CVE-2024-22360 is a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability affecting IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows, including Db2 Connect Server version 11.5. This vulnerability allows an attacker to crash the database server by sending a specially crafted query against specific columnar tables. The vulnerability can lead to service interruption and potential data unavailability.

While the CVSS score is 5.3, indicating a medium severity, the SOCRadar Vulnerability Risk Score (SVRS) is 30. This SVRS score suggests the vulnerability is not considered critical at this time, which could be due to limited exploitability or lack of widespread exploitation in the wild. However, organizations using affected Db2 versions should still consider applying available patches. The risk is primarily denial of service, disrupting database operations. IBM X-Force ID for this vulnerability is 280905. Ignoring this CVE could result in downtime and impact business operations.