IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 24, Number 11
March 16, 2022 Doug Bidwell
This Log4j security vulnerability just keeps being more and more pesky. If you haven’t seen it yet, there is an update to a Security Bulletin called Due to use of Apache Log4j, OmniFind Text Search Server for DB2 for i is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2021-4104), which you can read all about at this link.
The patches for each release are described in full here:
OmniFind V1R5M0:
- SI78753
- SI78754
- SI78755
OmniFind V1R4M0
- SI78756
- SI78757
- SI78758
OmniFind V1R3M0
- SI78751
- SI78759
- SI78760
- SI78761
To help you with the Log4j security vulnerability, we have created a supplemental spreadsheet as a companion to the IBM i PTF Guide that has the latest information on what you need to worry about and do about it when it comes to this vulnerability. You can down the Log4j spreadsheet at this link.
Here is the rundown of PTF Groups by IBM i release level since we last published:
PTF Groups 7.4:
- HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
- Security
- QMGTOOLS
PTF Groups 7.3:
- HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
- Security
- QMGTOOLS
PTF Groups 7.2:
- HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
- Security
- QMGTOOLS
PTF Groups 7.1:
- HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
- Security
New (or Updated) links added to the ‘Links’ tab in the guide this week:
- The “Links” tab
- The “QMGTools” tab
- The “ACS” tab
Tips/Definitions: Download the Log4j mitigation document from IT Jungle, it is brought current every week! Take a look at the tabs in the IBM i PTF Guide, we have added a couple that may be helpful!
The Guide at a glance: There are no new defectives this week (03/11/22). Here is the defective PTF rundown, which is the last defective for each release:
Defect Defective APAR Fixing Date PTF PTF -------- -------- ------- ------- 7.4 2/16/22 SI78509 SE77164 SI78675 (Read the link in the guide!) 7.3 2/16/22 SI78508 SE77164 SI78674 (Read the link in the guide!) 7.2 12/08/21 SI77634 SE73420 SI78039 (Read the link in the guide!) 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:
March 12, 2022: Volume 24, Number 11
March 5, 2022: Volume 24, Number 10
February 26, 2022: Volume 24, Number 9
February 19, 2022: Volume 24, Number 8
February 12, 2022: Volume 24, Number 7
February 5, 2022: Volume 24, Number 6
January 29, 2022: Volume 24, Number 5
January 22, 2022: Volume 24, Number 4
January 15, 2022: Volume 24, Number 3
January 8, 2022: Volume 24, Number 2
January 1, 2022: Volume 24, Number 1
December 6, 2021: Volume 23, Number 48
November 20, 2021: Volume 23, Number 47
November 13, 2021: Volume 23, Number 46
November 6, 2021: Volume 23, Number 45
October 30, 2021: Volume 23, Number 44
October 23, 2021: Volume 23, Number 43
October 16, 2021: Volume 23, Number 42
October 9, 2021: Volume 23, Number 41
October 2, 2021: Volume 23, Number 40
September 25, 2021: Volume 23, Number 39
September 18, 2021: Volume 23, Number 38
September 11, 2021: Volume 23, Number 37
September 4, 2021: Volume 23, Number 36
August 28, 2021: Volume 23, Number 35
August 21, 2021: Volume 23, Number 34
August 14, 2021: Volume 23, Number 33
August 7, 2021: Volume 23, Number 32
July 31, 2021: Volume 23, Number 31
July 24, 2021: Volume 23, Number 30
July 17, 2021: Volume 23, Number 29
July 10, 2021: Volume 23, Number 28
July 3, 2021: Volume 23, Number 27
June 26, 2021: Volume 23, Number 26
June 19, 2021: Volume 23, Number 25
June 12, 2021: Volume 23, Number 24
June 5, 2021: Volume 23, Number 23
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May 1, 2021: Volume 23, Number 18
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April 10, 2021: Volume 23, Number 15
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March 27, 2021: Volume 23, Number 13
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February 27, 2021: Volume 23, Number 9
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February 6, 2021: Volume 23, Number 6
January 31, 2021: Volume 23, Number 5
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January 16, 2021: Volume 23, Number 3
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December 26, 2020: Volume 22, Number 52
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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
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October 31, 2020: Volume 22, Number 44
October 24, 2020: Volume 22, Number 43
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October 3, 2020: Volume 22, Number 40
September 26, 2020: Volume 22, Number 39
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August 29, 2020: Volume 22, Number 35
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August 15, 2020: Volume 22, Number 33
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July 25, 2020: Volume 22, Number 30
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April 25, 2020: Volume 22, Number 17
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