Addition of Critical Security Patch Comparison Features via SQL Query

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IBM Power Systems Development

The CAAC has reviewed this IBM Idea and recommends that IBM view this as a high priority Idea that is important to be addressed.

Security is such a concern and you need to be able to automate the notification and patching of these vulnerabilities.
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Carmelita Ruvalcaba - CAAC Program Manager

The CEAC has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM view this as a HIGH priority requirement that is important to address. The information which CVEs are fixed is included in PTF cover letters - but that would only help if these cover letters are already on the server but not yet installed. Implementing this would help customers to quickly find out which CVEs their systems are open to.

Background: The COMMON Europe Advisory Council (CEAC) members have a broad range of experience in working with small and medium-sized IBM i customers. CEAC has a crucial role in working with IBM i development to help assess the value and impact of individual RFEs on the broader IBM i community and has therefore reviewed your RFE.

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Sabine Jordan + Sara Andres – CEAC Program Manager, IBM

Proposal:

I propose adding a feature in IBM products to facilitate the comparison of applied critical security patches with known vulnerabilities listed in the CVE database, using SQL queries. This feature would allow users to better identify CVEs for which critical security patches are missing on their systems, thereby facilitating proactive vulnerability management and strengthening the overall security posture of their infrastructures.

Benefits:

Enhanced Security: By quickly identifying missing critical security patches, IT teams can proactively respond to potential vulnerabilities and enhance system security.
Time Savings: The automated comparison feature of security patches with CVEs will reduce the time and effort required to perform this task manually.
Risk Reduction: By minimizing the time between vulnerability discovery and application of the corresponding patch, organizations can reduce the risks of exploitation by attackers.
Suggested Implementation:

Integration of a feature in IBM products that allows users to create and execute SQL queries to compare applied security patches with vulnerabilities listed in the CVE database.
User-Friendly Interface: Design an intuitive user interface to facilitate the creation, execution, and analysis of SQL query results.
Documentation and Support: Provide detailed documentation as well as technical support to assist users in fully leveraging this feature.
Conclusion:

By adding this feature, IBM would demonstrate its commitment to the security of its customers and provide them with a powerful tool to strengthen the protection of their systems against cyber threats. This proposal aims to improve the operational efficiency of IT teams while reducing the risks associated with security vulnerabilities.

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-- Equivalents du GO PTFMNU de QMGTOOLS en SQL
-- Basé sur un exemple de Scott Forstie : https://gist.github.com/forstie/cfe2636bf9b13d175b3c830aa1527165
-- Avec les fonctions HTTP de QSYS2 (technologie AXIS, où l'on peut passer un proxy en tant que paramètre)
-- La documentation :
-- https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.4?topic=functions-http-get-http-get-blob
-- Exemple dans les options : {"sslTolerate":"true" , "proxy" : "host,port", "proxyAuth" : "userid,password" , "proxySsl" : "false"}
-- Ex W/o  Proxy (  select qsys2.HTTP_GET(hiper_PTF_URL, '{"sslTolerate":"true"}')
-- EX With Proxy (  select qsys2.HTTP_GET(hiper_PTF_URL, '{"sslTolerate":"true","proxy":"172.23.191.28,80"}') 
-- A noter qu'il faur que le certificat store /QIBM/USERDATA/ICSS/CERT/SERVER/DEFAULT.KDB existe et soit accessible (*RX) sur tout le chemin.
-- CHGAUT OBJ('/qibm/UserData/ICSS/Cert/Server/DEFAULT.KDB') USER(*PUBLIC) DTAAUT(*RX) OBJAUT(*SAME) SUBTREE(*ALL) SYMLNK(*NO)
-- S'il n'existe pas l'on reçoit le message GSKit Error is 202 - Key database file was not found. Pour la création, voir le lien suivant :
-- https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.5?topic=dcm-setting-up-certificates-first-time
-- Ne pas copier stop;

