Security Bulletin: IBM® Db2® is vulnerable to a denial of service after entering a specially crafted malformed SQL statement into the db2expln tool. (CVE-2022-35637)

Summary

IBM® Db2® is vulnerable to a denial of service after entering a specially crafted malformed SQL statement into the db2expln tool.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-35637
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 is vulnerable to a denial of service after entering a malformed SQL statement into the Db2expln tool. IBM X-Force ID: 230823.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/230823 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

All fix pack levels of IBM Db2 V10.5, V11.1, and V11.5 server editions on all platforms are affected.

IBM Db2 versions 9.7 and 10.1 are not affected.

Remediation/Fixes

Customers running any vulnerable fixpack level of an affected Program, V10.5, 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: V10.5 FP11, V11.1.4 FP7, and V11.5.7. They can be applied to any affected fixpack level of the appropriate release to remediate this vulnerability.

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

V11.1| TBD| IT41338| Special Build for V11.1.4 FP7:

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| 11.5.8| IT41312| <https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6830623&gt;

IBM does not disclose key Db2 functionality nor replication steps for a vulnerability to avoid providing too much information to any potential malicious attacker. IBM does not want to enable a malicious attacker with sufficient knowledge to craft an exploit of the vulnerability.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None