What's new and changed in Common core services

Common core services updates can include new features, bug fixes, and security updates. Updates are listed in reverse chronological order so that the latest release is at the beginning of the topic.

You can see a list of the new features for the platform and all of the services at What's new in IBM® Cloud Pak for Data.

Refresh 9 of Cloud Pak for Data Version 4.0

A new version of Common core services was released in May 2022.

Operand version: 4.0.9

This release includes the following changes:

Bug fixes
This release includes the following fixes:
  • Issue: Data virtualization table names with non-English characters cause an error when the table is added as a data source to a dashboard.

    Resolution: Users can now use non-English characters for table names.

  • Issue: An error message is received after adding a data source file larger than 450 MB to a dashboard.

    Resolution: Data source files larger than 450 MB can be added to a dashboard.

  • Issue: Users with an Editor role are able to delete platform connections even when they haven't been assigned editor or owner permissions to the connection.

    Resolution: Users with an Editor role are not able to delete platform connections to which they haven't been assigned editor or owner permissions.

Security fixes

This release includes fixes for the following security issues:

CVE-2020-36518, CVE-2021-21290, CVE-2021-22132, CVE-2021-45346, CVE-2022-1154, CVE-2022-24329, CVE-2022-24771, CVE-2022-24772, CVE-2022-24773, CVE-2022-27191

Refresh 8 of Cloud Pak for Data Version 4.0

A new version of Common core services was released in April 2022.

Operand version: 4.0.8

This release includes the following changes:

Bug fixes
This release includes the following fixes:
  • Issue: Credentials of connections that use vault secrets can't be updated by users with View access.

    Resolution: Users with view access can now update credentials of connections that use vault secrets.

  • Issue: Failure to create Hive and Impala data source connections with JDBC 4.2 drivers via Execution Engine for Hadoop.

    Resolution: This issue is now resolved. Added a possibility to provide driver class in "JDBC driver" property in Hive and Impala Execution Engine for Hadoop connectors.

Security fixes

This release includes fixes for the following security issues:

CVE-2014-10064, CVE-2014-6394, CVE-2014-7191, CVE-2015-1164, CVE-2015-8315, CVE-2015-8856, CVE-2015-8859, CVE-2016-1000236, CVE-2016-10539, CVE-2016-2515, CVE-2017-1000048, CVE-2017-1000188, CVE-2017-1000189, CVE-2017-1000228, CVE-2017-14166, CVE-2017-14501, CVE-2017-16026, CVE-2017-16119, CVE-2017-16136, CVE-2017-16137, CVE-2017-16138, CVE-2017-17095, CVE-2018-1000620, CVE-2018-1000654, CVE-2018-1000879, CVE-2018-1000880, CVE-2018-10779, CVE-2018-10801, CVE-2018-15209, CVE-2018-16335, CVE-2018-16428, CVE-2018-17101, CVE-2018-18064, CVE-2018-19057, CVE-2018-19210, CVE-2018-19876, CVE-2018-20406, CVE-2018-3728, CVE-2018-3745, CVE-2018-5360, CVE-2019-12904, CVE-2019-20916, CVE-2019-2201, CVE-2019-5413, CVE-2019-6128, CVE-2019-6461, CVE-2019-6462, CVE-2019-7317, CVE-2020-12401, CVE-2020-12413, CVE-2020-13790, CVE-2020-15366, CVE-2020-15522, CVE-2020-19131, CVE-2020-21674, CVE-2020-28500, CVE-2020-35492, CVE-2020-7598, CVE-2020-7774, CVE-2020-8203, CVE-2021-20294, CVE-2021-21306, CVE-2021-22132, CVE-2021-22569, CVE-2021-23177, CVE-2021-23337, CVE-2021-23413, CVE-2021-23566, CVE-2021-29469, CVE-2021-31566, CVE-2021-35937, CVE-2021-35938, CVE-2021-35939, CVE-2021-3634, CVE-2021-3664, CVE-2021-3807, CVE-2021-39031, CVE-2021-3918, CVE-2021-3999, CVE-2021-40528, CVE-2021-4209, CVE-2021-43618, CVE-2021-44531, CVE-2021-44532, CVE-2021-44533, CVE-2021-44568, CVE-2021-44569, CVE-2021-44570, CVE-2021-44571, CVE-2021-44573, CVE-2021-44574, CVE-2021-44575, CVE-2021-44576, CVE-2021-44577, CVE-2021-45960, CVE-2021-46143, CVE-2022-0261, CVE-2022-0318, CVE-2022-0359, CVE-2022-0361, CVE-2022-0392, CVE-2022-0413, CVE-2022-0512, CVE-2022-0561, CVE-2022-0639, CVE-2022-0654, CVE-2022-0686, CVE-2022-0691, CVE-2022-21680, CVE-2022-21681, CVE-2022-21824, CVE-2022-22822, CVE-2022-22823, CVE-2022-22824, CVE-2022-22825, CVE-2022-22826, CVE-2022-22827, CVE-2022-22844, CVE-2022-23308, CVE-2022-23852, CVE-2022-24407, CVE-2022-25235, CVE-2022-25236, CVE-2022-25308, CVE-2022-25309, CVE-2022-25310, CVE-2022-25313, CVE-2022-25314, CVE-2022-25315

