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K1000 Report - Patching - Vendor severity with machine count and completion rates

Typical disclaimer: I *really* need to stress that everything below is based on my own research and findings - the information below does not indicate official documentation or support, however some of this may be accurate.

I developed a "CIO level" patching report this morning and am sharing it, in case it might be useful to any other kboxers out there.  ^_^

Hope that helps!

John

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*Title*
Vendor severity with machine count and completion rates

*Description*
Lists all active patches by vendor severity, with an applicable machine count, total number patched, total number unpatched and percent patched for each severity level. Keep in mind is that not all patches apply to all machines, so the machine count will vary for each severity level.

*Select Statement*

SELECT (IF(V.ATTRVALUE <> '', V.ATTRVALUE, 'Not Available')) AS VENDOR_RATING,
ROUND((SUM(MS.STATUS='PATCHED')/COUNT(MS.MACHINE_ID)) * 100, 2) AS COMPLIANCE,
COUNT(MS.MACHINE_ID) AS APPLICABLE,
SUM(MS.STATUS='NOTPATCHED') AS NOTPATCHED,
SUM(MS.STATUS='PATCHED') AS PATCHED,
SUM((MS.DEPLOY_ATTEMPT_COUNT >= 3 and MS.STATUS != 'PATCHED')
OR MS.STATUS = 'FAIL' or MS.DEPLOY_STATUS = 'FAIL') AS ERROR
FROM KBSYS.PATCHLINK_PATCH P
LEFT JOIN KBSYS.PATCHLINK_VENDORATTRIBUTE V ON V.PATCHUID = P.UID
LEFT JOIN PATCHLINK_MACHINE_STATUS MS ON MS.PATCHUID = P.UID
JOIN PATCHLINK_PATCH_STATUS PS ON PS.PATCHUID = P.UID
WHERE V.ATTR = 'MaximumSeverityRating'
AND V.ATTRVALUE not rlike '8211|recommended'
AND PS.STATUS = 0
GROUP BY VENDOR_RATING

 *Example Output*


Comments

  • I don't understand why the "Machine Count" which looks like it should be the total number of machines is so much smaller than the "Patched" column. I understand that not all patches apply to all machines but it seems like the Patched+Notpatched column should be in the vicinity of the Machine Count column. - chucksteel 11 years ago
  • John, didn't get to thank you directly, So THANKS! CIO, BoD are have are having a hard time getting heads around None Sev. Category . Ours reports 8600 patched and 2045 notpatched.
    Just want to get an explanation of the None Field. Official was "Patches that don’t have a listed vendor". They ask ,"How do we know it's a patch ?" If you could give one example a Patch in the 'None" category. I'd be Golden.

    Again
    Thanks for your expeditious help!!
    Cheers,
    Matt - mk357 11 years ago
  • All - Major revision, please discard the previous query.

    Chuck - Thanks for the heads up, should work as expected now.

    Matt - No problem, but please use this revised query instead of the one I wrote yesterday.

    As for patches in the "None" category, you can do the following on your K1000 to have a list:

    1) Navigate to Security > Patching
    2) Set the View by drop-down on the right to All Patches
    3) Click the Custom View tab (right side, next to the Create Smart Label selection)
    4) Set the criteria as follows:
    * Status = Active
    * Severity = None
    5) Click on Test View

    Note that the patches returned will be those with a *Vendor Assigned* severity level. You'll notice this is not the same as the Impact, which is what I had mentioned yesterday. Personally, I always went with the Impact over the Severity classification, but I understand that requirements are different in every environment.

    Hope that helps! ^_^

    John - jverbosk 11 years ago
  • Thanks John!

    Need to get my Low's over 23% compliant all others are 93.5% or higher. - petelanglois 11 years ago
  • Hi John,

    Is it possible to add a date between date1 and date2? . To show the results of the period. Also want to switch over to BY Impact, Any canned Exec.Summary Reports out there for impact
    criteria?

    Thanks Before Hand.

    Cheers,
    Matt - mk357 10 years ago
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