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NTAP-20180628-0001 — CVE-2015-8325 OpenSSH Vulnerability in NetApp Products

Published 2018-06-28 · Updated 2018-11-12 · Status: Final · Exploitation: Public · Severity: HIGH 7.8 · ONTAP affected: Yes

Official advisory: NTAP-20180628-0001 on security.netapp.com ↗. Affected versions, fixed releases, and workarounds live there — this page is a summary.

Product family: ONTAP · Cloud Backup / AltaVault / SteelStore · OnCommand family | ONTAP-relevant | highest CVSS: 7.8

CVEs in this advisory

CVE-2015-8325 — HIGH · CVSS 7.8 · site index

What the CVE records say

CVE-2015-8325 — The do_setup_env function in session.c in sshd in OpenSSH through 7.2p2, when the UseLogin feature is enabled and PAM is configured to read .pam_environment files in user home directories, allows local users to gain privileges by triggering a crafted environment for the /bin/login program, as demonstrated by an LD_PRELOAD environment variable.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can allow a local unprivileged user to escalate privileges on a system.

Affected products

Data ONTAP Edge
NetApp Cloud Backup (formerly AltaVault)
OnCommand Balance

Official fixes

NetApp Cloud Backup (formerly AltaVault) — vendor fix ↗

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8325 ↗

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.