Aviatrix Controller and Gateway Image Release Notes
This document provides image release notes for Aviatrix Controller and Gateway images across supported cloud providers:
Images for Each Software Version
Aviatrix Controller software images are listed in a table by the software release number. Below the table are descriptions of each Controller and Gateway image release.
Aviatrix Controller releases have two versioning tracks, depending on the Linux OS version supported.
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Newer Linux OS: Supported on generation 4 (g4) Controller software versions
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8.0.0
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Newer Linux OS: Supported on generation 3 (g3) Controller software versions
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7.2.5090, 7.2.5012, 7.2.4996, 7.2.4820
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7.1.4208, 7.1.4191, 7.1.4183, 7.1.4139, 7.1.4105, or 7.1.3958
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Older Linux OS: Supported on generation 2 Controller software versions
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7.1.4101, 7.1.3956, and earlier
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Beginning with release 7.1.3958, images have a new naming scheme. The generation 3 images that support the newer Linux OS are indicated by "g3" in the table below. All other images are generation 2. Older gateway image numbers with a "u" in the name, such as "aviatrix-companion-gateway-v10u," support both managed and unmanaged disk gateways. |
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8.0.0 |
19 May 2025 |
CSP Marketplace Controller g4 version numbers:
Gateway g3 version numbers:
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7.2.5090 |
19 May 2025 |
CSP Marketplace Controller g3 version numbers:
Gateway g3 version numbers:
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7.1.4208 |
19 May 2025 |
CSP Marketplace Controller g3 version numbers:
Gateway g3 version numbers:
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7.2.5012 |
23 January 2025 |
CSP Marketplace Controller g3 version numbers:
Gateway g3 version numbers:
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7.2.4996 |
19 December 2024 |
CSP Marketplace Controller g3 version numbers:
Gateway g3 version numbers:
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7.2.4820, 7.1.4183, and 7.1.4191 |
15 October 2024 |
CSP Marketplace Controller g3 version numbers:
Gateway g3 version numbers (no change from previous release):
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7.1.4139 |
14 August 2024 |
CSP Marketplace Controller g3 version numbers:
Gateway g3 version numbers:
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7.1.4105 |
18 July 2024 |
CSP Marketplace Controller g3 version numbers:
Gateway g3 version numbers:
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7.1.4101 |
22 July 2024 |
Note that these version numbers are the same as 7.1.3956. CSP Marketplace Controller versions:
Gateway version numbers:
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7.1.3958 |
31 May 2024 |
CSP Marketplace Controller g3 version numbers:
Gateway g3 version numbers:
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7.1.3956 |
28 May 2024 |
Note that these version numbers are the same as 7.1.2131. CSP Marketplace Controller versions:
Gateway version numbers:
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7.1.2131 |
13 June 2023 |
CSP Marketplace Controller versions:
Gateway version numbers:
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7.1.1710 |
11 May 2023 |
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7.0.1601 |
24 March 2023 |
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7.0.1577 |
30 Jan 2023 |
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7.0.1307 |
17 Feb 2023 |
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6.9.221 |
04 Nov 2022 |
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6.9.128 |
10 Sept 2022 |
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6.8.1398 |
04 Nov 2022 |
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6.8.1311 |
12 Sept 2022 |
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6.8.1149 |
17 Aug 2022 |
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6.7.1436 |
16 Aug 2022 |
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6.6.5721 |
16 Aug 2022 |
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6.8.1148 |
09 Aug 2022 |
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6.7.1376 |
02 Aug 2022 |
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6.6.5712 |
02 Aug 2022 |
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6.7.1325 |
25 July 2022 |
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6.6.5667 |
25 July 2022 |
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6.7.1324 |
06 July 2022 |
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6.6.5662 |
15 June 2022 |
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6.7.1319 |
10 June 2022 |
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6.4.3057 |
26 May 2022 |
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6.5.3233 |
26 May 2022 |
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6.6.5612 |
12 May 2022 |
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6.7.1186 |
11 May 2022 |
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6.7.1185 |
09 May 2022 |
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6.4.3049 |
08 April 2022 |
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6.5.3166 |
06 April 2022 |
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6.6.5545 |
31 March 2022 |
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6.6.5413 |
18 March 2022 |
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6.5.3012 |
17 March 2022 |
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6.4.3015 |
17 March 2022 |
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6.6.5409 |
13 March 2022 |
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6.6.5404 |
28 Feb 2022 |
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6.6.5230 |
09 Feb 2022 |
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6.5.3006 |
09 Feb 2022 |
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6.4.3008 |
09 Feb 2022 |
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6.6.5224 |
23 Jan 2022 |
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6.5.2898 |
11 Jan 2022 |
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6.4.2995 |
11 Jan 2022 |
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6.5.2835 |
10 Dec 2021 |
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6.4.2973 |
19 Nov 2021 |
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AWS
AWS Controller Images
Controller Image avx-controller-g4-202503202216 (19 May 2025)
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Installed OTAC to enable break-glass root access via the serial console.
