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       IBM i Access for Windows patch for APAR IC81539
    
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

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1.0 INFORMATION FOR APAR IC81539
  1.1 Problem description

2.0 INSTALLATION NOTES
  2.1 Applying the patch
  2.2 Removing the patch

3.0 PERMANENT FIX DELIVERY

4.0 REPORTING PROBLEMS  



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1.0 INFORMATION FOR APAR IC81539

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1.1  Problem Description
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  A security vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to cause a
  denial of service (application crash) or potentially execute
  arbitrary code on vulnerable installations.

  For more information see:
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21586166

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2.0 INSTALLATION NOTES

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2.1 Applying the patch

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    1) Close all open emulator sessions.
    2) Locate the "Emulator" folder inside the IBM i Access install path.
       By default, this is "C:\Program Files\IBM\Client Access\Emulator"
    3) In that directory, rename the file pcspref.dll to pcspref.dll.bak
    4) Save the patch version of pcspref.dll into this directory.


2.2 Removing the patch
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    1) Close all open emulator sessions.
    2) Locate the "Emulator" folder inside the IBM i Access install path.
       By default, this is "C:\Program Files\IBM\Client Access\Emulator"
    3) Rename the file pcspref.dll.bak to pcspref.dll

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3.0 PERMANENT FIX DELIVERY

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The permanent fix will be delivered in a future release.

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4.0 REPORTING PROBLEMS 

If you need to report a problem with the 5250 emulator any time after
you have installed this patch, please let your IBM service representative
know this patch has been applied.

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