IBM Db2 11.5.0 through 11.5.9, and 12.1.0 through 12.1.5 could allow an attacker with the ability to control or impersonate a DRDA server endpoint to execute arbitrary commands on Db2 clients due to a stack-based buffer overflow that improperly copies user-controlled data into a fixed-size stack buffer without bounds checking.
Customers running any vulnerable affected level of an affected Program, V11.5, and V12.1, can download the security update containing the interim fix for this issue from Fix Central. These security updates are available based on the most recent level for each impacted release: V11.5.9, V12.1.4, and V12.1.5. They can be applied to any affected level of the appropriate release to remediate this vulnerability.
ReleaseFixed in mod packAPARDownload URLV11.5TBD https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7087189 V12.1TBD https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7267513
Security Update #89304 or later for V12.1.5 available at this link:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7282633
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