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Security Bulletin: IBM i has released PTFs in response to the vulnerabilities known as Spectre and Meltdown.
Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM has released the following IBM i PTFs in response to CVE-2017-5753, CVE-2017-5715, CVE-2017-5754 and CVE-2018-3639.
This security bulletin has been updated, on September 14, 2018, as additional IBM i PTFs are now available to mitigate the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2017-5753<
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5753>
CVEID: CVE-2017-5715<
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5715>
CVEID: CVE-2017-5754<
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5754>
CVEID: CVE-2018-3639<
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-3639>
Affected Products and Versions
PTFs are available for releases 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3 of the IBM i operating system.
Remediation/Fixes
See Workarounds and Mitigations below.
Workarounds and Mitigations
Releases 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3 of the IBM i operating system are supported and the vulnerabilities associated with the applicable CVEs will be mitigated by applying all of the applicable PTFs listed below.
The IBM i PTFs listed in this Security Bulletin can be loaded and applied independently of the Power FW fixes that have been created to address the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities. Both the IBM i and Power Firmware fixes are required to mitigate the vulnerabilities. If the IBM i PTFs are applied before the Power Firmware fixes, then mitigations for the IBM i LPAR may not become effective until Power Firmware fixes are applied and an Initial Program Load (IPL) or Live Partition Mobility (LPM) operation for the IBM i LPAR is completed.
Note: Please review the Power Firmware Security bulletin available via the link provided for information related to recently released Power Firmware fixes required to mitigate the vulnerabilities.
Link to the related Power Firmware Security Bulletin and fix information:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1026811
The IBM i PTF numbers that address the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities are:
PTFs released on September 14, 2018
NOTE: Please read the special instruction section of each September 14, 2018 PTF for the PTF activation details.
The PTFs released on September 14, 2018, in combination with the Power Firmware fixes, are required to mitigate the vulnerabilities on all hardware models that run the IBM i operating system.
Release 7.1 - MF65252, MF65226, MF65182, MF65181, SI67984, MF65254, SI68188, SI67923, MF65231, MF65055, MF65289
Release 7.2 - MF65247, MF65221, MF65169, MF65010, SI67955, MF65253, SI68187, SI67922, MF65232, MF65054, MF65290
Release 7.3 - MF64591, MF64931, MF65000, MF64997, SI67600, MF65227, SI68145, SI67897, MF65234, MF65053, MF65291
Some of the IBM i PTFs listed above pre-req these Technology Refresh (TR) PTFs:
7.1 – MF99011
7.2 – MF99108
7.3 – MF99204
PTFs released on May 22, 2018
The PTFs released on May 22, 2018, in combination with the Power Firmware fixes, are required to mitigate the vulnerabilities on all hardware models that run the IBM i operating system.
Release 7.1 - MF64991, MF64992, MF64993, MF64994, MF65001
Release 7.2 - MF64985, MF64988, MF64989, MF64990, MF65002
Release 7.3 - MF64984, MF64986, MF64987, MF64995, MF65004
The IBM i PTFs listed above pre-req these Technology Refresh (TR) PTFs:
7.1 – MF99011
7.2 – MF99108
7.3 – MF99204
PTFs released on February 22, 2018
The PTFs released on February 22, 2018, in combination with the recent Power Firmware fixes, are required to mitigate the vulnerabilities on all POWER7 and POWER7+ hardware models that run the IBM i operating system. The PTFs can be loaded on all other Power hardware models but they are not required to mitigate the vulnerabilities.
Release 7.1 - MF64698, MF64699
Release 7.2 - MF64696, MF64697
Release 7.3 - MF64694, MF64695
The IBM i PTFs listed above pre-req these Technology Refresh (TR) PTFs:
7.1 – MF99011
7.2 – MF99108
7.3 – MF99204
PTFs released on February 8, 2018
Note: Please review the Power Firmware Security bulletin available via the link provided for information related to recently released Power Firmware fixes required to mitigate the vulnerabilities.
The IBM i PTFs released on February 8, 2018, in combination with the recent Power Firmware fixes, are required to mitigate vulnerabilities on all Power 7, Power 7+, and Power 8 hardware models that run the IBM i operating system.
Release 7.1 - MF64599, MF64602, MF64603, MF64604, MF64609, MF64612, MF64615, MF64616, MF64617, MF64618, MF64619, MF64620
Release 7.2 - MF64598, MF64601, MF64607, MF64611, MF64614
Release 7.3 - MF64597, MF64600, MF64605, MF64610, MF64613
The IBM i PTFs listed above pre-req these Technology Refresh (TR) PTFs:
7.1 – MF99011
7.2 – MF99108
7.3 – MF99204
PTFs released on January 26, 2018
The PTFs released on January 26, 2018 are required to mitigate the vulnerabilities on all Power 8 hardware models that run the IBM i operating system. The PTFs can be loaded on all other Power HW models but they are not required to mitigate the vulnerabilities. Additional PTFs addressing other hardware models will be released as they become available.
Release 7.1 – MF64571
Release 7.2 – MF64565
Release 7.3 – MF64568
PTFs released on January 10, 2018
Release 7.1 – MF64553
Release 7.2 – MF64552
Release 7.3 – MF64551
Important note: IBM recommends that all users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to supported and fixed version of affected products.
Thank You
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Paul Steinmetz
IBM i Systems Administrator
Pencor Services, Inc.
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Palmerton Pa 18071
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