September 2018 Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products

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Advisory ID: NTAP-20190204-0001 Version: 5.0 Last updated: 05/22/2020 Status: Final. CVEs: CVE-2018-16597, CVE-2018-17182

Summary

Multiple NetApp products incorporate the Linux kernel. Linux kernel versions through 4.18.8 are susceptible to vulnerabilities which when exploited would lead to disclosure of sensitive information, addition or modification of data, or Denial of Service (DoS).

Impact

Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could lead to disclosure of sensitive information, addition or modification of data, or Denial of Service (DoS).

Vulnerability Scoring Details

CVE Score Vector
CVE-2018-16597 5.3 (MEDIUM) CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVE-2018-17182 7.0 (HIGH) CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation and Public Announcements

NetApp is aware of public discussion of this vulnerability.

Affected Products

  • NetApp SolidFire & HCI Management Node
  • SnapProtect

Products Not Affected

  • 7-Mode Transition Tool
  • ATTO FibreBridge
  • Active IQ Unified Manager (formerly OnCommand Unified Manager) for Linux 7.3 and above
  • Active IQ Unified Manager (formerly OnCommand Unified Manager) for VMware vSphere 9.5 and above
  • Active IQ Unified Manager (formerly OnCommand Unified Manager) for Windows 7.3 and above
  • Brocade Fabric Operating System Firmware
  • Brocade Network Advisor Software
  • Cluster Network Switch (NetApp CN1610)
  • Clustered Data ONTAP
  • Clustered Data ONTAP Antivirus Connector
  • Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode
  • E-Series SANtricity OS Controller Software 11.x
  • E-Series SANtricity Storage Manager
  • E-Series SANtricity Web Services (REST API) for Web Services Proxy
  • Element Plug-in for vCenter Server
  • FAS/AFF BIOS
  • FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
  • Host Utilities - SAN for Linux
  • Host Utilities - SAN for Windows
  • MetroCluster Tiebreaker for clustered Data ONTAP
  • NetApp Cloud Backup (formerly AltaVault)
  • NetApp Cloud Backup OST Plug-in (formerly AltaVault OST Plug-in)
  • NetApp Converged Systems Advisor Agent
  • NetApp HCI Compute Node (Bootstrap OS)
  • NetApp HCI Compute Node BIOS
  • NetApp HCI Storage Nodes
  • NetApp Manageability SDK
  • NetApp NFS Plug-in for VMware VAAI
  • NetApp Plug-in for Symantec NetBackup
  • NetApp SANtricity Cloud Connector
  • NetApp SANtricity SMI-S Provider
  • NetApp SMI-S Provider
  • NetApp Service Level Manager
  • NetApp SolidFire & HCI Storage Node (Element Software)
  • NetApp SteelStore Cloud Integrated Storage
  • NetApp Storage Encryption
  • NetApp VASA Provider for Clustered Data ONTAP 7.2 and above
  • ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility
  • OnCommand API Services
  • OnCommand Cloud Manager
  • OnCommand Insight
  • OnCommand System Manager 9.x
  • OnCommand Unified Manager for 7-Mode (core package)
  • OnCommand Workflow Automation
  • Open Systems SnapVault Agent
  • RAID Controller CTS2600 Legacy Engenio
  • Service Processor
  • Single Mailbox Recovery
  • Snap Creator Framework
  • SnapCenter
  • SnapDrive for Unix
  • SnapDrive for Windows
  • SnapManager for Exchange
  • SnapManager for Hyper-V
  • SnapManager for MS SQL
  • SnapManager for Oracle
  • SnapManager for SAP
  • SnapManager for Sharepoint
  • Storage Replication Adapter for Clustered Data ONTAP for VMware vSphere 7.2 and above
  • Storage Replication Adapter for Clustered Data ONTAP for Windows 7.2 and above
  • Storage Services Connector
  • StorageGRID (formerly StorageGRID Webscale)
  • StorageGRID Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
  • StorageGRID Webscale NAS Bridge
  • StorageGRID9 (9.x and prior)
  • System Setup
  • Virtual Storage Console for VMware vSphere 7.2 and above

Software Versions and Fixes

NetApp's currently available patches are listed below.


Product First Fixed in Release
NetApp SolidFire & HCI Management Node https://mysupport.netapp.com/site/products/all/details/element-software/downloads-tab/download/62654/12.0
https://mysupport.netapp.com/site/products/all/details/netapp-hci/downloads-tab/download/62542/1.8
SnapProtect SnapProtect has no plans to address this vulnerability. See the EOA announcement for more information.

Workarounds

None at this time.

Obtaining Software Fixes

Software fixes will be made available through the NetApp Support website in the Software Download section.

https://mysupport.netapp.com/site/downloads/

Customers who do not have access to the Support website should contact Technical Support at the number below to obtain the patches.

Contact Information

Check http://mysupport.netapp.com for further updates.
For questions, contact NetApp at:

Technical Support
mysupport.netapp.com
1 888 4 NETAPP (1 888 463 8277) (U.S. and Canada)
+00 800 44 638277 (EMEA/Europe)
+800 800 80 800 (Asia/Pacific)

Status of This Notice

Final.

This advisory should be considered the single source of current, up-to-date, authorized and accurate information from NetApp regarding Full Support products and versions.

This advisory is posted at the following link:
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/NTAP-20190204-0001

Revision History

Revision # Date Comments
1.0 20190204 Initial Public Release
2.0 20190208 FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) moved to Products Not Affected
3.0 20190531 SnapProtect moved to Won't Fix status
4.0 20200327 Active IQ Performance Analytics Services added to Software Versions and Fixes
5.0 20200522 NetApp SolidFire & HCI Management Node added to Software Versions and Fixes, Final status

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