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  • IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 20, Number 5

    February 7, 2018 Doug Bidwell

    Just a reminder, the Spectre and Meltdown speculative execution security vulnerabilities have been classified by IBM’s Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) as having a “High Severity” level. As far as the Spectre and Meltdown issues go, there is nothing new on the IBM i, Power Systems, or Hardware Management Console (HMC) front. It is what it is.

    The HIPER and Security groups for each release were re-released two weeks ago, but only the first of each set below is included in the Security group. So, if you order and download the latest HIPERs and Security groups, you only get one of the two required fixes. Check it out:

    • V7R3 – MF64551
    • V7R3 – MF64568
    • V7R2 – MF64552
    • V7R2 – MF64565
    • V7R1 – MF64553
    • V7R1 – MF64571

    Here is a little worksheet to keep it all organized:

    Spectre/Meltdown
    7.1 PTFs 7.2 PTFs 7.3 PTFs
    MF64553 MF64552 MF64551
    MF64571 MF64565 MF64568
    no hmc/Power8
    MH01739
    no hmc/Power7+ and Power7
    MH01740
    HMC Managed
    http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1026811

    Here is an important thing: Before the WAS v8.5.5.13 and later fix packs can be installed, all WAS profiles as well as the command and new profile defaults will need to be changed to use JDK v7.0 or newer. Please see: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1022417 for more.

    It is now possible to specify the port range that will be used for Passive and Extended Passive when the IBM i is the sever for FTP and FTPS.

    • SI66205 V7R3M0
    • SI66204 V7R2M0
    • SI66203 V7R1M0

    See this link for more on that.

    And finally, in PowerSC for i, there is cool stuff for Security from Lab Services! Check it out at this link here.

    Below is the archive of the IBM i PTF Guide to help you work through the PTFs in chronological order:

