A Hacker’s Dozen: 11 New Security Vulns Reported in IBM i

August 23, 2023 Alex Woodie

IBM on August 18 reported 11 new security vulnerabilities in IBM i’s Java stack, including two critical Java flaws that should be patched immediately. The new batch of vulns continues what has been an active summer for security flaws on the platform.

IBM revealed the existence of the 11 Java security flaws in IBM i version 7.2 through 7.5 and the availability of emergency program temporary fixes (PTFs) on the security bulletin section of its IBM Product Security Central webpage.

The security bulletin shows 11 flaws, CVE-2022-21426 through CVE-2023-21968, impacting various components of the Java stack, including the Java Software …