LinkStation Firmware Updater Version 1.

74

Name LinkStation Series Firmware Updater

Version 1.74
File ls_series-v174.zip
Size 287,367,568 Bytes
Date February 5, 2018
Platform Windows PC
OS Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
Models LS-XHL,LS-CHL,LS-WXL,LS-WSXL,LS-SL,LS-AVL,LS-VL,LS-WVL,LS-
QVL,LS-XL,LS-YL,LS-WXBL Series
Copyright Buffalo Inc.
Distribution ZIP archive by WinRAR
Condition Re-distribution is not allowed.
Manuals Quick Setup Guide, Reference Guide

This product uses GPL/LGPL applicable software. You are welcome to have, modify,
and redistribute the source code. Please ask our technical support about modified
GPL and applicable modules. Note: You may be charged for shipping and handling.

[Software description]
This software updates the LinkStation firmware to version 1.74. If your firmware
is already version 1.74 or later, you do not need this update.
Note: if your LinkStation is in EM mode, this firmware update might recover it.

[How to check your firmware version]

Select your LinkStation from the NAS Navigator2 windows. The firmware version is
displayed in the bottom right corner of the screen. If the name is in the form LS-
***-EM***, the LinkStation is in EM (emergency) mode.

[Caution]
- Please consult your tech support or local representative if the firmware update
produces unexpected problems.
- Do not turn the unit off until the update is finished. The update takes several
minutes.
- Newer LinkStation firmwares (after version 1.51) may cause the following message
to appear in NAS Navigator2:
"152:Unknown error occurred"
If this message appears, update NAS Navigator2 to the latest version.

[Updating]
1. Download the firmware update file.
2. Double-click the downloaded file to extract it.
3. Refer to the instructions, which will open automatically.

[Note]
Version 1.74 [2018.2.5]
Bug Fixes
[SMB]
- Modified to deal with a Samba programming vulnerability (CVE-2017-15275).

Version 1.73 [2017.7.5]

Bug Fixes
[SMB]
- Modified to deal with a Samba programming vulnerability (CVE-2017-7494).

Version 1.71 [2015.8.6]

Bug Fixes
- Modified to deal with some vulnerabilities of Settings.
 - Modified to deal with a Bash programming vulnerability (CVE-2014-6278).

Version 1.70 [2015.4.6]

Bug Fixes
- Modified to deal with OpenSSL programming vulnerabilities (CVE-2014-3567 and CVE-
2014-3568) that are also known as the POODLE (SSL3.0) vulnerability.
- Modified to deal with Samba programming vulnerabilities (CVE-2015-0240, CVE-2014-
3493, CVE-2014-0244, and CVE-2014-0178).

Version 1.69 [2014.10.27]

- Modified to deal with vulnerabilities of Bash programming which allows remote
attackers to execute arbitrary commands (CVE-2014-6271 and CVE-2014-7169).

Version 1.68 [2013.11.19]

- Fixed some vulnerabilities in Settings.
- Hard drives with 4 Kbyte sectors are now supported.
- Improved LS-WXBL performance.
- Fixed the firmware update hangup when the online update server didn't respond.
- Fixed the bug where WebAccess Remote options might not be displayed.
- Fixed the bug where the LS-SL's LINK/ACT LEDs didn't light correctly.
- When a RAID rebuild is done, the completion message now clears correctly and does
not reappear.

Version 1.65 [2013.5.27]

- Supports LS-AVL, LS-XHL, LS-CHL, and LS-SL.
- Fixed the bug where the USB device server didn't work with firmware version
1.64.
- Fixed the bug where disk checks didn't complete when the LinkStation had many
files with firmware version 1.62 or later.
- Fixed the bug where the LinkStation didn't detect external USB drives larger
than 2 TB.
- Fixed the bug where file copies to shared folders might fail with the LS-
WSX240L.
- Fixed the bug where the following network media players couldn't pause when
playing music:
Pioneer N-30
Onkyo T-4070
- Fixed the bug where the media server and iTunes server weren't configured
properly after initializing the LinkStation.

Version 1.63 [2012.10.30]

- Improves file transfer speed by SMB.

Version 1.62 [2012.9.20]

- Added the settings that LinkStation synchronizes DLNA database renewal to reading
and writing files.
- Improves file transfer speed by SMB.

Version 1.61 [2012.8.27]

- Fixes failure to register WebAccess's BuffaloNAS.com settings in some regions.

Version 1.60 [2012.7.5]

- Fixes several Samba security problems (CVE-2012-1182).

Version 1.58 [2012.4]

- Fixed an issue applying "Media Server update can not be updated completely"
warning and error message when configration Media Server.

