IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 24, Number 26
June 29, 2022 Doug Bidwell
There have been some remediations for some issues with the MQSeries message queuing middleware for the IBM i platform, including IBM MQ Version 9.2.4 CD and IBM MQ Version 9.2.5 CD. You can find out more here. As for remediation or fixes, this issue was resolved under APAR IT40453. Upgrade to IBM MQ Version 9.3, there are no workarounds and mitigations.
And then, of course, there is a new security vulnerability. Check out Security Bulletin: IBM MQ is vulnerable to multiple Eclipse Jetty issues, so please see more at this link, and see CVE-2021-28169, CVE-2021-34428, CVE-2021-28163, CVE-2021-28164, CVE-2021-34429, CVE-2021-28165. This issue was resolved under APAR IT38935 for IBM MQ 9.1 LTS and 9.2 LTS. This issue was resolved under APAR IT39538 for IBM MQ 9.1 CD and 9.2 CD. Remediation/Fixes:
- IBM MQ 9.1 LTS: Apply FixPack 9.1.0.10
- IBM MQ 9.2 LTS: Apply FixPack 9.2.0.3
- IBM MQ 9.1 CD and 9.2 CD: Upgrade to IBM MQ 9.2.5
Workarounds and Mitigations for these:
- None
Here is the rundown of PTF Groups by IBM i release level since we last published:
PTF Groups 7.5:
- Latest Cumulative PTF Package
- HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
PTF Groups 7.4:
- Latest Cumulative PTF Package
- HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
PTF Groups 7.3:
- Latest Cumulative PTF Package
- HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
PTF Groups 7.2:
- Latest Cumulative PTF Package
- HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
PTF Groups 7.1:
- Nothing
New (or Updated) links added to the ‘Links’ tab in the guide this week:
- Nadda
New (or Updated) links added to the ‘QMGtools’ tab in the guide this week:
- Zip
New (or Updated) links added to the ‘ACS_NAV’ tab in the guide this week:
- Nothing here.
Tips/Definitions: It is hot around the Northern Hemisphere. Stay hydrated, don’t overdo it.
The Guide at a glance: There are no new defectives this week (06/25/22). Here is the defective PTF rundown, which is the last defective for each release:
Defective PTF rundown (The last defective for each release):
Defect Defective APAR Fixing Date PTF PTF -------- -------- ------- ------- 7.5 06/03/22 SI78809 SE78003 SI80094 (When available) 7.4 06/22/22 MF69859 MA49739 MF70026 (When available) MF69848 MF69823 MF69756 MF69743 MF69740 MF69736 MF69501 MF69477 MF69435 MF69411 MF69196 MF69193 MF68999 MF68985 7.3 06/22/22 MF69735 MA49739 MF70028 (When available) MF68984 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:
June 25, 2022: Volume 24, Number 26
June 18, 2022: Volume 24, Number 25
June 11, 2022: Volume 24, Number 24
June 4, 2022: Volume 24, Number 23
May 28, 2022: Volume 24, Number 22
May 25, 2022: Volume 24, Number 21
May 14, 2022: Volume 24, Number 20
May 7, 2022: Volume 24, Number 19
April 30, 2022: Volume 24, Number 18
April 23, 2022: Volume 24, Number 17
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