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Applied the latest security patches.
Controller Image avx-controller-g3-202409231605 (15 October 2024)
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Remediates the etcd package vulnerability on CVE-2023-47108.
Controller Image avx-controller-g3-202407091338 (18 July 2024)
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Remediates the OpenSSH server vulnerability due to Ubuntu security issue CVE-2024-6387.
Controller Image avx-controller-g3-202406050042 (06 June 2024)
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Updates the Aviatrix base image to use the latest industry standard Linux operating system.
AWS Controller Image 053023 (13 June 2023)
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Updated security patches to date.
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Remediated vulnerabilities.
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Incorporated openssl-1.0.2zg.
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Removed NTP and SNTP from the base images.
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Removed AWS ssm installation from the base gateway image.
AWS Controller Image 103122 (21 Nov 2022)
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This image includes the following updates:
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Addressed vulnerability fixes.
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Supported dynamic disk image resizing on the Controller.
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Hardened to 80% of CIS Server L1 benchmark.
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Upgraded the version of MongoDB and Strongswan.
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Removed the logstash integration.
AWS Controller Images 051022 (12 May 2022)
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This image includes the following updates:
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Upgraded Apache, LibNSS3, OpenSSL, Zlib, and Rsync
This image also replaces the 122520, 100621, and 110421 Controller versions of BYOL images, which were delisted from the AWS marketplace on May 26.
AWS Controller Images: 05112022_AWS_metered_controller Version: 051022 (09 June 2022)
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This image includes the following updates:
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Upgraded Apache, LibNSS3, OpenSSL, Zlib, and Rsync.
This image also replaces the 122520, 100621, and 110421 Controller versions of utility images, which were delisted from the AWS marketplace on May 26.
AWS Controller Images: 05112022_AWS_utility_controller Version: 051022 (02 June 2022)
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This image includes the following updates:
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Upgraded Apache, LibNSS3, OpenSSL, Zlib, and Rsync.
This image replaces the 122520, 100621, and 110421 utility Controller versions, which were removed from the AWS marketplace on May 26 and are no longer installable.
AWS Controller Images: AWS AMI – Version: 110421 (08 Nov 2021)
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This image includes the following updates:
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Added support for AWS IMDSv2.
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Corrected issue with the Aviatrix Controller initialization hanging after image migrating to a new image.
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Closed potential vulnerability in old opensource OS versions.
AWS Controller Images: AWS AMI – Version: 100621 (13 Oct 2021)
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This release addresses vulnerabilities fixed by Apache version 2.4.51.
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Controller image version 100621 includes Apache version 2.4.51 which closed vulnerabilities CVE-2021-40438, CVE-2021-33193 and vulnerabilities closed in previous Apache releases.
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Controller image version 100621 closes a potential denial-of-service vulnerability and corrects an issue with launching controller HA.
AWS Controller Images: AWS AMI – Version 050120 (17 Aug 2020)
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Release version 050120 includes the following updates:
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R6.1.1280 Software Version is required
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Update Linux kernel and packages versions
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Remove packages no longer used by the product
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Set X-XSS-Protection and X-Content-Type-Options by default
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Fix all vulnerabilities up to Jun/2020 (mid ref: 15727)
AWS China Controller Images
AWS China Controller Image ami-04a602b81140d2c96 (08 Dec 2022)
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This image includes the following updates:
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Addressed vulnerability fixes.
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Supported dynamic disk image resizing on the Controller.
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Hardened to 80% of CIS Server L1 benchmark.
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Upgraded the version of MongoDB and Strongswan.
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Removed the logstash integration.
AWS China Gateway, hvm-cloudx-aws-china-110522 (08 Dec 2022)
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This image includes the following updates:
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Addressed vulnerability fixes.
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Supported dynamic disk image resizing on the Controller.
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Hardened to 80% of CIS Server L1 benchmark.
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Upgraded the version of MongoDB and Strongswan.
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Removed the logstash integration.
AWS China Gateway Images
AWS Gateway Image avx-gateway-aws-g3-202410071945 (19 December 2024)
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Contains an upgrade to Linux 5.15.0-1069-aws.
