# DHIS2 version 2.38.5.1 is now available - HOTFIX

**URL:** <https://community.dhis2.org/t/dhis2-version-2-38-5-1-is-now-available-hotfix/56524>\
**Category:** Announcements - Annonces\
**Tags:** patch-releases, hot-fixes, dhis2-security\
**Created:** [12 January 2024 11:03 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/dhis2-version-2-38-5-1-is-now-available-hotfix/56524 "2024-01-12T11:03:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [12 January 2024 11:03 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/dhis2-version-2-38-5-1-is-now-available-hotfix/56524/1 "2024-01-12T11:03:46Z")

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Dear all,

DHIS2 version 2.38.5.1 is out as a HOTFIX release to address critical performance and security issues in v38.

- **[DHIS2-16398](https://dhis2.atlassian.net/browse/DHIS2-16398): Reduce runtime for expensive subquery in /api/events endpoint**
- **[DHIS2-16402](https://dhis2.atlassian.net/browse/DHIS2-16402): Initiating transaction for cache hits for system settings leads to performance degradation**
- Updates the Struts library to address the recently announced security vulnerability **CVE-2023-50164**.

This is the latest stable release for version 2.38, and supersedes patch 2.38.5.

These hotfixes are provided to make it easy for you to keep your system secure and reliable; provided you keep up to date with the latest patch versions.

The release note for this patch can be found here: [Patch 2.38.5.1 Release Note](https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-releases/blob/master/releases/2.38/ReleaseNote-2.38.5.1.md).

Thanks!

DHIS2 Release Team

_P.S. These issues have also been addressed for the future v38.6 patch release._

| Release Information | Links |
| --- | --- |
| Release Note | [Patch 2.38.5.1 Release Note](https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-releases/blob/master/releases/2.38/ReleaseNote-2.38.5.1.md) |
| Upgrade notes | [2.38 Upgrade notes](https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-releases/blob/master/releases/2.38/README.md) |
| Download release and sample database | [Downloads - DHIS2](https://www.dhis2.org/downloads) |
| Documentation | [Home - DHIS2 Documentation](https://docs.dhis2.org/en) |
| Source code on Github | [tag/2.38.5.1](https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-core/releases/tag/2.38.5.1) |
| Demo instance | [DHIS 2 Demo - Sierra Leone](https://play.dhis2.org/2.38.5.1/) |
| Docker | `docker pull dhis2/core:2.38.5.1`  
_for more docker image variants see [dockerhub](https://hub.docker.com/r/dhis2/core)_ |