CVE-2025-2668 IBM Db2 Denial of Service

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An authenticated user can crash the IBM Db2 server by submitting a specially crafted query, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2025-2668?

CVE-2025-2668 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Db2, published on 30 Jan 2026. 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 - 11.5.9 is vulnerable to a denial of service as the server may crash when an authenticated user creates a specially crafted query.

Weakness: CWE-770, CWE-789

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-2668?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Db2.

How do I fix CVE-2025-2668?

Apply the vendor's patch.

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-2025-2668 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-2668 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Db2 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-29f9-wqmc-g6q2, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2025-2668.

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