Release Notes
Abstract
This technical note provides guidance for installing IBM Guardium Data Protection sniffer patch 12.0p4007, including any new features or enhancements, resolved or known issues, or notices associated with the patch.
Content
Patch information
- Patch file name: SqlGuard-12.0p4007_Snif_Dec_11_2024.tgz.enc.sig
- MD5 checksum: a9bd9a2d45b751b749c0a08fab5dcffc
Finding the patch
Make the following selections to locate this patch for download on the IBM Fix Central website:
- Product selector: IBM Security Guardium
- Installed Version: 12.0
- Platform: All
Click Continue.
On the Identify fixes page, select Browse for fixes and click Continue .
On the Select fixes page, select Appliance patch (GPU and ad hoc). Then, enter the patch information in the Filter fix details field to locate the patch.
For information about Guardium patch types and naming conventions, see the Understanding Guardium patch types and patch names support document.
Installation
Notes:
- This universal sniffer patch can be installed on all releases of Guardium 12.x
- This patch restarts the sniffer process.
Overview:
- Download the patch and extract the compressed package outside the Guardium system.
- Be sure to check the latest version of these patch release notes online just before you install this patch.
- Pick a "quiet" or low-traffic time to install the patch on the Guardium system.
- Install patches in a top-down manner on all Guardium systems: start with the central manager, then aggregators, then the collectors. This sniffer patch must be installed across all the appliances such as the central manager, aggregators, and collectors.
For more information, see How to install patches in the Guardium documentation.
Resolved issues
This patch resolves the following issues.
| Patch | Issue key | Summary | Known issue (APAR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.0p4006 | -- |
See release notes for patch 12.0p4006
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| 12.0p4007 |
GRD-87489
|
Weak default snif ciphers (TLS_RSA)
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DT396934
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GRD-89785
|
Addressed situation where sniffer logged extra SQL cursors when DataStage job started.
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DT417620
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GRD-89890
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Adds the option PROCEDURE_OBJECT_FIELD (that can be enabled through the following grdapi command: modify_guard_param) to change sniffer parsing behavior to not explicitly associate non-literal function arguments with function or procedure objects when evaluating object+field policy rule tuple groups and logging.
|
DT418983
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GRD-90198
|
Sybase parser error
|
DT417954
|
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Document Information
Modified date:
20 December 2024
UID
ibm17178615