Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in DB2 that affect the IBM Performance Management product.

Security Bulletin

Summary

DB2 contains several vulnerabilities which can affect the IBM Performance Management product. Information about security vulnerabilities affecting DB2 has been published in security bulletins.

Vulnerability Details

Refer to the security bulletin(s) listed in the Remediation/Fixes section

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
IBM Cloud APM, Base Private	8.1.4
IBM Cloud APM, Advanced Private	8.1.4

Remediation/Fixes

The vulnerabilities can be remediated by first applying the necessary fixes to your DB2 V10.5, or V11.1 server. The fixes can be accessed from the following security bulletins:

Security Bulletin: IBM® Db2® could allow a local user to read and write specific files due to weak file permissions (CVE-2020-4976)

Security Bulletin: IBM® Db2® is vulnerable to an information disclosure, exposing remote storage credentials to privileged users under specific conditions.(CVE-2021-29752)

Security Bulletin: IBM® Db2® under very specific conditions, could allow a local user to keep running a procedure that could cause the system to run out of memory and cause a denial of service. (CVE-2021-29763)

Security Bulletin: IBM® Db2® could disclose sensitive information when using ADMIN_CMD with LOAD or BACKUP. (CVE-2021-29825)

To use your updated DB2 V10.5, or V11.1 server with your IBM Cloud Application Performance Management product, apply the 8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-SERVER-IF0004 or later server patch to the system where the Cloud APM server is installed. Interim fixes for the Cloud APM server version 8.1.4 are available to download from IBM Fix Central at this link:

https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=IBM%20Performance%20Management%20family&product=ibm/Tivoli/IBM+Application+Performance+Management+Advanced&release=8.1.4.0&platform=All&function=all

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Change History

08 Dec 2021: Initial Publication

*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

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in DB2 that affect the IBM Performance Management product.