CVE-2020-14305 Linux Kernel Vulnerability in NetApp Products
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Advisory ID: NTAP-20201210-0004 Version: 15.0 Last updated: 01/06/2022 Status: Final. CVEs: CVE-2020-14305
Summary
Multiple NetApp products incorporate Linux Kernel. Linux Kernel versions through 4.11.12 are susceptible to a vulnerability which when successfully exploited could lead to disclosure of sensitive information, addition or modification of data, or Denial of Service (DoS).
Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to disclosure of sensitive information, addition or modification of data, or Denial of Service (DoS).
Vulnerability Scoring Details
| CVE | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2020-14305 | 9.8 (CRITICAL) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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
- FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - A250/500f/C250
- NetApp Cloud Backup (formerly AltaVault)
- NetApp SolidFire Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
Products Not Affected
- AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - A700s
- Active IQ Unified Manager for Linux
- Active IQ Unified Manager for Microsoft Windows
- Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere
- Active IQ mobile app
- Astra Trident
- Brocade Fabric Operating System Firmware
- Brocade SAN Navigator (SANnav)
- Cloud Insights Acquisition Unit
- Cloud Insights Storage Workload Security Agent
- Cloud Insights Telegraf Agent
- Cloud Volumes ONTAP Mediator
- E-Series SANtricity OS Controller Software 11.x
- E-Series SANtricity Unified Manager and Web Services Proxy
- Element .NET SDK
- Element HealthTools
- Element JAVA SDK
- Element Plug-in for vCenter Server
- Element Python SDK
- FAS/AFF BIOS - 8300/8700/A400/C400
- FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - 8300/8700/A400/C400
- FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - C190/A150/A220/FAS2720/FAS2750
- FAS/AFF Service Processor - 8080/8060/8040/8020
- Global File Cache
- Host Utilities - SAN for Linux
- Host Utilities - SAN for Windows
- IOM6 SAS Disk Shelf Firmware
- Management Services for Element Software and NetApp HCI
- MetroCluster Tiebreaker for clustered Data ONTAP
- NetApp BlueXP
- NetApp Converged Systems Advisor Agent
- NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H300S/H500S/H700S/H410S
- NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H410C
- NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H610C
- NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H610S
- NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H615C
- NetApp HCI Compute Node (Bootstrap OS)
- NetApp HCI Compute Node BIOS
- NetApp HCI Storage Node BIOS
- NetApp Manageability SDK
- NetApp NFS Plug-in for VMware VAAI
- NetApp ONTAP PowerShell Toolkit (PSTK)
- NetApp SolidFire & HCI Management Node
- NetApp SolidFire & HCI Storage Node (Element Software)
- NetApp SolidFire Plug-in for vRealize Orchestrator (SolidFire vRO)
- NetApp VASA Provider for Clustered Data ONTAP 9.7 and above
- NetApp XCP NFS
- NetApp XCP SMB
- ONTAP 9 (formerly Clustered Data ONTAP)
- ONTAP Antivirus Connector
- ONTAP Mediator
- ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility
- OnCommand Insight
- OnCommand Workflow Automation
- SRA Plugin for Linux
- SRA Plugin for Windows
- Single Mailbox Recovery
- Snap Creator Framework
- SnapCenter
- SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere/BlueXP backup and Recovery for Virtual Machine
- SnapManager for Hyper-V
- SolidFire Storage Replication Adapter
- Storage Replication Adapter for Clustered Data ONTAP for VMware vSphere 9.7 and above
- StorageGRID (formerly StorageGRID Webscale)
- StorageGRID Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
- StorageGRID9 (9.x and prior)
- System Manager 9.x
- Virtual Storage Console for VMware vSphere 9.7 and above
Software Versions and Fixes
NetApp's currently available patches are listed below.
| Product | First Fixed in Release |
|---|---|
| FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - A250/500f/C250 |
https://mysupport.netapp.com/site/downloads/firmware/system-firmware-diagnostics Fixed by bug 1365600. First fixed versions include the following: 15.2 |
| NetApp Cloud Backup (formerly AltaVault) |
NetApp Cloud Backup (formerly AltaVault) has no plans to address this vulnerability. See the EOA announcement for more information. |
| NetApp SolidFire Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) |
NetApp SolidFire Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) 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-20201210-0004
Revision History
| Revision # | Date | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 20201210 | Initial Public Release |
| 2.0 | 20201211 | Storage Replication Adapter for Clustered Data ONTAP for VMware vSphere 7.2 and above moved to Products Not Affected |
| 3.0 | 20201215 | AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - A700s, and FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - 8300/8700/A400 moved to Products Not Affected |
| 4.0 | 20201216 | NetApp Converged Systems Advisor Agent moved to Products Not Affected |
| 5.0 | 20201218 | SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere moved to Products Not Affected |
| 6.0 | 20201222 | NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H610C, NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H610S, and NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H615C moved to Products Not Affected |
| 7.0 | 20210104 | E-Series SANtricity OS Controller Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - EF600A moved to Affected Products |
| 8.0 | 20210202 | NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H300S/H500S/H700S/H300E/H500E/H700E/H410S moved to Products Not Affected |
| 9.0 | 20210205 | After additional review FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - A250 moved from Products Not Affected to Affected Products |
| 10.0 | 20210209 | Brocade Fabric Operating System Firmware moved to Products Not Affected, and NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H410C moved to Affected Products |
| 11.0 | 20210316 | Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere moved to Products Not Affected |
| 12.0 | 20210414 | FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - A250/500f added to Software Versions and Fixes |
| 13.0 | 20210915 | After additional review NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H410C moved from Affected Products to Products Not Affected |
| 14.0 | 20211101 | NetApp SolidFire Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) moved to Won't Fix status |
| 15.0 | 20220106 | NetApp Cloud Backup (formerly AltaVault) moved to Won't Fix status, Final status |
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