IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 24, Number 16
April 20, 2022 Doug Bidwell
It is a new week, and there are two new security vulnerabilities in the IBM i platform. First, there is Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty for IBM i is vulnerable to spoofing and clickjacking attacks due to swagger-ui (CVE-2018-25031, CVE-2021-46708), which you can read more about here. The IBM i PTF numbers containing the fix for the CVEs:
IBM i Release 5770-SS1 PTF Number PTF Download Link
7.4 SI78971 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ptf/SI78971
7.3 SI78972 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ptf/SI78972
7.2 SI78973 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ptf/SI78973
Then there is Security Bulletin: OpenSSL for IBM i is vulnerable to a denial of service due to a flaw in the BN_mod_sqrt() function (CVE-2022-0778), which you can find out more about at this link.
BM i Release 5733-SC1 PTF Number PTF Download Link
7.4, 7.3, 7.2 SI79260 Fix Central
There is a new version of ACS. See IBM i Access — ACS Updates, which tells you what is new in Version 1.1.9.0, build date April 2022 at this link.
Here is the rundown of PTF Groups by IBM i release level since we last published:
PTF Groups 7.4:
- High Availability for IBM i
- Java
- MQ for IBM i – v9.0.0/v9.1.0/V9.2.0
- Db2 Web Query for i V2.3.0
- DB2 Web Query for i V2.2.1
- Recommended updates for WebSphere Application Server — Fix list for IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty
- IBM i Access Client Solutions V1.1.9.0
- QMGTOOLS
PTF Groups 7.3:
- High Availability for IBM i
- Java
- MQ for IBM i – v9.0.0/v9.1.0/V9.2.0
- Db2 Web Query for i V2.3.0
- DB2 Web Query for i V2.2.1
- Recommended updates for WebSphere Application Server — Fix list for IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty
- IBM i Access Client Solutions V1.1.9.0
- QMGTOOLS
PTF Groups 7.2:
- High Availability for IBM i
- Java
- DB2 Web Query for i V2.2.1
- IBM i Access Client Solutions V1.1.9.0
- QMGTOOLS
PTF Groups 7.1:
- HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
- Security
- Db2 Web Query for i V2.2.1
- IBM i Access Client Solutions V1.1.9.0
New (or Updated) links added to the ‘Links’ tab in the guide this week:
- System/RFE: RFE (Request for Enhancement) for IBM i has moved to IBM Aha!
- ODBC: Determining the IBM i Access ODBC Driver Version 638593
New (or Updated) links added to the ‘QMGtools’ tab in the guide this week:
New (or Updated) links added to the ‘ACS_NAV’ tab in the guide this week:
- ODBC Driver for IBM i Access Client Solutions: 687455
Tips/Definitions: No time for this right now.
The Guide at a glance: There are no new defectives this week (04/16/22). Here is the defective PTF rundown, which is the last defective for each release:
Defect Defective APAR Fixing Date PTF PTF -------- -------- ------- ------- 7.4 2/16/22 MF69373 MA49558 MF69650 (Read the link in the guide!) MF69241 7.3 2/16/22 SI78508 SE77164 SI78674 (Read the link in the guide!) 7.2 12/08/21 SI77634 SE73420 SI78039 (Read the link in the guide!) 7.1 07/29/19 SI69653 SE71807 SI70603 (5733SC1, OpenSSH, available!)
Be sure to access the link in the Guide for further details.