AWS China Gateway Image avx-gateway-aws-g3-202408062003 (14 August 2024)
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Addresses an issue that causes traffic sent to DNS/NTP IPs from Cloud Service Provider DHCP services to be misrouted.
AWS Gateway Images
AWS Gateway Image avx-gateway-aws-g3-202504251525 (19 May 2025)
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Resolved an issue that caused tunnel failures on long-lived gateways.
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Applied the latest security patches.
AWS Gateway Image avx-gateway-aws-g3-202504251522 (19 May 2025)
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Resolved an issue that caused tunnel failures on long-lived gateways.
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Applied the latest security patches.
AWS Gateway Image avx-gateway-aws-g3-202410071945 (19 December 2024)
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Contains an upgrade to Linux 5.15.0-1069-aws.
AWS Gateway Image avx-gateway-aws-g3-202408062003 (14 August 2024)
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Addresses an issue that causes traffic sent to DNS/NTP IPs from Cloud Service Provider DHCP services to be misrouted.
AWS Gateway Image avx-gateway-aws-g3-202407091338 (18 July 2024)
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Remediates the OpenSSH server vulnerability due to Ubuntu security issue CVE-2024-6387.
AWS Gateway Image avx-gateway-aws-g3-202405121500 (06 June 2024)
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Updates the Aviatrix base image to use the latest industry standard Linux operating system.
AWS Gateway Image hvm-cloudx-aws-060623 (29 August 2023)
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Updated security patches to date.
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Remediated vulnerabilities.
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Incorporated openssl-1.0.2zg.
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Removed NTP and SNTP from the base images.
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Removed AWS ssm installation from the base gateway image.
AWS Gateway Image hvm-cloudx-aws-030523 (24 March 2023)
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This image includes the following updates:
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Updated security patches to date.
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Upgraded the ENA driver to latest (2.8.3):
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Improved memory management, CPU utilization, and lock contention.
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Improved CPU efficiency when terminating a large number of IPSec tunnels.
AWS Gateway, hvm-cloudx-aws-103122 (08 Dec 2022)
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This image includes the following updates:
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Addressed vulnerability fixes.
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Supported dynamic disk image resizing on the Controller.
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Hardened to 80% of CIS Server L1 benchmark.
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Upgraded the version of MongoDB and Strongswan.
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Removed the logstash integration.
AWS Gateway Image: hvm-cloudx-aws-080322 (09 Sept 2022)
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Released with software version 6.8.1148
This image includes the following updates:
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Updated the kernel version to 5.4.0-1080-aws.
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Upgraded the version of an opensource OS versions.
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Hardened to 80% of CIS Server L1 benchmark.
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Passed a vulnerability scan up to July 2022.
AWS Gateway Images: hvm-cloudx-aws- Version 022021, hvm-cloudx-aliyun-122520 (10 May 2021)
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Both release versions include the following updates:
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R6.4.2499 Software Version is required
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Support new IPSec encryption mechanism
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Update security patches to date
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Introduced the gateway in AWS China and Ali Cloud
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Fix and pass vulnerabilities scan to Feb/2021
AWS Gateway Images: hvm-cloudx-aws-102320 (10 Nov 2020)
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Release version 102320 includes the following updates:
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R6.2.1837 Software Version is required
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New image fetch mechanism
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Update security patches to date
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Linux Kernel update and package upgrade
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New network drivers
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Fix and pass vulnerabilities scan to Sep/2020 (mid ref: 18262)
AWS GovCloud Gateway Images
AWS Gateway Image avx-gateway-aws-g3-202410071945 (19 December 2024)
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Contains an upgrade to Linux 5.15.0-1069-aws.
AWS GovCloud Gateway Image avx-gateway-aws-g3-202408062003 (14 August 2024)
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Addresses an issue that causes traffic sent to DNS/NTP IPs from Cloud Service Provider DHCP services to be misrouted.
AWS GovCloud Controller Image hvm-cloudx-aws-061023 (14 June 2023)
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This image includes the following updates:
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Updated security patches to date.
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Remediated vulnerabilities.
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Incorporated openssl-1.0.2zg.
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Removed SNTP and upgraded NTP from the base images.
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Removed AWS ssm installation from the base gateway image.
Azure
Azure Controller Images
Controller Image avx-controller-g4-202503202216 (19 May 2025)
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Installed OTAC to enable break-glass root access via the serial console.
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Applied the latest security patches.
Controller Image avx-controller-g3-202409231605 (15 October 2024)
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Remediates the etcd package vulnerability on CVE-2023-47108.
Controller Image avx-controller-g3-202407091338 (18 July 2024)
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Remediates the OpenSSH server vulnerability due to Ubuntu security issue CVE-2024-6387.