-- Compare PTF group, équivalent PTFMNU option 1 : ( Test OK en V7R5M0)
SELECT
      CASE
          WHEN ACTUAL.GRPPTF IS NULL THEN 'PTF GROUP DOES NOT EXIST ON ' CONCAT CURRENT SERVER
          WHEN PSPS.PSP_NUMBER IS NULL THEN 'PSP INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE'
          WHEN ACTUAL.GRPPTF = PSPS.PSP_NUMBER
              AND ACTUAL.PTF_GROUP_LEVEL = PSPS.PSP_LEVEL
              AND ACTUAL.PTF_GROUP_STATUS = 'INSTALLED' THEN 'INSTALLED LEVEL IS CURRENT'
          WHEN ACTUAL.GRPPTF = PSPS.PSP_NUMBER
              AND ACTUAL.PTF_GROUP_LEVEL = PSPS.PSP_LEVEL
              AND ACTUAL.PTF_GROUP_STATUS = 'APPLY AT NEXT IPL' THEN 'CURRENT AT THE NEXT IPL'
          WHEN ACTUAL.GRPPTF = PSPS.PSP_NUMBER
              AND ACTUAL.PTF_GROUP_LEVEL < PSPS.PSP_LEVEL THEN 'UPDATE AVAILABLE'
          WHEN ACTUAL.GRPPTF = PSPS.PSP_NUMBER
              AND ACTUAL.PTF_GROUP_LEVEL > PSPS.PSP_LEVEL THEN 'PSP IS DOWNLEVEL -  ' CONCAT ACTUAL.PTF_GROUP_STATUS
      END PTF_GROUP_CURRENCY,
      COALESCE(PSPS.PSP_NUMBER, ACTUAL.GRPPTF) PTF_GROUP_ID,
      COALESCE(PSPS.PSP_TITLE, ACTUAL.PTF_GROUP_DESCRIPTION) PTF_GROUP_TITLE,
      ACTUAL.PTF_GROUP_LEVEL PTF_GROUP_LEVEL_INSTALLED,
      PSPS.PSP_LEVEL PTF_GROUP_LEVEL_AVAILABLE,
      DATE(TIMESTAMP_FORMAT(PSPS.PSP_DATE, 'MMDDYYYY')) AS LAST_UPDATED_BY_IBM,
      COALESCE(PSPS.PSP_RELEASE, ACTUAL.PTF_GROUP_TARGET_RELEASE) PTF_GROUP_RELEASE,
      ACTUAL.PTF_GROUP_STATUS PTF_GROUP_STATUS_ON_SYSTEM,
      PSPS.PSP_DATE AS PTF_GROUP_LAST_UPDATED_BY_IBM
   FROM XMLTABLE('/all_psps/psp' PASSING XMLPARSE(DOCUMENT QSYS2.HTTP_GET_BLOB(
            'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/sites/default/files/inline-files/xmldoc.xml', '{"sslTolerate":"true"}')) COLUMNS
        PSP_RELEASE CHAR(5) PATH 'release', PSP_NUMBER CHAR(7) PATH 'number', PSP_TITLE VARCHAR(1000) PATH 'title', PSP_LEVEL
        INTEGER PATH 'level', PSP_DATE CHAR(10) PATH 'date') PSPS
        RIGHT OUTER JOIN (
                SELECT SUBSTR(PTF_GROUP_NAME, 1, 7) AS GRPPTF,
                       PTF_GROUP_LEVEL,
                       PTF_GROUP_STATUS,
                       PTF_GROUP_DESCRIPTION,
                       PTF_GROUP_TARGET_RELEASE
                    FROM (
                            SELECT PTF_GROUP_NAME,
                                   PTF_GROUP_LEVEL,
                                   PTF_GROUP_STATUS,
                                   PTF_GROUP_DESCRIPTION,
                                   PTF_GROUP_TARGET_RELEASE,
                                   RANK() OVER (
                                       PARTITION BY PTF_GROUP_NAME
                                       ORDER BY PTF_GROUP_LEVEL DESC
                                   ) AS INSTALLED_NUMBER
                                FROM QSYS2.GROUP_PTF_INFO
                        ) A
                    WHERE A.INSTALLED_NUMBER = 1
            ) ACTUAL
            ON (ACTUAL.GRPPTF = PSPS.PSP_NUMBER); 
              
