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Problem IT16921
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Status: Closed |
SECURITY: ELEVATED PRIVILEGES WITH DB2 EXECUTABLES (CVE-2016-5995).
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| product: |
DB2 FOR LUW / DB2FORLUW / A50 - DB2 |
| Problem description: |
There is a vulnerability in a DB2 executables which a
local user can exploit to gain elevated privilege.
This vulnerability was discovered in V10.5 FP7 and does not
affect the platforms:
Windows, Sun Sparc and Sun AMD64. However, for Linux PPC, this
vulnerability existed since V10.5 GA.
See security bulletin for details:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21990061 |
| Problem Summary: |
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* USERS AFFECTED: *
* All DB2 systems on all Linux and Unix platforms at service *
* levels Version 10.5 FP7. *
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: *
* See Error Description *
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* RECOMMENDATION: *
* Upgrade to DB2 Version 10.5 Fix Pack 8 or see "Local Fix" *
* portion for other suggestions. *
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| Local Fix: |
See security bulletin for details:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21990061 |
| Solution |
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| Workaround |
not known / see Local fix |
| BUG-Tracking |
forerunner :
follow-up : IT17010 IT17011 IT17012 |
| Timestamps |
Date - problem reported :
Date - problem closed :
Date - last modified :
| 06.09.2016
14.09.2016
14.09.2016 |
| Problem solved at the following versions (IBM BugInfos) |
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| Problem solved according to the fixlist(s) of the following version(s) |
