Software Release Tracking With Vulnerability-Based Rollback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing software distribution systems face challenges in efficiently tracking software releases across networks, identifying vulnerabilities, and implementing corrective actions, which can be resource-intensive and time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for tracking software releases using a transaction log that records deployment information, analyzing files for vulnerabilities, and initiating corrective actions, such as deploying new releases or rolling back to previous versions, to address identified risks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual tracking methods are used to monitor software releases across devices, then personnel can identify deployment status, but the process becomes time-consuming and resource-intensive
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service tracking where the software release package automatically contains identification information and version data that devices report back to the server, eliminating the need for manual personnel intervention to track deployment status and identify affected devices
Solution Approach 2:
The transaction log is pre-configured with device identification information and release version data before deployment occurs, allowing the system to immediately identify which devices are running which versions without requiring post-deployment investigation
2Loss of information
If comprehensive logging of all software releases is implemented, then complete deployment information is available, but system complexity and storage requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential identification information (device identifiers, release version, transaction ID) from the complete deployment data, storing only what is necessary to identify affected devices and track releases, thereby reducing complexity while maintaining information completeness
Solution Approach 2:
The transaction log structure is designed to serve multiple functions: tracking deployment status, identifying affected devices, monitoring version distribution, and supporting rollback operations, all within a single unified logging mechanism that reduces overall system complexity
3Reliability
If vulnerability analysis is performed on all deployed files, then security risks can be identified, but computational resources and time are significantly consumed
Solution Approach 1:
Vulnerability information and security criteria are pre-loaded into the server before deployment operations begin, allowing the system to quickly match deployed files against known vulnerabilities without performing comprehensive real-time analysis of all files across all devices
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies vulnerability analysis selectively based on local conditions - analyzing only those files and devices that are relevant to identified security concerns or specific vulnerability patterns, rather than uniformly analyzing all deployed software across the entire network
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AI summary
The present disclosure provides a method, system, and device for securely updating a software release across a network. To illustrate, a server may compile a transaction log that includes information corresponding to one or more nodes in the network to which the software release has been transmitted. The server may analyze one or more files based on vulnerability information to identify at least one file of the one or more files that poses a risk. The server may also identify at least one node of the network at which the at least one file is deployed. Based on identifying the at least one node, the server may transmit a corrective action with respect to the at least one node.