Version 17.1.3 - Parallels Tools Kernel Extensions Broken?

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Christopher Nielsen

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Just updated my Parallels installation to the latest release (17.1.3), and it looks like some of the Parallels Tools Kernel Extensions are broken in the latest release.
I'm running a full suite of macOS guests - ranging from 10.6 through Monterey - and this is what I'm seeing:
* 10.6 - 10.9 - Parallels kexts appear (?) to be okay, at least superficially. Not 100% sure though.
* 10.10 - 10.15 - multiple Parallels kexts are failing to load, with signature-related errors. Result: shared folders non-functional; slow screen updates; sluggish mouse movement; etc.
* Big Sur and Montery - Parellels kexts appear (?) to be okay. Again, not 100% certain though.
What is clear, is that there are issues for 10.10, 10.11, 10.12, 10.13, 10.14, and 10.15.
Is anyone else seeing similar, things after updating to 17.1.3?
 
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This is what I'm seeing, when checking the validity of the Parallels kexts, via 'kextstat':

$ sudo bash -c 'for f in /Library/Extensions/prl_*.kext ; do printf "\nChecking kext ${f}:\n" ; kextutil -t "${f}" ; done'

Checking kext/Library/Extensions/prl_eth.kext:
Diagnostics for /Library/Extensions/prl_eth.kext:
Code Signing Failure: code signature is invalid
ERROR: invalid signature for com.parallels.kext.eth, will not load

Checking kext /Library/Extensions/prl_tg.kext:
Diagnostics for /Library/Extensions/prl_tg.kext:
Code Signing Failure: code signature is invalid
ERROR: invalid signature for com.parallels.kext.tg, will not load

Checking kext /Library/Extensions/prl_video.kext:
Diagnostics for /Library/Extensions/prl_video.kext:
Code Signing Failure: code signature is invalid
ERROR: invalid signature for com. parallels.kext.video, will not load
 
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FYI, downgrading to Parallels 17.1.2 - and updating Parallels Tools within each macOS VM - has resolved the issues. So if anyone else is dealing with these issues, downgrading appears to provide immediate relief.
Hopefully Parallels' folks will be able to quickly resolve the kext signature issues, and provide a new bug-fix release.
 
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Christopher Nielsen said:
FYI, downgrading to Parallels 17.1.2 - and updating Parallels Tools within each macOS VM - has resolved the issues. So if anyone else is dealing with these issues, downgrading appears to provide immediate relief.
Hopefully Parallels' folks will be able to quickly resolve the kext signature issues, and provide a new bug-fix release.
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Christopher Nielsen said:
Just updated my Parallels installation to the latest release (17.1.3), and it looks like some of the Parallels Tools Kernel Extensions are broken in the latest release.
I'm running a full suite of macOS guests - ranging from 10.6 through Monterey - and this is what I'm seeing:
* 10.6 - 10.9 - Parallels kexts appear (?) to be okay, at least superficially. Not 100% sure though.
* 10.10 - 10.15 - multiple Parallels kexts are failing to load, with signature-related errors. Result: shared folders non-functional; slow screen updates; sluggish mouse movement; etc.
* Big Sur and Montery - Parellels kexts appear (?) to be okay. Again, not 100% certain though.
What is clear, is that there are issues for 10.10, 10.11, 10.12, 10.13, 10.14, and 10.15.
Is anyone else seeing similar, things after updating to 17.1.3?
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My 10.9 is not OK, same problem.
 
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Hello guys, We have released the Parallels Desktop latest build 17.1.4. We would suggest you upgrade the Parallels Desktop to the latest build and check.
 
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