-- La syntaxe SQL équivalente à l'option 2 du PTFMNU pour avoir la liste des ptfs hiper non installée :
with iLevel (hiper_PTF_URL) as (  select 'https://public.dhe.ibm.com/services/us/igsc/has/R' concat OS_VERSION concat
          OS_RELEASE concat '0HIPER.txt'  from sysibmadm.env_sys_info     ),
    raw_webpage (webpage_text) as (  select qsys2.HTTP_GET(hiper_PTF_URL, '{"sslTolerate":"true"}')
        from iLevel    ),   def_ptfs (agg_list) as (  select  cast(  substring(webpage_text, posstr(webpage_text, '-------') , 30000) as varchar(30000)
          ccsid 37) as URL_STRING   from raw_webpage  ), hiper_ptfs(partition, host, serial_no, OS_level, HIPERPTF, APARPTF, COMPIDPTF) as (
      select PARTITION_NAME, b.host_name, serial_number,  cast('V' concat OS_VERSION concat 'R' concat OS_RELEASE as varchar(10)),
        char(substring(element, 1, 7), 7),   char(substring(element, 10, 7), 7),
        char(substring(element, 19, 7), 7)       from qsys2.system_status_info_basic a, sysibmadm.env_sys_info b, def_ptfs, table (
          SYSTOOLS.split(agg_list, x'25')         ) where length(rtrim(element)) > 0) select * from hiper_ptfs   where
    -- The corrective PTF is not applied 
    HIPERPTF not in (select PTF_IDENTIFIER from qsys2.ptf_info where PTF_PRODUCT_ID = LICPGM and 
                      (PTF_LOADED_STATUS like '%APPLIED%' or PTF_LOADED_STATUS like '%SUPERSEDE%'))
      and COMPIDPTF in (SELECT PRODUCT_ID   FROM QSYS2.SOFTWARE_PRODUCT_INFO )  ;             
stop;

-- Defectives PTF non présentes sur cet IBM i, équivalent PTFMNU option 3 :
with iLevel (defective_PTF_URL) as (  select 'https://public.dhe.ibm.com/services/us/igsc/has/R' concat OS_VERSION concat OS_RELEASE concat '0DEFECT.txt'
   from sysibmadm.env_sys_info ) , raw_webpage (webpage_text) as ( select qsys2.HTTP_GET(defective_PTF_URL, '{"sslTolerate":"true"}')
   from iLevel  ),  def_ptfs (agg_list) as (  select  cast(  substring(webpage_text, posstr(webpage_text, '----------') + 11, 30000) as varchar(30000)
   ccsid 37) as URL_STRING  from raw_webpage   ),  defective_ptfs(partition, host, serial_no, OS_level, Bad_PTF, APAR, LICPGM, Fixing_PTF) as (
   select PARTITION_NAME, b.host_name, serial_number,  'V' concat OS_VERSION concat 'R' concat OS_RELEASE,  char(substring(element, 1, 7), 7), 
   char(substring(element, 10, 7), 7),  char(substring(element, 19, 7), 7),  case when length(rtrim(substring(char(element,100), 28, 7))) > 0 
   then rtrim(char(substring(char(element,100), 28, 7))) else 'UNKNOWN' end as Fixing_PTF from qsys2.system_status_info_basic a, sysibmadm.env_sys_info b, def_ptfs, table (
   SYSTOOLS.split(agg_list, x'25')  ) where length(rtrim(element)) > 0) select * from defective_ptfs   where 
    -- The Bad PTF is on in any form
    bad_PTF in (select PTF_IDENTIFIER from qsys2.ptf_info where PTF_PRODUCT_ID = LICPGM)  and
    -- The corrective PTF is not applied 
    Fixing_PTF not in (select PTF_IDENTIFIER from qsys2.ptf_info where PTF_PRODUCT_ID = LICPGM and 
                      (PTF_LOADED_STATUS like '%APPLIED%' or PTF_LOADED_STATUS like '%SUPERSEDE%'));
stop;

-- tmpstg PTF non présente sur cet IBM i, équivalent PTFMNU option 8
with iLevel (defective_PTF_URL) as ( select 'https://public.dhe.ibm.com/services/us/igsc/has/R' concat OS_VERSION concat
          OS_RELEASE concat '0TMPPTF.txt'  from sysibmadm.env_sys_info  ),  raw_webpage (webpage_text) as (
      select qsys2.HTTP_GET(defective_PTF_URL, '{"sslTolerate":"true"}')  from iLevel ),   def_ptfs (agg_list) as (   select
        cast( substring(webpage_text, posstr(webpage_text, '-------') , 30000) as varchar(30000)  ccsid 37) as URL_STRING
        from raw_webpage  ),   tmpstg_ptfs(partition, host, serial_no, OS_level, TMPPTF) as (  select PARTITION_NAME, b.host_name, serial_number,
        cast('V' concat OS_VERSION concat 'R' concat OS_RELEASE as varchar(10)),   char(substring(element, 1, 7), 7)
      from qsys2.system_status_info_basic a, sysibmadm.env_sys_info b, def_ptfs, table (  SYSTOOLS.split(agg_list, x'25')
        ) where length(rtrim(element)) > 0) select * from tmpstg_ptfs   where
    -- The corrective PTF is not applied 
    TMPPTF not in (select PTF_IDENTIFIER from qsys2.ptf_info where PTF_PRODUCT_ID = LICPGM and 
                      (PTF_LOADED_STATUS like '%APPLIED%' or PTF_LOADED_STATUS like '%SUPERSEDE%'));
stop;

