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title: Critical gaps in IBM Spectrum Protect
date: 2021-12-14
author: norbert-hamm
locale: en
summary: Critical gaps in IBM Spectrum Protect. There are currently several critical vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum Protect that you should address immediately. Patches are already available for all gaps.
capabilities: [backup-recovery]
vendors: [ibm]
legacySlug: ibm-critical-gaps-in-ibm-spectrum-protect
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Critical gaps in IBM Spectrum Protect. There are currently several critical vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum Protect that you should address immediately. Patches are already available for all gaps. Our engineers will be happy to help you with the installation. [Get in touch.](https://soultec.ch/contact-us/)

More details about the vulnerabilites:

[https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6524712](https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6524712 "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6524712") – Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in OpenSSL affect IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client NetApp Services (CVE-2021-3712, CVE-2021-3711)

[https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6524908](https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6524908 "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6524908") – Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in Golang Go may affect IBM Spectrum Protect Server (CVE-2021-33195, CVE-2021-33197, CVE-2021-36221)

[https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6524726](https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6524726 "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6524726") – Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in IBM Db2 affect IBM Spectrum Protect Server (CVE-2021-29777, CVE-2021-20579, CVE-2021-29703, CVE-2020-4885, CVE-2020-4945)