Version 1.57 [2012.3.22]

- Fixed an issue the header of email notification includes bad timestamp.
- Fixed an issue formatting of newly added disk fails.
- Fixed an issue the firmware installation fails on the enclosure model.

Version 1.56 [2011.12.14]

- Fixed the issue that iTunes 10.5 cannot connect to iTunes Server of LinkStation.
- Fixed the issue that some routers fail to connect to WebAccess using UPnP.

Version 1.54 [2011.8.11]

- Now officially supports Time Machine backup for Mac OS X v10.7 Lion.
- Fixed the problem that setting of Time Machine was changed to "disabled" after
recovering from sleep by using the timer feature.

Version 1.53beta [2011.7.28]

- Fixed the problem that Time Machine backup could not be performed on Mac OS X
v10.7 Lion.

Version 1.52 [2011.7.25]

- Equipped WebAccess 3.4.
mproved the interface when accessing from iPhone / iPad / iPod touch / Android.
Changed and extended the supported devices and OS.
Refer to http://buffalonas.com/manual/en/ for details of its features.
- Simplified configuration items for Time Machine.
- Supported Mac OS X v10.7 Lion
Fixed the problem that the folder for which the access restriction was set could
not be connected by AFP from Mac OS X v10.7 Lion.
Time Machine backup will be supported soon.
- Now supports Arabian, Finnish, and Turkish.
- Support the error notification feature using S.M.A.R.T. (the self-diagnosis of
hard drive).
(An error is notified on the status light and via email notification.This feature
does not display S.M.A.R.T. information.)
- Fixed the problem that the recycle bin of a list of the shared folder in Web
Configuration screen when admin's user name and password was changed.
- Fixed the problem that USB drive not connected to the download folder of
BitTorrent could not be selected.
- Fixed the problem that the system did not sometimes boot when the power switch
was pressed after it was shutting down by synchronization with UPS.
- Fixed the problem that the procedure to removing Picture Transferring Protocol
(PTP) device was different from the descriptions in the manual.
- Fixed the problem that a part of display of the regular report mail collapsed
when cooperating with Flicker.

Version 1.43 [2011.6.30]

- Fixed the problem that configuration by UPnP of WebAccess for specific routers
could not be made.

Version 1.42 [2011.6.8]

- Fixed the problem that E23 error was mistakenly displayed and RAID array was
unable to be used when using the drive as RAID1.
- Fixed the problem that configuration in the LinkStation was corrupted if the
power was not off in the correct procedure.
- Fixed the problem that the USB drive which was formatted in FAT32 using BUFFALO's
utility "Disk Formatter" was not recognized.

Version 1.41 [2011.4.12]

- Add online firmware update feature.
- Support hard drives larger than 2TB capacity.
- Fix an issue that when backup task runs while LinkStation is in the standby mode
by Sleep Timer, LinkStation does not go to the standby mode after the backup task
completes.
- Fixed an issue that LinkStation does not wake up at designated time set on Sleep
Timer when the time zone is set other than Japan.
- Fixed an issue that Direct Copy fails when copying files from a digital camera
via PTP mode.
- Fixed an issue that rebuilding RAID10 array may fail.
- Fixed an issue that deleting RAID0 array may fail.
- Fixed an issue that RAID array rebuild may fail when enabling Flickr support.
- Fixed an issue that E16 displays while LinkStation boots up.
- Fixed an issue that the seek bar does not work when playing wma file on
Squeezebox.
- Update WebAccess to ver.3.3.
- Fixed an issue that the file download may fail on Internet Explorer.

Version 1.40 [2011.2.28]

- Add Squeezebox Server.
- Add USB Device Server (For LS-VL, LS-WVL, LS-QVL series only).
- Add web service features (Flickr support and Eye-Fi connected).
- Fixed FTP issue that shared folders are deleted when connecting via FTP.
- Fixed USB drive backup failure issue when USB drive is formatted FAT.
- Update WebAccess to version 3.2.
- Add collaboration feature with other applications when accessing from iPhone/iPod
touch/iPad.
(Supported application needs to be installed.)
- Support Motorola MILESTONE.
- Improved picture quality of preview when accessing to mobile version of
WebAccess.
- Fixed the issue of multiple file download by a zip file when using an archive
software supporting Unicode zip.
- Italian revises the problem that is not displayed definitely in Web Setting
Screen.

Version 1.37 [2010.10.4]

- Support LS-VL series and LS-WVL series.
- Fix an issue that php.ini changed from the Web Admin interface is not reflected
in the Web server.

Version 1.34 [2010.7.22]

- Support 4096 byte (4k byte) sector hard drives.

Version 1.33 [2010.7.15]

- Fixed the issue which cannot use a WebAccess function in Firefox.

