IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 22, Number 47
November 23, 2020 Doug Bidwell
As we report elsewhere in this issue of The Four Hundred, there is a new security bulletin that has been issued relating to a speculative execution vulnerability that affects Power9 systems running the Virtual I/O Server in general and AIX 7.1 and AIX 7.2 in particular. As such, it indirectly affects all four IBM i releases, from 7.1 through 7.4. See Security Bulletin: Vulnerability CVE-2020-4788 at this link.
The patches to deal with this vulnerability are as follows:
- IBM i 7.4: MF68089 and MF68090
- IBM i 7.3: MF68094 and MF68095
- IBM i 7.2: MF68096 and MF68097
- IBM i 7.1: MF67706
We express our thanks to Doug Robertson for enduring the problem that generated this one: MA48777: LIC-OTHER MH PTF INSTALL MAY RESULT IN AN ERROR.
This applies to all non-HMC managed systems, and the patches are as follows:
- IBM i 7.4: MF68134 (This PTF can be applied immediately or delayed.)
- IBM i 7.3: MF68127 (This PTF can be applied immediately or delayed.)
Here is the rundown of PTF Groups by IBM i release level:
PTF Groups 7.4:
- Security
- SAP
PTF Groups 7.3:
- Security
PTF Groups 7.2:
- Security
PTF Groups 7.1:
- Nothing to see here, as is usually but not always the case.
New (or Updated) Links for this week:
- FuelGauge: IBM i SSD Fuel Gauge
Tips/Definitions: Eat some turkey, watch some football, have a drink or two, and Zoom a lot with family and friends.
The Guide at a glance: There are no new defectives this week (11/21/20). Here is the defective PTF rundown, which is the last defective for each release:
Defect Defective APAR Fixing Date PTF PTF -------- -------- ------- ------- 7.4 10/29/20 SI73927 SE74609 SI74625 (not available) 7.3 10/29/20 SI73926 SE74609 SI74624 (not available) 7.2 10/06/20 SI73839 SE74370 SI74276 (available) SI73601 SI73431 SI73331 SI71769 7.1 07/29/19 SI69653 SE71807 SI70603 (5733SC1, OpenSSH, 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:
November 20, 2020: Volume 22, Number 47
November 14, 2020: Volume 22, Number 46
November 7, 2020: Volume 22, Number 45
October 31, 2020: Volume 22, Number 44
October 24, 2020: Volume 22, Number 43
October 17, 2020: Volume 22, Number 42
October 10, 2020: Volume 22, Number 41
October 3, 2020: Volume 22, Number 40
September 26, 2020: Volume 22, Number 39
September 19, 2020: Volume 22, Number 38
September 12, 2020: Volume 22, Number 37
September 5, 2020: Volume 22, Number 36
August 29, 2020: Volume 22, Number 35
August 22, 2020: Volume 22, Number 34
August 15, 2020: Volume 22, Number 33
August 9, 2020: Volume 22, Number 32
August 1, 2020: Volume 22, Number 31
July 25, 2020: Volume 22, Number 30
July 18, 2020: Volume 22, Number 29
July 11, 2020: Volume 22, Number 28
July 4, 2020: Volume 22, Number 27
June 27, 2020: Volume 22, Number 26
June 20, 2020: Volume 22, Number 25
June 13, 2020: Volume 22, Number 24
June 6, 2020: Volume 22, Number 23
May 30, 2020: Volume 22, Number 22
May 23, 2020: Volume 22, Number 21
May 16, 2020: Volume 22, Number 20
May 9, 2020: Volume 22, Number 19
May 2, 2020: Volume 22, Number 18
April 25, 2020: Volume 22, Number 17
April 18, 2020: Volume 22, Number 16
April 11, 2020: Volume 22, Number 15
April 4, 2020: Volume 22, Number 14
March 30, 2020: Volume 22, Number 13
March 23, 2020: Volume 22, Number 12
March 14, 2020: Volume 22, Number 11
March 7, 2020: Volume 22, Number 10
February 29, 2020: Volume 22, Number 9
February 22, 2020: Volume 22, Number 8
February 15, 2020: Volume 22, Number 7
February 8, 2020: Volume 22, Number 6
February 2, 2020: Volume 22, Number 5
January 25, 2020: Volume 22, Number 4
January 18, 2020: Volume 22, Number 3
January 11, 2020: Volume 22, Number 2
January 4, 2020: Volume 22, Number 1
December 28, 2019: Volume 21, Number 52
December 21, 2019: Volume 21, Number 51
December 14, 2019: Volume 21, Number 50
December 7, 2019: Volume 21, Number 49
November 30, 2019: Volume 21, Number 48
November 23, 2019: Volume 21, Number 47
November 16, 2019: Volume 21, Number 46
November 10, 2019: Volume 21, Number 45
November 2, 2019: Volume 21, Number 44
October 26, 2019: Volume 21, Number 43
October 19, 2019: Volume 21, Number 42
October 12, 2019: Volume 21, Number 41
October 5, 2019: Volume 21, Number 40
September 28, 2019: Volume 21, Number 39
September 21, 2019: Volume 21, Number 38
September 14, 2019: Volume 21, Number 37
September 7, 2019: Volume 21, Number 36
August 31, 2019: Volume 21, Number 35
August 24, 2019: Volume 21, Number 34
August 19, 2019: Volume 21, Number 33
August 10, 2019: Volume 21, Number 32
August 3, 2019: Volume 21, Number 31
July 27, 2019: Volume 21, Number 30
July 20, 2019: Volume 21, Number 29
July 13, 2019: Volume 21, Number 28
June 29, 2019: Volume 21, Number 26
June 22, 2019: Volume 21, Number 25
June 15, 2019: Volume 21, Number 24
June 8, 2019: Volume 21, Number 23
June 1, 2019: Volume 21, Number 22
May 25, 2019: Volume 21, Number 21
May 18, 2019: Volume 21, Number 20
May 11, 2019: Volume 21, Number 19
May 4, 2019: Volume 21, Number 18
April 27, 2019: Volume 21, Number 17
April 20, 2019: Volume 21, Number 16
April 13, 2019: Volume 21, Number 15
April 6, 2019: Volume 21, Number 14
March 30, 2019: Volume 21, Number 13
March 23, 2019: Volume 21, Number 12
March 16, 2019: Volume 21, Number 11
March 9, 2019: Volume 21, Number 10
March 2, 2019: Volume 21, Number 9
February 23, 2019: Volume 21, Number 8
February 19, 2019: Volume 21, Number 7
February 11, 2019: Volume 21, Number 6
February 2, 2019: Volume 21, Number 5
January 26, 2019: Volume 21, Number 4
January 19, 2019: Volume 21, Number 3
January 12, 2019: Volume 21, Number 2
January 5, 2019: Volume 21, Number 1
December 22, 2018: Volume 20, Number 51
December 15, 2018: Volume 20, Number 50
December 8, 2018: Volume 20, Number 49
December 1, 2018: Volume 20, Number 48
