Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container IntegrationServer and IntegrationRuntime operands are vulnerable to denial of service due to [CVE-2024-24788]

Summary

Golang Go is used by a parent process in the IntegrationServer and IntegrationRuntime operands of IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container. IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container IntegrationServer and IntegrationRuntime operands are vulnerable to denial of service. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerability in Golang Go. [CVE-2024-24788]

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2024-24788
**DESCRIPTION:**Golang Go is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a high cpu usage in extractExtendedRCode function in the net module. By sending a specially crafted DNS message in response to a query, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause an infinite loop.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/290108 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly suggests the following:
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container up to 11.5.0 (Continuous Delivery)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 11.6.0 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring, IntegrationServer and IntegrationRuntime components are at 12.0.12.2-r1 or higher. Documentation on the upgrade process is available at <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect/containers_cd?topic=releases-upgrading-operator&gt;

App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 5.0 LTS (Long Term Support)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 5.0.18 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring and IntegrationServer components are at 12.0.12.2-r1-lts or higher. Documentation on the upgrade process is available at <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect-contlts?topic=releases-upgrading-operator&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None