Edge Release Notes 2.10.0

Upgrade Path

Edge OS must be installed incrementally; you cannot skip a minor release (i.e., if you are running version 2.8.0, you must first install 2.9.0 and then 2.10.0). You do not have to install every patch release (indicated by a change to the third digit in the release number).

Note: If your installation has multiple ethernet interfaces, you can upgrade directly from 2.8.x to 2.10.0.

New Features and Enhacements

This release contains the following enhancements:

New Root Certificate Authority (CA) Support: Edge now supports a new root CA for GE Vernova Cloud Edge Manager and other cloud-based applications, such as APM.
Important: For continued operation with Edge Manager, you must upgrade to this version to support a new root CA (AWS). Devices that have not been upgraded will not be able to utilize GE Vernova Cloud services once a revised End of Support/End of Life is announced on earlier Edge OS versions.

Security Improvements

Updated the kernel and underlying base libraries to Yocto 5.16 (Kirkstone).
Added OpenSSL 3.0 support.
Implemented a patch for the Terrapin SSH attack (CVE-2024-48795) and removed legacy cipher support.

General Improvements: A number of internal changes were made to improve stability and performance.

Root Password Removed (*development image only): The root login password has been removed to simplify usage with test automation; login as root no longer responds with a password prompt.