IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 23, Number 3
January 20, 2021 Doug Bidwell
The IBM i platform may be more rugged and secure than any other platform out there, but no software, no matter how cleverly written, is impregnable or unassailable. Every piece of software has some attack surface, even if it is minimized to the greatest practical extent.
And so it is that we learn about Security Bulletin: OpenSSL for IBM i is affected by CVE-2020-1971, which you can read about more at this link and which is yet another vulnerability that comes through the OpenSSL stack. The issues can be fixed by applying a PTF to IBM i. IBM i releases 7.4, 7.3, 7.2, and 7.1 are supported and will be fixed. The IBM i PTF numbers are:
- Release 7.1: SI75116
- Releases 7.2, 7.3, and 7.4: SI75117
Here is the rundown of PTF Groups by IBM i release level:
PTF Groups 7.4:
- HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
- Security
- MustGather: How To Obtain and Install QMGTOOLS
PTF Groups 7.3:
- HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
- Security
- MustGather: How To Obtain and Install QMGTOOLS
PTF Groups 7.2:
- HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
- Security
- MustGather: How To Obtain and Install QMGTOOLS
PTF Groups 7.1:
- HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
- Security
New (or Updated) Links for this week:
- SSL: Configuring the SSL Telnet and Host Servers for Server Authentication for the First Time (Thanks to Brad Ford for finding and using this!)
- TRANSFORM/TS1: Using Transform Services to Generate PDF Stream Files instead of Spooled Files
Tips/Definitions: Please, be safe! Mask, distance, and wash your hands – can’t hurt, can only help. Thank You!
The Guide at a glance: There are new defectives this week (01/16/21). Here is the defective PTF rundown, which is the last defective for each release:
Defect Defective APAR Fixing Date PTF PTF -------- -------- ------- ------- 7.4 01/07/21 SI74625 SE74910 SI75161 (Read the Defective info from link in guide!!) 7.3 12/02/20 MF68140 MA48795 MF68176 (available) MF67591 7.2 12/02/20 MF68138 MA48795 MF68179 (available) MF67590 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:
January 16, 2021: Volume 23, Number 3
January 9, 2021: Volume 23, Number 2
January 2, 2021: Volume 23, Number 1
December 26, 2020: Volume 22, Number 52
December 19, 2020: Volume 22, Number 51
December 12, 2020: Volume 22, Number 50
December 5, 2020: Volume 22, Number 49
November 28, 2020: Volume 22, Number 48
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
