Release Notes
Abstract
This technical note provides guidance for installing IBM Guardium Data Protection sniffer patch 11.0p4082, including any new features or enhancements, resolved or known issues, or notices associated with the patch.
Content
Patch information
- Patch file name: SqlGuard-11.0p4082_Snif_Jun_24_2025.tgz.enc.sig
- MD5 checksum: 2144e6e469673c38886fe8f1c2966386
Finding the patch
- Select the following options to download this patch on the IBM Fix Central website and click Continue.
- Product selector: IBM Security Guardium
- Installed Version: 11.5
- Platform: All
- On the "Identify fixes" page, select Browse for fixes and click Continue.
- On the "Select fixes" page, select Appliance Sniffer Patch. 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 releases of Guardium 11.5
- 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.0p4081 |
See release notes for patch 11.0p4081
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11.0p4082 |
GRD-89835
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Redis traffic causing parser errors and sniffer crashes
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DT417680
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GRD-96204
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Resolved SQL string masked value error
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GRD-98105
GRD-98198 GRD-98922 |
Fixed Teradata parser errors
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DT439294
DT439295 DT439297 |
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GRD-99557
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Missing database username when using Oracle 23 SQL*Plus client
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DT444018
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GRD-99714
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Fixed Microsoft SQL Server parser errors
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DT442973
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GRD-99795
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Records affected for Oracle Kerberos
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DT443466
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GRD-99913
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Fixed Sybase parser errors
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GRD-102706
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Sniffer incorrectly captured session information for Oracle native encryption and Oracle SSL connections. For more information, see Guardium sniffer patches 12.0p4009 and 11.0p4081 might inaccurately capture session information for Oracle native encryption, and Oracle SSL connections on a Guardium appliance with A-TAP enabled on a database server.
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GRD-102843
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Fixed bind variable value replacement errors in IBM Db2 for IBM i traffic collection
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Bug fixes
This patch provides the following bug fixes.
| Issue key | Summary |
|---|---|
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GRD-92279
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Corrected database name within full SQL report
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GRD-100496
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Oracle 23 remote traffic issues
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Document Information
Modified date:
09 July 2025
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ibm17238872