CVE-2025-36009 IBM Db2 Denial of Service

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An authenticated user can cause a denial of service in IBM Db2 by exploiting excessive use of a global variable.

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-2025-36009?

CVE-2025-36009 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) could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service due to excessive use of a global variable.

Weakness: CWE-1284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-36009?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Db2.

How do I fix CVE-2025-36009?

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-2025-36009 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-36009 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Db2 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h944-mx2g-43vq, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2025-36009.

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