• IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 27, Number 42

  October 20, 2025 Doug Bidwell

  Just a reminder that IBM’s System Planning Tool Version 6.25.287.0 is available for download. You can get the feeds and speeds of SPT 4, 6, and 6 at this link and the download for the latest version at this link. This one has features for adding the “Spyre” AI accelerator to Power Systems, among many other updates.

  Other than that update to SPT, it has been a pretty quiet week here at the IBM i PTF Guide.

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

  PTF Groups 7.6:

  • HIPERs (High

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• IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 27, Number 41

  October 13, 2025 Doug Bidwell

  I don’t know about you, but we figured there were Technology Refreshes coming, especially with IBM’s TechExchange 2025 developer conference going on last week. However, unlike in past years, we didn’t get any advanced warning. So check out the initial coverage of the new TRs for IBM i 7.5 and IBM i 7.6 and keep an eye out for the coming weeks of detailed drill-downs.

  There is also a pretty serious set of vulnerabilities in the IBM i platform that you need to deal with. Check out Security Bulletin: IBM i is affected by Remote Code Execution, Deserialization of Untrusted …

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• 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 …

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• IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 27, Number 39

  September 29, 2025 Doug Bidwell

  It is another quiet week in IBM i Land, where we once again have two security bulletins but also have a transition to end of support services for the Power S924.

  On the security vulnerability front, we have Security Bulletin: IBM i is affected by denial of service vulnerabilities in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty [CVE-2025-36097, CVE-2025-36047, CVE-2025-48976], which you can find out more here. Here are the patches for this issue by release:

  IBM i Release	5770-SS1 Option 3	PTF Number(s)
  7.6				        SJ06595
  7.5				        SJ06596
  7.4				        SJ06597
  7.3				        SJ06599	
  7.2				        SJ06601
  

  Second, we have Security Bulletin: IBM i …

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• IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 27, Number 38

  September 22, 2025 Doug Bidwell

  It’s another quiet week in Lake Security Vulnerabilities Be Gone, with the drought on the Eastern seaboard meeting a cold snap that is bringing autumn colors to the leaves a bit earlier than many had expected or liked. It is better than rain, mind you, except when it starts fires.

  The good news is that there were no security vulnerabilities this week. So all secure there if you are up to date.

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

  PTF Groups 7.6:

  • SAP support required PTF list for IBM i 7.6

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• IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 27, Number 37

  September 15, 2025 Doug Bidwell

  This week in IBM i Land, we have two security bulletins, and new System Planning Tool adding the Power11 machines, and a bunch of new microcode. Let’s start with the security vulnerabilities as we always do.

  First, we have Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Application Server Liberty are affected by a denial of service due to Apache Commons FileUpload (CVE-2025-48976). The affected products are:

  Affected Product(s)				Version(s)
  IBM WebSphere Application Server		9.0
  IBM WebSphere Application Server		8.5
  IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty		17.0.0.3 - 25.0.0.8
  

  Second, we have Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty could provide …

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• IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 27, Numbers 34, 35, And 36

  September 8, 2025 Doug Bidwell

  We are determined to get back in synch with the publication schedule of The Four Hundred and the IBM i PTF Guide, so this week you get three issues of the latter inside of one issue of the former, a necessity because PTFs never rest even if publications do take a breather every once in a while.

  In Number 34, this was the rundown of PTF Groups by IBM i release level we did on August 23:

  PTF Groups 7.6:

  • HIPERs – High Impact Pervasive
  • Group Security

  PTF Groups 7.5:

  • HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
  • Group Security

  PTF Groups 7.4:

  • HIPERs

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• IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 27, Number 33

  August 25, 2025 Doug Bidwell

  It might be a good and convenient thing that the WebSphere Application Server, the Web server embedded in the IBM i platform two and a half decades ago and making it part of the Internet, is based on the open source Apache Web server. But it sure does have a lot of patches. The good news is that because it is open source, it is patched regularly and problems do not fester in obscurity.

  In this week’s IBM i PTF Guide, there are a slew of security vulnerabilities related to WebSphere, as there sometimes is. Let’s walk through them all. …

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• IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 27, Numbers 31 And 32

  August 18, 2025 Doug Bidwell

  We are finally getting back to the normal cadence for the IBM i PTF Guide by doubling up editions to get everything current. Our apologies for the asynchronous delays, which were caused by vacations that we actually took here at IT Jungle for once.

  Number 30 of the Guide was put together on August 2. There were two security vulnerabilities to cope with.

  First, we have Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Application Server is affected by arbitrary code execution (CVE-2025-36038), with more information at this link. Affected products include IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0.

  Second, we have Security …

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• IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 27, Number 30

  August 11, 2025 Doug Bidwell

  We are still a little bit out of phase with holidays and vacations and playing some catch up with the IBM i PTF Guide. In Number 30, which was put together on July 26, there were a slew of issues and things, starting with three security vulnerabilities.

  First, we have Security Bulletin: IBM i is affected by errors in OpenSSL as part of IBM Portable Utilities for i due to multiple vulnerabilities, which you can find out more about here. The issues can be fixed by applying PTFs to IBM i.  IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, 7.3, and …

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