Here's the results:
--- Started update ---
Updating repositories metadata...
Updating pfSense-core repository catalogue...
pfSense-core repository is up to date.
Updating pfSense repository catalogue...
done.
pfSense repository is up to date.
All repositories are up to date.
2.4.3_1 version of pfSense is available
Downloading upgrade packages...
Updating pfSense-core repository catalogue...
pfSense-core repository is up to date.
Updating pfSense repository catalogue...
pfSense repository is up to date.
All repositories are up to date.
Checking for upgrades (9 candidates): ......... done
Processing candidates (9 candidates): ......... done
The following 8 package(s) will be affected (of 0 checked):
Installed packages to be UPGRADED:
sqlite3: 3.21.0_1 -> 3.22.0_1 [pfSense]
pfSense-rc: 2.4.3 -> 2.4.3_1 [pfSense-core]
pfSense-kernel-pfSense: 2.4.3 -> 2.4.3_1 [pfSense-core]
pfSense-default-config: 2.4.3 -> 2.4.3_1 [pfSense-core]
pfSense-base: 2.4.3 -> 2.4.3_1 [pfSense-core]
pfSense: 2.4.3 -> 2.4.3_1 [pfSense]
perl5: 5.24.3 -> 5.24.4 [pfSense]
libnghttp2: 1.29.0 -> 1.31.1 [pfSense]
Number of packages to be upgraded: 8
67 MiB to be downloaded.
[1/8] Fetching sqlite3-3.22.0_1.txz: .......... done
[2/8] Fetching pfSense-rc-2.4.3_1.txz: .. done
[3/8] Fetching pfSense-kernel-pfSense-2.4.3_1.txz: .......... done
[4/8] Fetching pfSense-default-config-2.4.3_1.txz: . Done
System update failed!
--- Update ended with errors ---
System rebooted and shows:
Version 2.4.3-RELEASE-p1 (amd64)
built on Thu May 10 15:02:52 CDT 2018
FreeBSD 11.1-RELEASE-p10
IPSec status shows connected ...
Failing update have been reported by several users, so not new
Can't reproduce after freshly installing for a second time -- please note the previous installation was fresh and config restored as well.
I'm closing this as can't reproduce -- please let me know if is there anything else I can test for you guys.