Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operator and operands are vulnerable to denial of service due to [CVE-2023-29409]

Summary

Golang Go is used by IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container in the operator catalog, the operator and its operands. The IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operator and the IntegrationServer & IntegrationRuntime operands are vulnerable to denial of service. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerability in Golang Go. [CVE-2023-29409]

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-29409
**DESCRIPTION:**Golang Go is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an uncontrolled resource consumption flaw. By persuading a victim to use a specially crafted certificate with large RSA keys, an remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a client/server to expend significant CPU time verifying signatures, and results in a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 5.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/262400 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly suggests the following:
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 4.1.0 to 10.1.0 (Continuous Delivery)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 10.1.1 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring, IntegrationServer and IntegrationRuntime components are at 12.0.10.0-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 5.0.13 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring and IntegrationServer components are at 12.0.10.0-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