Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container DesignerAuthoring operands that use mapping assistance may be vulnerable to arbitrary code execution due to CVE-2022-27404

Summary

FreeType is not used directly by IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container but is present as an operating system module in the DesignerAuthoring image used for mapping assistance. IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container DesignerAuthoring operands that use mapping assistance may be vulnerable to arbitrary code execution and denial of service. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerability CVE-2022-27404 in FreeType.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-27404
**DESCRIPTION:**FreeType is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking in sfnt_init_face function. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted file, a local attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 8.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/225149 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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, 6.0 and 6.1 (Continuous Delivery)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 6.2.0 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring components that use mapping assistance are at 12.0.7.0-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 5.0.2 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring components that use mapping assistance are at 12.0.6.0-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