Security Bulletin: IBM® Db2® under very specific conditions, could allow a local user to keep running a procedure that could cause the system to run out of memory.and cause a denial of service. (CVE-2021-29763)

Summary

IBM® Db2® under very specific conditions, could allow a local user to keep running a procedure that could cause the system to run out of memory.and cause a denial of service.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-29763
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) under very specific conditions, could allow a local user to keep running a procedure that could cause the system to run out of memory.and cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 5.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/202267 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

All fix pack levels of IBM Db2 V11.1, and V11.5 editions on all platforms are affected.

Versions 9.7, 10.1 and 10.5 are not impacted.

Remediation/Fixes

Customers running any vulnerable fixpack level of an affected Program, v11.1 and V11.5, can download the special build containing the interim fix for this issue from Fix Central. These special builds are available based on the most recent fixpack level for each impacted release: V11.1.4 FP6, and V11.5.6. They can be applied to any affected fixpack level of the appropriate release to remediate this vulnerability.

AIX 64-bit
Linux 32-bit, x86-32
Linux 64-bit, x86-64
Linux 64-bit, POWER™ little endian
Linux 64-bit, System z®, System z9® or zSeries®
Solaris 64-bit, SPARC
Windows 32-bit, x86
Windows 64-bit, x86

V11.5| 11.5.7| IT36906| <https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6524304&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None