Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operands are vulnerable to privilege elevation due to [CVE-2023-26604]

Summary

systemd is not used directly by IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container but is in the images as part of the base operating system. IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operands are vulnerable to privilege elevation. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerability in systemd. [CVE-2023-26604]

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-26604
**DESCRIPTION:**systemd could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by the failure to set LESSSECURE to 1 in the configurations. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain root privileges on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/249251 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly suggests the following:
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 4.1.x to 9.0.x (Continuous Delivery)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 9.1.0 or higher, and ensure that all components are at 12.0.9.0-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 5.0.9 or higher, and ensure that all components are at 12.0.9.0-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