Release Notes
Abstract
This technical note provides guidance for installing IBM Guardium Data Protection Gen AI patch 12.0p81240, including resolved or known issues, or notices associated with the patch.
Content
Patch information
- Patch file name: SqlGuard-12.0p81240_genai_Sep_24_2026.tgz.enc.sig
- MD5 checksum: f213002df2ff17d537df3247e785e221
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
- Guardium Data Protection 12.2.4 (GPU 12.0p7240; see release notes)
- The latest Guardium Data Protection health check patch 12.0p9997 (see release notes)
Installation
Notes: This patch restarts all Generative AI (Gen AI) related services.
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. This patch must be installed starting with the central manager and then installed on the aggregators.
For more information, see Installing patches and Configuring generative AI in the Guardium documentation.
Security updates
This patch remediates multiple security vulnerabilities. More information will be available soon within IBM Security Bulletins published by the IBM Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT). When the bulletins are published, direct links will be added to these release notes.
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Document Information
Modified date:
16 October 2026
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ibm17289196