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Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in Node.js affect IBM App Connect Enterprise & IBM Integration Bus (CVE-2021-4160)

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Summary

IBM App Connect Enterprise and IBM Integration Bus ship with Node.js for which vulnerabilities were reported and have been addressed. Vulnerability details are listed below.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2021-4160
DESCRIPTION:   OpenSSL could provide weaker than expected security, caused by a carry propagation flaw in the MIPS32 and MIPS64 squaring procedure. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to launch further attacks on the system
CVSS Base score: 6.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/218394 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

 

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM App Connect Enterprise12.0.1.0 - 12.0.3.0
IBM App Connect Enterprise11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.16
IBM Integration Bus10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.26

 

 


Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability/vulnerabilities now by the applying the appropriate fix to IBM Integration Bus/IBM App Connect Enterprise

 

Product(s)

Version(s)

APAR

Remediation/Fix/Instructions

IBM App Connect Enterprise

v12.0.1.0 - v12.0.3.0

IT40273

The APAR is available in fix pack 12.0.4.0 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/download-ibm-app-connect-enterprise-12040

IBM App Connect Enterprise

v11.0.0.0 - v11.0.0.16

IT40273

 

The APAR is available in fix pack 11.0.0.17

IBM App Connect Enterprise Version V11-Fix Pack 11.0.0.17

IBM Integration Bus

v10.0.0.0 - v10.0.0.25

N/A

See section Workarounds and Mitigations

Workarounds and Mitigations

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by executing these steps;

 

For IBM Integration Bus v10 V10.0.0.24 -V10.0.0.25 users can disable node js.

Refer to
'Disabling Node.js in IBM Integration Bus 10.0.0.24 and subsequent v10.0 fix packs'

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Change History

12 May 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.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
12 May 2022

UID

ibm16585694