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  • IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 25, Number 16

    April 17, 2023 Doug Bidwell

    In a rare occurrence, there are no updates to the PTF Groups for the currently supported releases – IBM i 7.5, IBM i 7.4, and IBM i 7.3 – but there sure are a whole bunch of security vulnerabilities that IBM i shops have to deal with.

    First, there are two of them dealing with WebSphere Application Server Liberty. In PH50863:IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is vulnerable to a denial of service, which you can find out more about here and which deals with CVE-2023-24998 CVSS 7.5. Then there is PH52739:IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is vulnerable to a privilege escalation due to RESTEasy (CVE-2023-0482 CVSS 5.3), which you can find out more about here.

    Second, we have Security Bulletin: IBM Db2 Mirror for i is vulnerable to attacker obtaining sensitive information due to Java string processing in IBM Toolbox for Java (CVE-2022-43928), more of which you can learn about at this link. Patches are:

    		5770-DBM	5770-SS1 
    IBM Db2 Mirror for i	7.4	SI83019		SI82444
    				SI83028		SI82954
    IBM Db2 Mirror for i	7.5	SI83018		SI82443
    				SI83029		SI82948
    

    Third, there is Security Bulletin: IBM i components are affected by CVE-2021-4104 (log4j version 1.x), for which more information is available at this link.

    IBM i Release	5770-DG1	Level
    7.4		SF99662 - 	19
    7.3		SF99722 - 	38
    7.2		SF99713 - 	49
    

    Fourth, you have Security Bulletin: IBM i DNS is affected by denial of service attacks due to flaws in ISC BIND (CVE-2022-3094, CVE-2022-3736, CVE-2022-3924). More information available here, and the IBM i PTF numbers for 5770-SS1 Option 31 Domain Name System contain the fix for the vulnerabilities:

    IBM i Release	5770-SS1 Option 31	PTF Number
    	7.5				SI82623
    	7.4				SI82624	
    	7.3				SI82625	
    	7.2				SI82626	
    

    Here is the rundown of PTF Groups by IBM i release level since we last published:

    PTF Groups 7.5:

    • Nothing

    PTF Groups 7.4:

    • Nothing as well

    PTF Groups 7.3:

    • Nothing here too

    New (or Updated) links added to the ‘Links’ tab in the guide this week:

    • PowerHA/FlashCopy FSFC Features and Upgrades – 5.1, 6856191

    New (or Updated) links added to the ‘QMGtools’ tab in the guide this week:

    • Nadda

    New (or Updated) links added to the ‘ACS_NAV’ tab in the guide this week:

    • Nope

    New (or Updated) links added to the ‘Prtr Links’ tab in the guide this week:

    • Nothing here, either

    New (or Updated) links Redbooks added this week:

    • Why doesn’t IBM do Redbooks the way it used to?

    Tips/Definitions: We will get you a new tip. Right now, we think you should be spending time with friends and family.

    The Guide at a glance: There are new defectives this week (04/15/23). Here is the defective PTF rundown, which is the last defective for each release:

    	Defect		Defective	APAR	Fixing
    	Date		PTF			PTF
    	--------	--------	-------	-------
    7.5	02/24/23	MF70751		MA50112	MF70868 (When available)
    7.4	02/24/23	MF70747		MA50112	MF70861 (When available)
    7.3	02/22/23	MF70677		MA50059	MF70736 (When available)
    			MF70600
    			MF70440
    

    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 15, 2023: Volume 25, Number 16

    April 8, 2023: Volume 25, Number 15

    April 1, 2023: Volume 25, Number 14

    March 25, 2023: Volume 25, Number 13

    March 18, 2023: Volume 25, Number 12

    March 11, 2023: Volume 25, Number 11

    March 4, 2023: Volume 25, Number 10

    February 25, 2023: Volume 25, Number 9

    February 18, 2023: Volume 25, Number 8

    February 13, 2023: Volume 25, Number 7

    February 4, 2023: Volume 25, Number 6

    January 28, 2023: Volume 25, Number 5

    January 21, 2023: Volume 25, Number 4

    January 14, 2023: Volume 25, Number 3

    January 7, 2023: Volume 25, Number 2

    January 1, 2023: Volume 25, Number 1

    December 10, 2022: Volume 24, Number 50

    December 3, 2022: Volume 24, Number 49

    November 26, 2022: Volume 24, Number 48

    November 19, 2022: Volume 24, Number 47

    November 12, 2022: Volume 24, Number 46

    November 5, 2022: Volume 24, Number 45

    October 29, 2022: Volume 24, Number 44

    October 22, 2022: Volume 24, Number 43

    October 15, 2022: Volume 24, Number 42

    October 8, 2022: Volume 24, Number 41

    October 1, 2022: Volume 24, Number 40

    September 24, 2022: Volume 24, Number 39

    September 17, 2022: Volume 24, Number 38

    September 10, 2022: Volume 24, Number 37

    September 3, 2022: Volume 24, Number 36

    August 27, 2022: Volume 24, Number 35

    August 20, 2022: Volume 24, Number 34

    August 13, 2022: Volume 24, Number 33

    August 6, 2022: Volume 24, Number 32

    July 30, 2022: Volume 24, Number 31

    July 23, 2022: Volume 24, Number 30

    July 16, 2022: Volume 24, Number 29

    July 9, 2022: Volume 24, Number 28

    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

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