SB2026021605 - IBM Db2 update for XStream
Published: February 16, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2026021605
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-47072)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing unstrusted input. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted stream to the application, trigger a stack overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires that XStream is configured to use the BinaryStreamDriver.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.