Readme File for IBM® Spectrum Conductor 2.4.0 Interim Fix 544883

Readme file for: IBM Spectrum Conductor

Product/Component release: 2.4.0

Update name: Interim Fix 544883

Fix ID: sc-2.4.0.0_build544883

Publication date: June 3, 2020

Guidance on upgrading the nimbus-jose-jwt package to version 8.10 in IBM Spectrum Conductor 2.4.0 to fix security vulnerabilities CVE-2017-16007, CVE-2017-12972 and CVE-2017-12974.

Contents

1.  Download location 

2.   Products or components affected

3.   Installation and configuration

4.  Uninstallation

5.  List of files

6.   Product notifications

7.   Copyright and trademark information

 

1.     Download location

Download interim fix 544883 from the following location: https://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

2.     Products or components affected

Component name, Platform, Fix ID:

HostFactory, Linux-x86_64, sc-2.4.0.0_build544883

3.     Installation and configuration

Follow these steps to upgrade the nimbus-jose-jwt.jar file to an IBM Spectrum Conductor 2.4.0 cluster:

a)       Log on to the master host as the cluster administrator and stop the HostFactory service:

> egosh user logon -u Admin -x Admin   

> egosh service stop HostFactory

b)       On each management and compute host, move the following file to a backup directory for recovery purposes: 

> mkdir -p /tmp/hflib/

> mv $EGO_TOP/3.8/hostfactory/providers/common/lib/nimbus-jose-jwt-3.1.2.jar /tmp/hflib/

Note: To avoid compatibility issues, move the old file to another directory altogether.

c)       On each management and compute host, create a directory (for example, /csfixes) and download the egocore-3.8.0.0_x86_64_build544883.tar.gz package to the directory.

d)       Run the egoinstallfixes command to install the egocore-3.8.0.0_x86_64_build544883.tar.gz package:

> egoinstallfixes /csfixes/egocore-3.8.0.0_x86_64_build544883.tar.gz

e)       Run the pversions command to verify the installation:

> pversions -b 544883

IBM Spectrum egocore 3.8.0.0

-----------------------------

  binary type: noarch, April 03 2020, Build 544883

  installed: April 03 2020

  notes:

  fixes: 

  files: /3.8/hostfactory/providers/common/lib/nimbus-jose-jwt-8.10.jar

f)        From the master host, start the HostFactory service:

> egosh user logon -u Admin -x Admin

> egosh service start HostFactory

4.     Uninstallation 

If required, follow these steps to uninstall the upgraded .jar file from the IBM Spectrum Conductor 2.4.0 cluster:

a)       Log on to the master host as the cluster administrator and stop the HostFactory service:

> egosh user logon -u Admin -x Admin

> egosh service stop HostFactory

b)       On each management and compute host, run the egoinstallfixes command to roll back this interim fix:

        > egoinstallfixes -r 544883 --silent

c)       On each management and compute host, restore the following file from your backup:

> mv /tmp/hflib/* $EGO_TOP/3.8/hostfactory/providers/common/lib/

d)       From the master host, start the HostFactory service:

> egosh user logon -u Admin -x Admin

> egosh service start HostFactory

5.     List of files

3.8/hostfactory/providers/common/lib/nimbus-jose-jwt-8.10.jar

6.     Product notifications

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7.     Copyright and trademark information

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