======================================================================================================================================================================================
Erreur en V7R3M0    Debut
SELECT
      CASE
          WHEN ACTUAL.GRPPTF IS NULL THEN 'PTF GROUP DOES NOT EXIST ON ' CONCAT CURRENT SERVER
          WHEN PSPS.PSP_NUMBER IS NULL THEN 'PSP INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE'
          WHEN ACTUAL.GRPPTF = PSPS.PSP_NUMBER
              AND ACTUAL.PTF_GROUP_LEVEL = PSPS.PSP_LEVEL
              AND ACTUAL.PTF_GROUP_STATUS = 'INSTALLED' THEN 'INSTALLED LEVEL IS CURRENT'
          WHEN ACTUAL.GRPPTF = PSPS.PSP_NUMBER
              AND ACTUAL.PTF_GROUP_LEVEL = PSPS.PSP_LEVEL
              AND ACTUAL.PTF_GROUP_STATUS = 'APPLY AT NEXT IPL' THEN 'CURRENT AT THE NEXT IPL'
          WHEN ACTUAL.GRPPTF = PSPS.PSP_NUMBER
              AND ACTUAL.PTF_GROUP_LEVEL < PSPS.PSP_LEVEL THEN 'UPDATE AVAILABLE'
          WHEN ACTUAL.GRPPTF = PSPS.PSP_NUMBER
              AND ACTUAL.PTF_GROUP_LEVEL > PSPS.PSP_LEVEL THEN 'PSP IS DOWNLEVEL -  ' CONCAT ACTUAL.PTF_GROUP_STATUS
      END PTF_GROUP_CURRENCY,
      COALESCE(PSPS.PSP_NUMBER, ACTUAL.GRPPTF) PTF_GROUP_ID,
      COALESCE(PSPS.PSP_TITLE, ACTUAL.PTF_GROUP_DESCRIPTION) PTF_GROUP_TITLE,
      ACTUAL.PTF_GROUP_LEVEL PTF_GROUP_LEVEL_INSTALLED,
      PSPS.PSP_LEVEL PTF_GROUP_LEVEL_AVAILABLE,
      DATE(TIMESTAMP_FORMAT(PSPS.PSP_DATE, 'MMDDYYYY')) AS LAST_UPDATED_BY_IBM,
      COALESCE(PSPS.PSP_RELEASE, ACTUAL.PTF_GROUP_TARGET_RELEASE) PTF_GROUP_RELEASE,
      ACTUAL.PTF_GROUP_STATUS PTF_GROUP_STATUS_ON_SYSTEM,
      PSPS.PSP_DATE AS PTF_GROUP_LAST_UPDATED_BY_IBM
   FROM XMLTABLE('/all_psps/psp' PASSING XMLPARSE(DOCUMENT QSYS2.HTTP_GET_BLOB(
            'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/sites/default/files/inline-files/xmldoc.xml', '{"sslTolerate":"true"}')) COLUMNS
        PSP_RELEASE CHAR(5) PATH 'release', PSP_NUMBER CHAR(7) PATH 'number', PSP_TITLE VARCHAR(1000) PATH 'title', PSP_LEVEL
        INTEGER PATH 'level', PSP_DATE CHAR(10) PATH 'date') PSPS
        RIGHT OUTER JOIN (
                SELECT SUBSTR(PTF_GROUP_NAME, 1, 7) AS GRPPTF,
                       PTF_GROUP_LEVEL,
                       PTF_GROUP_STATUS,
                       PTF_GROUP_DESCRIPTION,
                       PTF_GROUP_TARGET_RELEASE
                    FROM (
                            SELECT PTF_GROUP_NAME,
                                   PTF_GROUP_LEVEL,
                                   PTF_GROUP_STATUS,
                                   PTF_GROUP_DESCRIPTION,
                                   PTF_GROUP_TARGET_RELEASE,
                                   RANK() OVER (
                                       PARTITION BY PTF_GROUP_NAME
                                       ORDER BY PTF_GROUP_LEVEL DESC
                                   ) AS INSTALLED_NUMBER
                                FROM QSYS2.GROUP_PTF_INFO
                        ) A
                    WHERE A.INSTALLED_NUMBER = 1
            ) ACTUAL
            ON (ACTUAL.GRPPTF = PSPS.PSP_NUMBER); 
            
   Fin
======================================================================================================================================================================================