Release Notes
Abstract
This technical note provides guidance for installing IBM Guardium Data Protection Windows Agents 12.2.1.205, including any new features or enhancements, resolved or known issues, or notices associated with the patch.
Content
| Product: | IBM Guardium |
|---|---|
| Release version: | Guardium 12.2 Windows FamMonitor |
| Completion date: | 19 December 2025 |
Guardium_12.2.1.205_FamMonitor_Windows |
- Select the following options to download this patch on the IBM Fix Central website and click Continue.
- Product selector: IBM Security Guardium
- Installed Version: 12.2
- Platform: Windows
- On the "Identify fixes" page, select Browse for fixes and click Continue.
- On the "Select fixes" page, select Database Agent (STAP, GIM and CAS). Then, enter the patch information in the Filter fix details field to locate the patch.
Single-stream agent releases
Starting with Guardium Data Protection 12.2.1.0, most of the Linux-UNIX and Windows agents for Guardium Data Protection versions 12.0 and later are now released in a "single stream". Previously, each Guardium 12.x release (12.0, 12.1, and 12.2) had its own separate agent installers and patch packages. With the move to single-stream packaging, the agent binaries are unified into one continuous release line, so the same installation and upgrade package applies across multiple Guardium 12.x versions. This simplifies maintenance, reduces version divergence, and ensures consistent feature and fix availability across all supported 12.x environments.
File names starting with 12.x are now applicable to all current Guardium 12.x versions (12.0, 12.1, and 12.2), and future releases within the Guardium 12.x family. The single-stream packaging currently applies to the following agents:
- Guardium Configuration Auditing System (CAS)
- Guardium File Activity Monitor (FAM) for Windows
- Guardium Installation Manager (GIM)
- Guardium Software TAP (S-TAP)
With this change, customers no longer need to locate version-specific agent packages for each 12.x release. Installing the latest 12.x agent package will be supported across all 12.x collector and aggregator versions that meet the documented compatibility requirements.
Note: The single-stream packaging does not currently apply to External S-TAP agents.
Patch | Issue key | Summary | Known issue (APAR) |
|---|---|---|---|
12.2.0.158 | |||
12.2.1.205 | GRD-109472 | Exposed FAM_PROTECT_PRIVILEGED parameter through Guardium Installation Manager (GIM) | DT454289 |
GRD-110688 | Removed vulnerable OpenSSL binaries from FamMonitor installation subject to CVE-2022-1292, CVE-2022-2068, CVE-2022-4450, CVE-2023-0215, CVE-2023-0286, CVE-2023-0464, CVE-2023-4807, CVE-2023-5363, CVE-2024-4741, CVE-2024-5535, and CVE-2024-6119. | DT454221 | |
| GRD-111136 | Fixed an issue of not blocking access coming in over a network share when using a policy that specifies individual functions, such as Read, Execute, Write, and Delete. This issue lead to file corruption on the file server. When upgrading FamMonitor on an affected server, corrupt files must be removed prior to upgrade. | DT454079 | |
| GRD-112239 | Removed vulnerable OpenSSL ssleay32.dll binary to address CVE-2024-5535 and CVE-2023-0464. | DT454210 | |
| GRD-116139 | Fixed an issue where the FamMonitor driver incorrectly denied access to anti-virus files |
| MD5Sum | File Name |
|---|---|
| 0a41aa8cef6589ccc110873ac47e7900 | Windows-FamMonitor-V12.2.1.205.zip |
| dc1a0431c2e705db1f1f8ab8f365132c | conf.reload.FAMMONITOR |
| 4f605ca89a61fcf711bad34a9420f65d | guard-FAMMONITOR-12.2_r120201205_1-x86_x64.gim |
| ab155636d569b983f9de91c8d881b1f9 | guard-FAMMONITOR-guardium_12.2_r120201205_1-Windows-Server-Windows-x86_x64.exe.signed |
- Guardium Data Protection 12.2.1 (see release note)
- Guardium Data Protection Windows CAS 12.2.1.205 (see release note)
- Guardium Data Protection Windows GIM 12.2.1.205 (see release note)
- Guardium Data Protection Windows S-TAP 12.2.1.205 (see release note)
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Modified date:
19 December 2025
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