Controller Image avx-controller-g3-202405121500 (06 June 2024)
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Updates the Aviatrix base image to use the latest industry standard Linux operating system.
Azure Controller Image aviatrix-companion-controller-2022-10-13 (22 Oct 2022)
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This image includes the following updates:
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Upgraded to Ubuntu version 18.04.6.
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Upgrade the kernel version to 5.4.0-1080.
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Image is hardened to 80% of CIS Server L1 compliance.
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Fixed and passed a vulnerability scan up to October 2022.
Azure Gateway Images
Azure Gateway Image avx-gateway-arm-g3-202504251525 (19 May 2025)
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Resolved an issue that caused tunnel failures on long-lived gateways.
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Applied the latest security patches.
Azure Gateway Image avx-gateway-arm-g3-202504251522 (19 May 2025)
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Resolved an issue that caused tunnel failures on long-lived gateways.
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Applied the latest security patches.
Azure Gateway Image avx-gateway-arm-g3-202410071945 (19 December 2024)
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Contains an upgrade to Linux 5.15.0-1072-azure.
Azure Gateway Image avx-gateway-arm-g3-202408062003 (14 August 2024)
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Addresses an issue that causes traffic sent to DNS/NTP IPs from Cloud Service Provider DHCP services to be misrouted.
Azure Gateway Image avx-gateway-arm-g3-202407091338 (18 July 2024)
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Remediates the OpenSSH server vulnerability due to Ubuntu security issue CVE-2024-6387.
Azure Gateway Image avx-gateway-arm-g3-202405121500 (06 June 2024)
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Updates the Aviatrix base image to use the latest industry standard Linux operating system.
Azure Gateway Image aviatrix-companion-gateway-v16 (29 August 2023)
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Updated security patches to date.
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Remediated vulnerabilities.
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Incorporated openssl-1.0.2zg.
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Removed NTP and SNTP from the base images.
Azure Gateway Image aviatrix-companion-gateway-v15u (24 March 2023)
This image includes the following updates:
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Updated security patches to date.
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Improved IPSec CPU utilization scalability with number of tunnels.
Azure Gateway Image aviatrix-companion-gateway-v14u (30 Jan 2023)
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This image includes the following updates:
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Dataplane Performance improvements.
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Hardening to 80% of CIS Server L1 benchmark.
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Passed a vulnerability scan up to January 2023.
Azure Gateway Images: aviatrix-companion-gateway-v13
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Upgraded to Ubuntu version 18.04.6.
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Remediated CVE-2022-2914
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Image is hardened to 80% of CIS Server L1 compliance.
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Fixed and passed a vulnerability scan up to September 2022.
GCP
GCP Controller Images
Controller Image avx-controller-g4-202503202216 (19 May 2025)
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Installed OTAC to enable break-glass root access via the serial console.
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Applied the latest security patches.
Controller Image avx-controller-g3-202409231605 (15 October 2024)
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Remediates the etcd package vulnerability on CVE-2023-47108.
Controller Image avx-controller-g3-202407091338 (18 July 2024)
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Remediates the OpenSSH server vulnerability due to Ubuntu security issue CVE-2024-6387.
Controller Image avx-controller-g3-202405121500 (06 June 2024)
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Updates the Aviatrix base image to use the latest industry standard Linux operating system.
GCP Controller Image avx-controller-2023-05-26-userconnect-7-0-1804-1809-1-g83de1e49 (29 August 2023)
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Updated security patches to date.
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Remediated vulnerabilities.
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Incorporated openssl-1.0.2zg.
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Removed NTP and SNTP from the base images.
GCP Controller Image avx-controller-gcp-2022-10-31 (08 Dec 2022)
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This image includes the following updates:
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Addressed vulnerability fixes.
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Supported dynamic disk image resizing on the Controller.
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Hardened to 80% of CIS Server L1 benchmark.
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Upgraded the version of MongoDB and Strongswan.
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Removed the logstash integration.
GCP Gateway, gw-base-10312022 (08 Dec 2022)
This image includes the following updates:
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Addressed vulnerability fixes.
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Supported dynamic disk image resizing on the Controller.
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Hardened to 80% of CIS Server L1 benchmark.
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Upgraded the version of MongoDB and Strongswan.
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Removed the logstash integration.
GCP Controller Image avx-controller-gcp-2022-04-14 (14 April 2022)
This image includes the following updates:
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Upgraded Apache, LibNSS3, OpenSSL, Zlib, and Rsync.
GCP Gateway Images
GCP Gateway Image avx-gateway-gcp-g3-202504251525 (19 May 2025)
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Resolved an issue that caused tunnel failures on long-lived gateways.
