December 2016 Samba Vulnerabilities in Multiple NetApp Products

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Summary

Multiple NetApp products incorporate Samba. Samba versions 3.0.25 to 4.5.2 are susceptible to multiple vulnerabilities that could lead to remote code execution, impersonation, or privilege escalation. This advisory will be updated as additional information becomes available.

Impact

Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities may lead a buffer overflow remote code execution, user or service impersonation, or to the authenticated escalation of privileges.

Vulnerability Scoring Details

CVE Score Vector
CVE-2016-2123 7.1 (HIGH) CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
CVE-2016-2125 5.0 (MEDIUM) CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVE-2016-2126 5.3 (MEDIUM) CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation and Public Announcements

NetApp is aware of public discussion of this vulnerability.

References

Affected Products

  • StorageGRID (formerly StorageGRID Webscale)
  • StorageGRID Webscale NAS Bridge
  • StorageGRID9 (9.x and prior)

Products Not Affected

  • 7-Mode Transition Tool
  • ATTO FibreBridge
  • Brocade Fabric Operating System Firmware
  • Brocade Network Advisor Software
  • Clustered Data ONTAP
  • Clustered Data ONTAP Antivirus Connector
  • Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode
  • E-Series SANtricity Management Plug-ins (VMware vCenter)
  • E-Series SANtricity Storage Manager
  • E-Series SANtricity Web Services (REST API) for Web Services Proxy
  • FAS/AFF BIOS
  • 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 Manageability SDK
  • NetApp NFS Plug-in for VMware VAAI
  • NetApp Plug-in for Symantec NetBackup
  • NetApp SANtricity SMI-S Provider
  • NetApp SMI-S Provider
  • NetApp SolidFire & HCI Storage Node (Element Software)
  • NetApp Storage Encryption
  • NetApp VASA Provider for Clustered Data ONTAP 7.2 and above
  • 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 Services Connector
  • 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
StorageGRID (formerly StorageGRID Webscale) https://mysupport.netapp.com/NOW/download/software/storagegrid_webscale/11.0/
https://kb.netapp.com/support/s/article/how-to-perform-a-samba-patching-procedure-for-storagegrid-and-storagegrid-webscale-with-sles-11-sp2-or-sp3-operating-system?language=en_US

For StorageGRID Webscale 10.2.x (SLES), use this KB to apply the fix when it is available: https://kb.netapp.com/support/s/article/how-to-perform-a-samba-patching-procedure-for-storagegrid-and-storagegrid-webscale-with-sles-11-sp2-or-sp3-operating-system StorageGRID Webscale 10.3.x and 10.4.x remain vulnerable with no fix.
StorageGRID Webscale NAS Bridge https://mysupport.netapp.com/NOW/download/software/storagegrid_webscale/11.2/
StorageGRID9 (9.x and prior) https://kb.netapp.com/support/s/article/how-to-perform-a-samba-patching-procedure-for-storagegrid-and-storagegrid-webscale-with-sles-11-sp2-or-sp3-operating-system?language=en_US

Only vulnerable to only CVE-2016-2125. For StorageGRID 9.0.4 (SLES), use this KB to apply the fix when it is available: https://kb.netapp.com/support/s/article/how-to-perform-a-samba-patching-procedure-for-storagegrid-and-storagegrid-webscale-with-sles-11-sp2-or-sp3-operating-system?language=en_US

Workarounds

For StorageGRID Webscale 10.2.x (SLES), use this KB to apply the fix when it is available:

https://kb.netapp.com/support/s/article/how-to-perform-a-samba-patching-procedure-for-storagegrid-and-storagegrid-webscale-with-sles-11-sp2-or-sp3-operating-system

StorageGRID Webscale 10.3.x and 10.4.x remain vulnerable with no fix.

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-20161219-0001

Revision History

Revision # Date Comments
1.0 20161219 Initial Public Release
2.0 20171006 StorageGRID information update
3.0 20180525 StorageGRID Webscale added to Software Versions and Fixes, Final status

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