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NTAP-20201113-0001 — Intel SA-00358 BIOS Firmware Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products

Published 2020-11-13 · Updated 2022-01-24 · Status: Final · Exploitation: Public · Severity: HIGH 7.8 · ONTAP affected: Yes

Official advisory: NTAP-20201113-0001 on security.netapp.com ↗. Affected versions, fixed releases, and workarounds live there — this page is a summary.

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

CVEs in this advisory

CVE-2020-0590 — HIGH · CVSS 7.8 · site index
CVE-2020-0587 — MEDIUM · CVSS 6.7 · site index
CVE-2020-0591 — MEDIUM · CVSS 6.7 · site index
CVE-2020-0593 — MEDIUM · CVSS 6.7 · site index
CVE-2020-0588 — MEDIUM · CVSS 6.7 · site index
CVE-2020-0592 — MEDIUM · CVSS 6.7 · site index

What the CVE records say

CVE-2020-0590 — Improper input validation in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVE-2020-0587 — Improper conditions check in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVE-2020-0591 — Improper buffer restrictions in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVE-2020-0593 — Improper buffer restrictions in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVE-2020-0588 — Improper conditions check in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVE-2020-0592 — Out of bounds write in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via local access.

Impact

Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could lead to disclosure of sensitive information, addition or modification of data, or Denial of Service (DoS). <br><br> FAS/AFF BIOS Affected Platforms: <br> CVE-2020-0590: AFF A800, AFF A320, AFF A400, FAS8300, and FAS8700<br> CVE-2020-0592: AFF A700, FAS9000, AFF A300, AFF A200, FAS8200, FAS2650, FAS2620, AFF-A700s, AFF A800, AFF A800, AFF A320, AFF A400, FAS8300, FAS8700, and AFF-A250, FAS500f

Affected products

Clustered Data ONTAP
FAS/AFF BIOS
NetApp Cloud Backup (formerly AltaVault)

Official fixes

Clustered Data ONTAP — vendor fix ↗
FAS/AFF BIOS — vendor fix ↗

References

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00358.html ↗

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.