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Applied the latest security patches.
GCP Gateway Image avx-gateway-gcp-g3-202504251522 (19 May 2025)
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Resolved an issue that caused tunnel failures on long-lived gateways.
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Applied the latest security patches.
GCP Gateway Image avx-gateway-gcp-g3-202410071945 (19 December 2024)
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Contains an upgrade to Linux 5.15.0-1068-gcp.
GCP Gateway Image avx-gateway-gcp-g3-202408062003 (14 August 2024)
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Addresses an issue that causes traffic sent to DNS/NTP IPs from Cloud Service Provider DHCP services to be misrouted.
GCP Gateway Image avx-gateway-gcp-g3-202407091338 (18 July 2024)
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Remediates the OpenSSH server vulnerability due to Ubuntu security issue CVE-2024-6387.
GCP Gateway Image avx-gateway-gcp-g3-202405121500 (06 June 2024)
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Updates the Aviatrix base image to use the latest industry standard Linux operating system.
GCP Gateway Image avx-gateway-2023-05-26-userconnect-7-0-1804-1809-1-g83de1e49d4 (29 August 2023)
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Updated security patches to date.
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Remediated vulnerabilities.
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Incorporated openssl-1.0.2zg.
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Removed NTP and SNTP from the base images.
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Removed AWS ssm installation from the base gateway image.
GCP Gateway Image gw-base-08032022 Version 080322 (03 Aug 22)
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Image is hardened to 80% of CIS Server L1.
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Fixed and passed vulnerability scan up to August 2022.
GCP Gateway Image gw-base-04092022 (09 April 2022)
This image includes the following updates:
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Upgraded Apache, LibNSS3, OpenSSL, Zlib, and Rsync.
OCI
OCI Controller Images
Controller Image avx-controller-g4-202503202216 (19 May 2025)
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Installed OTAC to enable break-glass root access via the serial console.
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Applied the latest security patches.
Controller Image avx-controller-g3-202409231605 (15 October 2024)
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Remediates the etcd package vulnerability on CVE-2023-47108.
Controller Image avx-controller-g3-202407091338 (18 July 2024)
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Remediates the OpenSSH server vulnerability due to Ubuntu security issue CVE-2024-6387.
OCI Gateway Images
OCI Gateway Image avx-gateway-oci-g3-202504251525 (19 May 2025)
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Resolved an issue that caused tunnel failures on long-lived gateways.
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Applied the latest security patches.
OCI Gateway Image avx-gateway-oci-g3-202504251522 (19 May 2025)
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Resolved an issue that caused tunnel failures on long-lived gateways.
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Applied the latest security patches.
OCI Gateway Image avx-gateway-oci-g3-202410071945 (19 December 2024)
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Contains an upgrade to Linux 5.15.0-1067-oci.
OCI Gateway Image avx-gateway-oci-g3-202408062003 (14 August 2024)
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Addresses an issue that causes traffic sent to DNS/NTP IPs from Cloud Service Provider DHCP services to be misrouted.
OCI Gateway Image avx-gateway-oci-g3-202407091338 (18 July 2024)
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Remediates the OpenSSH server vulnerability due to Ubuntu security issue CVE-2024-6387.
OCI Gateway Image avx-gateway-oci-g3-202405121500 (06 June 2024)
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Updates the Aviatrix base image to use the latest industry standard Linux operating system.
Alibaba
Alibaba Gateway Images
Alibaba Gateway Image avx-gateway-ali-g3-202504251525 (19 May 2025)
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Resolved an issue that caused tunnel failures on long-lived gateways.
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Applied the latest security patches.
Alibaba Gateway Image avx-gateway-ali-g3-202504251522 (19 May 2025)
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Resolved an issue that caused tunnel failures on long-lived gateways.
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Applied the latest security patches.
Alibaba Gateway Image avx-gateway-alibaba-g3-202410071945 (19 December 2024)
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Contains an upgrade to Linux 5.15.0-121-generic.
Alibaba Gateway Image avx-gateway-alibaba-g3-202408062003 (14 August 2024)
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Addresses an issue that causes traffic sent to DNS/NTP IPs from Cloud Service Provider DHCP services to be misrouted.
Alibaba Gateway Image avx-gateway-alibaba-g3-202405121500 (06 June 2024)
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Updates the Aviatrix base image to use the latest industry standard Linux operating system.
Edge Gateway Images
Edge Gateway Image avx-gateway-avx-g3-202504251525 (19 May 2025)
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Resolved an issue that caused tunnel failures on long-lived gateways.
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Applied the latest security patches.