CVE-2020-25705 Linux Kernel Vulnerability in NetApp Products

circle-info 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.

Summary

Multiple NetApp products incorporate Linux Kernel. Linux Kernel versions prior to 5.10.0 are susceptible to a vulnerability which when successfully exploited could lead to disclosure of sensitive information or addition or modification of data.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to disclosure of sensitive information or addition or modification of data.

Vulnerability Scoring Details

CVE Score Vector
CVE-2020-25705 9.1 (CRITICAL) CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploitation and Public Announcements

NetApp is aware of public discussion of this vulnerability.

Affected Products

  • Brocade Fabric Operating System Firmware
  • E-Series SANtricity OS Controller Software 11.x
  • 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)

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 SAN Navigator (SANnav)
  • Cloud Insights Acquisition Unit
  • Cloud Insights Storage Workload Security Agent
  • Cloud Insights Telegraf Agent
  • Cloud Volumes ONTAP Mediator
  • 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) - A250/500f/C250
  • 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 Cloud Backup OST Plug-in (formerly AltaVault OST Plug-in)
  • 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 Virtual Desktop Service (VDS)
  • 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
Brocade Fabric Operating System Firmware
Fixed in 9.1.0.
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
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.

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-20201210-0002

Revision History

Revision # Date Comments
1.0 20201210 Initial Public Release
2.0 20201211 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 Products Not Affected
3.0 20201215 NetApp HCI Compute Node (Bootstrap OS), NetApp SolidFire & HCI Management Node, and NetApp SolidFire & HCI Storage Node (Element Software) moved to Affected Products, and FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - 8300/8700/A400, AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - A700s moved to Products Not Affected
4.0 20201216 NetApp Converged Systems Advisor Agent moved to Products Not Affected
5.0 20201222 NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H610C, NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H610S, NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H615C, and SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere moved to Products Not Affected
6.0 20210202 NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H300S/H500S/H700S/H300E/H500E/H700E/H410S moved to Products Not Affected
7.0 20210209 Brocade Fabric Operating System Firmware, and NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H410C moved to Affected Products
8.0 20210316 Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere moved to Products Not Affected
9.0 20210616 E-Series SANtricity OS Controller Software 11.x added to Software Versions and Fixes
10.0 20211012 NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H410C moved to Won't Fix status
11.0 20211101 NetApp SolidFire Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) moved to Won't Fix status
12.0 20220106 NetApp Cloud Backup (formerly AltaVault) moved to Won't Fix status
13.0 20231101 Brocade Fabric Operating System Firmware added to Software Versions and Fixes

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