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PK83788; 7.0.0.3: incorrect handling of partition tables by plugin
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Abstract
Plug-in always appends the HTTP header $WSFO to requests. This forces session to continuously refresh the Cache and increment the response cache-ID.
 
Download Description
This fix contains two different fixes.
1. PK83788 ($WSFO private header not being set correctly)
2. PK81958 (Embedded XML content isn't being encoded correctly)

PK83788 resolves the following problem:

ERROR DESCRIPTION:
IBM WebSphere Application Server Plugin incorrectly sets the $WSFO header. This leads to cache discards of session data and cacheId increments.

There is an incorrect handling for the case where Partition Tables are used.

LOCAL FIX:
N/A

PK81958 resolves the following problem:

ERROR DESCRIPTION:
The WebSphere Application Server Plugin doesn't properly encode embedded XML content within the request causing the application server to return a 400 response.

LOCAL FIX:
N/A



PROBLEM SUMMARY

USERS AFFECTED:
Any users of the WebSphere Application Server Plugin component.

PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
WebSphere Application Server Plugin incorrectly sets the $WSFO header. This leads to cache discards of session data and cacheId increments. There is an incorrect handling for the case where Partition Tables are used.

The WebSphere Application Server Plugin doesn't properly encode embedded XML content within the request causing the application server to return a 400 response.

RECOMMENDATION:
None

PROBLEM CONCLUSION:
The plug-in has been corrected.

The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in fix packs 6.1.0.25 and 7.0.0.5. Please refer to the
Recommended Updatespage for delivery information:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980

 
Prerequisites
Please download the UpdateInstaller below to install this fix.
 
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UpdateInstallerUS English7250000
 
 
Installation Instructions
Please review the readme.txt for detailed installation instructions.
 
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ReadmeUS English7823
 
Download package
What is DD?
What is Fix Central (FC)?
Download RELEASE DATE LANGUAGE SIZE(Bytes) Download Options
7.0.0-WS-WAS-i5OSPPC-IFPK837884/29/2009US English1108355FC FTP DD
7.0.0-WS-WASPlugIn-AixPPC64-IFPK8374/29/2009US English1252902FC FTP DD
7.0.0-WS-WASPlugIn-HpuxIA64-IFPK8374/29/2009US English4479570FC FTP DD
7.0.0-WS-WASPlugIn-AixPPC32-IFPK8374/29/2009US English1252901FC FTP DD
7.0.0-WS-WASPlugIn-HpuxPaRISC-IFPK84/29/2009US English2345462FC FTP DD
7.0.0-WS-WASPlugIn-i5OSPPC-IFPK83784/29/2009US English1108190FC FTP DD
7.0.0-WS-WASPlugIn-LinuxPPC32-IFPK84/29/2009US English1185159FC FTP DD
7.0.0-WS-WASPlugIn-LinuxPPC64-IFPK84/29/2009US English2807078FC FTP DD
7.0.0-WS-WASPlugIn-LinuxS390-IFPK834/29/2009US English1289184FC FTP DD
7.0.0-WS-WASPlugIn-LinuxS39064-IFPK4/29/2009US English2646683FC FTP DD
7.0.0-WS-WASPlugIn-LinuxX32-IFPK8374/29/2009US English1098953FC FTP DD
7.0.0-WS-WASPlugIn-LinuxX64-IFPK8374/29/2009US English2383228FC FTP DD
7.0.0-WS-WASPlugIn-SolarisSparc-IFP4/29/2009US English1430268FC FTP DD
7.0.0-WS-WASPlugIn-SolarisSparc64-I4/29/2009US English1805878FC FTP DD
7.0.0-WS-WASPlugIn-SolarisX64-IFPK84/29/2009US English1125578FC FTP DD
7.0.0-WS-WASPlugIn-WinX32-IFPK837884/29/2009US English1281423FC FTP DD
7.0.0-WS-WASPlugIn-WinX64-IFPK837884/29/2009US English1469111FC FTP DD
6.1.0-WS-WASPlugIn-AixPPC32-IFPK8374/30/2009US English1020131FC FTP DD
6.1.0-WS-WASPlugIn-AixPPC64-IFPK8374/30/2009US English1020131FC FTP DD
6.1.0-WS-WASPlugIn-HpuxIA64-IFPK8374/30/2009US English3905554FC FTP DD
6.1.0-WS-WASPlugIn-HpuxPaRISC-IFPK84/30/2009US English2048064FC FTP DD
6.1.0-WS-WASPlugIn-LinuxPPC32-IFPK84/30/2009US English1034468FC FTP DD
6.1.0-WS-WASPlugIn-LinuxPPC64-IFPK84/30/2009US English2447383FC FTP DD
6.1.0-WS-WASPlugIn-LinuxS390-IFPK834/30/2009US English1124184FC FTP DD
6.1.0-WS-WASPlugIn-LinuxS39064-IFPK4/30/2009US English2306363FC FTP DD
6.1.0-WS-WASPlugIn-LinuxX32-IFPK8374/30/2009US English957887FC FTP DD
6.1.0-WS-WASPlugIn-LinuxX64-IFPK8374/30/2009US English2074926FC FTP DD
6.1.0-WS-WASPlugIn-SolarisSparc-IFP4/30/2009US English1263068FC FTP DD
6.1.0-WS-WASPlugIn-SolarisSparc64-I4/30/2009US English1635495FC FTP DD
6.1.0-WS-WASPlugIn-SolarisX64-IFPK84/30/2009US English940343FC FTP DD
6.1.0-WS-WASPlugIn-WinX32-IFPK837884/30/2009US English1138586FC FTP DD
6.1.0-WS-WASPlugIn-WinX64-IFPK837884/30/2009US English1326113FC FTP DD
6.1.0-WS-WASPlugIn-i5OSPPC-IFPK83785/1/2009US English1184978FC FTP DD
6.1.0-WS-WAS-i5OSPPC-IFPK837885/1/2009US English1185180FC FTP DD
 
Technical support
Contact IBM Support using SR (http://www-306.ibm.com/software/support/probsub.html), visit the WebSphere Application Server Support Web site (http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/was/support/), or contact 1-800-IBM-SERV (U.S. only).
 
Problems (APARS) fixed
PK71942, PK83788
 
 

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 Product categories:
 Software
 Application Servers
 Distributed Application & Web Servers
 WebSphere Application Server
 Plug-in
 Operating system(s):
  AIX, HP-UX, IBM i, Linux, Solaris, Windows
 Software version:
  6.1, 6.1.0.1, 6.1.0.2, 6.1.0.3, 6.1.0.5, 6.1.0.7, 6.1.0.9, 6.1.0.11, 6.1.0.13, 6.1.0.15, 6.1.0.17, 6.1.0.19, 6.1.0.21, 6.1.0.23, 7.0, 7.0.0.1, 7.0.0.3
 Software edition:
  Base, Network Deployment
 Reference #:
  4022951
 IBM Group:
 Software Group
 Modified date:
 2009-06-09

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