IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 27, Number 40

October 6, 2025 Doug Bidwell

Welcome to another edition of the IBM i PTF Guide. Let’s get right to it.

This week we start off with new microcode for Firmware 1050. . . specifically for 1050.52 and 1050.60 levels. These service packs include the following Security/HIPER issues: A security problem was fixed for CVE-2025-52497 and CVE-2025-49087 and a security problem was fixed for CVE-2025-38556. This applies to IBM Power S1022s (9105-22B), Power S1022 (9105-22A), and Power S1014 (9105-41B) machines.

There is also another security vulnerability in the integrated Apache Web server embedded in IBM i. See Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Application Server is affected by a denial of service (CVE-2025-36099), which you can find out more about at this link. The affected releases include IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0.

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

PTF Groups 7.6:

HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)

PTF Groups 7.5:

HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)

PTF Groups 7.4:

HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)

PTF Groups 7.3:

HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)

Tip ‘O The Week: For those running PowerHA and/or using IASPS, please read the defective PTF’\s below!!!

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

JAVA: JTOpen 21.0.6 API, N/A
FSFC: PowerHA Tools for IBM i – Full System Flashcopy, 1119435
FSFC: FSFC Features and Upgrades – 5.1, 6856191
FSFC: FSFC Features and Upgrades – 5.2, 6986607
BMC: How to configure the BMC on HMC 7063-CR2, 6483593

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:

6257611: IBM i 7.4 Recommended Fixes – Print
6848179 : IBM i 7.5 Recommended Fixes – Print
7245566 : IBM i 7.6 Recommended Fixes – Print

New (or Updated) links Redbooks added this week:

None

New (or Updated) stuff added to REF tab in The Guide this week:

None

New (or Updated) links in the TAPE tab in The Guide this week:

None

New (or Updated) links in the WAS tab in The Guide this week:

None

The Guide at a glance: There were new defectives the week of 10/04/25. Defective PTF rundown – the latest defective for each release. Click on the Defective PTF link for your release in the Guide:

	Defect		Defective	APAR		Fixing
	Date		PTF				PTF
	--------	--------	---------	-----------------------	
7.6	09/11/25	MJ07054	        DT450137	MJ07177	(When available)(read the recommendations)
			MJ06249					Read the cover letter-prerequisites!			
7.5	09/11/25	MJ06225	        DT450137	MJ07184 (When available)(read the recommendations) Read the cover letter-prerequisites!                   	
7.4	09/11/25	MJ06247	        DT450137	MJ07181	Same as above, Please read the Cover letter - (When available)(read the recommendations) Read the cover letter-prerequisites!
7.3	01/27/25	SJ03169	        DT422375	SJ03786 (When available)(read the recommendations)

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 4, 2025: Volume 27, Number 40

September 27, 2025: Volume 27, Number 39

September 20, 2025: Volume 27, Number 38

September 13, 2025: Volume 27, Number 37

September 6, 2025: Volume 27, Number 36

August 30, 2025: Volume 27, Number 35

August 23, 2025: Volume 27, Number 34

August 16, 2025: Volume 27, Number 33

August 9, 2025: Volume 27, Number 32

August 2, 2025: Volume 27, Number 31