Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container IntegrationServer and IntegrationRuntime operands that use FTE nodes may be vulnerable to loss of confidentiality due to [CVE-2022-42436]

Summary

The IBM MQ FTE agent is used in IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container by the FTE nodes. IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container IntegrationServer and IntegrationRuntime operands that run flows containing FTE nodes may be vulnerable to loss of confidentiality. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerability in IBM MQ FTE. [CVE-2022-42436]

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-42436
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM MQ 8.0.0, 9.0.0, 9.1.0, 9.2.0, 9.3.0 Managed File Transfer could allow a local user to obtain sensitive information from diagnostic files. IBM X-Force ID: 238206.
CVSS Base score: 4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/238206 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly suggests the following:
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 4.1.x to 8.0.x (Continuous Delivery)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 8.1.0 or higher, and ensure that all IntegrationServer and IntegrationRuntime components are at 12.0.8.0-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 5.0.6 or higher, and ensure that all IntegrationServer components are at 12.0.8.0-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