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https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=Guardium_12.x.p102_S-TAP_AIX_r124850&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc\nS-TAP_Amazon: https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=Guardium_12.x.p102_S-TAP_Amazon_r124850&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc\nS-TAP_Debian: https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=Guardium_12.x.p102_S-TAP_Debian_r124850&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc\nS-TAP_Modules: https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=Guardium_12.x.p102_S-TAP_Modules_r124850&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc\nS-TAP_RedHat: https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=Guardium_12.x.p102_S-TAP_RedHat_r124850&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc\nS-TAP_Solaris: https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=Guardium_12.x.p102_S-TAP_Solaris_r124850&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc\nS-TAP_Suse: https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=Guardium_12.x.p102_S-TAP_Suse_r124850&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc\nS-TAP_Ubuntu: https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=Guardium_12.x.p102_S-TAP_Ubuntu_r124850&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc\nS-TAP_zLinux: https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=Guardium_12.x.p102_S-TAP_zLinux_r124850&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc","time":"","lang":"en"}],"workarounds":[],"exploits":[],"credits":[],"nvd_cpes":[],"vendor_comments":[],"enrichments":{"kev":null,"epss":null,"legacy_qids":[]},"source_records":{"cve_program":{"containers":{"adp":[{"metrics":[{"other":{"content":{"id":"CVE-2026-87980","options":[{"Exploitation":"none"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"partial"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","timestamp":"2026-10-09T14:33:46.783074Z","version":"2.0.3"},"type":"ssvc"}}],"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2026-10-09T14:50:07.888Z","orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","shortName":"CISA-ADP"},"title":"CISA ADP 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href=\"https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&amp;product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&amp;release=All&amp;platform=All&amp;function=fixId&amp;fixids=Guardium_12.x.p102_S-TAP_AIX_r124850&amp;includeSupersedes=0&amp;source=fc\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&amp;product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&amp;release=All&amp;platform=All&amp;function=fixId&amp;fixids=Guardium_12.x.p102_S-TAP_AIX_r124850&amp;includeSupersedes=0&amp;source=fc</a></li><li>S-TAP_Amazon: <a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&amp;product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&amp;release=All&amp;platform=All&amp;function=fixId&amp;fixids=Guardium_12.x.p102_S-TAP_Amazon_r124850&amp;includeSupersedes=0&amp;source=fc\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&amp;product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&amp;release=All&amp;platform=All&amp;function=fixId&amp;fixids=Guardium_12.x.p102_S-TAP_Amazon_r124850&amp;includeSupersedes=0&amp;source=fc</a></li><li>S-TAP_Debian: <a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&amp;product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&amp;release=All&amp;platform=All&amp;function=fixId&amp;fixids=Guardium_12.x.p102_S-TAP_Debian_r124850&amp;includeSupersedes=0&amp;source=fc\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&amp;product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&amp;release=All&amp;platform=All&amp;function=fixId&amp;fixids=Guardium_12.x.p102_S-TAP_Debian_r124850&amp;includeSupersedes=0&amp;source=fc</a></li><li>S-TAP_Modules: <a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&amp;product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&amp;release=All&amp;platform=All&amp;function=fixId&amp;fixids=Guardium_12.x.p102_S-TAP_Modules_r124850&amp;includeSupersedes=0&amp;source=fc\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&amp;product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&amp;release=All&amp;platform=All&amp;function=fixId&amp;fixids=Guardium_12.x.p102_S-TAP_Modules_r124850&amp;includeSupersedes=0&amp;source=fc</a></li><li>S-TAP_RedHat: <a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&amp;product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&amp;release=All&amp;platform=All&amp;function=fixId&amp;fixids=Guardium_12.x.p102_S-TAP_RedHat_r124850&amp;includeSupersedes=0&amp;source=fc\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&amp;product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&amp;release=All&amp;platform=All&amp;function=fixId&amp;fixids=Guardium_12.x.p102_S-TAP_RedHat_r124850&amp;includeSupersedes=0&amp;source=fc</a></li><li>S-TAP_Solaris: <a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&amp;product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&amp;release=All&amp;platform=All&amp;function=fixId&amp;fixids=Guardium_12.x.p102_S-TAP_Solaris_r124850&amp;includeSupersedes=0&amp;source=fc\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&amp;product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&amp;release=All&amp;platform=All&amp;function=fixId&amp;fixids=Guardium_12.x.p102_S-TAP_Solaris_r124850&amp;includeSupersedes=0&amp;source=fc</a></li><li>S-TAP_Suse: <a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&amp;product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&amp;release=All&amp;platform=All&amp;function=fixId&amp;fixids=Guardium_12.x.p102_S-TAP_Suse_r124850&amp;includeSupersedes=0&amp;source=fc\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&amp;product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&amp;release=All&amp;platform=All&amp;function=fixId&amp;fixids=Guardium_12.x.p102_S-TAP_Suse_r124850&amp;includeSupersedes=0&amp;source=fc</a></li><li>S-TAP_Ubuntu: <a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&amp;product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&amp;release=All&amp;platform=All&amp;function=fixId&amp;fixids=Guardium_12.x.p102_S-TAP_Ubuntu_r124850&amp;includeSupersedes=0&amp;source=fc\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&amp;product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&amp;release=All&amp;platform=All&amp;function=fixId&amp;fixids=Guardium_12.x.p102_S-TAP_Ubuntu_r124850&amp;includeSupersedes=0&amp;source=fc</a></li><li>S-TAP_zLinux: <a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&amp;product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&amp;release=All&amp;platform=All&amp;function=fixId&amp;fixids=Guardium_12.x.p102_S-TAP_zLinux_r124850&amp;includeSupersedes=0&amp;source=fc\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&amp;product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&amp;release=All&amp;platform=All&amp;function=fixId&amp;fixids=Guardium_12.x.p102_S-TAP_zLinux_r124850&amp;includeSupersedes=0&amp;source=fc</a></li></ul><p></p>"}],"value":"For all affected versions, IBM strongly recommends addressing these 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https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=Guardium_12.x.p102_S-TAP_Modules_r124850&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc\nS-TAP_RedHat: https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=Guardium_12.x.p102_S-TAP_RedHat_r124850&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc\nS-TAP_Solaris: https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=Guardium_12.x.p102_S-TAP_Solaris_r124850&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc\nS-TAP_Suse: https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=Guardium_12.x.p102_S-TAP_Suse_r124850&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc\nS-TAP_Ubuntu: https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=Guardium_12.x.p102_S-TAP_Ubuntu_r124850&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc\nS-TAP_zLinux: https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=Guardium_12.x.p102_S-TAP_zLinux_r124850&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc"}],"title":"Security vulnerability affects the UNIX S-TAP component as part of IBM Guardium Data 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