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NTAP-20170808-0001 — Linux Memory Management Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products
Published 2017-08-08 · Updated 2019-05-31 · Status: Final · Exploitation: Public · Severity: not scored · ONTAP affected: Yes
Official advisory: NTAP-20170808-0001 on security.netapp.com ↗. Affected versions, fixed releases, and workarounds live there — this page is a summary.
Product family: Other NetApp products · ONTAP · Cloud Backup / AltaVault / SteelStore · SolidFire / NetApp HCI · OnCommand family | ONTAP-relevant
CVEs in this advisory
Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities can result in arbitrary code execution or privilege escalation.
Affected products
- Cluster Network Switch (NetApp CN1610)
- Data ONTAP Edge
- Management Network Switch (NetApp CN1601)
- NetApp Cloud Backup (formerly AltaVault)
- NetApp SolidFire & HCI Storage Node (Element Software)
- OnCommand Balance
- SnapProtect
Official fixes
- NetApp SolidFire & HCI Storage Node (Element Software) — vendor fix ↗
- NetApp Cloud Backup (formerly AltaVault) — vendor fix ↗
- NetApp Cloud Backup (formerly AltaVault) — vendor fix ↗
- NetApp Cloud Backup (formerly AltaVault) — vendor fix ↗
- Cluster Network Switch (NetApp CN1610) — vendor fix ↗
References
- https://www.qualys.com/2017/06/19/stack-clash/stack-clash.txt ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/stackguard ↗
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000364 ↗
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000365 ↗
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000366 ↗
What to do
- Check the affected products listed above against the official advisory's affected-versions table — that is where the exact ONTAP 9 release, ONTAP tool, or management product versions are named.
- If affected and a fixed release exists, plan the upgrade — see the ONTAP upgrade runbook.
- If exploitation is listed as "active", treat remediation as urgent and review exposure (management LIFs, ONTAP S3, SnapMirror endpoints).
- Harden in parallel: security hardening baseline and ransomware protection on ONTAP.
Related reading
- Common ONTAP problems (FAQ) — plain-language symptoms and fixes
- ONTAP security hardening — baseline lockdown guidance
- Ransomware protection on ONTAP — SnapLock, SnapMirror vaulting, Anomaly Detection
- ONTAP error messages index — EMS/WAFL/NFS/SnapMirror messages
- Every NetApp advisory published in 2017