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Install critical bug and Common Vulnerability and Exposure (CVE) fixes when your Next-Gen firewalls has outbound internet access.
  1. Select
    Device
    Software
    and
    Check Now
    to retrieve the latest PAN-OS software patches from the Palo Alto Networks Update Server.
  2. Check (enable)
    Include Patch
    to display all available PAN-OS software patches.
  3. Locate the software patch for the PAN-OS release currently installed on your Next-Gen firewall.
    A software patch is denoted by a
    Patch
    label displayed alongside the
    Version
    name.
  4. View
    More Info
    to review the software patch details such as the critical bug and CVE fixes and whether the Next-Gen firewall needs to be restarted for the fixes to be applied.
  5. Download
    the software patch.
    (
    HA only
    ) Check (enable) Sync to HA Peer and
    Continue Download
    to download the PAN-OS software patch.
    Click
    Close
    after the software patch successfully downloaded.
  6. Install
    the software patch.
    After the software patch has successfully installed, click
    Close
    .
  7. Apply
    the software patch.
    Click
    Apply
    when prompted to confirm you want to apply the installed PAN-OS software patch to the Next-Gen firewall.
    A status bar is displayed showing the current progress of the PAN-OS software patch application. Click
    Close
    after the patch is successfully applied.
    At this point, the firewall automatically reboots if a reboot is required to complete applying the PAN-OS software patch to the Next-Gen firewall.
  8. (
    HA only
    ) Install the PAN-OS software patch on the firewall HA peer.
    1. Select
      Device
      Software
      Check Now
      .
    2. Install
      the software patch.
    3. Reboot the firewall if required.

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