A vulnerability in IBM Db2 could allow a local user to obtain elevated privilege and overwrite Db2 files.
CVEID: CVE-2018-1448 DESCRIPTION: IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) contains a vulnerability that could allow a local user to overwrite arbitrary files owned by the DB2 instance owner.
CVSS Base Score: 7.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/140043 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H)
All fix pack levels of IBM Db2 V9.7, V10.1, V10.5, and V11.1 editions on all platforms except Windows are affected.
The recommended solution is to apply the appropriate fix for this vulnerability.
FIX:
The fix for DB2 V11.1 is in V11.1.3 FP3, available for download from Fix Central.
Customers running any vulnerable fixpack level of an affected Program, V9.7, V10.1, and V10.5, 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: DB2 V9.7 FP11, V10.1 FP6, and V10.5 FP9. They can be applied to any affected fixpack level of the appropriate release to remediate this vulnerability.
Release | Fixed in fix pack | APAR | Download URL |
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V9.7 | TBD | IT24214 | Special Build for V9.7 FP11: |
AIX 64-bit
HP-UX 64-bit
Linux 32-bit, x86-32
Linux 64-bit, x86-64
Linux 64-bit, POWER™ big endian
Linux 64-bit, System z®, System z9® or zSeries®
Solaris 64-bit, SPARC
Solaris 64-bit, x86-64
V10.1 | TBD | IT24213 | Special Build for V10.1 FP6:
AIX 64-bit
HP-UX 64-bit
Linux 32-bit, x86-32
Linux 64-bit, x86-64
Linux 64-bit, POWER™ big endian
Linux 64-bit, System z®, System z9® or zSeries®
Solaris 64-bit, SPARC
Solaris 64-bit, x86-64
V10.5 | FP10 | IT24212 | <https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24045012>
V11.1.3 | FP3 | IT24170 | <https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24044630>
None.