Medium severity4.7NVD Advisory· Published Jun 24, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-4885

Description

IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 11.5 could allow a local user to access and change the configuration of Db2 due to a race condition of a symbolic link,. IBM X-Force ID: 190909.

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Affected products

IBM/Db2
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
IBM/Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windowsllm-fuzzy
Range: 11.5
IBM/Db2 for Linuxcpe-rescue
Range: 11.5

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References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6466363nvdPatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/190909nvdVDB EntryVendor Advisory
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210720-0006/nvdThird Party Advisory

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