IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 25, Number 34

August 21, 2023 Doug Bidwell

It is still summer, and the big news again this week in PTF Land is a security vulnerability. This time the hole is in the WebSphere Liberty middleware from Big Blue. See Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is vulnerable to a denial of service (CVE-2023-38737), which you can find out more about at this link. IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty versions 22.0.0.13 through 23.0.0.7 are affected.

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

PTF Groups 7.5:

HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
Security
Java
IBM HTTP Server for i
SAP support required PTF list for IBM i 7.5
Defective PTFs

PTF Groups 7.4:

HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
Security
Java
IBM HTTP Server for i
SAP support required PTF list for IBM i 7.5
Defective PTFs

PTF Groups 7.3:

HIPERs (High Impact/Pervasive)
Security
Java
IBM HTTP Server for i
Defective PTFs

Tip O’ The Week: OK, maybe it is the tip of the season: IBM’s TechXchange 2023 conference is coming up, running from September 11 through 14. This is a must-attend event for technologists using IBM products and solutions, with over 1,000 technical breakout sessions, hands-on experiences, product demonstrations, instructor-led labs, and certifications tailored to your interests. The agenda is available here.

New (or Updated) links added to the ‘Links’ tab in the guide this week:

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New (or Updated) links added to the ‘QMGtools’ tab in the guide this week:

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New (or Updated) links added to the ‘ACS_NAV’ tab in the guide this week:

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New (or Updated) links added to the ‘Prtr Links’ tab in the guide this week:

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New (or Updated) links Redbooks added this week:

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The Guide at a glance: There are new defectives this week (08/19/23). Here is the defective PTF rundown, which is the last defective for each release:

Defective PTF rundown (The last defective for each release):
	Defect		Defective	APAR	Fixing
	Date		PTF			PTF
	--------	--------	-------	------------------------	
7.5	08/08/23	MF70939		MA50290	MF71224 (When available)
7.4	08/04/23	MF70938		MA50290	MF71223 (When available)
7.3	08/08/23	MF70937		MA50290	MF71222 (When 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:

August 19, 2023: Volume 25, Number 34

August 12, 2023: Volume 25, Number 33

August 5, 2023: Volume 25, Number 32

July 29, 2023: Volume 25, Number 31

July 22, 2023: Volume 25, Number 30

July 15, 2023: Volume 25, Number 29

July 8, 2023: Volume 25, Number 28

July 1, 2023: Volume 25, Number 27

June 24, 2023: Volume 25, Number 26

June 17, 2023: Volume 25, Number 25