Lexmark FW8.1 release notes (June 2022)
Base firmware: FW8.1, xxxAT.081.205, xxxBD.081.205, xxxBL.081.205, xxxBN.081.205, xxx.GM.081.205, xxx.GW.081.205, xxxMH.081.205, xxxMM.081.205, xxxPC.081.205, xxxPM.081.205, xxxPP.081.205, xxxSG.081.205, xxxZJ.081.205 for the following devices
Changes in 081.205 (since 081.016):
- Security Issues Addressed:
- Additional mitigations for CVE-2022-29850 Compromised device remains vulnerable after firmware update
- Upgraded open-source components to apply latest security patches
- Security improvements based on internal testing
- Field Issues Addressed and Other Improvements:
- Add support for space characters in SNMP Community Name
- Adjust Fax Volume settings to support new fax card for certain devices (MXLBD, CXLBL, and CXLBN firmware)
- Fix for an issue where “Keyboard Type” setting must be changed twice in order to take effect
- Increase time necessary to hold keyboard button before extra characters appear in order to reduce inadvertent clicks
- Added “Test SMTP Connection” button to SMTP setup menu to improve setup usability
- Resolve an issue where adding/removing “Held Jobs” from Home Screen Customization via printer web page intermittently doesn’t refresh the op panel and/or web page correctly
- Fix for an issue where LDAP authentication fails in some environments using user name and password, but succeeds with user name only
- Resolve an issue where, under certain conditions, the printer web page intermittently shows the printer status as “Busy” even if the printer is not in busy state
- Improvement to ensure apps are able to automatically scroll a list to the currently selected item during a change prompt if the list is longer than one screen – for example, a list of languages where the currently selected language may be toward the middle or bottom of the list
- Fix for an issue that causes firmware updates to intermittently fail on some devices
- Improve messaging for firmware version comparison when updating via the printer web page
- Fixes for multiple sources of 900.00 errors
Changes in 081.016:
- New Features:
- Improved usability on 2.8-inch touchscreen devices
- Improved Initial Setup Wizard usability experience
- Added opt-out model for anonymous data collection
- New TPM hardware support
- WPA v3.0 support
- IPP Everywhere 1.1
- Universal Print – Phase 2
- Node locked setting bundles
- Open Source JDK
- Custom Factory Defaults support
- Improved staple logic (Held Jobs)
- Security Issues Addressed:
- CVE-2022-29850 Compromised device remains vulnerable after firmware update
- Upgraded open source components to apply latest security patches
- Security improvements based on internal testing
- Field Issues Addressed and Other Improvements:
- Improved enrollment to Lexmark Cloud Services
- Fix for an issue where certain Cipher List changes are not saved successfully
- Added validation checking to General Fax Settings, Fax Server, and Email Reply Address fields
- Multiple fixes for fax receive issues
- Resolve a permissions issue with installed userflash
- Fix for an issue where an HBP driver generated job does not print on certain devices
- Multiple fixes for PS, PDF, and PCL emulator errors