Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operands are vulnerable to loss of confidentiality and loss of integrity due to [CVE-2023-31124], [CVE-2023-31130], [CVE-2023-31147]

Summary

c-ares is cross-compiled with the Node.js runtime in the Red Hat Universal Base Images used by IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container. IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Dashboard and DesignerAuthoring operands are vulnerable to loss of confidentiality and loss of integrity. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerability in c-ares. [CVE-2023-31124], [CVE-2023-31130], [CVE-2023-31147]

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-31124
**DESCRIPTION:**c-ares could provide weaker than expected security, caused by a flaw when cross-compiling c-ares and using the autotools build system. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take advantage of the lack of entropy.
CVSS Base score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/255937 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)

CVEID:CVE-2023-31130
**DESCRIPTION:**c-ares could provide weaker than expected security, caused by a buffer underflow in ares_inet_net_pton(). A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to launch further attacks on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/255938 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)

CVEID:CVE-2023-31147
**DESCRIPTION:**c-ares could provide weaker than expected security, caused by a flaw when /dev/urandom or RtlGenRandom() are unavailable. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to launch further attacks on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/255939 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

IBM strongly suggests the following:
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 4.1.x to 9.0.x (Continuous Delivery)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 9.1.0 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring and Dashboard components are at 12.0.9.0-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 5.0.9 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring and Dashboard components are at 12.0.9.0-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