Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in GPFS affect IBM® DB2® LUW on AIX and Linux (CVE-2015-4974, CVE-2015-4981 & CVE-2015-7403)

Summary

DB2 LUW is affected by multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® General Parallel File System, Version V3.5 that is used by DB2® pureScale™ Feature on AIX and Linux.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2015-4974**
DESCRIPTION:** IBM General Parallel File System could allow a local non privileged attacker to execute commands with root privileges.
CVSS Base Score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/105789 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2015-4981**
DESCRIPTION:** IBM General Parallel File System could allow a local non privileged attacker to read system memory contents
CVSS Base Score: 4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/105831 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2015-7403**
DESCRIPTION:** IBM General Parallel File System is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a user pointer dereference. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the GPFS they are on to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/107108 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:N/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Customers who have DB2® pureScale™ Feature installed in their DB2 database system are affected.

All fix pack levels of IBM DB2 V10.1 and V10.5 editions listed below and running on AIX and Linux are affected.

IBM DB2 Express Edition
IBM DB2 Workgroup Server Edition
IBM DB2 Enterprise Server Edition
IBM DB2 Advanced Enterprise Server Edition
IBM DB2 Advanced Workgroup Server Edition
IBM DB2 Connect™ Application Server Edition
IBM DB2 Connect™ Enterprise Edition
IBM DB2 Connect™ Unlimited Edition for System i®
IBM DB2 Connect™ Unlimited Edition for System z®

IBM DB2 pureScale™ Feature for Enterprise Server Edition, V9.8, running on AIX or Linux is affected.

Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to apply the appropriate fix for this vulnerability.

FIX:

The fix for DB2 and DB2 Connect release V10.1 is in V10.1 FP6 and V10.5 is in V10.5 FP8, available for download from Fix Central.

Customers running any vulnerable fixpack level of an affected Program, V9.8 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 V9.8 FP5. They can be applied to any affected fixpack level of the appropriate release to remediate this vulnerability.

Refer to the folowing chart to determine how to proceed to obtain a needed fixpack or special build.

Contact Technical Support:

In the United States and Canada dial 1-800-IBM-SERV
View the support contacts for other countries outside of the United States.
Electronically open a Service Request with DB2 Technical Support.

Note:_ IBM’s statements regarding its plans, directions, and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice at IBM’s sole discretion. Information regarding potential future products is intended to outline our general product direction and it should not be relied on in making a purchasing decision. The information mentioned regarding potential future products is not a commitment, promise, or legal obligation to deliver any material, code or functionality. Information about potential future products may not be incorporated into any contract. The development, release, and timing of any future features or functionality described for our products remains at our sole discretion._

Workarounds and Mitigations

None