Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities affect Db2 shipped with Cloud Pak System

Summary

Vulnerabilities affect Db2 shipped with Platform System Manager (PSM) and Db2 pattern type (PType ) in IBM Cloud Pak System and IBM Cloud Pak System Software. IBM Cloud Pak System has addressed vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-29257
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 is vulnerable to remote code execution as a database administrator of one database may execute code or read/write files from another database within the same instance. IBM X-Force ID: 252011.
CVSS Base score: 7.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/252011 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID:CVE-2023-29255
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 is vulnerable to a denial of service as it may trap when compiling a variation of an anonymous block. IBM X-Force ID: 251991.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/251991 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID:CVE-2023-27555
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 11.5 is vulnerable to a denial of service when attempting to use ACR client affinity for unfenced DRDA federation wrappers. IBM X-Force ID: 249187.
CVSS Base score: 5.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/249187 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)

CVEID:CVE-2023-26021
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 11.1 and 11.5 is vulnerable to a denial of service as the server may crash when compiling a specially crafted SQL query using a LIMIT clause. IBM X-Force ID: 247864.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/247864 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID:CVE-2023-25930
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 10.1, 11.1, and 11.5 is vulnerable to a denial of service. Under rare conditions, setting a special register may cause the Db2 server to terminate abnormally. IBM X-Force ID: 247862.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/247862 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID:CVE-2023-26022
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) is vulnerable to a denial of service as the server may crash when an Out of Memory occurs using the DBMS_OUTPUT module. IBM X-Force ID: 247868.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/247868 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID:CVE-2023-27559
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 is vulnerable to a denial of service as the server may crash when using a specially crafted subquery. IBM X-Force ID: 249196.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/249196 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

For unsupported version/release/platform IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported /release/platform of the product.

Vulnerabilities in DB2 affect PSM and Db2 pType shipped with Cloud Pak System. Cloud Pak System PSM and pType update to IBM DB2 Advanced Edition 11.5.8.0 ( special_29133_v11.5.8) with release CPS 2.3.3.6 Interim Fix 1 for Intel.

For IBM Cloud Pak System v2.3.3.0, v.2.3.3.1, v.2.3.3.2, v.2.3.3.3, v2.3.3.3 iFix 1, v2.3.3.4, v2.3.3.5

upgrade to IBM Cloud Pak System v2.3.3.6, then apply Cloud Pak System v2.3.3.6 Interim Fix 1

Information on upgrading to Cloud Pak System v.2.3.3.6 at <https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6959035&gt;

For Cloud Pak System V2.3.3.6, apply Cloud Pak System V2.3.3.6 Interim Fix 1.

Information on upgrading to Cloud Pak System v.2.3.3.6 Interim Fix 1 at <https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7017280&gt;

For Cloud Pak System V2.3.0.1, V2.3.1.1, V2.3.2.0, for Power
Upgrade to Cloud Pak System v2.3.3.7 and apply V2.3.3.7 Interim Fix 01 at IBM Fix Central.
information on upgrading here <https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6982511&gt;

For Cloud Pak System V2.3.3.7, for Power
Apply Cloud Pak System V2.3.3.7 Interim Fix 01 at IBM Fix Central.

information on upgrading available at <https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7045078&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None