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https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11123\u00a0 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information \n\n\n\nIBM recommends users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to a supported and fixed version of affected products.", "supportingMedia": [{"type": "text/html", "base64": false, "value": "<p><strong>IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now.</strong></p><div><table><colgroup><col/><col/><col/></colgroup><thead><tr><td><strong>IBM i Release</strong></td><td><strong>5770-TC1<br/>PTF Number(s)</strong></td><td><strong>PTF Download Link(s)</strong></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>7.6</td><td>SJ11061<br/>SJ11131</td><td><a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11061\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11061</a><br/><a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ11131\" 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