Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container DesignerAuthoring operands are vulnerable to arbitrary code execution [CVE-2024-47175]

Summary

OpenPrinting libppd is present as a Red Hat package in the IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container images used by the DesignerAuthoring operand. IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container DesignerAuthoring operands are vulnerable to arbitrary code execution. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerability in OpenPrinting libppd. [CVE-2024-47175]

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2024-47175
**DESCRIPTION:**OpenPrinting libppd could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary command on the system, caused by the failure to validate or sanitize the IPP attributes when writing them to a temporary PPD file by the ppdCreatePPDFromIPP2 function in libppd. By sending a specially crafted request using IPP attribute, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/374519 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly suggests the following:

App Connect Enterprise Certified Container up to 11.4.0 (Continuous Delivery)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 11.5.0 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring components are at 12.0.12.0-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 12.0 LTS (Long Term Support)

The operator is not affected by this vulnerability, but the managed DesignerAuthoring instances may be depending on their version. Ensure that all DesignerAuthoring components are at 12.0.12.0-r1 or higher. Documentation on the upgrade process is available at <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect/12.0?topic=umfpr-upgrading-operator-releases&gt;

App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 5.0 LTS (Long Term Support)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 5.0.18 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring components are at 12.0.12.4-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