IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 25, Number 18
May 1, 2023 Doug Bidwell
A new week, a new security vulnerability in the IBM i platform. This time around, we have Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in libtasn1 (CVE-2021-46848) affects Power HMC, which you can read more about at this link. The Affected products and versions are: HMC V10.1.1010.0, HMC V10.2.1030.0, and HMC V9.2.950.0. The remediation/fixes for the vulnerability are:
Product VRMF APAR Remediation/Fix Power HMC V9.2.950.0 SP3 ppc MB04397 MH01954 Power HMC V9.2.950.0 SP3 x86 MB04396 MH01953 Power HMC V10.1.1020.0 SP1 ppc MB04388 MF70701 Power HMC V10.1.1020.0 SP1 x86 MB04387 MF70700 Power HMC V10.2.1030.0 ppc MB04401 MF70890 Power HMC V10.2.1030.0 SP1 x86 MB04400 MF70889
Here is the rundown of PTF Groups by IBM i release level since we last published:
PTF Groups 7.5:
- IBM MQ for IBM i – v9.2.0/v9.3.0
- Rational Developer for i
PTF Groups 7.4:
- MQ for IBM i – v9.0.0/v9.1.0/v9.2.0/v9.3.0
- SAP support required PTF list for IBM i 7.4
- Rational Developer for i
PTF Groups 7.3:
- MQ for IBM i – v7.1.0/v8.0.0/V9.0.0/V9.1/V9.2
- Rational Developer for i
Tip O’ The Week: The “Help” About, Check for Updates only checks the first three digits. If you are on ACS 1.1.9.1, checking for updates will not tell you about 1.1.9.2 . . . .
New (or Updated) links added to the ‘Links’ tab in the guide this week:
- Content Manager: IBM Content Manager OnDemand for i V7.3 Read This First document, 616869
- Content Manager: IBM Content Manager OnDemand for i V7.4 Read This First document, 885943
- Content Manager: IBM Content Manager OnDemand for i V7.5 Read This First document, 6555384
- JAVA: Download, Installation, and Usage of Java 17 on the IBM i OS, 6982549
New (or Updated) links added to the ‘QMGtools’ tab in the guide this week:
- Nein
New (or Updated) links added to the ‘ACS_NAV’ tab in the guide this week:
- Nuthin’
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:
- Nothing here as well
The Guide at a glance: There are new defectives this week (04/29/23). 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 29, 2023: Volume 25, Number 18
April 22, 2023: Volume 25, Number 17
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
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June 25, 2022: Volume 24, Number 26
June 18, 2022: Volume 24, Number 25
June 11, 2022: Volume 24, Number 24
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May 28, 2022: Volume 24, Number 22
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May 14, 2022: Volume 24, Number 20
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April 30, 2022: Volume 24, Number 18
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April 2, 2022: Volume 24, Number 14
March 26, 2022: Volume 24, Number 13
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February 26, 2022: Volume 24, Number 9
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January 29, 2022: Volume 24, Number 5
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January 15, 2022: Volume 24, Number 3
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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
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October 16, 2021: Volume 23, Number 42
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August 28, 2021: Volume 23, Number 35
August 21, 2021: Volume 23, Number 34
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