CVE-2017-1438

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Published 2017-09-12 · Modified 2026-05-13
CVSS v3
6.7
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
7.2
VIR risk
6.7

Description

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 (includes DB2 Connect Server) could allow a local user with DB2 instance owner privileges to obtain root access. IBM X-Force ID: 128057.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
66%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: psirt@us.ibm.com — https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/128057

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: psirt@us.ibm.com — http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22006885

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
linux linux-kernel-not-affected

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
ibmdb29.7
ibmdb29.7.0.1
ibmdb29.7.0.2
ibmdb29.7.0.3
ibmdb29.7.0.4
ibmdb29.7.0.5
ibmdb29.7.0.6
ibmdb29.7.0.7
ibmdb29.7.0.8
ibmdb29.7.0.9
ibmdb29.7.0.10
ibmdb29.7.0.11
ibmdb210.1
ibmdb210.1.0.1
ibmdb210.1.0.2
ibmdb210.1.0.3
ibmdb210.1.0.4
ibmdb210.1.0.5
ibmdb210.5
ibmdb210.5.0.1
ibmdb210.5.0.2
ibmdb210.5.0.3
ibmdb210.5.0.4
ibmdb210.5.0.5
ibmdb210.5.0.6
ibmdb210.5.0.7
ibmdb211.1.0.0
ibmdb2_connect9.7
ibmdb2_connect9.7.0.1
ibmdb2_connect9.7.0.2
ibmdb2_connect9.7.0.3
ibmdb2_connect9.7.0.4
ibmdb2_connect9.7.0.5
ibmdb2_connect9.7.0.6
ibmdb2_connect9.7.0.7
ibmdb2_connect9.7.0.8
ibmdb2_connect9.7.0.9
ibmdb2_connect9.7.0.10
ibmdb2_connect9.7.0.11
ibmdb2_connect10.1
ibmdb2_connect10.1.0.1
ibmdb2_connect10.1.0.2
ibmdb2_connect10.1.0.3
ibmdb2_connect10.1.0.4
ibmdb2_connect10.1.0.5
ibmdb2_connect10.5
ibmdb2_connect10.5.0.1
ibmdb2_connect10.5.0.2
ibmdb2_connect10.5.0.3
ibmdb2_connect10.5.0.4
ibmdb2_connect10.5.0.5
ibmdb2_connect10.5.0.6
ibmdb2_connect10.5.0.7
ibmdb2_connect11.1.0.0

References

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.