IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 25, Number 46
November 13, 2023 Doug Bidwell
There’s a bunch of stuff going on this week in IBM i PTF Land. So let’s just get to it.
First, we have a security vulnerability, which you can find out more about in Security Bulletin: IBM i is vulnerable due to a flaw in Samba which could allow an attacker to bypass security restrictions (CVE-2023-4091), located at this link. The issues can be fixed by applying a PTF to IBM i. IBM i releases 7.4, 7.3, and 7.2 will be fixed. The IBM i PTF number for 5770-SS1 contains the fix for the vulnerability.
IBM i Release 5770-SS1 PTF 7.4 SI85145 7.3 SI85144 7.2 SI85143
Second, there are recommended fixes for the Cryptographic Services/DCM/Cryptographic Co-processor used in conjunction with Power Systems running IBM i. The fixes for IBM i 7.4 are at this link and the fixes for IBM i 7.5 are at this other link.
Third, there is a new PTF for IBM i 7.2, SF99715 720 Backup Recovery Solutions – level 83, which you can find out more about here.
And finally, for IBM i 7.4, the QDIRSRV share was created for PC clients to access the old LDAP ADMIN GUI under the directory /QIBM/ProdData/OS400/DirSrv/UserTools/Windows. This is no longer needed. See PTF SI78072, which you can get more details about here.
Here is the rundown of PTF Groups by IBM i release level since we last published:
PTF Groups 7.5:
- IBM HTTP Server for i
- IBM MQ for IBM i – v9.2.0/v9.3.0
PTF Groups 7.4:
- IBM HTTP Server for i
PTF Groups 7.3:
- IBM HTTP Server for i
Tip O’ The Week: An immutable backup is a backup file that can’t be altered in any way. An immutable backup should be unchangeable and able to deploy to production servers immediately in case of ransomware attacks or other data loss. The key difference between mutable and immutable backup is that data saved by an immutable backup solution can’t be tampered with or modified. On the other hand, mutable backups can be easily encrypted, changed, or deleted – common tactics used by cybercriminals trying to force a ransom payment. What would be an immutable backup of an IBM i system/partition?
New (or Updated) links added to the ‘Links’ tab in the guide this week:
- IM: System Requirements for IBM Installation Manager and Packaging Utility, 592793
New (or Updated) links added to the ‘QMGtools’ tab in the guide this week:
- QMGTOOLS: DNS Collector for IBM i, 687793
New (or Updated) links added to the ‘ACS_NAV’ tab in the guide this week:
- ODBC: Determining the IBM i Access ODBC Driver Version, 638593
- Cryptographic Services for Password Management in Navigator and Db2 Mirror, 6540876
- How to configure New Navigator to utilize Cryptographic Services, 6541302
- WebQueryIBM Db2 Web Query for i FAQ, N/A-PDF
New (or Updated) links added to the ‘Prtr Links’ tab in the guide this week:
- None
New (or Updated) links Redbooks added this week:
- None
The Guide at a glance: There are new defectives this week (11/11/23). Here is the defective PTF rundown, which is the last defective for each release:
Defect Defective APAR Fixing Date PTF PTF -------- -------- ------- ------------------------ 7.5 10/06/23 SI84569 SE80598 SI84813 (When available) 7.4 10/06/23 SI84583 SE80598 SI84817 (When available) 7.3 10/06/23 SI84586 SE80598 SI84842 (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:
November 11, 2023: Volume 25, Number 46
November 4, 2023: Volume 25, Number 45
October 28, 2023: Volume 25, Number 44
October 21, 2023: Volume 25, Number 43
October 14, 2023: Volume 25, Number 42
October 7, 2023: Volume 25, Number 41
September 30, 2023: Volume 25, Number 40
September 23, 2023: Volume 25, Number 39
September 16, 2023: Volume 25, Number 38
September 9, 2023: Volume 25, Number 37
September 2, 2023: Volume 25, Number 36
August 26, 2023: Volume 25, Number 35
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
June 10, 2023: Volume 25, Number 24
June 3, 2023: Volume 25, Number 23
May 27, 2023: Volume 25, Number 22
May 20, 2023: Volume 25, Number 21
May 13, 2023: Volume 25, Number 20
May 6, 2023: Volume 25, Number 19
April 29, 2023: Volume 25, Number 18
April 22, 2023: Volume 25, Number 17
April 15, 2023: Volume 25, Number 16
April 8, 2023: Volume 25, Number 15
April 1, 2023: Volume 25, Number 14
March 25, 2023: Volume 25, Number 13
March 18, 2023: Volume 25, Number 12
March 11, 2023: Volume 25, Number 11
March 4, 2023: Volume 25, Number 10
February 25, 2023: Volume 25, Number 9
February 18, 2023: Volume 25, Number 8
February 13, 2023: Volume 25, Number 7
February 4, 2023: Volume 25, Number 6
January 28, 2023: Volume 25, Number 5
January 21, 2023: Volume 25, Number 4
January 14, 2023: Volume 25, Number 3
January 7, 2023: Volume 25, Number 2
January 1, 2023: Volume 25, Number 1
December 10, 2022: Volume 24, Number 50
December 3, 2022: Volume 24, Number 49
November 26, 2022: Volume 24, Number 48
November 19, 2022: Volume 24, Number 47
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October 29, 2022: Volume 24, Number 44
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August 27, 2022: Volume 24, Number 35
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July 30, 2022: Volume 24, Number 31
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July 16, 2022: Volume 24, Number 29
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December 6, 2021: Volume 23, Number 48
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