For use with Version 7 Release 7.9.0 SP1

 

Contents

The information in this Readme contains fix list and other package information about the Hardware Management Console.

• PTF MH01484
• Package information
• List of fixes
• Installation
• Additional information

This package includes a fix for HMC Version 9 Release 7.9.0 Service Pack 1.  You can reference this package by APAR# MB03869 and PTF  MH01484. This image must be installed on top of HMC Version 7 Release 7.9.0 SP 1 (PTF MH01428) with or without additional fixes.

Enhancements

• This PTF disables SSLv3 on the HMC user interfaces.   After applying this PTF, remote access to the HMC (Browser, ASM, GUI vterm, and pegasus) will require clients  that support TLSv1.0 IBM i secure remote 5250 console will require TLSv1.1 or higher.  The PTF also disables all ciphers except TLSv1.2 on HMC/FSP connections where the server firmware level supports it.
  
  

Security Fixes

This PTF includes fixes for the following security vulnerabilities:

• CVE-2014-3513, CVE-2014-3567, CVE-2014-3568, CVE-2014-3566
  

• Fixed a problem where the HMC local login’s browser session attempts to connect to external, non-IBM IP addresses.
  

General fixes

• Fixed a problem where activation of Partition Firmware (PFW) may fail during a concurrent server firmware update
• Fixed a problem where create system plan (mksysplan) may fail with unknown error.
• Fixed an issue where  after apply of SP1, some PowerVC and “enhanced” GUI tasks fail with error "3003c 2610-366 The action array contains an undefined action name at index 0: VioService." 

Restrictions :

• Currently in legacy security mode of HMC, it supports TLSv1.0 Protocol only, not TLSv1.1 nor TLSv1.2.
  
  
• HMC GUI remote ASM to POWER5 servers is disabled.  IBM intends to re-enable this in a future PTF.  Circumventions include accessing ASM: Using local HMC; Direct to the FSP (assumes FSP network is accessible); using a HMC ssh tunnel to the server FSP.
  

Notes:

1. The Install Corrective Service task now allows you to install corrective service updates from the ISO image files of these updates. You can download these ISO image files for the HMC, and then use the ISO image file to install the corrective service update. You no longer need to burn CD-R or DVD-R media to use the ISO image file to install corrective service.
2. This image requires DVD -R media.
3. To install updates over the network, select the *.iso file on the "Select Service Package" panel of the Install Corrective Service task. The HMC application extracts the files needed to install the corrective service. If you are using USB flash media, copy the *.iso file to the flash media, and then select the file when prompted.
4. The updhmc command line command has also been modified to use the *.iso file. To use the command, follow the syntax in this example:
   updhmc -t s -h <myservername> -f </home/updates/corrrective_service.iso> -u <HMC_username> -i

In all cases, the HMC application extracts the files needed to install the corrective service.