Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operands are vulnerable to priviledge escalation [CVE-2022-43915]

Summary

IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operands are vulnerable to privilege escalation due to not limiting the unshare command. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerability. [CVE-2022-43915]

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-43915
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container does not limit calls to unshare in running Pods. This can allow a user with access to execute commands in a running Pod to elevate their user privileges.
CVSS Base score: 6.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/241037 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly suggests the following:
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container up to 12.1.0 (Continuous Delivery)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 12.2.0 or higher, and ensure that all components are at 12.0.12.4-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 12.0 LTS (Long Term Support)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 12.0.3 or higher, and ensure that all components are at 12.0.12-r3 or higher. Documentation on the upgrade process is available at <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect/12.0?topic=umfpr-upgrading-operator-releases&gt;

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

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 5.0.19 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring and IntegrationServer components are at 12.0.12.3-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