Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime in IBM DB2 LUW - CVE-2025-36071
Published: August 18, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114125
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-36071
CWE-ID: CWE-772
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper release of memory resources. A remote attacker can trigger the vulnerability and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
IBM DB2 LUW
Watson Query on Cloud Pak for Data
Data Virtualization (DV) on Cloud Pak for Data (CPD)
Db2 Big SQL
IBM OpenPages with Watson
IBM Cloud Pak System
IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager (GKLM)
IBM Security Verify Governance
Watson Query on Cloud Pak for Data
Data Virtualization (DV) on Cloud Pak for Data (CPD)
Db2 Big SQL
IBM OpenPages with Watson
IBM Cloud Pak System
IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager (GKLM)
IBM Security Verify Governance
How to mitigate CVE-2025-36071
Install updates from vendor's website.
IBM Cloud Pak System - update to 2.3.6.1
Data Virtualization (DV) on Cloud Pak for Data (CPD) - update to 3.2.1
Db2 Big SQL - update to 8.1
IBM OpenPages with Watson - update to 9.1.2
Data Virtualization (DV) on Cloud Pak for Data (CPD) - update to 3.2.1
Db2 Big SQL - update to 8.1
IBM OpenPages with Watson - update to 9.1.2
External References
Related Security Bulletins
- Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime in IBM Db2 for LUW
- Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager
- Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Data Virtualization on IBM Software Hub
- Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Security Verify Governance
- Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM OpenPages
- Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Big SQL on IBM Cloud Pak for Data
- Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Pak System