Refresh 7 of Cloud Pak for Data Version 4.0

A new version of Common core services was released in March 2022.

Operand version: 4.0.7

This release includes the following changes:

Bug fixes
This release includes the following fixes:
  • Issue: It might not be possible to refine a large data asset added to the project from a Cloudant® connection, and previewing the asset might result in a 504 Gateway timeout error.

    Resolution: Large Cloudant data assets can now be refined and previewed.

Security fixes

This release includes fixes for the following security issues:

CVE-2009-0581, CVE-2009-0723, CVE-2009-0733, CVE-2011-1675, CVE-2011-1676, CVE-2011-1677, CVE-2015-9251, CVE-2016-10707, CVE-2016-20012, CVE-2016-4074, CVE-2018-1000021, CVE-2018-1109, CVE-2018-1121, CVE-2018-15919, CVE-2018-17360, CVE-2018-17794, CVE-2018-17985, CVE-2018-18309, CVE-2018-18483, CVE-2018-18484, CVE-2018-18605, CVE-2018-18606, CVE-2018-18607, CVE-2018-18700, CVE-2018-18701, CVE-2018-19211, CVE-2018-19217, CVE-2018-20002, CVE-2018-20623, CVE-2018-20651, CVE-2018-20657, CVE-2018-20673, CVE-2018-20839, CVE-2019-11358, CVE-2019-12972, CVE-2019-13224, CVE-2019-14250, CVE-2019-16163, CVE-2019-19012, CVE-2019-19203, CVE-2019-19204, CVE-2019-19246, CVE-2019-6110, CVE-2019-8905, CVE-2019-8906, CVE-2019-9071, CVE-2019-9074, CVE-2019-9075, CVE-2019-9077, CVE-2020-11022, CVE-2020-11023, CVE-2020-15778, CVE-2020-28469, CVE-2020-35512, CVE-2020-7608, CVE-2021-21300, CVE-2021-23358, CVE-2021-29923, CVE-2021-3408, CVE-2021-3449, CVE-2021-3521, CVE-2021-36221, CVE-2021-38185, CVE-2021-38297, CVE-2021-3872, CVE-2021-39293, CVE-2021-39537, CVE-2021-3981, CVE-2021-3984, CVE-2021-3997, CVE-2021-4019, CVE-2021-40330, CVE-2021-41092, CVE-2021-41617, CVE-2021-4192, CVE-2021-4193, CVE-2021-4217, CVE-2021-42694, CVE-2021-43519, CVE-2021-43803, CVE-2021-46195, CVE-2022-0122, CVE-2022-0155, CVE-2022-0529, CVE-2022-0530, CVE-2022-21248, CVE-2022-21271, CVE-2022-21282, CVE-2022-21283, CVE-2022-21293, CVE-2022-21294, CVE-2022-21296, CVE-2022-21299, CVE-2022-21305, CVE-2022-21340, CVE-2022-21341, CVE-2022-21360, CVE-2022-21365

Refresh 6 of Cloud Pak for Data Version 4.0

A new version of Common core services was released in February 2022.

