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  • IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 25, Number 43

    October 23, 2023 Doug Bidwell

    Busy, busy, busy. That is what the good people at IBM Rochester have been in the past week, with a slew of PTFs for the currently supported releases – that is IBM i 7.5 and IBM i 7.4 that are on standard support and IBM i 7.3 that just went into extended support at the end of September, a trio of security vulnerabilities in the IBM i stack, and two group PTFs for the IBM i 7.2 release that is supposed to be kaput.

    Let’s start with the security vulnerabilities.

    First, we have Security Bulletin: IBM i is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation due to a flaw in IBM Directory Server for i (CVE-2023-40378), which you can find out more about at this link. The issue can be fixed by applying a PTF to IBM i releases 7.5, 7.4, 7.3, and 7.2, as follows:

    IBM i Release	5770-SS1
    7.5	SI84813
    7.4	SI84817
    7.3	SI84842
    7.2	SI84836
    

    Second, there is Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty for IBM i is vulnerable to man-in-the-middle spoofing attack (CVE-2022-39161), with more information about it at this link. The IBM i PTF numbers for 5770-DG1 contain the fix for the vulnerability.

    IBM i Release	5770-DG1 PTF Numbers
    7.5	SI84088
    7.4	SI84093
    7.3	SI84087
    

    Third, we have Security Bulletin: ISC BIND on IBM i is vulnerable to denial of service due to a stack exhaustion flaw (CVE-2023-3341) and you can find out more here about this security issue. The IBM i PTF number for 5770-SS1 Option 31 contains the fix for the vulnerability.

    IBM i Release	5770-SS1 Option 31 PTF Number
    7.5	SI84740
    7.4	SI84743
    7.3	SI84747
    7.2	SI84797	
    

    Just a reminder: The SF99719 720 Group HIPER – level 236 is available at this link, and the SF99718 720 Group Security – level 125 is available at this link.

    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
    • Fix list for IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty
    • WebSphere Application Server traditional V9.0
    • WebSphere Application Server V8.5
    • IBM HTTP Server for i
    • MustGather: How To Obtain and Install QMGTOOLS
    • RPG Café

    PTF Groups 7.4:

    • HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
    • Security
    • Fix list for IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty
    • WebSphere Application Server traditional V9.0
    • WebSphere Application Server V8.5
    • IBM HTTP Server for i
    • MustGather: How To Obtain and Install QMGTOOLS
    • RPG Café

    PTF Groups 7.3:

    • HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
    • Security
    • Fix list for IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty
    • WebSphere Application Server traditional V9.0
    • WebSphere Application Server V8.5
    • IBM HTTP Server for i
    • MustGather: How To Obtain and Install QMGTOOLS
    • RPG Café

    Tip O’ The Week: Starting October 24, 2023, these selected LPPs and optional features will no longer be ordered separately but instead will be automatically included with all IBM i operating system orders and upgrades. For the LPPs and features that required software license keys, the license checking function will be removed, and, therefore, these software programs will no longer need keys applied. See more at this link. The IBM i (5770-SS1) PTFs which remove the license checking function will be available on October 24, 2023, and are as follows:

    • IBM i 7.5: SI83648
    • IBM i 7.4: SI83647
    • IBM i 7.3: SI83646
    • IBM i 7.2: SI83645
    • IBM i 7.1: SI84524

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

    • ARE: IBM Administration Runtime Expert for i, 664465
    • WebQuery: Traditional Install and Uninstall, 6523844
    • WAS/JAVA: IBM WebSphere Application Server v8.5 on IBM i Fails to Start Or TLS/HTTPS Fails After Updating IBM i Java Group PTF, 7047471
    • Temp Addr: Temporary Addresses, 638971
    • Virus: Viruses, Malware, Spyware, Ransomware, the IBM i Operating System, and the Integrated File System, 667265

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

    • Nothing

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

    • ACS_NAV: IBM Navigator for i – new version, 6483299

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

    • Nothing

    New (or Updated) links Redbooks added this week:

    • Nothing

    The Guide at a glance: There are new defectives this week (10/21/23). Here is the defective PTF rundown, which is the last defective for each release:

    	Defect		Defective	APAR	Fixing
    	Date		PTF			PTF
    	--------	--------	-------	------------------------	
    7.5	10/06/23	SI84569		SE80598	xxxxxxx (When available)
    7.4	10/06/23	SI84583		SE80598	xxxxxxx (When available)
    7.3	10/06/23	SI84586		SE80598	xxxxxxx (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:

    October 21, 2023: Volume 25, Number 43

    October 14, 2023: Volume 25, Number 42

    October 7, 2023: Volume 25, Number 41

    September 30, 2023: Volume 25, Number 40

    September 23, 2023: Volume 25, Number 39

    September 16, 2023: Volume 25, Number 38

    September 9, 2023: Volume 25, Number 37

    September 2, 2023: Volume 25, Number 36

    August 26, 2023: Volume 25, Number 35

    August 19, 2023: Volume 25, Number 34

    August 12, 2023: Volume 25, Number 33

    August 5, 2023: Volume 25, Number 32

    July 29, 2023: Volume 25, Number 31

    July 22, 2023: Volume 25, Number 30

    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

    May 6, 2023: Volume 25, Number 19

    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

    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

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    September 25, 2021: Volume 23, Number 39

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    September 4, 2021: Volume 23, Number 36

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