CVE-2020-11868 NTP Vulnerability in NetApp Products

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Summary

Multiple NetApp products incorporate Network Time Protocol (NTP). NTP versions 4.2.x prior to 4.2.8p14 and 4.3.x prior to 4.3.100 are susceptible to vulnerabilities which when successfully exploited could lead to Denial of Service (DoS).

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to Denial of Service (DoS).

Vulnerability Scoring Details

CVE Score Vector
CVE-2020-11868 5.3 (MEDIUM) CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Exploitation and Public Announcements

NetApp is aware of public discussion of this vulnerability.

References

Affected Products

  • Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode
  • FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - 8300/8700/A400/C400
  • NetApp Cloud Backup (formerly AltaVault)
  • NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H300S/H500S/H700S/H410S
  • NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H410C
  • NetApp HCI Compute Node (Bootstrap OS)
  • NetApp SolidFire & HCI Management Node
  • NetApp SolidFire & HCI Storage Node (Element Software)
  • NetApp SolidFire Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
  • NetApp SteelStore Cloud Integrated Storage
  • ONTAP 9 (formerly Clustered Data ONTAP)
  • ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere

Products Not Affected

  • 7-Mode Transition Tool
  • 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 HealthTools
  • Element Plug-in for vCenter Server
  • FAS/AFF BIOS - 8300/8700/A400/C400
  • FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - A320/C190/A220/FAS2720/FAS2750/A800/C800/A150
  • FAS/AFF Service Processor - 8080/8060/8040/8020
  • 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 Cloud Backup OST Plug-in (formerly AltaVault OST Plug-in)
  • NetApp Converged Systems Advisor Agent
  • 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 BIOS
  • NetApp HCI Storage Node BIOS
  • NetApp Manageability SDK
  • NetApp NFS Plug-in for VMware VAAI
  • NetApp ONTAP PowerShell Toolkit (PSTK)
  • NetApp SolidFire Plug-in for vRealize Orchestrator (SolidFire vRO)
  • NetApp XCP NFS
  • NetApp XCP SMB
  • 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
  • SnapManager for Hyper-V
  • SolidFire Storage Replication Adapter
  • StorageGRID (formerly StorageGRID Webscale)
  • StorageGRID Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
  • StorageGRID9 (9.x and prior)
  • System Manager 9.x

Software Versions and Fixes

NetApp's currently available patches are listed below.


Product First Fixed in Release
ONTAP 9 (formerly Clustered Data ONTAP) https://mysupport.netapp.com/site/products/all/details/ontap9/downloads-tab/download/62286/9.5P15
https://mysupport.netapp.com/site/products/all/details/ontap9/downloads-tab/download/62286/9.6P14
https://mysupport.netapp.com/site/products/all/details/ontap9/downloads-tab/download/62286/9.7P8
https://mysupport.netapp.com/site/products/all/details/ontap9/downloads-tab/download/62286/9.8
Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode has no plans to address this vulnerability.
FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - 8300/8700/A400/C400 https://mysupport.netapp.com/site/downloads/firmware/system-firmware-diagnostics

Fixed by bug 1314644. First fixed versions include the following: 13.3
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 HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H300S/H500S/H700S/H410S NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H300S/H500S/H700S/H410S has no plans to address this vulnerability. See the EOA announcement for more information.
NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H410C NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H410C has no plans to address this vulnerability. See the EOA announcement for more information.
NetApp HCI Compute Node (Bootstrap OS) https://mysupport.netapp.com/site/products/all/details/netapp-hci/downloads-tab/download/62542/1.10
NetApp SolidFire & HCI Management Node https://mysupport.netapp.com/site/products/all/details/element-software/downloads-tab/download/62654/12.5
https://mysupport.netapp.com/site/products/all/details/netapp-hci/downloads-tab/download/62542/1.10
NetApp SolidFire & HCI Storage Node (Element Software) https://mysupport.netapp.com/site/products/all/details/element-software/downloads-tab/download/62654/12.5
https://mysupport.netapp.com/site/products/all/details/netapp-hci/downloads-tab/download/62542/1.10
NetApp SolidFire Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) https://kb.netapp.com/Advice_and_Troubleshooting/Flash_Storage/SF_Series/How_to_update_iDRAC_firmware_on_SF_Series_nodes

Follow the KB for the SolidFire Series storage nodes: SF3010, SF6010, SF9010, SF2405, SF3805, SF9605, SF19210, SF38410
NetApp SteelStore Cloud Integrated Storage NetApp SteelStore Cloud Integrated Storage has no plans to address this vulnerability. See the EOA announcement for more information.
ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere https://mysupport.netapp.com/site/products/all/details/otv/downloads-tab/download/63792/9.11

Workarounds

Per NTP NtpBug3592: add enough sources of 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-20200424-0002

Revision History

Revision # Date Comments
1.0 20200424 Initial Public Release
2.0 20200430 FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - 8300/8700/A400, 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, Storage Replication Adapter for Clustered Data ONTAP for VMware vSphere 7.2 and above, and Virtual Storage Console for VMware vSphere 7.2 and above moved to Affected Products
3.0 20200730 NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H410C moved to Affected Products
4.0 20200731 NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H300S/H500S/H700S/H300E/H500E/H700E/H410S moved to Affected Products
5.0 20200804 Added NTP provided mitigation to Workarounds
6.0 20200901 NetApp SteelStore Cloud Integrated Storage moved to Won't Fix status
7.0 20201007 Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode moved to Won't Fix status
8.0 20201023 Clustered Data ONTAP added to Software Versions and Fixes
9.0 20201203 Clustered Data ONTAP 9.5P15 added to Software Versions and Fixes
10.0 20210415 Clustered Data ONTAP 9.6P14 added to Software Versions and Fixes
11.0 20210421 FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - 8300/8700/A400 added to Software Versions and Fixes
12.0 20210427 NetApp SolidFire Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) added to Software Versions and Fixes
13.0 20211012 NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H410C and NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H300S/H500S/H700S/H300E/H500E/H700E/H410S moved to Won't Fix status
14.0 20220106 NetApp Cloud Backup (formerly AltaVault) moved to Won't Fix status
15.0 20220527 NetApp HCI Compute Node (Bootstrap OS), NetApp SolidFire & HCI Storage Node (Element Software) and NetApp SolidFire & HCI Management Node added to Software Versions and Fixes
16.0 20220826 ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere added to Software Versions and Fixes, Final status

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