CVE-2025-1992 IBM Db2 denial of service
An authenticated user in a federation environment can cause a denial of service in IBM Db2 due to insufficient memory release.
- 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-2025-1992?
CVE-2025-1992 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Db2, published on 5 May 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 11.5.0 through 11.5.9 and 12.1.0 through 12.1.1 could allow an authenticated user in federation environment, to cause a denial of service due to insufficient release of allocated memory after usage.
Weakness: CWE-401
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1992?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Db2.
How do I fix CVE-2025-1992?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-1992 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-2025-1992 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-1992 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Db2
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pxrf-vj27-hg76.