Hardware Management Console Readme

For use with HMC Version 10 Release 2 M1043

Date: 06 June 2025
(C) Copyright International Business Machines Corp., 2025 All rights reserved.

Contents

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

Terminology

x86 -  This term is used to reference the Intel hypervisors (KVM, VMWare, Xen) on which Virtual HMC can be installed. Note: HMC V10R2 release for x86 is not supported on bare metal (7042 hardware appliances).

ppc64 or ppc64le - describes the Linux code that is compiled to run on Power-based servers or LPARS (Logical Partitions)

PTF MF71723 HMC V10 R2 M1043.3 - for vHMC for x86_64 hypervisors  (5765-VHX)

This package represents an interim fix for HMC V10 R2 M1043 for vHMC on x86_64 hypervisors. You can also reference this package by APAR MB04488 and PTF MF71723. This PTF can be installed on HMC V10 R2 M1043.

Note: This PTF supersedes MF71711 and MF71717.

Package information
Package name Size Checksum (sha1sum) APAR# PTF#
MF71723_x86.iso 752824320 bf3844836f8ea3ca7de98edbd36bddeac4eab164
 MB04488 MF71723
Splash Panel information (or lshmc -V output)

"version= Version: 10
 Release: 2
Service Pack: 1043
HMC Build level 2505260614
MF71707 - HMC V10R2 M1043
MF71723 - iFix for HMC V10R2 M1043
","base_version=V10R2
"


PTF MF71724 HMC V10 R2 M1043.3 - for 7063 Hardware or vHMC for PowerVM (5765-HMB)

This package represents an interim fix for HMC V10 R2 M1043 on 7063 machine type or vHMC for PowerVM. You can reference this package by APAR MB04489 and PTF MF71724. This PTF can be installed on HMC V10 R2 M1043.

Note: This PTF supersedes MF71712 and MF71718.
Package information
Package name Size Checksum (sha1sum) APAR# PTF#
MF71724_ppc.iso 741365760 5cb308b0057d05ab14cbea888566a01aef7d59d1
 MB04489 MF71724
Splash Panel information (or lshmc -V output)

"version= Version: 10
 Release: 2
Service Pack: 1043
HMC Build level 2505260614
MF71708 - HMC V10R2 M1043
MF71724 - iFix for HMC V10R2 M1043
","base_version=V10R2
"


Security fix

Known Issues


Previously released fixes also included in this PTF:
MF71717/MF71718
04/15/25

  • Fixed Apache Tomcat vulnerability: CVE-2025-24813.
  • Fixed libsoup vulnerability: CVE-2024-52531.
  • Addressed CVE-2025-1951.
  • Addressed CVE-2025-1950.
MF71711/MF71712
   01/24/25

  • Fixed Apache Tomcat vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-52317 and CVE-2024-52318
  • Fixed bzip2 vulnerability: CVE-2019-12900
  • Fixed OpenSSL vulnerability: CVE-2024-5535
  • Fixed linux-firmware vulnerabilities: CVE-2023-20584, CVE-2023-31315, CVE-2023-31356
  • Fixed vulnerability for chhmccert command: CWE-532: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
  • Fixed Java Runtime Environment vulnerability: CVE-2024-10917.
  • Fixed Oracle Java SE vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-21217 and CVE-2024-21208
  • Fixed expat vulnerability: CVE-2024-50602


Installation

Installation instructions for HMC Version 10 upgrades and corrective service can be found at these locations:

Upgrading or restoring HMC Version 10

Updating, upgrading, and migrating your HMC machine code

Update(s)for HMC V10R2M1043