May 2019 Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products

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.

Advisory ID: NTAP-20190719-0003 Version: 6.0 Last updated: 06/12/2020 Status: Final. CVEs: CVE-2018-20836, CVE-2019-11810, CVE-2019-11811, CVE-2019-11815

Overview

Summary

Multiple NetApp products incorporate Linux kernel. Linux kernel versions prior to 5.0.8 are susceptible to vulnerabilities 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 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-2018-20836	8.1 (HIGH)	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2019-11810	7.5 (HIGH)	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVE-2019-11811	9.8 (CRITICAL)	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2019-11815	8.1 (HIGH)	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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.

References

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/

Affected Products

Active IQ Unified Manager (formerly OnCommand Unified Manager) for VMware vSphere 9.5 and above
Cluster Network Switch (NetApp CN1610)
NetApp HCI Compute Node (Bootstrap OS)
NetApp SolidFire & HCI Management Node
NetApp SolidFire & HCI Storage Node (Element Software)
NetApp VASA Provider for Clustered Data ONTAP 7.2 and above
SnapProtect
Storage Replication Adapter for Clustered Data ONTAP for VMware vSphere 7.2 and above
Virtual Storage Console for VMware vSphere 7.2 and above

Products Not Affected

7-Mode Transition Tool
AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - A700s
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 Windows 7.3 and above
Active IQ mobile app
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 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
MAX Data
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 E-Series Performance Analyzer
NetApp HCI Compute Node BIOS
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 Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
NetApp SteelStore Cloud Integrated Storage
NetApp Storage Encryption
ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility
OnCommand API Services
OnCommand Cloud Manager
OnCommand Insight
OnCommand System Manager 3.x
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
SAS Firmware
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 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
Trident

Remediation

Software Versions and Fixes

NetApp's currently available patches are listed below.

Product	First Fixed in Release
Virtual Storage Console for VMware vSphere 7.2 and above	https://mysupport.netapp.com/products/vsc/9.7/
Cluster Network Switch (NetApp CN1610)	Cluster Network Switch (NetApp CN1610) has no plans to address this vulnerability.
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
NetApp SolidFire & HCI Storage Node (Element Software)	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
Active IQ Unified Manager (formerly OnCommand Unified Manager) for VMware vSphere 9.5 and above	https://mysupport.netapp.com/products/activeiq_um/9.6/ CVE-2019-11815 is not fixed in this release.
Storage Replication Adapter for Clustered Data ONTAP for VMware vSphere 7.2 and above	https://mysupport.netapp.com/products/vsc/9.7/
NetApp HCI Compute Node (Bootstrap OS)	https://mysupport.netapp.com/site/products/all/details/netapp-hci/downloads-tab/download/62542/1.8/downloads
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)

Revision History

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-20190719-0003

Revision History

Revision #	Date	Comments
1.0	20190719	Initial Public Release
2.0	20190731	Cluster Network Switch (NetApp CN1610) moved to Won't Fix status
3.0	20191001	NetApp Cloud Backup (formerly AltaVault), NetApp SteelStore Cloud Integrated Storage moved to Products Not Affected
4.0	20200316	NetApp VASA Provider for Clustered Data ONTAP 7.2 and above, and Virtual Storage Console for VMware vSphere 7.2 and above added to Software Versions and Fixes
5.0	20200327	Active IQ Performance Analytics Services added to Software Versions and Fixes
6.0	20200612	NetApp HCI Compute Node (Bootstrap OS), NetApp SolidFire & HCI Management Node, and NetApp SolidFire & HCI Storage Node (Element Software) added to Software Versions and Fixes, Final status

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