A security warning issued for IBM DB2 has received an update from the BSI. You can find out how affected users should behave here.
The Federal Office for Security in Information Technology (BSI) released an update on February 16, 2024 to a security vulnerability for IBM DB2 that became known on January 8, 2024. The vulnerability affects the Windows operating system as well as the products IBM Security Guardium and IBM DB2.
The latest manufacturer recommendations regarding updates, workarounds and security patches for this vulnerability can be found here: IBM Security Bulletin 7118327 (As of February 15, 2024). Other useful resources are listed later in this article.
IBM DB2 Security Advisory – Risk: High
Risk level: 5 (high)
CVSS Base Score: 8,4
CVSS Temporal Score: 7,3
Remote attack: No
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is used to assess the severity of vulnerabilities in computer systems. The CVSS standard makes it possible to compare potential or actual security vulnerabilities based on various metrics in order to create a priority list for taking countermeasures. The attributes “none”, “low”, “medium”, “high” and “critical” are used to determine the severity levels of a vulnerability. The Base Score evaluates the requirements for an attack (including authentication, complexity, privileges, user interaction) and its consequences. The temporal score also takes changes over time in the danger situation into account. According to the CVSS, the severity of the vulnerability discussed here is rated as “high” with a base score of 8.4.
IBM DB2 Bug: Vulnerability allows privilege escalation
IBM DB2 is a relational database system (RDBS) from IBM.
A local attacker could exploit a vulnerability in IBM DB2 to elevate their privileges.
The vulnerability is identified with the unique CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) serial number. CVE-2023-47145 traded.
Systems affected by the security gap at a glance
operating system
Windows
Products
IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0 (cpe:/a:ibm:security_guardium)
IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 4.1.1 (cpe:/a:ibm:security_guardium)
IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 4.1 (cpe:/a:ibm:security_guardium)
IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 4.2 (cpe:/a:ibm:security_guardium)
IBM DB2 11.5.x (cpe:/a:ibm:db2)
IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0.1 (cpe:/a:ibm:security_guardium)
IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 4.0 (cpe:/a:ibm:security_guardium)
IBM DB2 10.5.0.x (cpe:/a:ibm:db2)
IBM DB2 11.1.4.x (cpe:/a:ibm:db2)
IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 4.2.1 (cpe:/a:ibm:security_guardium)
General measures for dealing with IT security gaps
Users of the affected applications should keep them up to date. When security gaps become known, manufacturers are required to fix them as quickly as possible by developing a patch or a workaround. If new security updates become available, install them promptly. For information, consult the sources listed in the next section. These often contain further information about the latest version of the software in question as well as the availability of security patches or information about workarounds. If you have any further questions or uncertainties, please contact your responsible administrator. IT security managers should regularly check the sources mentioned to see whether a new security update is available.
Sources of updates, patches and workarounds
Here you will find further links with information about bug reports, security fixes and workarounds.
IBM Security Bulletin 7118327 vom 2024-02-15 (16.02.2024)
For more information, see:
IBM Security Bulletin 7105500 vom 2024-01-07 (08.01.2024)
For more information, see:
Version history of this security alert
This is the 2nd version of this IT security notice for IBM DB2. If further updates are announced, this text will be updated. You can read about changes or additions in this version history.
January 8, 2024 – Initial version
02/16/2024 – New updates from IBM added
+++ Editorial note: This text was generated based on current BSI data and will be updated in a data-driven manner depending on the warning situation. We accept feedback and comments at [email protected]. +++
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