[BESAdmin-Announcements] Content Release: Server Automation published 2025-03-27

[Announcements for BES Administrators]

The BigFix Team is pleased to announce the release of version 9.5 patch 72
(9.5.72) of BigFix Server Automation.

The main reasons to upgrade to this release are as follows:

*Server Automation Plan Engine* *and SA REST API*

   - Allow the plan engine to run multiple plans in parallel using multiple
   threading on multiple node
   - SA REST API: Plan scheduler enhancement
   - SA REST API: Enable bulk PUT and DELETE Rest API for Server Automation
   Plan
   - SA REST API: Bulk Operation: Enhancement to bulk start/stop of actions
   - The plan execution configured timeout refinement
   - PowerVM component software currency to ensure security, compliance,
   and reduce technical debt


   - Security Enhancements:
      - CVE-2025-27152: axios-1.7.9 - Upgrade to version v1.8.2
      - CVE-2024-9143, CVE-2024-5535, CVE-2024-6119: L2 - SECURITY:
      OpenSSL.exe vulnerable inside Server Automation site


   - Defect Article addressed:
      - KB0114342: Configure Management Extender for PowerVM runs but
      nothing is shown in the BigFix console
      - KB0118357 : Server Automation Plan Take Action does not give error
      on Empty Computer Group

*Additional information about this release*

   - Published site and components version:
      - Server Automation - Site Version: 96
      - SA Plan engine version: 9.5.72
      - SA Plan Distribution Service: 9.5.72
      - SA Rest API version: 9.5.72
      - PowerVM - 1.0.483

*Useful links*

   - BigFix Server Automation Documentation:
   https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/11.0/lifecycle/lifecycle_sa.html
   https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/lifecycle/lifecycle_sa.html



– HCL BigFix – Lifecycle Team
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