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NTAP-20201210-0004 — CVE-2020-14305 Linux Kernel Vulnerability in NetApp Products
Published 2020-12-10 · Updated 2022-01-06 · Status: Final · Exploitation: Public · Severity: not scored · ONTAP affected: No — other NetApp product
Official advisory: NTAP-20201210-0004 on security.netapp.com ↗. Affected versions, fixed releases, and workarounds live there — this page is a summary.
Product family: Baseboard management controllers · Cloud Backup / AltaVault / SteelStore · SolidFire / NetApp HCI | other NetApp product
CVEs in this advisory
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
- FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - A250/500f/C250
- NetApp Cloud Backup (formerly AltaVault)
- NetApp SolidFire Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
Official fixes
- FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - A250/500f/C250 — vendor fix ↗
What to do
- Compare your installed product and version against the affected list above and the official advisory's affected-versions table.
- Apply the fixed release named in the official advisory, or the documented workaround if no fix ships yet.
- Limit management-plane exposure (BMC/management interfaces, web UIs, SNMP) until patched.
- Track follow-ups in the site CVE index and the security RSS feed.
Related reading
- Site CVE index — every CVE we track, split by year
- Security hub — recent NetApp advisories and what changed
- Security hardening baseline — applies to NetApp management planes generally
- Every NetApp advisory published in 2020