IBM® Security Verify Access, Interim Fixpack 10.0.8-ISS-ISVA-IF0001 README

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Date: Tuesday, 20 August 2024


Contents

  1. ABOUT THIS INTERIM FIXPACK
  2. KNOWN ISSUES AND DEFECTS FIXED
  3. WHAT'S NEW
  4. BEFORE INSTALLING THE INTERIM FIXPACK
  5. INSTALLING THE INTERIM FIXPACK
  6. AFTER INSTALLING THE INTERIM FIXPACK
  7. UNINSTALLING THE INTERIM FIXPACK
  8. DOCUMENTATION
  9. KNOWN ISSUES, LIMITATIONS, AND WORKAROUNDS
  10. NOTICES

ABOUT THIS INTERIM FIXPACK

This Interim Fixpack provides fixes for Known Issues in IBM Security Verify Access 10.0.8.0

Important Notice

Please note that (as of IBM Security Access Manager Version 9.0.5) there is a potential change to performance when the Spectre/Meltdown fixes are applied. As a result, the Spectre/Meltdown fixes are disabled by default on the following two hypervisors:

The fix is enabled by default in all other ISAM environments.

Administrators can use the following Advanced Tuning Parameter to enable and disable the Spectre/Meltdown fixes. You can change the value for this Advanced Tuning Parameter in the local management interface by selecting Manage System Settings > System Settings > Advanced Tuning Parameters.

kernel.disable.spectre = true/false
true - indicates that the fix is disabled. This will be the default for XenServer and AWS environments.
false - indicates that the fix will be enabled.

IBM recommends using a value of kernel.disable.spectre = false in all ISAM environments. Administrators are advised to evaluate the performance in their environments and make deployment adjustments accordingly.

IMPORTANT - The setting of the above advanced tuning parameter does not require the restart of any services or the appliance itself. The configuration will be automatically applied to the running system.

Performance assessment summary

Administrators can expect performance degradation after they enable the mitigation for the vulnerability. Processing times are impacted; and as such, users submitting browser-based requests are likely to experience increased response times.

The impact on appliance performance is estimated to be in the 0% to 10% range for most IBM Security Access Manager environments. However, for XenServer and Amazon Web Service (AWS) environments, testing has shown that the impact on performance from 0% to upwards of 20%. Due to the nature of more complex environments, this performance degradation may be higher.

Contents and Distribution

This fixpack package contains:

This fixpack is distributed as an electronic download from the IBM Support Web Site.

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KNOWN ISSUES AND DEFECTS FIXED

This Interim Fixpack may contain fixes for Security Vulnerabilities, please subscribe to My Notifications for more information about Security Vulnerabilities published.

Known Issues fixed in 10.0.8.0 IF1

DT394482

ISVA OPENSHIFT NEW LIGHTWEIGHT CONFIG CONTAINER, INTERNAL CONFIG DB DISAPPEAR

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WHAT'S NEW

A new advanced configuration option oauth20.redirecturl.authority.legacy.behaviour will be added as part of this Interim Fixpack installation. On appliances using the embedded database, this will happen automatically.

For appliances using external configuration databases, download the appropriate SQL file, apply the changes and restart the Local Management Interface and Runtime Profiles on the appliance. The following SQL files will be available from

System -> Secure Settings -> File Downloads -> common -> database menu:

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BEFORE INSTALLING THE INTERIM FIXPACK

The appliance does not automatically create a backup copy of a partition when you apply a fixpack to it. If you want to back up your partition before you apply the fixpack, then you must do it manually.

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INSTALLING THE INTERIM FIXPACK

About this task

Fixpacks are applied to the current partition. If a fixpack is installed on your appliance, you can view information about who installed it, comments, patch size, and the installation date.

Procedure

  1. Download the fixpack file.
  2. Click Manage System Settings > Updates and Licensing > Fix Packs.
  3. On the Fix Packs page, click New
  4. On the Add Fix Pack window, click Browse for fix pack: to locate the fixpack file, and then click Open.
  5. Click Save Configuration to install the fixpack.
  6. For non-container based installations, appliance will be restarted at the end of this fixpack installation.
  7. For container based installations, new images with 10.0.8.0_IF1 tag need to be pulled from icr.io/isva.
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UNINSTALLING THE INTERIM FIXPACK

The interim fixpack can be rolled back. A manual restart of the Appliance is required after rolling back.

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DOCUMENTATION

The IBM Knowledge Center contains all documentation for this release. See IBM Security Verify Access 10.0.8.0.

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KNOWN ISSUES, LIMITATIONS, AND WORKAROUNDS

Documentation for known issues, limitations, and workarounds is maintained on the IBM Support site. For more information, see known limitations on the IBM Knowledge Center.

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