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IBM DB2 Federated Server DoS (7269435) (Unix)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 310108

Synopsis

The remote database server is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

According to its self-reported version number, IBM Db2 is affected by a denial of service vulnerability:

 - IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service due to improper neutralization of special elements in the data query logic of the Fenced environment. (CVE-2026-3676)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Apply the appropriate IBM DB2 Fix Pack or Special Build based on the most recent fix pack level for your branch.

See Also

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7269435

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 310108

File Name: db2_7269435_nix.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Databases

Published: 4/24/2026

Updated: 4/24/2026

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-3676

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:ibm:db2

Required KB Items: installed_sw/DB2 Server

Excluded KB Items: SMB/db2/Installed

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/21/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/21/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-3676

IAVB: 2026-B-0099