IBM04594FA873F46EB213D01BFF22ADE4302283227D2551DF741D0692B8077AF4DDSecurity Bulletin: IBM® Db2® LUW on AIX and Linux Affected by a Vulnerability in IBM® Spectrum Scale (CVE-2018-1783).
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
12.6%
Summary
Db2 LUW is affected by a vulnerability in IBM® Spectrum Scale Version 4.1.x and 4.2.x that is used by Db2® pureScale™ Feature on AIX and Linux. IBM Spectrum Scale is previously known as General Parallel File System (GPFS).
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:CVE-2018-1783
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM GPFS (IBM Spectrum Scale 4.1.1.0, 4.1.1.20, 4.2.0.0, 4.2.3.10, 5.0.0 and 5.0.1.2) command line utility allows an unprivileged, authenticated user with access to a GPFS node to forcefully terminate GPFS and deny access to data available through GPFS. IBM X-Force ID: 148806.
CVSS Base score: 6.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148806 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
All fix pack levels of IBM Db2 V10.5 and V11.1 editions running on AIX and Linux are affected, and only for those customers who have Db2® pureScale™ Feature installed. Db2 V11.5 is not affected.
Remediation/Fixes
The recommended solution is to apply the appropriate fix for this vulnerability.
FIX:
| Customers running any vulnerable fixpack level of an affected program, V10.5 or V11.1, can contact IBM technical support to obtain the GPFS eFix. Before installing the GPFS eFix, the Db2 level might need to be upgraded to the level that includes the supported GPFS level. Do not attempt to upgrade GPFS by any other means. The table below lists the Db2 releases, the prerequisite that needs to be installed first and the GPFS efix to request from IBM technical support. Db2 Release | Obtain following GPFS efix from IBM technical support |
|---|---|
| 10.5 | 4.1.1.17 efix 9 |
| 11.1 | 4.2.3.17 efix 1 |
The GPFS efix install instructions are available here:<http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27048484>
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| db2 for linux, unix and windows | eq | 10.5 | |
| db2 for linux, unix and windows | eq | 11.1 |
Related
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
12.6%