Release Notes - Barracuda VPN Client for Linux

This section contains the release notes for the Barracuda Network Access Client for Linux.

The compatibility with Linux distributions that didn't have the 'ip' command in the standard path have been improved.
[BNNGF-94874, BNNGF-94840, BNNGF-94839, BNNGF-94768, BNNGF-94576, BNNGF-94768, BNNGF-94841, BNNGF-94866, BNNGF-94907, BNNGF-94910}
The window with the Linux VPN Client menu no longer freezes on re-opening it before prior closing it. [BNNGF-94732]
The Connection Status window now opens as expected. [BNNGF-94733]
Misaligned IPv6 route constructions have been fixed. [BNNGF-94837]
IPv6 routes are correctly displayed if they are present. [BNNGF-94838]
Improvements have been made regarding the timeout parameter for server connection. [BNNGF-94957]
The Update Client menu option was removed and the GUI was updated. [BNNGF-95251]
The visual output for the command barracudavpn --help has been improved, and the --config option now displays the correct text. [BNNGF-95842]

A vulnerability has been resolved that prevents attackers from creating files at unauthorized directory locations. [BNNGF-72677]
Operating 2 tunnels with AES256-MD5 now works as expected. [BNNGF-82355]
The VPN client displays the connection status Successfully connected correctly while the tunnel is operating. [BNNGF-82983]
Barracuda VPN no longer suppresses verbose output in output redirections. [BNNGF-89299]
To ensure that only valid OS versions are allowed to connect via VPN, sending minimum client version information has been enforced. [BNNGF-94280]
For the case that a certain Linux distribution experiences issues with Barracuda VPN, the logging for the 'ip' command has been improved to ease finding possible causes. [BNNGF-94340]
Barracuda VPN handles passwords as expected in outputs when run with the option 'verbose'. [BNNGF-94341]
SIGINT signals are now processed as expected. [BNNGF-94345]
Barracuda VPN now handles permissions correctly when writing to a certain configuration file. [BNNGF-94346]
The Barracuda VPN client has been improved in various aspects. [BNNGF-94597]
When the connection is closed by the VPN server, the VPN client releases all allocated resources as expected. [BNNGF-94651]
After interrogating the status or the version of the Linux VPN clients, all allocated resources are released as expected. [BNNGF-94652]
When a client cannot connect to the VPN server, the allocated resources are released as expected. [BNNGF-94669]

Support for multi-factor authentication has been added. [BNNGF-65180]
VPN Client no longer loses DNS server/search domain. [BNNGF-65955]
A new config option for disabling automatic VPN reconnect attempts has been added. [BNNGF-57988]
A vulnerability regarding missing memory corruption mitigation has been fixed. [BNNGF-60786]

Fix of a moderate security vulnerability (CVE-2019-6724) where under certain circumstances a local privilege escalation attack was possible. [BNNGF-57654]

The Barracuda Network Access Client for Linux now offers more granular logging.
The Barracuda Network Access Client for Linux now supports Fast Reconnect [BNNGF-55415]
The Barracuda Network Access Client for Linux now correctly recognizes changed name server settings without having to be restarted.
The installation package for BSD now follows the proper naming convention to support installation via pkg-add.

Barracuda Network Access Client version 5.0.2 is the direct successor to Barracuda Network Access Client version 5.0 and contains all improvements and features delivered with version 5.0.
Updating to Barracuda Network Access Client 5.0 is possible for any prior version.

Exclusive Network Access (ENA) support now also available for the Linux VPN Client [BNNGF-51631]
Linux VPN client calculated new ID on reconnect which led to re-establishing all client sessions. [BNNGF-52318]
Usage of rtnetlink and deprecated route command works now as expected. [BNNGF-54719]

Barracuda Network Access Client version 5.0 is the direct successor to Barracuda Network Access Client version 4.3 and contains all improvements and features delivered with version 4.3.
Updating to Barracuda Network Access Client 5.0 is possible for any prior version.

Consolidation of multiple host configuration has been implemented. [BNNGF-52516]