---
id: CVE-2024-54178
title: >-
  IBM Db2 on Cloud Pak for Data and Db2 Warehouse on Cloud Pak for Data versions
  4.8,5.0,5.1,5.2,5.3 could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of
  service when creating new databases due to improper allocation of resources.
summary: >-
  IBM Db2 on Cloud Pak for Data and Db2 Warehouse on Cloud Pak for Data versions
  4.8,5.0,5.1,5.2,5.3 could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of
  service when creating new databases due to improper allocation of resources.
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-770
vendor: ibm
product: db2
affected:
  - 'db2 >= 4.8, < 5.4'
  - 'db2_warehouse >= 4.8, < 5.4'
patched:
  - db2 5.4
  - db2_warehouse 5.4
published: '2026-06-22'
updated: '2026-10-02'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-02T00:10:00.180'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-54178'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7277112'
    label: psirt@us.ibm.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.0042
epssPercentile: 0.33993
ingestedAt: '2026-10-02T01:05:54.724Z'
---

## Overview

IBM Db2 on Cloud Pak for Data and Db2 Warehouse on Cloud Pak for Data versions 4.8,5.0,5.1,5.2,5.3 could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service when creating new databases due to improper allocation of resources.

## Affected

- `db2 >= 4.8, < 5.4`
- `db2_warehouse >= 4.8, < 5.4`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `db2 5.4`
- `db2_warehouse 5.4`