Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operands are vulnerable to denial of service and arbitrary code execution due to [CVE-2022-4904], [CVE-2023-32067]

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 denial of service and arbitrary code execution. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerability in c-ares. [CVE-2022-4904], [CVE-2023-32067]

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-4904
**DESCRIPTION:**c-ares is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the ares_set_sortlist. By sending a specially-crafted request, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service condition on the system.
CVSS Base score: 8.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/247970 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H)

CVEID:CVE-2023-32067
**DESCRIPTION:**c-ares is vulnerable to a denial of service. By sending a specially crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/255936 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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