IC82234: SECURITY: DB2 DENIAL OF SERVICE VULNERABILITY IN THE DRDA COMPONENT (CVE-2012-2180).

DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 6 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 8 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 9 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 9a for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 10 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• A vulnerability in DB2 could allow an unauthenticated, remote
  attacker to sent a specially crafted Distributed Relational
  Database Architecture (DRDA) request to a database server to
  cause it to trap.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All DB2 systems on all Linux, Unix and Windows platforms at  *
  * service levels Version 9.7 GA  through to Version 9.7 Fix    *
  * Pack 5.                                                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See Error Description                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Upgrade to DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 6.                       *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The complete fix for this problem first appears in DB2 Version
  9.7 Fix Pack 6 and all the subsequent Fix Packs.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  IC82367

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 FOR LUW

• Fixed component ID

  DB2FORLUW

Applicable component levels

• R970 PSN

     UP

• R980 PSN

     UP