{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2026-84290", "assignerOrgId": "9a959283-ebb5-44b6-b705-dcc2bbced522", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "ibm", "dateReserved": "2026-09-01T16:03:21.343Z", "datePublished": "2026-10-08T18:57:07.109Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-10-08T18:57:07.109Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "9a959283-ebb5-44b6-b705-dcc2bbced522", "shortName": "ibm", "dateUpdated": "2026-10-08T18:57:07.109Z" }, "title": "Security vulnerability affects the Windows S-TAP component as part of IBM Guardium Data Protection", "problemTypes": [ { "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "cweId": "CWE-119", "description": "CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer", "type": "CWE" } ] } ], "affected": [ { "vendor": "IBM", "product": "Guardium Data Protection", "versions": [ { "status": "affected", "version": "12.0" }, { "status": "affected", "version": "12.1" }, { "status": "affected", "version": "12.2" } ], "cpes": [ "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*" ] } ], "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1, 12.2 is affected by an improper validation of user-supplied pointers in the WfpMonitor kernel driver. Certain METHOD_NEITHER IOCTL handlers dereference user-controlled pointers without adequate probing and exception handling, potentially allowing a privileged local attacker to cause a system crash or perform limited kernel-memory reads.", "supportingMedia": [ { "type": "text/html", "base64": false, "value": "

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1, 12.2 is affected by an improper validation of user-supplied pointers in the WfpMonitor kernel driver. Certain METHOD_NEITHER IOCTL handlers dereference user-controlled pointers without adequate probing and exception handling, potentially allowing a privileged local attacker to cause a system crash or perform limited kernel-memory reads.

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For all affected versions, IBM strongly recommends addressing this vulnerability now by applying the latest IBM Guardium Data Protection Windows S-TAP patch: 

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_r120204351_S-TAP_Windows&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc

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