IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 26, Number 14
April 10, 2024 Doug Bidwell
As we continue to “play ketchup” after the Easter holiday and have two issues of the IBM i PTF Guide this week, three is the actual magic number as we once again have three security vulnerabilities and an oddity that we became aware of over the weekend for the IBM i software stack. We will start with the security holes, as we always do.
First, we have Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Application Server could provide weaker than expected security (CVE-2023-50313), which you can find out more about at this link. The affected versions include WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0.
Second, we have Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is vulnerable to a denial of service (CVE-2024-27268), which you can get more details about here. IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty versions 18.0.0.2 through 24.0.0.3 are affected by this issue.
And third, we have Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty are vulnerable to a denial of service due to jose4j (CVE-2023-51775), with details at this link here. Affected products are as follows:
Affected Product(s) Version(s) IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 21.0.0.3 - 24.0.0.3 IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0 IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5
In addition to that, we repeat: Products are no longer listed in WRKLICINF but show in DSPLICKEY or CALL QSFWINV, which you can find out more about here. PTFs introduced through APAR SE79942 removed the need for licensing for several IBM i products as listed in IBM i Portfolio Simplification:
- R710 SI84524 (PTF in Error) – Superseded and fixed by SI84890
- R720 SI83645 (PTF in Error) – Superseded and fixed by SI84891
- R730 SI83646 (PTF in Error) – Superseded and fixed by SI84892
- R740 SI83647 (PTF in Error) – Superseded and fixed by SI84893
- R750 SI83648 (PTF in Error) – Superseded and fixed by SI84894
Here is the rundown of PTF Groups by IBM i release level since we last published:
PTF Groups 7.5:
- Backup Recovery Solutions
- Temporary Storage PTFs
PTF Groups 7.4:
- Temporary Storage PTFs
PTF Groups 7.3:
- Nothing
Tip O’ The Week: PCAP/WireShark: How to format IBM i TRCCNN and CMNTRC communication traces to .pcap files (Wireshark format), 667611. Find out more at this link.
New (or Updated) links added to the ‘Links’ tab in the guide this week:
- Problem: Deleting ALL Problems in the Problem Log , 642545
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:
- Nothing
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 (04/06/24). 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 03/05/24 MF71521 MA50510 MF71656 (When available) 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:
April 6, 2024: Volume 26, Number 14
March 30, 2024: Volume 26, Number 13
March 24, 2024: Volume 26, Number 12
March 16, 2024: Volume 26, Number 11
March 9, 2024: Volume 26, Number 10
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
