# CVE-2025-13108: Fixes to common vulnerabilities found in IBM Db2 Merge Backup for Linux, UNIX and Windows

> An attacker can access sensitive information in memory due to improper resource clearing in IBM DB2 Merge Backup.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Feb 2026
- **Updated:** 26 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-65rw-7fc7-g478

## What is CVE-2025-13108?

CVE-2025-13108 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM DB2 Merge Backup for Linux, UNIX and Windows, published on 17 Feb 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM DB2 Merge Backup for Linux, UNIX and Windows 12.1.0.0 could allow an attacker to access sensitive information in memory due to the buffer not properly clearing resources.

Weakness: CWE-226 (Sensitive Information in Resource Not Removed Before Reuse)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-13108?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Db2 Merge Backup.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-13108?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-13108 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-13108 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-13108 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM DB2 Merge Backup for Linux, UNIX and Windows

- [CVE-2025-33124](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-33124/): Fixes to common vulnerabilities found in IBM Db2 Merge Backup for Linux, UNIX and Windows (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2025-33130](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-33130/): Fixes to common vulnerabilities found in IBM Db2 Merge Backup for Linux, UNIX and Windows (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-13108 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-13108 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM DB2 Merge Backup for Linux, UNIX and Windows, published on 17 Feb 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-13108 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM DB2 Merge Backup for Linux, UNIX and Windows. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-13108/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-13108/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-13108
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13108
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-13108

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-13108/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.