Stack-based buffer overflow in Db2 for Linux - CVE-2025-33092
Published: August 15, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114124
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-33092
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
Db2 for Linux
Db2 for Linux
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper bounds checking. A local user can send a specially crafted query to overflow the buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-33092
Install updates from vendor's website.