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Security Bulletin: IBM Db2 Warehouse has released a fix in response to the vulnerability known as Spectre (CVE-2017-5753)

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Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/303303
303303

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM has released the following fix for IBM Db2 Warehouse in response to CVE-2017-5753.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-5753

Affected Products and Versions

IBM dashDB Local v1.0.0 - v1.9.0, IBM Db2 Warehouse v1.10.0 - v1.11.1, and Db2 Warehouse v2.0.0 - v2.3.0; all container types

Remediation/Fixes

Update your implementation to IBM Db2 Warehouse v2.4.0 or later. For information about how to update, see the following topics:

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.

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Important Note

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References

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Acknowledgement

The vulnerability was reported to IBM by Google Project Zero.

Change History

29 January 2018: Original version published

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

Disclaimer

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

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Document Information

Modified date:
16 June 2018

UID

swg22012814