Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operands may be vulnerable to denial of service due to [CVE-2022-4450]

Summary

OpenSSL is provided as part of the base images in IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container. IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operands may be vulnerable to denial of service. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerabilities in OpenSSL. [CVE-2022-4450]

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-4450
**DESCRIPTION:**OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a double-free error related to the improper handling of specific PEM data by the PEM_read_bio_ex() function. By sending specially crafted PEM files for parsing, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the system to crash.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/246615 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly suggests the following:
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 4.1.x to 8.0.x (Continuous Delivery)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 8.1.0 or higher, and ensure that all components are at 12.0.8.0-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 5.0.6 or higher, and ensure that all components are at 12.0.8.0-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