Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operands may be vulnerable to arbitrary code execution due to CVE-2022-1897

Summary

Vim is not used directly by IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container but is present in the operand images as part of the base operating system. Use of vim within IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operands may be vulnerable to arbitrary code execution. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerability CVE-2022-1897 in vim.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-1897
**DESCRIPTION:**Vim could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an out-of-bounds write in function vim_regsub_both. By persuading a victim to run a specially-crafted file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/227525 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 4.1, 4.2, 5.0 and 5.1 (Continuous Delivery)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 5.2.0 or higher, and ensure that all components are at 12.0.5.0-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 5.0.1 or higher, and ensure that all components are at 12.0.6.0-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