CVE-2024-39724 IBM Db2 Big SQL on Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to a denial of service due to lack of throttling on an API
An authenticated user can cause a denial of service in IBM Db2 Big SQL by exploiting a lack of API throttling and resource limits.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-39724?
CVE-2024-39724 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in IBM Db2 Big SQL on Cloud Pak for Data, published on 4 Feb 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Db2 Big SQL on Cloud Pak for Data versions 7.6 (on CP4D 4.8), 7.7 (on CP4D 5.0), and 7.8 (on CP4D 5.1) do not properly limit the allocation of system resources. An authenticated user with internal knowledge of the environment could exploit this weakness to cause a denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-770
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-39724?
How do I fix CVE-2024-39724?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-39724 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2024-39724 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-39724 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hfg5-h6jx-rgvq.