Version 1.32 [2010.7.5]

- WebAccess is upgraded to WebAccess 3.1.
Supporting access from iPad, iPhone 4 and iOS 4 devices.
Supporting access from HTC Magic, HTC Desire and Xperia X10.
Several items selection by clicking Ctrl-key is available with all view.
Renaming upload files is available when the file name is duplicated.
Improving processing speed when multiple clients access LinkStation.

For detail description of function, see http://buffalonas.com/manual/en/.

Version 1.31 [2010.6.8]

- BitTorrent Download Manager is updated.
Username and password is required to open the BitTorrent Download Manager.
By default, Username: admin / without password can be used.
- UPS support is updated.
 The LinkStation can interlock with a UPS which is connected to another
LinkStation on the same network.
- Fixed the issue which RAID operation fails when a USB drive is attached to the
LinkStation.

Version 1.26 [2010.4.19]

- WebAccess is upgraded to WebAccess 3.0.
For detail description of function, see http://buffalonas.com/manual/en/ .

Version 1.25
- Firmware updaters for LS-XHL, LS-CHL-V2, LS-WXL, and LS-WSXL series are now
integrated.
- EDP (Easy Data Protection) is added. (Only for RAID supporting models)
- RAID Array check speed can be changed from RAID Array section in the Web Admin
interface.
(Only for RAID supporting models)
- New backup method is supported. (A LinkStation can now be configured to be a
backup target or a backup source.
The new method of being a target allows a user to create a backup job to pull
from a source location or to pushing
to a target destination)
- Time zone can be selected be by city name from the Web Admin interface.
- Use of multi-byte characters other than Japanese in the Web Admin interface is
supported.
- Share folder name can be up to 27 byte long.
- Share folder description can be up to 75 byte long.
- Issue, which the Media Server Folder cannot be browsed from iTunes when "AAC
files with certain multi-byte
characters on the tag" are in the Folder, is solved.

<LS-XHL Series>
Version 1.24 [2010.1.25]
- Solved the problem the file size over 4 GB was not displayed correctly when
connecting via FTP, and fixed the problem the time stamp was displayed in UTC.

Version 1.20 [2009.7.21]

- Supporting Russian Web UI.

Version 1.10 [2009.5.12]

- Solved following BitTorrent client behavior problems.
- Solved settings change timing problems when port configuration is changed.
- Solved previous port setting status is stand by when port configuration is
changed.
- Solved unable to run seed when "Stop seeding when ratio reaches" option is
enabled.
- Increased stability of DHT act.
- Solved unable to boot up cause by E06 error.
- Solved unable to start up iTunes server.
- Solved compatibility with APC's UPS.

Version 1.04beta [2009.2.25]

- Solved Web Access feature does not work from iPhone(iPod touch).

Version 1.03 [2009.1.22]

- Solved the automatic power switch problem when backup task is performed.
- Solved the problem that an immediate backup schedule does not work properly.
- Solved time setting does not work properly under Japanese UI environment.
- Solved initialize problem from web setting screen.
Version 1.02 [2008.12.26]
- Solved the LS-XHL does not respond when LinkNavigator setup is performed with
fixed IP address unit.
- Solved the LS-XHL does not respond when it's IP address is changed to fixed one
from NAS Navigator2.

<LS-CHL Series>
Version 1.24 [2010.1.25]
- Solved the problem the file size over 4 GB was not displayed correctly when
connecting via FTP, and fixed the problem the time stamp was displayed in UTC.

Version 1.21 [2009.7.27]

- Solved unable boot up after firmware updating.

Version 1.20 [2009.7.21]

- Supporting Russian Web UI.

Version 1.10 [2009.5.12]

- Solved following BitTorrent client behavior problems.
- Solved settings change timing problems when port configuration is changed.
- Solved previous port setting status is stand by when port configuration is
changed.
- Solved unable to run seed when "Stop seeding when ratio reaches" option is
enabled.
- Increased stability of DHT act.
- Solved unable boot up cause by E06 error.

<LS-WXL Series>
Version 1.24 [2010.1.25]
- Solved the problem that behavior becomes unstable and the power did not go off.
- Solved the problem that the SFTP didn't work even though SFTP is ticked in the
shared folder settings on USB drive.
- Solved the problem building RAID failed when using hard drives with different
sizes.

Version 1.22 [2009.12.14]

- New release.

<LS-WSXL Series>
Version 1.24 [2010.1.25]
- Solved the problem that behavior becomes unstable and the power did not go off.
- Solved the problem that the SFTP didn't work even though SFTP is ticked in the
shared folder settings on USB drive.

Version 1.22 [2009.12.14]

- New release.