IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 24, Number 8

February 23, 2022 Doug Bidwell

Wake up! There is a new security vulnerability in the Java stack within IBM i. See Security Bulletin: IBM Java SDK and IBM Java Runtime for IBM i are affected by CVE-2021-234, which you can read at this link. The IBM i Group PTF numbers containing the fix for the CVE follows. Future Group PTFs for Java will also contain the fix for this CVE:

• Release 7.4: SF99665 level 13
• Release 7.3: SF99725 level 24
• Release 7.2: SF99716 level 34

To help you with the Log4j security vulnerability, we have created a supplemental spreadsheet as a companion to the …

IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 23, Number 43

October 27, 2021 Doug Bidwell

It’s time for another security alert. Check out Security Bulletin: IBM Java SDK and IBM Java Runtime for IBM i are affected by CVE-2021-2369 and CVE-2021-2432, which you can see at this link. Here are the patches by release:

• Release 7.4 – SF99665 level 12
• Release 7.3 – SF99725 level 23
• Release 7.2 – SF99716 level 33
• Release 7.1 – SF99572 level 47

Here is the rundown of PTF Groups by IBM i release level:

PTF Groups 7.4:

• HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
• Backup Recovery Solutions

PTF Groups 7.3:

• Backup Recovery Solutions

PTF Groups 7.2:

• Backup Recovery Solutions

PTF Groups 7.1: …