Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operator and operands may be vulnerable to arbitrary code execution due to [CVE-2016-4658]

Summary

The libxml2 library is not used directly by IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container but is included in the operating system packages in the operator and operand images. IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operator and operand images may be vulnerable to arbitrary code execution. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerability [CVE-2016-4658] in libxml2.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2016-4658
**DESCRIPTION:**The libxml2 library, as used in multiple products, could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a memory corruption error. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially crafted XML document to execute arbitrary code on the system or cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/117175 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly suggests the following:

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