Operand version: 4.0.6

This release includes the following changes:

Bug fixes
This release includes the following fixes:
  • Issue: Scaling up of the rabbitmq-ha pod fails during backup, restore, or upgrade procedures.

    Resolution: Scaling up the rabbitmq-ha pod now works as expected.

  • Issue: The upgrade of the Data Virtualisation service (4.0.1 to 4.0.4) is blocked by a CCS upgrade failure due to errors in the wkc-roles-init-xxxxx pod. The pod errors are caused by custom permissions on predefined user roles.

    Resolution: Custom permissions on predefined user roles are now supported for upgrade installations.

Security fixes

This release includes fixes for the following security issues:

CVE-2020-16135, CVE-2020-29652, CVE-2020-36048, CVE-2021-23490, CVE-2021-44832

Refresh 5 of Cloud Pak for Data Version 4.0

A new version of Common core services was released in January 2022.

Operand version: 4.0.5

This release includes the following changes:

Security fixes

This release includes fixes for the following security issues:

CVE-2016-4658, CVE-2016-5131, CVE-2017-0663, CVE-2017-15412, CVE-2017-18258, CVE-2017-7375, CVE-2017-9047, CVE-2017-9048, CVE-2017-9049, CVE-2017-9050, CVE-2018-12700, CVE-2019-20386, CVE-2020-1712, CVE-2020-27619, CVE-2021-38185, CVE-2021-39293, CVE-2021-3981

Refresh 4 of Cloud Pak for Data Version 4.0

A new version of Common core services was released in December 2021.

Operand version: 4.0.4

This release includes the following changes:

New features
The 4.0.4 release of the common core services includes changes to support features and updates in Watson™ Studio and Watson Knowledge Catalog.
Version 4.0.4 of the common core services includes the following features and updates:
Netezza (PureData System for Analytics) connections have a new name
Netezza (PureData System for Analytics) connections are now Netezza Performance Server connections. If you created a Netezza (PureData System for Analytics) connection, the settings remain the same. Only the connection type changed.
Bug fixes
This release includes the following fixes:
  • Issue: If you use a PersistentVolumeClaim (PVC) on the Cloud Pak for Data cluster to store large data sets, the storage volume is not automatically mounted when RStudio® Server with R 3.6 is launched in a project with default Git integration.

    Resolution: The issue is now fixed.

  • Issue: The rabbitmq-ha pod doesn't shut down gracefully when stopped unexpectedly.

    Resolution: The rabbitmq-ha pod can now terminate gracefully.

Security fixes

This release includes fixes for the following security issues:

