Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operands may be vulnerable to regular expression denial of service due to [CVE-2022-3517]

Summary

Node.js module minimatch is used by IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container for Node.js packjage management. It is not used at runtime, but images that build from the IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container images may be vulnerable to regular expression denial of service if they use the npm command. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerability in Node.js module minimatch. [CVE-2022-3517]

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-3517
**DESCRIPTION:**minimatch is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) flaw in the braceExpand function. By sending specially-crafted regex arguments, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/238615 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 7.0.x (Continuous Delivery)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 7.1.0 or higher, and ensure that all components are at 12.0.7.0-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 5.0.4 or higher, and ensure that all components are at 12.0.7.0-r2-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