Veeam 12.1.2 update has been released for Veeam Backup & Replication 12.1 providing some new enhancements and addressing some critical security vulnerabilities.
The update is available to download on the Veeam website and can be installed in Veeam Backup & Replication in two ways:
- Updater - if at least Veeam v12.1 (build 12.1.0.2131) is already installed in your infrastructure, download the updater file and run the update.
- ISO - if you are running Veeam Backup & Replication 10a (build 10.0.1.4854) and above, download the ISO file and run the installer.
The installation of the new Veeam 12.1.2 update it's a matter of few clicks.
During the update process, make sure to select Update remote components automatically option to upgrade all Veeam components installed in the backup infrastructure.
The installation takes some minutes to complete.
After applying the Veeam 12.1.2 update, the new build number will be 12.1.2.172.
Veeam 12.1.2 update highlights
The new update introduces several enhancements and bug fixes.
Fixed vulnerabilities
Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager
- CVE-2024-29849 | Severity: Critical (9.8)
- CVE-2024-29850 | Severity: High (8.8)
- CVE-2024-29851 | Severity: High (7.2)
- CVE-2024-29852 | Severity: Low (2.7)
Veeam Agent for Windows
- CVE-2024-29853 | Severity: High (7.8)
Updated Third-Party components
- VMware Virtual Disk Development Kit (VDDK) - v7.0.3.4 to address CVE-2023-38545.
- Microsoft .NET - v6.0.29.
- Microsoft WebView2 - v123.0.2420.81.
- PostgreSQL - v15.6.1.
- PuTTY - v0.81.
- Curl - v8.5.
Platform support
- AlmaLinux 9.3, Rocky 9.3 (Linux repositories and backup proxies).
- Microsoft Azure Stack HCI 23H2.
- Microsoft SharePoint Subscription Edition 24 H1.
New features and enhancements
An impressive number of new features and enhancements are provided with the new update.
Some highlights:
- VMware NBD transport mode - performance improved up to 2x.
- Backup Copy jobs - can now use other backup copy jobs as a source.
- ReFS repositories - reduced the performance impact of disk fragmentation.
- Malware Detection - syslog events now provide additional information, increased the threshold to limit the number of false positives, Ransomware Note have been renamed to Onion Links.
- Object Storage - Veeam Data Cloud Vault is now integrated directly into the user interface, lowered CPU consumption during the checkpoint removal process.
- Enterprise applications - the Microsoft SQL Server plug-in will now intercept errors during backup and recovery, Veeam Plug-in for SAP on Oracle now supports Oracle Linux 8.
- Veeam Agents - added the support for some new platforms.
- Security & Compliance Analyzer - the system verifies also if checked services are running, check if the PostgreSQL instance for the Veeam DB has been configured with the recommended settings.
- And many others...
Bug fixes
Several issues have been resolved in the following areas:
- General fixes
- Cloud Director
- Unstructured Data Backup
- Object Storage
- Scale-out Backup Repository
- Backup Copy
- SureBackup
- Tape
- Veeam Cloud Connect
- And many others...
Additional info about Veeam 12.1.2 update can be found in the KB4510.
