IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 25, Number 29

July 17, 2023 Doug Bidwell

This is important, so we are going to remind you about a security vulnerability for the IBM i platform. Check out Security Bulletin: IBM i is vulnerable to an attacker executing CL commands due to an exploitation of DDM architecture (CVE-2023-30990), which you can find out more about at this link and which we reported on in detail in last week’s issue of The Four Hundred.

The issue can be fixed by applying a PTF to IBM i. IBM i releases 7.5, 7.4, 7.3, and 7.2 will be fixed. The IBM i PTF numbers for IBM i 5770-SS1 Base Operating System contain the fix for the vulnerability, as follows:

5770-SS1	PTF Number
7.5		SI83472	
7.4		SI83473	
7.3		SI83474	
7.2		SI84090

We also want to remind you that IBM’s TechXchange 2023 conference is coming up. This is a must-attend event for technologists using IBM products and solutions, with over a thousand technical breakout sessions, hands-on experiences, product demonstrations, instructor-led labs, and certifications tailored to your interests. The agenda is packed and is available here.

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

PTF Groups 7.5:

HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
Security
WebSphere Application Server traditional V9.0
What’s New!
Defective PTFs

PTF Groups 7.4:

HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
Security
WebSphere Application Server traditional V9.0
Defective PTFs

PTF Groups 7.3:

HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
Security
WebSphere Application Server traditional V9.0

Tip O’ The Week: Check out https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.5?topic=icc-chgdevtap-unload-change-now-allowed-while-device-is-varied.

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

TechExchange: IBM TechXchange Community, N/A
SCP: Enabling Verbose Mode On Batch SCP Uploads That Use Password Authentication, 687665
SCP: Enabling Verbose Mode On Batch SCP Downloads That Use Password Authentication, 687667
SCP: Batch SCP Upload Example Using Password Authentication, 687661
SCP: Batch SCP Download Example Using Password Authentication, 687663
SFTP: Enabling Verbose Mode On Batch SFTP Uploads That Use Password Authentication, 687657
SFTP: Enabling Verbose Mode On Batch SFTP Downloads That Use Password Authentication, 687659
SFTP: Batch SFTP Upload Example Using Password Authentication, 687651
SFTP: Batch SFTP Download Example Using Password Authentication, 687669
SSL/TLS: How to determine the SSL/TLS protocol and cipher suite used for each active System TLS connection to the IBM i, 646091

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

Nothing here.

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

Nothing here as well.

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

Nada.

New (or Updated) links Redbooks added this week:

And nothing here as well.

The Guide at a glance: There are new defectives this week (07/15/23). Here is the defective PTF rundown, which is the last defective for each release:

	Defect		Defective	APAR	Fixing
	Date		PTF			PTF
	--------	--------	-------	------------------------	
7.5	07/07/23	SI83652		SE80124	SI84074 (When available)
				SI83634
				SI83569
				SI83484
				SI83436
				SI83434
				SI83413
				SI83330
				SI83285
7.4	07/07/23	SI83651		SE80124	SI84075 (When available)
				SI83633
				SI83437
				SI83435
				SI83412
				SI83327
				SI83284
7.3	05/26/23	SI79287		SE79905	SI83578 (When 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:

July 15, 2023: Volume 25, Number 29

July 8, 2023: Volume 25, Number 28

July 1, 2023: Volume 25, Number 27

June 24, 2023: Volume 25, Number 26

June 17, 2023: Volume 25, Number 25

June 10, 2023: Volume 25, Number 24

June 3, 2023: Volume 25, Number 23

May 27, 2023: Volume 25, Number 22

May 20, 2023: Volume 25, Number 21

May 13, 2023: Volume 25, Number 20