CVE-2020-16166 Linux Kernel Vulnerability in NetApp Products
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Advisory ID: NTAP-20200814-0004 Version: 19.0 Last updated: 03/07/2024 Status: Interim. CVEs: CVE-2020-16166
Summary
Multiple NetApp products incorporate Linux kernel. Linux kernel versions through 5.7.11 are susceptible to a vulnerability which when successfully exploited could lead to disclosure of sensitive information.
Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to disclosure of sensitive information.
FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - 8300/8700/A400 version 13.10 is Affected
Vulnerability Scoring Details
| CVE | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2020-16166 | 3.7 (LOW) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Exploitation and Public Announcements
NetApp is aware of public discussion of this vulnerability.
Affected Products
- Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere
- Cloud Volumes ONTAP Mediator
- E-Series SANtricity OS Controller Software 11.x
- FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - 8300/8700/A400/C400
- NetApp Cloud Backup (formerly AltaVault)
- 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
- StorageGRID9 (9.x and prior)
Products Not Affected
- AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - A700s
- Active IQ Unified Manager for Linux
- Active IQ Unified Manager for Microsoft Windows
- 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
- 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) - C190/A150/A220/FAS2720/FAS2750
- 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 Converged Systems Advisor Agent
- NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H300S/H500S/H700S/H410S
- 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 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)
- 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 |
|---|---|
| Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere |
https://mysupport.netapp.com/site/products/all/details/activeiq-unified-manager/downloads-tab/download/62791/9.8 |
| Cloud Volumes ONTAP Mediator |
https://cloudmanager.netapp.com Cloud Volumes ONTAP Mediator instances can be upgraded to 9.9.0 using Cloud Manager. |
| E-Series SANtricity OS Controller Software 11.x |
https://mysupport.netapp.com/site/products/all/details/eseries-santricityos/downloads-tab/download/62735/11.70.1.GA |
| FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - 8300/8700/A400/C400 |
https://mysupport.netapp.com/site/downloads/firmware/system-firmware-diagnostics/download/SYSTEM/30804160_ontap/BMC_FW_308-04160_13.10P1.zip |
| 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) - H410C |
NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H410C 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. |
| NetApp SteelStore Cloud Integrated Storage |
NetApp SteelStore Cloud Integrated Storage has no plans to address this vulnerability. See the EOA announcement for more information. |
| StorageGRID9 (9.x and prior) |
StorageGRID9 (9.x and prior) 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
Interim.
NetApp will continue to update this advisory as additional information becomes available.
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-20200814-0004
Revision History
| Revision # | Date | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 20200814 | Initial Public Release |
| 2.0 | 20200818 | NetApp HCI Compute Node (Bootstrap OS), NetApp SolidFire & HCI Management Node, NetApp SolidFire & HCI Storage Node (Element Software) moved to Affected Products and FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC), SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere, and Service Processor moved to Products Not Affected |
| 3.0 | 20200825 | Cloud Volumes ONTAP Mediator moved to Affected Products |
| 4.0 | 20200901 | NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H410C, and NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H410C moved to Affected Products and NetApp SteelStore Cloud Integrated Storage moved to Won't Fix status |
| 5.0 | 20200904 | Active IQ Unified Manager (formerly OnCommand Unified Manager) for VMware vSphere 9.5 and above moved to Affected Products |
| 6.0 | 20200907 | 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 | 20201028 | Updated the CVSS score to 3.7 |
| 8.0 | 20201211 | NetApp Converged Systems Advisor Agent moved to Products Not Affected |
| 9.0 | 20201215 | After additional review NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H300S/H500S/H700S/H300E/H500E/H700E/H410S moved from Affected Products to Products Not Affected |
| 10.0 | 20201218 | Active IQ Unified Manager (formerly OnCommand Unified Manager) for VMware vSphere 9.5 and above added to Software Versions and Fixes |
| 11.0 | 20210318 | Brocade Fabric Operating System Firmware moved to Products Not Affected |
| 12.0 | 20210616 | E-Series SANtricity OS Controller Software 11.x added to Software Versions and Fixes |
| 13.0 | 20211012 | NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H410C moved to Won't Fix status |
| 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 |
| 16.0 | 20220114 | StorageGRID9 (9.x and prior) moved to Won't Fix status |
| 17.0 | 20220302 | Cloud Volumes ONTAP Mediator added to Software Versions and Fixes |
| 18.0 | 20231222 | FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - 8300/8700/A400 version 13.10 is Affected |
| 19.0 | 20240307 | FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - 8300/8700/A400/C400 added to Software Versions and Fixes |
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