Release Notes
Abstract
This technical note provides guidance for installing IBM Guardium Data Protection patch 12.0p223, including resolved or known issues, and notices associated with the patch.
Content
Patch information
- Patch file name: SqlGuard-12.0p223.tgz.enc.sig
- MD5 checksum: 62cc638c6230b627f61f84c610048d5c
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: 12.2
- Platform: All
- On the "Identify fixes" page, select Browse for fixes and click Continue.
- On the "Select fixes" page, select Other 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.
Prerequisites
Attention
This security patch, 12.0p223, must be installed on Guardium version 12.2.2 prior to installing data lake patch 12.0p80111 (see release note).
Installation
Notes:
- This security patch restarts the classifier, nanny, and Tomcat processes.
- Do not reboot the appliance while the patch install is in progress. Contact IBM Support if there is an issue with patch installation.
- When changing the password of CLI and guardcli users in the Guardium command line interface, a password strength warning appears even when strong passwords are not enabled. To remove the strong password checks, execute the CLI command store user strong_password disable.
Overview:
- Download the patch and extract the compressed package outside the Guardium system.
- Review the latest version of the patch release note just before you install the 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.
- Apply the latest quarterly DPS patch and rapid response DPS patch.
For information about installing Guardium Data protection patches, see How to install patches in the Guardium documentation.
Security fixes
This patch resolves the following issues.
| Patch | Issue key | Summary | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.0p223 | GRD-125347 | PSIRT: PVR0764746 - Fixed an Exposure of Sensitive Information vulnerability. | N/A |
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Document Information
Modified date:
15 May 2026
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ibm17273243