Snort 2.9.7.2 now available!

Snort 2.9.7.2 was recently released:
http://blog.snort.org/2015/03/snort-2972-has-been-released.html

I've updated our Snort package:
securityonion-snort - 2.9.7.2-0ubuntu0securityonion2

This new package resolves the following issue:

Issue 702: Snort 2.9.7.2
https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/security-onion/issues/702

The new package has been tested by David Zawdie (thanks!).

Updating
The new package is now available in our stable repo.  Please see the following page for full update instructions:
https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/security-onion/wiki/Upgrade

This update will back up each of your existing snort.conf files to snort.conf.bak.  You'll then need to do the following:

• re-apply any local customizations to your snort.conf files
• update ruleset and restart Snort as follows:
  sudo rule-update

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https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/security-onion/wiki/TeamMembers

Thanks!