CVE-2021-45105 Apache Log4j Vulnerability in NetApp Products

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Advisory ID: NTAP-20211218-0001 Version: 17.0 Last updated: 06/21/2022 Status: Final. CVEs: CVE-2021-45105

Summary

Multiple NetApp products incorporate Apache Log4j. Apache Log4j versions 2.0-alpha1 through 2.16.0 did not protect from uncontrolled recursion from self-referential lookups. Versions prior to 2.17.0 are susceptible to a vulnerability when the logging configuration uses a non-default Pattern Layout with a Context Lookup. When successfully exploited this could allow attackers with control over Thread Context Map (MDC) input data to craft malicious input data that contains a recursive lookup, resulting in a StackOverflowError that will terminate the process.

Impact

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

NetApp SolidFire, Enterprise SDS & HCI Storage Node (Element Software) is affected only when the “Virtual Volumes (vVols)” feature is enabled on the cluster.

Vulnerability Scoring Details

CVE Score Vector
CVE-2021-45105 5.9 (MEDIUM) CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/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

  • Cloud Manager
  • Cloud Secure Agent
  • NetApp SolidFire, Enterprise SDS & HCI Storage Node (Element Software)
  • ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere

Products Not Affected

  • 7-Mode Transition Tool
  • AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - A700s
  • ATTO FibreBridge - 6500N
  • ATTO FibreBridge - 7500N
  • ATTO FibreBridge - 7600N
  • 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 Control Center - NetApp Kubernetes Monitoring Operator
  • Astra Trident
  • BeeGFS CSI Driver
  • Brocade Fabric Operating System Firmware
  • Brocade SAN Navigator (SANnav)
  • Cloud Data Sense
  • Cloud Insights Acquisition Unit
  • Cloud Insights Telegraf Agent
  • Cloud Volumes ONTAP Mediator
  • Clustered Data ONTAP
  • Clustered Data ONTAP Antivirus Connector
  • E-Series BIOS
  • E-Series SANtricity OS Controller Software 11.x
  • E-Series SANtricity Storage Manager
  • E-Series SANtricity Unified Manager and Web Services Proxy
  • Element .NET SDK
  • Element HealthTools
  • Element JAVA SDK
  • Element Plug-in for vCenter Server
  • Element Powershell Tools
  • Element Python SDK
  • FAS/AFF BIOS
  • FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - 8300/8700/A400
  • FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - A250/500f
  • FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - A320/C190/A220/FAS2720/FAS2750/A800
  • FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - A900/9500
  • Global File Cache
  • Host Utilities - SAN for Linux
  • Host Utilities - SAN for Windows
  • Inventory Collect Tool
  • Management Services for Element Software and NetApp HCI
  • 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 Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H300S/H500S/H700S/H300E/H500E/H700E/H410S
  • NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H410C
  • 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 (Bootstrap OS)
  • NetApp HCI Compute Node BIOS
  • NetApp HCI Storage Node BIOS
  • NetApp Kubernetes Monitoring Operator
  • NetApp Manageability SDK
  • NetApp NFS Plug-in for VMware VAAI
  • NetApp SANtricity SMI-S Provider
  • NetApp SMI-S Provider
  • NetApp SolidFire & HCI Management Node
  • NetApp SolidFire BIOS
  • NetApp SolidFire Plug-in for vRealize Orchestrator (SolidFire vRO)
  • NetApp Virtual Desktop Service (VDS)
  • NetApp XCP NFS
  • NetApp XCP SMB
  • NextGen API
  • ONTAP Mediator
  • ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility
  • OnCommand Insight
  • OnCommand Workflow Automation
  • Open Systems SnapVault Agent
  • SANtricity Storage Plugin for vCenter
  • SAS Firmware
  • SRA Plugin for Linux
  • SRA Plugin for Windows
  • Service Processor
  • Single Mailbox Recovery
  • Snap Creator Framework
  • SnapCenter
  • SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere
  • SnapDrive for Unix
  • SnapManager for Hyper-V
  • SnapManager for Oracle
  • SnapManager for Oracle Windows
  • SnapManager for SAP
  • SolidFire Storage Replication Adapter
  • Storage Services Connector
  • StorageGRID (formerly StorageGRID Webscale)
  • StorageGRID BIOS SG1000/SG100
  • StorageGRID BIOS SG5660/SG5612/SG5760/SG5712
  • StorageGRID BIOS SG6060/SGF6024
  • 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
Cloud Secure Agent https://kb.netapp.com/Advice_and_Troubleshooting/Cloud_Services/Cloud_Insights/How_to_verify_the_Apache_Log4j_version_for_Cloud_Secure_Agent_within_Cloud_Insights

The fix was automatically deployed on 20211221 under the same version of Cloud Secure Agent.
ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere https://mysupport.netapp.com/site/products/all/details/otv/downloads-tab/download/63792/9.8P2/
https://mysupport.netapp.com/site/products/all/details/otv/downloads-tab/download/63792/9.10/

Apache Log4j has been upgraded to version 2.17 in ONTAP Tools for VMware vSphere.
Cloud Manager
This issue is fixed and auto-remediated. Cloud Manager instances with the Auto-upgrade setting enabled should have updated on 20220102 to the fixed version 3.9.14 build4. No further action is required.

