Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operands may be vulnerable to elevated privileges due to CVE-2022-26691

Summary

CUPS is not used directly by IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Containers but is present in the images as part of the base operationg system. IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operands may be vulnerable to privilage elevation. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerability CVE-2022-26691 in CUPS.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-26691
**DESCRIPTION:**Apple macOS Monterey and macOS Big Sur could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a logic issue in the CUPS component. By using a specially-crafted application, an authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges.
CVSS Base score: 7.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/227437 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0 (Continuous Delivery)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 6.1.0 or higher, and ensure that all components are at 12.0.6.0-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 5.0.1 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