Splunk® App for Unix and Linux (Legacy)

Install and Use the Splunk App for Unix and Linux

On March 13, 2022, the Splunk App for Unix and Linux will reach its end of life. After this date, Splunk will no longer maintain or develop this product. The functionality in this app has migrated to a content pack in Data Integrations. Learn about the Content Pack for Unix Dashboards and Reports.The Splunk Add-on for Unix and Linux remains supported.

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.

Last modified on 14 June, 2021
Search macros   Third-party software attributions/credits

This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk® App for Unix and Linux (Legacy): 6.0.2


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