Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container DesignerAuthoring operands that use mapping assistance may be vulnerable to arbitrary code execution due to [CVE-2022-45907]

Summary

PyTorch is used by IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container for mapping assistance. IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container DesignerAuthoring operands that use mapping assistance may be vulnerable to arbitrary code execution. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerability in PyTorch. [CVE-2022-45907]

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-45907
**DESCRIPTION:**PyTorch could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a flaw in the orch.jit.annotations.parse_type_line function. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/241077 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly suggests the following:
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 4.1.x to 7.0.x (Continuous Delivery)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 7.1.0 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring components are at 12.0.7.0-r3 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 5.0.3 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring components are at 12.0.7.0-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