# osquery 5.16.0

- Product: osquery (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/osquery)
- Vendor: osquery
- Date: 2025-02-09
- Version: 5.16.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/osquery/osquery/releases/tag/5.16.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/osquery/releases/5.16.0

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- **fixed** — Fix the python_paths table to skip unnecessary code paths when filtering by directory
- **added** — Add python packages in user directories on python_packages table
- **added** — Add RHEL paths for python_packages table
- **changed** — Buffer error logs in deb_packages table
- **fixed** — Fix wifi_status to correctly gather network_name on MacOS 14+
- **fixed** — Fix hardware model and version on Lenovo on system_info
- **changed** — Optimize rpm_packages and rpm_package_files use of query context
- **fixed** — Fix to only deny-list scheduled queries when watchdog is enabled
- **fixed** — Switch to wmain to accept non-ascii characters from command line

##### [5.16.0](https://github.com/osquery/osquery/releases/tag/5.16.0)

[Git Commits](https://github.com/osquery/osquery/compare/5.15.0...5.16.0)

Representing commits from 7 contributors! Thank you all.

###### Table Changes

- Fix the `python_paths` table to skip unnecessary code paths when filtering by `directory` ([#8544](https://github.com/osquery/osquery/pull/8544))
- Added python packages in user directories on `python_packages` ([#8504](https://github.com/osquery/osquery/pull/8504))
- Added RHEL paths for `python_packages` table ([#8529](https://github.com/osquery/osquery/pull/8529))
- Buffer error logs in `deb_packages` table ([#8540](https://github.com/osquery/osquery/pull/8540))
- Fix `wifi_status` to correctly gather `network_name` on MacOS 14+ ([#8530](https://github.com/osquery/osquery/pull/8530))
- Fix hardware model and version on Lenovo on `system_info` ([#8534](https://github.com/osquery/osquery/pull/8534))
- Optimize `rpm_packages` and `rpm_package_files` use of query context ([#8537](https://github.com/osquery/osquery/pull/8537))

###### Bug Fixes

- Fix to only deny-list scheduled queries when watchdog is enabled ([#8541](https://github.com/osquery/osquery/pull/8541))
- Switched to `wmain` to accept non-ascii characters from command line ([#8519](https://github.com/osquery/osquery/pull/8519))