High severity8.4NVD Advisory· Published Nov 9, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-1781

Description

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 could allow a local user to obtain root access by exploiting a symbolic link attack to read/write/corrupt a file that they originally did not have permission to access. IBM X-Force ID: 148804.

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Affected products

IBM/Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windowsllm-fuzzy
Range: 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1
IBM/Db2 Recovery Expert for Linux, UNIX and Windowscpe-rescue
Range: 10.5

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References

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/105885nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1042086nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148804nvdVDB EntryVendor Advisory

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