CVE-2017-18018, CVE-2018-0734, CVE-2018-16429, CVE-2018-16435, CVE-2018-5407, CVE-2019-13750, CVE-2019-13751, CVE-2019-1547, CVE-2019-1551, CVE-2019-1559, CVE-2019-1563, CVE-2019-17594, CVE-2019-17595, CVE-2019-18218, CVE-2019-19603, CVE-2019-20838, CVE-2019-5827, CVE-2020-10001, CVE-2020-12399, CVE-2020-12762, CVE-2020-13435, CVE-2020-13645, CVE-2020-14145, CVE-2020-14155, CVE-2020-15257, CVE-2020-1968, CVE-2020-1971, CVE-2020-24370, CVE-2020-25219, CVE-2020-26154, CVE-2020-27828, CVE-2020-28500, CVE-2020-29582, CVE-2020-35448, CVE-2020-8037, CVE-2020-9488, CVE-2021-20231, CVE-2021-20232, CVE-2021-20266, CVE-2021-20284, CVE-2021-21334, CVE-2021-22876, CVE-2021-22898, CVE-2021-22922, CVE-2021-22923, CVE-2021-22924, CVE-2021-22925, CVE-2021-22946, CVE-2021-22947, CVE-2021-23336, CVE-2021-23337, CVE-2021-23343, CVE-2021-23382, CVE-2021-23440, CVE-2021-23840, CVE-2021-26926, CVE-2021-26927, CVE-2021-27645, CVE-2021-28153, CVE-2021-29921, CVE-2021-3114, CVE-2021-31535, CVE-2021-3200, CVE-2021-3272, CVE-2021-33197, CVE-2021-33503, CVE-2021-33560, CVE-2021-33574, CVE-2021-33928, CVE-2021-33929, CVE-2021-3426, CVE-2021-3445, CVE-2021-35556, CVE-2021-35559, CVE-2021-35561, CVE-2021-35564, CVE-2021-35565, CVE-2021-35567, CVE-2021-35578, CVE-2021-35586, CVE-2021-35588, CVE-2021-35603, CVE-2021-3572, CVE-2021-35942, CVE-2021-36084, CVE-2021-36085, CVE-2021-36086, CVE-2021-36087, CVE-2021-36222, CVE-2021-3765, CVE-2021-37701, CVE-2021-37712, CVE-2021-37713, CVE-2021-37750, CVE-2021-3778, CVE-2021-3796, CVE-2021-42574

Refresh 3 of Cloud Pak for Data Version 4.0

A new version of Common core services was released in November 2021.

Operand version: 4.0.3

This release includes the following changes:

Bug fixes
This release includes the following fixes:
  • Issue: Response times and notebook performance result in internal service errors and timeout errors after stopping the environment runtime.

    Resolution: The issue is now fixed.

  • Issue: If you have a project that includes a connection with shared credentials, and you export the project to an external Git repository, the shared credentials are exposed as plain text in the connection’s metadata.

    Resolution: The issue is now fixed.

  • Issue: Users cannot add fields from data virtualization tables to Cognos® Dashboards.

    Resolution: The issue is now fixed.

  • Issue: Notebook GPU environments for Python 3.8 are unable to be created.

    Resolution: The issue is now fixed.

  • Issue: Creating a notebook fails with the error message Notebook can't be created.

    Resolution: The issue is now fixed.

Security fixes

This release includes fixes for the following security issues:

CVE-2017-15713, CVE-2018-8029, CVE-2020-24025, CVE-2020-25658, CVE-2020-9492, CVE-2021-20271, CVE-2021-22918, CVE-2021-23358, CVE-2021-23362, CVE-2021-2341, CVE-2021-2369, CVE-2021-2388, CVE-2021-27290, CVE-2021-31879, CVE-2021-33623, CVE-2021-33910, CVE-2021-3421, CVE-2021-35065, CVE-2021-3516, CVE-2021-3517, CVE-2021-3518, CVE-2021-3520, CVE-2021-3537, CVE-2021-3541, CVE-2021-35515, CVE-2021-35516, CVE-2021-35517, CVE-2021-36090

Refresh 2 of Cloud Pak for Data Version 4.0

A new version of Common core services was released in October 2021.

Operand version: 4.0.2

This release includes the following changes:

New features
The 4.0.2 release of the common core services includes changes to support features and updates in Watson Studio and Watson Knowledge Catalog.
The common core services includes the following features and updates:
Create analytics projects with default Git integration
In projects with default Git integration, you always have your own view of the project based on the contents of your local Git clone.

This feature enables you to associate the same Git repository with different analytics projects across, even if they are associated with different instances of Cloud Pak for Data. For details, see Projects with default Git integration.

Support on s390x hardware
You can create, train, and deploy machine learning models on Cloud Pak for Data on Red Hat® OpenShift® Container Platform Version 4.8 running on IBM Z® and LinuxONE. However, deployments on this hardware support a limited set of features.

