Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilitiìy identified in IBM DB2 that is shipped as component and pattern type or pType with Cloud Pak System and Cloud Pak System Software Suite. Cloud Pak System addressed response with new DB2 pType

Summary

Vulnerabilitiìy identified in IBM DB2. DB2 is shipped as pattern type or pType with Cloud Pak System and supporting product with Cloud Pak System Software Suite. Cloud Pak System addressed vulnerabilty.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2020-4701
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking which could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges.
CVSS Base score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/187078 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

For all minor release version that are end of support and unsupported releases the recommendation is to upgrade to latest fixed release.

For Cloud Pak System 2.3.0.1, V2.3.1.1, V2.3.2.0, V.2.3.3.0, V.2.3.3.1, V.2.3.3.2

upgrade to Cloud Pak System V2.3.3.3 and apply DB2 Ptype 1.2.12.0.

For IBM Cloud Pak System V2.3.3.3 apply DB2 Ptype 1.2.12.0

OR

Upgrade to IBM Cloud Pak System V2.3.3.4 at FixCentral

Information on upgrading available at : http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10887959.

Workarounds and Mitigations

If you are running on your OS specific configuration recommendation is to review your environment make sure appropriate checks are in place so that local access is granted only to authenticated trusted users.