Denial of Service in IBM Db2 on Cloud Pak for Data

Publication date: 2026-06-22

Last updated on: 2026-06-30

Assigner: IBM Corporation

Description

IBM Db2 on Cloud Pak for Data and Db2 Warehouse on Cloud Pak for Data versions 4.8,5.0,5.1,5.2,5.3 could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service when creating new databases due to improper allocation of resources.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-06-22

Last Modified

2026-06-30

Generated

2026-07-12

AI Q&A

2026-06-22

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-11

NVD

CVE-2024-54178

EUVD

EUVD-2024-55643

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
ibm	db2	From 4.8 (inc) to 5.4 (exc)
ibm	db2_warehouse	From 4.8 (inc) to 5.4 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

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CWE ID	Description
CWE-770	The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any intended restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated.

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Executive Summary

IBM Db2 on Cloud Pak for Data and Db2 Warehouse on Cloud Pak for Data versions 4.8, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3 contain a vulnerability that could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service when creating new databases due to improper allocation of resources.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can impact you by allowing an authenticated user to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. Specifically, when creating new databases, the improper allocation of resources could exhaust system resources, potentially making the database service unavailable to legitimate users.

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