SB2018042506 - Information disclosure in IBM DB2
Published: April 25, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018042506
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1654)
The vulnerability allows a local unprivileged attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a flaw in the IBM Spectrum Scale component. A local attacker can obtain potentially sensitive information from dump files and cause the information to be transferred to IBM during service engagements.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.