Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operands may be vulnerable to arbitrary code execution due to CVE-2022-1586

Summary

PCRE2 is provided as part of the base operating system in IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operands. IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operands may be vulnerable to arbitrary code execution. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerability CVE-2022-1586 in PCRE2.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-1586
**DESCRIPTION:**PCRE2 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an out-of-bounds read in the compile_xclass_matchingpath() function in the pcre2_jit_compile.c file. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/226863 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 and 5.1 (Continuous Delivery)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 5.2.0 or higher, and ensure that all components are at 12.0.5.0-r3 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 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