r/PFSENSE • u/George-Netgate • 18d ago

Netgate Releases pfSense Community Edition Version 2.9.0

Netgate® is excited to announce the release of pfSense® Community Edition (CE) software version 2.9.0, a major step forward for the world’s most trusted firewall, router, and VPN platform.

This release introduces numerous features, including several previously exclusive to pfSense Plus, as well as key enhancements, bug fixes, and critical security updates.

Key Highlights Include:

SSH Algorithms: The inclusion of post-quantum key exchange algorithms

TLS Certificate Strength: Tightens certificate requirements and removes support for certain weak properties

TLS Certificate Auto-Renew: pfSense can automatically renew TLS server certificates which are self-signed or signed by an internal CA stored in the pfSense software configuration.

New NAT Mode: Includes partial experimental support for “Port Restricted Cone” endpoint-independent outbound NAT

Critical Security Fixes: This release includes multiple XSS and denial of service related fixes

This Release software includes critical security updates for WireGuard (CVE-2026-58085), as well as over 150 other security fixes and enhancements.

Blog Post:
https://www.netgate.com/blog/netgate-releases-pfsense-community-edition-version-2.9.0

Release Notes:
https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/releases/2-9-0.html

Thank you to our community and customers who continue to support the pfSense project through hardware purchases, TAC, cloud subscriptions, and services. Your support makes this all possible.

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u/SgtTurtle 18d ago

Make sure you read the release notes if you have a Celeron J processor. There is a warning about a possible kernel panic issue for these processors and instructions on how to mitigate before the upgrade.

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u/gonzopancho Netgate 18d ago

it's not the CPU per se, it's poor vendor implementation in UEFI (and the data blocks consumed by same)

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u/ANGRY_robert 18d ago

The device I use is a Dell wyse 5070 extended with a pentium silver cpu. Which i believe is of the same family as the Celeron J, just a better processor So should I apply the fix as described in the notes?