Security Bulletin
Summary
OpenSSL is used by IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container for encrypted communication. IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operands may be vulnerable to leaking sensitive information. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerability CVE-2021-3712 in OpenSSL.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-3712
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an out-of-bounds read when processing ASN.1 strings. By sending specially crafted data, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to read contents of memory on the system or perform a denial of service attack.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/208073 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| App Connect Enterprise Certified Container | 1.1-eus with Operator |
| App Connect Enterprise Certified Container | 1.5 with Operator |
| App Connect Enterprise Certified Container | 2.0 with Operator |
| App Connect Enterprise Certified Container | 2.1 with Operator |
| App Connect Enterprise Certified Container | 3.0 with Operator |
Remediation/Fixes
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 1.5, 2.0, 2.1 and 3.0 (Continuous Delivery)
Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 3.1.0 or higher, and ensure that all components are at 12.0.3.0-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
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 1.1 EUS (Extended Update Support)
Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 1.1.6 or higher, and ensure that all components are at 11.0.0.15-r2-eus or higher. Documentation on the upgrade process is available at https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect/containers_eus?topic=releases-upgrading-operator
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
31 Jan 2022: Initial Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
Disclaimer
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
01 February 2022
Initial Publish date:
31 January 2022
UID
ibm16552542