Cloud Manager instances with the Auto-upgrade setting disabled should follow the steps below to enable it to receive the fixed version.
1. Connect to the Cloud Manager command line using SSH.
2. Run "sudo -s".
3. Navigate to the app.conf location - note that the file could be in varying locations per Cloud Manager version. Use “find . -name app.conf” to locate it.
4. Create a backup of the app.conf file.
5. Edit the app.conf file and change the "auto-upgrade" flag from "false" to "true".
6. Save the file and then restart the Cloud Manager instance.
7. Once the instance is back up visit the Cloud Manager UI to confirm that the version is now 3.9.14 or higher.
NetApp SolidFire, Enterprise SDS & HCI Storage Node (Element Software) https://mysupport.netapp.com/site/products/all/details/element-software/downloads-tab/download/62654/12.3.2
https://mysupport.netapp.com/site/products/all/details/solidfire-enterprise-sds/downloads-tab/download/63506/12.3.2

Apache Log4j has been upgraded to version 2.17 in NetApp SolidFire, Enterprise SDS & HCI Storage Node (Element Software).

Workarounds

NetApp understands that some customers desire a mitigation regardless of the product status - the following plans and patches were created for that purpose.

NetApp SolidFire, Enterprise SDS & HCI Storage Node (Element Software)

SnapCenter 4.4P2
SnapCenter 4.5P2
Apache Log4j has been removed in SnapCenter 4.4P2 and 4.5P2 out of an abundance of caution.

Snap Creator Framework 4.3.3P7
Apache Log4j has been upgraded to version 2.17 in Snap Creator Framework 4.3.3P7 out of an abundance of caution.

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-20211218-0001

Revision History

Revision # Date Comments
1.0 20211218 Initial Public Release
2.0 20211218 MetroCluster Tiebreaker for clustered Data ONTAP, SnapCenter moved to Products Not Affected, and Cloud Manager moved to Affected Products
3.0 20211221 Cloud Insights Acquisition Unit, NetApp Cloud Backup (formerly AltaVault), OnCommand Insight, Snap Creator Framework, SnapManager for Oracle Windows, SnapManager for Oracle, and SnapManager for SAP moved to Products Not Affected
4.0 20211222 Active IQ Unified Manager for Linux, Active IQ Unified Manager for Microsoft Windows, Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere, and StorageGRID (formerly StorageGRID Webscale) moved to Products Not Affected and Snap Creator Framework added to Software Versions and Fixes
5.0 20211222 ONTAP Tools for VMware vSphere moved to Affected Products and added to Software Versions and Fixes
6.0 20211223 Snap Creator Framework moved from Software Versions and Fixes to Workarounds, NetApp SolidFire, Enterprise SDS & HCI Storage Node (Element Software) and SnapCenter added to Workarounds
7.0 20220103 Cloud Manager, and OnCommand Workflow Automation moved to Affected Products
8.0 20220104 Cloud Manager added to Software Versions and Fixes
9.0 20220104 Update CVSS score and vectors to align with NVD and Apache, SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere, Management Services for Element Software and NetApp HCI and NetApp SolidFire & HCI Management Node moved to Products Not Affected, Cloud Secure Agent added to Affected Products and Software Versions and Fixes
10.0 20220105 NetApp SolidFire Plug-in for vRealize Orchestrator (SolidFire vRO) moved to Products Not Affected
11.0 20220106 SnapCenter Impact updated, StorageGRID9 (9.x and prior) moved to Products Not Affected
12.0 20220107 Brocade Fabric Operating System Firmware moved to Products Not Affected, and Brocade SAN Navigator (SANnav) moved to Affected Products
13.0 20220107 NetApp SolidFire, Enterprise SDS & HCI Storage Node (Element Software) added to Affected Products, Impact and Software Versions and Fixes, SnapCenter 4.5P2 added to Workarounds
14.0 20220114 After additional review OnCommand Workflow Automation moved from Affected Products to Products Not Affected
15.0 20220119 Element Plug-in for vCenter Server, NetApp HCI Compute Node (Bootstrap OS), and SolidFire Storage Replication Adapter moved to Products Not Affected
16.0 20220225 ONTAP Tools for VMware vSphere 9.10 added to Software Versions and Fixes
17.0 20220621 Per BSA-2021-1655 Brocade SAN Navigator (SANnav) moved to Products Not Affected, Final status

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