IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 26, Number 9
March 4, 2024 Doug Bidwell
IBM i 7.2 has been superseded a long time ago, but there is still a lot of it in the Power Systems installed base and Big Blue is still making updates to it for those customers who are stuck on the 7.2 release and who are stuck paying for extended support, which is very expensive. To that end, there is a new 720 Group HIPER, level 242, rolled up in PTF patch SF99719, which you can read about here.
There are also two new security vulnerabilities for the IBM i stack.
First, we have Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty could provide weaker than expected security (CVE-2023-50312), which you can find out about at this link. The affected releases and versions are WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 24.0.0.2.
Second, we have Security Bulletin: ISC BIND on IBM i is vulnerable to denial of service attacks due to multiple vulnerabilities, which you can see the details of here. The IBM i PTF number for 5770-SS1 Option 31 contains the fix for the vulnerability, which are outlined here:
IBM i Release 5770-SS1 Option 31 PTF Number 7.5 SI85949 7.4 SI85950 7.3 SI85951 7.2 SI85952
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
- Fix list for IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty
PTF Groups 7.4:
- HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
- MQ for IBM i – v9.0.0/v9.1.0/v9.2.0/v9.3.0
- Fix list for IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty
PTF Groups 7.3:
- HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
- Fix list for IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty
Tip O’ The Week: Latest IBM Pre-upgrade Verification (PRUV) tool for IBM i for MacOS or Windows is dated 2024-01-24. Find out more at this link.
New (or Updated) links added to the ‘Links’ tab in the guide this week:
- Content Manager: How do I check the server version in Content Manager OnDemand for i?, 488939
New (or Updated) links added to the ‘QMGtools’ tab in the guide this week:
- None
New (or Updated) links added to the ‘ACS_NAV’ tab in the guide this week:
- None
New (or Updated) links added to the ‘Prtr Links’ tab in the guide this week:
- None
New (or Updated) links Redbooks added this week:
- None
The Guide at a glance: There are new defectives this week (03/02/24). 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 01/10/24 SI85576 SE81023 SI85663 (When available) 7.4 01/24/24 SI84712 SE81069 SI85707 (Read Special Instructions!) SI84563 SI83654 7.3 01/10/24 SI85576 SE81023 SI85663 (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:
March 2, 2024: Volume 26, Number 9
February 24, 2024: Volume 26, Number 8
February 17, 2024: Volume 26, Number 7
February 10, 2024: Volume 26, Number 6
February 3, 2024: Volume 26, Number 5
January 27, 2024: Volume 26, Number 4
January 20, 2024: Volume 26, Number 3
January 13, 2024: Volume 26, Number 2
January 6, 2024: Volume 26, Number 1
December 30, 2023: Volume 25, Number 53
December 30, 2023: Volume 25, Number 53
December 23, 2023: Volume 25, Number 52
December 16, 2023: Volume 25, Number 51
December 9, 2023: Volume 25, Number 50
December 2, 2023: Volume 25, Number 49
November 25, 2023: Volume 25, Number 48
November 18, 2023: Volume 25, Number 47
November 11, 2023: Volume 25, Number 46
November 4, 2023: Volume 25, Number 45
October 28, 2023: Volume 25, Number 44
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