For a list of the features that are available on IBM Z and LinuxONE, see Capabilities on IBM Z.

If you install or upgrade a service that requires the common core services, the common core services will also be installed or upgraded.

Bug fixes

This release includes the following fixes:

  • Issue: Users with the Manage Projects privilege can't see a list of all projects.

    Resolution: Users with the Manage Projects privilege can now see a list of all projects.

Security fixes

This release includes fixes for the following security issues:

CVE-2017-15713, CVE-2018-8029, CVE-2020-24025, CVE-2020-25658, CVE-2020-9492, CVE-2021-20271, CVE-2021-22918, CVE-2021-23358, CVE-2021-23362, CVE-2021-2341, CVE-2021-2369, CVE-2021-2388, CVE-2021-27290, CVE-2021-31879, CVE-2021-33623, CVE-2021-33910, CVE-2021-3421, CVE-2021-35065, CVE-2021-3516, CVE-2021-3517, CVE-2021-3518, CVE-2021-3520, CVE-2021-3537, CVE-2021-3541, CVE-2021-35515, CVE-2021-35516, CVE-2021-35517, CVE-2021-36090

Refresh 1 of Cloud Pak for Data Version 4.0

A new version of Common core services was released in August 2021.

Operand version: 4.0.1

This release includes the following changes:

New features
The 4.0.1 release of the common core services includes changes to support features and updates in Watson Studio and Watson Knowledge Catalog.
The common core services includes the following features and updates:
Support for job features
The common core services now support job notifications and job retention.
Support for Python 3.8
You can now select Python 3.8 in environments for notebooks and Python scripts.

If you install or upgrade a service that requires the common core services, the common core services will also be installed or upgraded.

Bug fixes

This release includes the following fixes:

  • Issue: Some Parquet files cannot be previewed in a catalog.

    Resolution: The Parquet files can now be previewed in a catalog.

Security fixes

This release includes fixes for the following security issues:

CVE-2016-0378, CVE-2016-10228, CVE-2017-14502, CVE-2018-1553, CVE-2018-1683, CVE-2018-1851, CVE-2018-1902, CVE-2018-20200, CVE-2019-10742, CVE-2019-13012, CVE-2019-17592, CVE-2019-18276, CVE-2019-19246, CVE-2019-25013, CVE-2019-2708, CVE-2019-3842, CVE-2019-4046, CVE-2019-4304, CVE-2019-4305, CVE-2019-4441, CVE-2019-9169, CVE-2020-13434, CVE-2020-13543, CVE-2020-13584, CVE-2020-13776, CVE-2020-14343, CVE-2020-15138, CVE-2020-15168, CVE-2020-15358, CVE-2020-15945, CVE-2020-24977, CVE-2020-26116, CVE-2020-27618, CVE-2020-27619, CVE-2020-27783, CVE-2020-28168, CVE-2020-28196, CVE-2020-28472, CVE-2020-28481, CVE-2020-28491, CVE-2020-28493, CVE-2020-28502, CVE-2020-29361, CVE-2020-29362, CVE-2020-29363, CVE-2020-7753, CVE-2020-7760, CVE-2020-7768, CVE-2020-7774, CVE-2020-8203, CVE-2020-8231, CVE-2020-8284, CVE-2020-8285, CVE-2020-8286, CVE-2020-8927, CVE-2020-9948, CVE-2020-9951, CVE-2020-9983, CVE-2021-20191, CVE-2021-21366, CVE-2021-23239, CVE-2021-23240, CVE-2021-23336, CVE-2021-23341, CVE-2021-23368, CVE-2021-26539, CVE-2021-26540, CVE-2021-27219, CVE-2021-27515, CVE-2021-31597, CVE-2021-3177, CVE-2021-32640, CVE-2021-32723, CVE-2021-3326, CVE-2021-33502, CVE-2021-33503