix 01. To update appliances in parallel, see: QRadar: How to Update Appliances in Parallel.

Procedure

  1. Download the software update to install QRadar Incident Forensic 7.5.0 Update Package 8 Interim Fix 01 from the IBM Fix Central website: https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&product=ibm/Other+software/IBM+Security+QRadar+Incident+Forensics&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=7.5.0-QRADAR-QIFSFS-20240405183541INT&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc
  2. Use SSH to log in to your Console as the root user.
  3. To verify you have enough space (10GB) in /store/tmp for the QRadar Console, type the following command: 
      df -h /tmp /storetmp /store/transient | tee diskchecks.txt
    • Best directory option: /storetmp

      It is available on all appliance types at all versions. In QRadar Incident Forensic 7.5.0 versions, /store/tmp is a symlink to the /storetmp partition.

If the disk check command fails, retype the quotation marks from your terminal, then rerun the command. This command returns the details to both the command window and to a file on the Console named diskchecks.txt. Review this file to ensure that all appliances have at minimum 10GB of space available in a directory to copy the SFS before you attempt to move the file to a managed host. If required, free up disk space on any host that fails to have less that 10GB available.

  1. To create the /media/updates directory, type the following command: 
      mkdir -p /media/updates
  2. Use SCP to copy the files to the QRadar Console to the /storetmp directory or a location with 10GB of disk space.
  3. Change to the directory where you copied the patch file. For example, 
      cd /storetmp
  4. To mount the patch file to the /media/updates directory, type the following command: 
      mount -o loop -t squashfs /storetmp/7.5.0-QRADAR-QIFSFS-2021.6.8.20240405183541.sfs /media/updates
  5. To run a Leapp pretest, type the following command: 
      /media/updates/installer --leapp-only
  6. To run the patch installer, type the following command: 
      /media/updates/installer

    Note: The first time that you run the software update, there might be a delay before the software update installation menu is displayed.

  7. Using the patch installer, select all.
    • The all option updates the software on all appliances in the following order:
      1. Console
      2. No order required for remaining appliances. All remaining appliances can be updated in any order that you require.

    • If you do not select the all option, you must select your Console appliance.

      As of QRadar Incident Forensic 7.2.6 Patch 4 and later, you are only provided the option to update all or update the Console appliance. Managed hosts are not displayed in the installation menu to ensure that the Console is patched first. After the Console is patched, a list of managed hosts that can be updated is displayed in the installation menu. This change was made starting with QRadar Incident Forensic 7.2.6 Patch 4 to ensure that the Console appliance is always updated before managed hosts to prevent upgrade issues.

      If you want to patch systems in series, you can update the Console first, then copy the patch to all other appliances and run the patch installer individually on each managed host. The Console must be patched before you can run the installer on managed hosts. When you update in parallel, there is no order required in how you update appliances after the Console is updated.

      If your Secure Shell (SSH) session is disconnected while the upgrade is in progress, the upgrade continues. When you reopen your SSH session and rerun the installer, the patch installation resumes.

Installation wrap-up

  1. After the system reboot is not initiated after the patch completes and you have exited the installer, type the following command: 
      umount /media/updates
  2. Clear your browser cache before you log in to the Console.
  3. Delete the SFS file from all appliances.

Results

A summary of the software update installation advises you of any managed hosts that were not updated. If the software update fails to update a managed host, you can copy the software update to the host and run the installation locally.

After all hosts are updated, send an email to your team to inform them that they will need to clear their browser cache before they log in to the QRadar Incident Forensic interface.

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QRadar Incident Forensics

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Modified date:
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