    February 3, 2018: Volume 20, Number 05

    January 27, 2018: Volume 20, Number 04

    January 20, 2018: Volume 20, Number 03

    January 13, 2018: Volume 20, Number 02

    January 3, 2018: Volume 20, Number 01

    December 30, 2017: Volume 19, Number 52

    December 23, 2017: Volume 19, Number 51

    December 16, 2017: Volume 19, Number 50

    December 9, 2017: Volume 19, Number 49

    December 2, 2017: Volume 19, Number 48

    November 18, 2017: Volume 19, Number 46

    November 11, 2017: Volume 19, Number 45

    November 4, 2017: Volume 19, Number 44

    October 28, 2017: Volume 19, Number 43

    October 21, 2017: Volume 19, Number 42

    October 14, 2017: Volume 19, Number 41

    October 7, 2017: Volume 19, Number 40

    September 30, 2017: Volume 19, Number 39

    September 23, 2017: Volume 19, Number 38

    September 16, 2017: Volume 19, Number 37

    September 9, 2017: Volume 19, Number 36

    September 2, 2017: Volume 19, Number 35

    August 26, 2017: Volume 19, Number 34

    August 19, 2017: Volume 19, Number 33

    August 12, 2017: Volume 19, Number 32

    August 5, 2017: Volume 19, Number 31

    July 29, 2017: Volume 19, Number 30

    July 22, 2017: Volume 19, Number 29

    July 15, 2017: Volume 19, Number 28

    July 1, 2017: Volume 19, Number 26

    June 24, 2017: Volume 19, Number 25

    June 17, 2017: Volume 19, Number 24

    June 10, 2017: Volume 19, Number 23

    June 3, 2017: Volume 19, Number 22

    May 27, 2017: Volume 19, Number 21

    May 20, 2017: Volume 19, Number 20

    May 13, 2017: Volume 19, Number 19

    May 6, 2017: Volume 19, Number 18

    April 29, 2017: Volume 19, Number 17

    April 22, 2017: Volume 19, Number 16

    April 15, 2017: Volume 19, Number 15

    April 8, 2017: Volume 19, Number 14

    April 1, 2017: Volume 19, Number 13

    March 25, 2017: Volume 19, Number 12

    March 18, 2017: Volume 19, Number 11

    March 11, 2017: Volume 19, Number 10

    March 4, 2017: Volume 19, Number 9

    February 25, 2017: Volume 19, Number 8

    February 18, 2017: Volume 19, Number 7

    February 11, 2017: Volume 19, Number 6

    February 4, 2017: Volume 19, Number 5

    January 28, 2017: Volume 19, Number 4

    January 21, 2017: Volume 19, Number 3

    January 14, 2017: Volume 19, Number 2

    January 7, 2017: Volume 19, Number 1

    December 24, 2016: Volume 18, Number 52

    December 17, 2016: Volume 18, Number 51

    December 10, 2016: Volume 18, Number 50

    December 3, 2016: Volume 18, Number 49

    November 26, 2016: Volume 18, Number 48

    November 19, 2016: Volume 18, Number 47

    November 12, 2016: Volume 18, Number 46

    November 5, 2016: Volume 18, Number 45

    October 29, 2016: Volume 18, Number 44

    October 22, 2016: Volume 18, Number 43

    October 15, 2016: Volume 18, Number 42

    October 8, 2016: Volume 18, Number 41

    October 1, 2016: Volume 18, Number 40

    September 24, 2016: Volume 18, Number 39

    September 17, 2016: Volume 18, Number 38

    September 10, 2016: Volume 18, Number 37

    September 3, 2016: Volume 18, Number 36

    August 27, 2016: Volume 18, Number 35

    August 20, 2016: Volume 18, Number 34

    August 13, 2016: Volume 18, Number 33

    August 6, 2016: Volume 18, Number 32

    July 30, 2016: Volume 18, Number 31

    July 23, 2016: Volume 18, Number 30

    July 16, 2016: Volume 18, Number 29

    July 9, 2016: Volume 18, Number 28

    July 2, 2016: Volume 18, Number 27

    June 25, 2016: Volume 18, Number 26

    June 18, 2016: Volume 18, Number 25

    June 11, 2016: Volume 18, Number 24

    June 4, 2016: Volume 18, Number 23

    May 28, 2016: Volume 18, Number 22

    May 21, 2016: Volume 18, Number 21

    May 14, 2016: Volume 18, Number 20

    May 7, 2016: Volume 18, Number 19

    April 30, 2016: Volume 18, Number 18

    April 23, 2016: Volume 18, Number 17

    April 16, 2016: Volume 18, Number 16

    April 9, 2016: Volume 18, Number 15

    April 2, 2016: Volume 18, Number 14

    March 26, 2016: Volume 18, Number 13

    March 19, 2016: Volume 18, Number 12

    March 12, 2016: Volume 18, Number 11

    March 5, 2016: Volume 18, Number 10

    February 27, 2016: Volume 18, Number 9

    February 22, 2016: Volume 18, Number 8

    February 13, 2016: Volume 18, Number 7

    February 6, 2016: Volume 18, Number 6

    January 30, 2016: Volume 18, Number 5

    January 23, 2016: Volume 18, Number 4

    January 16, 2016: Volume 18, Number 3

    January 9, 2016: Volume 18, Number 2

    January 2, 2016: Volume 18, Number 1

    December 26, 2015: Volume 17, Number 52

    December 19, 2015: Volume 17, Number 51

    December 12, 2015: Volume 17, Number 50

    December 5, 2015: Volume 17, Number 49

    November 28, 2015: Volume 17, Number 48

    November 21, 2015: Volume 17, Number 47

    November 14, 2015: Volume 17, Number 46

    November 7, 2015: Volume 17, Number 45

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    IBM Readies Mainstream Power9 Iron For Launch Four Hundred Monitor, February 7

    One thought on “IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 20, Number 5”

    • Paul Stienmetz says:
      February 7, 2018 at 1:23 pm

      Doug,

      FYI, related to BM i PTF Guide, Volume 20, Number 5 February 7, 2018.

      IBM released firmware yesterday, 2/6 for the Spectre and Meltdown
      Found it accidentally when going into fix central today.

      For P7 8205-E6C.
      AL740_165_042 / FW740.C1 02/06/18
      Impact: Security Severity: SPE Response for Recent Security Vulnerabilities

      * In response to recently reported security vulnerabilities, this firmware update is being released to address Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures issue number CVE-2017-5715.

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