Race condition in IBM DB2 LUW - CVE-2025-1493
Published: July 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU113111
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-1493
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to concurrent execution of shared resources. A remote user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to perform a denial of service attack.
Affected software
IBM DB2 LUW
Db2 Big SQL
IBM OpenPages with Watson
Storage Protect Server
IBM Cloud Application Performance Management (APM)
Db2 Big SQL
IBM OpenPages with Watson
Storage Protect Server
IBM Cloud Application Performance Management (APM)
How to mitigate CVE-2025-1493
Install updates from vendor's website.
Db2 Big SQL - update to 8.0
IBM Cloud Application Performance Management (APM) - update to 8.1.4.0.4
Storage Protect Server - update to 8.1.27.100
IBM Cloud Application Performance Management (APM) - update to 8.1.4.0.4
Storage Protect Server - update to 8.1.27.100
External References
Related Security Bulletins
- Race condition in IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows
- Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM DB2 bundled with IBM Application Performance Management products
- Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM OpenPages
- Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Storage Protect Server
- Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Big SQL on IBM Cloud Pak for Data