Security Bulletin
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK and IBM Java Runtime 8 affect IBM® Db2® Big SQL 7.x on Cloud Pak for Data 4.x
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2023-38264
DESCRIPTION: The IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition's Object Request Broker (ORB) 7.1.0.0 through 7.1.5.21 and 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.8.21 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack in some circumstances due to improper enforcement of the JEP 290 MaxRef and MaxDepth deserialization filters. IBM X-Force ID: 260578.
CWE: CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data
CVSS Source: NVD
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2024-21085
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the VM component could allow a remote attacker to cause low availability impacts.
CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2023-33850
DESCRIPTION: IBM GSKit-Crypto could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a timing-based side channel in the RSA Decryption implementation. By sending an overly large number of trial messages for decryption, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information.
CWE: CWE-203: Observable Discrepancy
CVSS Source: IBM
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2024-20952
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Security component could allow a remote attacker to cause high confidentiality impact and high integrity impact.
CWE: CWE-284: Improper Access Control
CVSS Source: secalert_us@oracle.com
CVSS Base score: 7.4
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2024-20918
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the VM component could allow a remote attacker to cause high confidentiality impact and high integrity impact.
CWE: CWE-284: Improper Access Control
CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score: 7.4
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2024-20921
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the VM component could allow a remote attacker to cause high confidentiality impact.
CWE: CWE-276: Incorrect Default Permissions
CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2024-20926
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Scripting component could allow a remote attacker to cause high confidentiality impact.
CWE: CWE-284: Improper Access Control
CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2024-20945
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the VM component could allow a local authenticated attacker to cause high confidentiality impact.
CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score: 4.7
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2023-5676
DESCRIPTION: In Eclipse OpenJ9 before version 0.41.0, the JVM can be forced into an infinite busy hang on a spinlock or a segmentation fault if a shutdown signal (SIGTERM, SIGINT or SIGHUP) is received before the JVM has finished initializing.
CWE: CWE-364: Signal Handler Race Condition
CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score: 4.1
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2023-22081
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the JSSE component could allow a remote attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, no integrity impact, and low availability impact.
CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2023-22067
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the CORBA component could allow a remote attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CWE: CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization
CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2023-22049
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Libraries component could allow a remote attacker to cause low integrity impacts.
CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| Db2 Big SQL on Cloud Pak for Data | 7.2.x (on Cloud Pak for Data 4.0.0) |
| Db2 Big SQL on Cloud Pak for Data | 7.3.x (on Cloud Pak for Data 4.5.0) |
| Db2 Big SQL on Cloud Pak for Data | 7.4.x (on Cloud Pak for Data 4.6.0) |
| Db2 Big SQL on Cloud Pak for Data | 7.5.x (on Cloud Pak for Data 4.7.0) |
| Db2 Big SQL on Cloud Pak for Data | 7.6.x (on Cloud Pak for Data 4.8.0) |
Remediation/Fixes
The recommended solution to address this vulnerability is to upgrade Db2 Big SQL to version 7.7 or later available on IBM Cloud Pak for Data 5.0 or later by following the instructions for Upgrading Cloud Pak for Data and Upgrading the Db2 Big SQL service.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
23 Dec 2025: Initial Publication
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Modified date:
23 December 2025
UID
ibm17255729