For use with Version 7 Release 7.7.0 SP4

 

Contents

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

• PTF MH01489
• Package information
• List of fixes
• Installation
• Additional information

TThis package includes a fix for HMC Version 7 Release 7.7.0 SP 4.  You can reference this package by APAR# MB03874 and PTF MH01489. This image must be installed on top of HMC Version 7 Release 7.7.0 SP4 MH01415. This PTF supersedes MH01482.

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.  This 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:

• Fixed CVE-2014-3513,  CVE-2014-3566, CVE-2014-3567, CVE-2014-3568, CVE-2014-6512,  CVE-2014-6457, CVE-2014-6558
  
• Fixed a problem where the HMC local login's browser session attempts to connect to external, non-IBM IP addresses. 
  
• Fixed CVE-2015-0235, CVE-2014-3570, CVE-2014-3571, CVE-2014-3572, CVE-2014-8275, CVE-2014-3569, CVE-2015-0205, CVE-2015-0206
  
• NTP security fix for CVE-2014-9295
  
  

General fixes

• Fixed a problem where authentication to the HMC Pegasus server fails if the user profile is configured to authenticate using LDAP
• Fixed multiple issues in MH01482 including:
• No connection to POWER5 servers;
• HMC reboot hangs at initializing or boots but fails to list any servers;
• lshmcencr lists no active ciphers; weak ciphers are enabled on the web GUI.
• Fixed a problem where HMC Master/Slave replication may fail.
• Fixed a problem where problem analysis for a server or frame may stop causing service events to not be reported.
• Fixed a problem where HMC incorrectly allowed 8205-#6C systems to upgrade to an unsupported firmware level.
• Fixed call home issues by reducing the amount of memory used.  This may correct "out of memory" errors such as serviceable event E355004C as well as /var full on some HMCs serviceable event E212E134; particularly on HMCs with the minimum amount of memory. 
• Fixed the description of a PCIe2 Graphics adapter being reported as a PCI-to-PCI bridge.

Restrictions :

• Currently in legacy security mode of HMC, it supports TLSv1.0 Protocol only, not TLSv1.1 nor TLSv1.2.
  
  

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.