Important! Vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly: TSM) client < version 8.1.12

IBM has issued a security warning for all client versions < 8.1.12. This vulnerability may also affect SP servers, so no clients that have not been updated to the non-critical version 8.1.12 will be allowed starting next week. The download link for the current versions can be found below.

Details re. security breach:

www.ibm.com/support/pages/security-bulletin-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-ibm-spectrum-protect-backup-archive-client-and-ibm-spectrum-protect-virtual-environments-cve-2021-20532

Download link for the current version: