Hardware Management Console Readme

For use with HMC Version 7 Release 7.3.0 Service Pack 7

 

Contents

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

PTF MH01503

This package includes a fix for HMC Version 7 Release 7.3.0 Service Pack 7.  You can reference this package by APAR# MB03905 and PTF MH01517. This image can be installed on top of HMC Version 7 Release 7.3.0 Service Pack 7 (MH01456) with with or without additional fixes.

Note: This PTF supersede MH01500 and MH01503.



Package information
Package name Size Checksum (sha1sum) APAR# PTF#
MH01517.iso  264214528 316800319eff9e88bad79826e0932077fa810dc3
MB03905 MH01517
Splash Panel information (or lshmc -V output)
"version= Version: 7
 Release: 7.3.0
 Service Pack: 7
HMC Build level 20150508.1
MH01517: Fix for security updates (05-08-2015)
","base_version=V7R7.3.0
"

List of fixes

Security Fixes

This PTF includes fixes for the following security vulnerabilities:

General fixes

Previously released fixes also included in this PTF:

MH01503
04/11/2015
Security Fixes
  • CVE-2015-0204 (Freak)



MH01500
03/09/2015

Security Fixes

This PTF includes fixes for the following security vulnerabilities:
  • Fixed multiple vulnerabilities in Network Time Protocol (NTP): (CVE-2014-9293, CVE-2014-9294, CVE-2014-9295, CVE-2014-9297, CVE-2014-9298)
  • Fixed multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK: (CVE-2015-0410, CVE-2014-6593)

General fixes

  • Fixed an issue where the java applet causes the HMC console to stop responding to input when a vterm is open for a long time and/or when F10 is pressed in the vterm

Installation

Installation instructions for HMC Version 7 upgrades, updates and corrective service can be found at these locations:

Instructions and images for upgrading via a remote network install can be found here (for all HMC releases):

Additional information

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.