Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operands are vulnerable to denial of service due to [CVE-2022-40897]

Summary

Python setuptools is present in the IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operand images. Python setuptools is vulnerable to denial of service. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerability in Python setuptools. [CVE-2022-40897]

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-40897
**DESCRIPTION:**Pypa Setuptools is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper input validation. By sending request with a specially crafted regular expression, an remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/243028 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/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.x to 7.2.x (Continuous Delivery)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 8.0.0 or higher, and ensure that all components are at 12.0.7.0-r5 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 5.0.5 or higher, and ensure that all components are at 12.0.7.0-r3-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