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NTAP-20181127-0002 — CVE-2016-7076 sudo Vulnerability in NetApp Products

Published 2018-11-27 · Updated 2018-11-29 · Status: Final · Exploitation: Public · Severity: MEDIUM 6.4 · ONTAP affected: Yes

Official advisory: NTAP-20181127-0002 on security.netapp.com ↗. Affected versions, fixed releases, and workarounds live there — this page is a summary.

Product family: ONTAP | ONTAP-relevant | highest CVSS: 6.4

CVEs in this advisory

CVE-2016-7076 — MEDIUM · CVSS 6.4 · site index

What the CVE records say

CVE-2016-7076 — sudo before version 1.8.18p1 is vulnerable to a bypass in the sudo noexec restriction if application run via sudo executed wordexp() C library function with a user supplied argument. A local user permitted to run such application via sudo with noexec restriction could possibly use this flaw to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to disclosure of sensitive information, addition or modification of data or Denial of Service(DoS).

Affected products

Data ONTAP Edge

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.