PT-2021-22325 · Ibm · Ibm Db2

Published 2021-12-09 · Updated 2022-07-12 · CVE-2021-38926

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) versions 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5

Description The issue allows a local user to gain privileges due to allowing modification of columns of existing tasks.

Recommendations For versions 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5, consider restricting access to task modification until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the task modification feature to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-38926

Affected Products

Ibm Db2

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-38926 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/6523808 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/210321 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38926 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/25484 · Telegram Post
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220114-0002 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/33712 · Telegram Post