Release notes for the Splunk App for Unix and Linux

This topic contains information on new features, known issues, and updates for the Splunk App for Unix and Linux.

The Splunk Add-on for Unix and Linux was last updated on June 14, 2021.

What's new

Splunk App for Linux and Linux is now compatible with Splunk Add-on for Unix and Linux version 8.3.0

The Splunk App for Unix and Linux is now updated to use jQuery v3.5.0. The App will use the jQuery v3.5 in the Splunk version 8.2 or higher. This makes the App more secure by fixing known cross-site scripting (XSS) related vulnerabilities as well as vulnerabilities created by object prototype pollution.

See the known issues and fixed issues of these release notes for product updates.

Known issues

This version of the Splunk App for Unix and Linux has the following reported known issues and workarounds. If no issues appear below, no issues have yet been reported.

Date filed	Issue number	Description
2021-02-15	TAG-13640	Alerts Dashboard - alert model is not working properly in alert summary table
2020-02-20	TAG-12982	Unix app | There's an invalid key error on Splunk 7.x because the Addon uses the Python 3 interpreter by default.
2020-01-07	TAG-12828	The Splunk App for Unix and Linux doesn't work in Internet Explorer.

Fixed issues

This version of the Splunk App for Unix and Linux has the following reported fixed issues. If no issues appear below, no issues have yet been reported.