Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container DesignerAuthoring operands that use Mapping Assistance may be vulnerable to arbitrary code execution due to CVE-2022-22721

Summary

Apache HTTP Server is used by IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container for Mapping Assistance. IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container DesignerAuthoring operands that use Mapping Assistance may be vulnerable to arbitrary code execution. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerability CVE-2022-22721 in Apache HTTP Server.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-22721
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache HTTP Server is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by an integer overflow. If LimitXMLRequestBody is set to allow request bodies larger than 350MB, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/221666 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0 (Continuous Delivery)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 6.1.0 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring components are at 12.0.6.0-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 5.0.1 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring components are at 12.0.6.0-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