Below is the usual archive of the IBM i PTF Guide to help you work through the PTFs in chronological order:
April 16, 2022: Volume 24, Number 16
April 2, 2022: Volume 24, Number 14
March 26, 2022: Volume 24, Number 13
March 19, 2022: Volume 24, Number 12
March 12, 2022: Volume 24, Number 11
March 5, 2022: Volume 24, Number 10
February 26, 2022: Volume 24, Number 9
February 19, 2022: Volume 24, Number 8
February 12, 2022: Volume 24, Number 7
February 5, 2022: Volume 24, Number 6
January 29, 2022: Volume 24, Number 5
January 22, 2022: Volume 24, Number 4
January 15, 2022: Volume 24, Number 3
January 8, 2022: Volume 24, Number 2
January 1, 2022: Volume 24, Number 1
December 6, 2021: Volume 23, Number 48
November 20, 2021: Volume 23, Number 47
November 13, 2021: Volume 23, Number 46
November 6, 2021: Volume 23, Number 45
October 30, 2021: Volume 23, Number 44
October 23, 2021: Volume 23, Number 43
October 16, 2021: Volume 23, Number 42
October 9, 2021: Volume 23, Number 41
October 2, 2021: Volume 23, Number 40
September 25, 2021: Volume 23, Number 39
September 18, 2021: Volume 23, Number 38
September 11, 2021: Volume 23, Number 37
September 4, 2021: Volume 23, Number 36
August 28, 2021: Volume 23, Number 35
August 21, 2021: Volume 23, Number 34
August 14, 2021: Volume 23, Number 33
August 7, 2021: Volume 23, Number 32
July 31, 2021: Volume 23, Number 31
July 24, 2021: Volume 23, Number 30
July 17, 2021: Volume 23, Number 29
July 10, 2021: Volume 23, Number 28
July 3, 2021: Volume 23, Number 27
June 26, 2021: Volume 23, Number 26
June 19, 2021: Volume 23, Number 25
June 12, 2021: Volume 23, Number 24
June 5, 2021: Volume 23, Number 23
June 5, 2021: Volume 23, Number 22
May 22, 2021: Volume 23, Number 21
May 15, 2021: Volume 23, Number 20
May 8, 2021: Volume 23, Number 19
May 1, 2021: Volume 23, Number 18
April 24, 2021: Volume 23, Number 17
April 17, 2021: Volume 23, Number 16
April 10, 2021: Volume 23, Number 15
April 3, 2021: Volume 23, Number 14
March 27, 2021: Volume 23, Number 13
March 20, 2021: Volume 23, Number 12
March 13, 2021: Volume 23, Number 11
March 6, 2021: Volume 23, Number 10
February 27, 2021: Volume 23, Number 9
February 20, 2021: Volume 23, Number 8
February 13, 2021: Volume 23, Number 7
February 6, 2021: Volume 23, Number 6
January 31, 2021: Volume 23, Number 5
January 23, 2021: Volume 23, Number 4
January 16, 2021: Volume 23, Number 3
January 9, 2021: Volume 23, Number 2
January 2, 2021: Volume 23, Number 1
December 26, 2020: Volume 22, Number 52
December 19, 2020: Volume 22, Number 51
December 12, 2020: Volume 22, Number 50
December 5, 2020: Volume 22, Number 49
November 28, 2020: Volume 22, Number 48
November 20, 2020: Volume 22, Number 47
November 14, 2020: Volume 22, Number 46
November 7, 2020: Volume 22, Number 45
October 31, 2020: Volume 22, Number 44
October 24, 2020: Volume 22, Number 43
October 17, 2020: Volume 22, Number 42
October 10, 2020: Volume 22, Number 41
October 3, 2020: Volume 22, Number 40
September 26, 2020: Volume 22, Number 39
September 19, 2020: Volume 22, Number 38
September 12, 2020: Volume 22, Number 37
September 5, 2020: Volume 22, Number 36
August 29, 2020: Volume 22, Number 35
August 22, 2020: Volume 22, Number 34
August 15, 2020: Volume 22, Number 33
August 9, 2020: Volume 22, Number 32
August 1, 2020: Volume 22, Number 31
July 25, 2020: Volume 22, Number 30
July 18, 2020: Volume 22, Number 29
July 11, 2020: Volume 22, Number 28
July 4, 2020: Volume 22, Number 27
June 27, 2020: Volume 22, Number 26
June 20, 2020: Volume 22, Number 25
June 13, 2020: Volume 22, Number 24
June 6, 2020: Volume 22, Number 23
May 30, 2020: Volume 22, Number 22
May 23, 2020: Volume 22, Number 21
May 16, 2020: Volume 22, Number 20
May 9, 2020: Volume 22, Number 19
May 2, 2020: Volume 22, Number 18
April 25, 2020: Volume 22, Number 17
April 18, 2020: Volume 22, Number 16
April 11, 2020: Volume 22, Number 15
April 4, 2020: Volume 22, Number 14
March 30, 2020: Volume 22, Number 13
March 23, 2020: Volume 22, Number 12
