Selecting user fixes for vulnerabilities in third-party software
To use the Fix vulnerabilities task, you must manually specify the software updates to fix the vulnerabilities in third-party software listed in the task settings. The Fix vulnerabilities task uses recommended fixes for Microsoft software and user fixes for other third-party software.
User fixes are software updates that the administrator manually specifies for installation to fix vulnerabilities.
To select user fixes for vulnerabilities in third-party software:
- In the main menu, go to Operations → Patch management → Software vulnerabilities.
A table with the list of vulnerabilities in the third-party software installed on managed devices is displayed.
- In the list of software vulnerabilities, click the link with the name of the software vulnerability for which you want to specify a user fix.
The properties window of the selected vulnerability opens.
- In the left pane, select the User fixes and other fixes section.
The list of user fixes for the selected software vulnerability is displayed.
- Click the Add button.
The list of available installation packages is displayed. The list of displayed installation packages corresponds to the Operations → Repositories → Installation packages list.
If you have not created an installation package containing a user fix for the selected vulnerability, you can create the package now by clicking the New button, and then going through the New package wizard.
- Select an installation package (or packages) containing a user fix (or user fixes) for the selected vulnerability.
- Click the Save button.
The installation packages containing user fixes for the software vulnerability are specified. When you start the Fix vulnerabilities task, the installation package is installed, and the software vulnerability is fixed.
