IBM DB2 9.8/10.1/10.5 IOCTL Call resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM DB2 9.8/10.1/10.5. It has been classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component IOCTL Call Handler. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2015-0199. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM DB2 9.8/10.1/10.5 (Database Software). This affects an unknown code block of the component IOCTL Call Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The mmfslinux kernel module in IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) 3.4 before 3.4.0.32, 3.5 before 3.5.0.24, and 4.1 before 4.1.0.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified character-device ioctl calls.

The weakness was released 07/14/2015 by Florian Grunow and Felix Wilhelm with ERNW as swg21902662 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at www-304.ibm.com. The public release was coordinated with IBM. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-0199 since 11/18/2014. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84826 (IBM DB2 10.1 < Fix Pack 5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Bar Mitzvah)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Databases. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 19986 (IBM DB2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (swg21633303)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (84826), SecurityFocus (BID 73283†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1032880†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-13393, VDB-13392, VDB-13395 and VDB-68134. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 84826
Nessus Name: IBM DB2 10.1 < Fix Pack 5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Bar Mitzvah)
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11/18/2014 🔍
03/18/2015 +120 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +5 days 🔍
07/14/2015 +113 days 🔍
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05/31/2022 +2513 days 🔍

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Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: swg21902662
Researcher: Florian Grunow, Felix Wilhelm
Organization: ERNW
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-0199 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0199
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76431
SecurityFocus: 73283 - IBM General Parallel File System CVE-2015-0199 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032880 - IBM DB2 Lets Local and Remote Users Gain Root Privileges and Local Users Deny Service

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/14/2015 16:45
Updated: 05/31/2022 09:36
Changes: 07/14/2015 16:45 (56), 07/06/2017 08:07 (15), 05/31/2022 09:36 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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