PTF MH01635 Readme

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

PTF MH01635

This package includes fixes for HMC Version 7 Release 7.9.0 Service Pack 3. You can reference this package by APAR MB04022 and PTF MH01635. This image must be installed on top of HMC Version 7 Release 7.9.0 Service Pack 3 (MH01546) with or without additional PTFs installed.

Note: This PTF supersedes MH01597, MH01605, MH01610, MH01622, and MH01628.

*Package information*
Package name	Size	Checksum (sha1sum)	APAR#	PTF#
MH01635.iso	2056886272	ed8ba7beb77707ef1f29c4ed357f5f69b967b32f	MB04022	MH01635
Splash Panel information (or lshmc -V output)
"version= Version: 7 Release: 7.9.0 Service Pack: 3 HMC Build level 20160612.1 MH01622: security updates (04-16-2016) MH01628: security updates (05-09-2016) MH01635: security updates (06-12-2016) ","base_version=V7R7.9.0 "

Command line changes

This PTF adds a new option to the chhmc command to allow an admin to set a grub password at bootup. To resolve this security vulnerability, users apply the PTF (with mandatory reboot) then set a password.

Syntax:
chhmc -c grubpasswd
-s {enable | disable | modify}
[--passwd password]

To enable and set the password
chhmc -c grubpasswd -s enable --passwd password
To disable the grub password
chhmc -c grubpasswd -s disable
To modify the grub password
chmc -c grubpasswd -s modify --passwd password

List of fixes

Security Fixes

Added functionality to the chhmc command to allow an admin to set a grub password at bootup.
Removed support for all the Ciphers which are less than or equal to 1024 bits for port 443.
Fixed openSSL vulnerabilities: CVE-2016-2105, CVE-2016-2106, CVE-2016-2107, CVE-2016-2108, and CVE-2016-2109
Fixed Java vulnerability: CVE-2016-3426
Fixed Power Hardware Management Console: CVE-2016-0230
Fix gnutls security vulnerabilities: CVE-2015-2806 and CVE-2015-8313.

General Fixes

Fixed an issue with the "mu" key not working when using an IBM spacesaver keyboard with the Japanese keyboard layout.
Fixed an issue with pedbg failing to collect all the necessary data when the zip file exceeded 2GB.
Fixed an issue where the event log showed HSCL05E9 when activating new partitions.
Fixed a backup issue where PCM data was included even though the user did not select to include PCM data.

Previously released fixes also included in this PTF:

MH01628 05/16/16	Disabled DHE ciphers with private key less than or equal to 1024 bits. Enhanced logging for serviceable event E212E122 logged against /dev.
MH01622 04/22/16	Fixed the following openssl security vulnerabilities: CVE-2015-3197, CVE-2016-0702, CVE-2016-0705, CVE-2016-0797 Fixed Tomcat vulnerabilities: CVE 2015-5174,CVE-2015-5345, CVE-2015-5346, CVE-2015-5351, CVE-2016-0706, CVE-2016-0714, CVE-2016-0763 Fixed Vulnerabilities in bind: CVE-2016-1285 and CVE-2016-1286 Fixed security vulnerability with Strongswan: CVE-2015-8023 Fixed a security issue with HMC restricted shell. Fixed a Repair & Verify issue on systems utilizing the 24 inch frame with a power subsystem where users can experience a failure of concurrent service maintenance activities on power components within the CEC enclosure, the Power Subsystem enclosure, and any installed I/O devices within the frame. Servers impacted include the POWER 575, 590, 595, 795: Models 9125-F2A,F2B,F2C; 9118-575; 9119-590,595,FHA,FHB; 9406-595. Errors include: "An internal error occurred when the management console attempted to validate the service network. Some or all of the required network resources may not be available. Contact your next level of support for problem determination." and "Redundancy status could not be determined for the FRU in location: U5791.001.XXXXXXX-Ex" (example) The FRU cannot be exchanged concurrently. The IO Drawer must be powered off and partitions may need to be shut down to continue the repair. " Fixed an issue where serviceable event E212E115 may be reported against rmcd during performance information transmission. Fixed a rare deadlock issue that required a HMC reboot to recover. Symptoms include unable to login GUI remotely; CLI commands fail with "command server failed" errors; partition mobility failing with HSCLA200 An unknown error occurred during the partition migration.
MH01610 03/15/16	Fixed a Java security issue: CVE-2016-0448 Fixed security vulnerabilities in glibc: CVE-2015-7547, CVE-2014-9761, CVE-2015-8776, CVE-2015-8777, CVE-2015-8778 and CVE-2015-8779 Enabled all TLS protocols on vterm(9960), FCS(9920) and remote web access(12443) ports. Fixed an issue during Remote Restart to prevent the lpars going into open firmware state on the target managed system because storage mappings/adapters were missing. The HMC will now report a valid error when an exception is hit and will display the correct Remote Restart status.
MH01605 02/17/16	Fixed multiple OpenSSH vulnerabilities involving the ssh client "Roaming" feature: CVE-2016-0777 and CVE-2016-0778 Fixed multiple Vulnerabilities in NTP : CVE-2015-7691, CVE-2015-7692, CVE-2015-7701, CVE-2015-7702, CVE-2015-7703, CVE-2015-7704, CVE-2015-7705, CVE-2015-7848, CVE-2015-7849, CVE-2015-7850, CVE-2015-7851, CVE-2015-7852, CVE-2015-7853, CVE-2015-7854, CVE-2015-7855, and CVE-2015-7871 Fixed an issue where the managed servers go to an Incomplete state when the RMC interface has a blank (null) ipv4 or ipv6 value. Fixed an issue where /var may fill up with core dumps when Pegasus server is enabled and in use by a remote client.
MH01597 1/25/16	Fixed multiple OpenSSL Vulnerabilities: CVE-2015-3193, CVE-2015-3194, CVE-2015-3195, CVE-2015-3196, and CVE-2015-1794 Fixed multiple Java Vulnerabilities: CVE-2015-4843, CVE-2015-4868, CVE-2015-4806, CVE-2015-4872, CVE-2015-4911, CVE-2015-4893, CVE-2015-4842, and CVE-2015-4803 Fixed an issue where the HMC web server may intermittently deadlock. Symptoms include one or more of the following: unable to connect using a browser; browser error "Service Temporarily Unavailable"'; multiple serviceable events for E35A0016 and/or E35A0017; unable to restart due to / file system full from repeated diagnostic dumps.

Installation

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

Installation methods for HMC Version 7 updates and fixes

Upgrading or restoring HMC Version 7

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

HMC network installation images

Additional information

Notes:

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.
This image requires DVD -R media.
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.
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.