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NTAP-20210108-0008 — CVE-2020-8584 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability in Element OS

Published 2021-01-08 · Updated 2021-01-08 · Status: Final · Exploitation: Not public · Severity: not scored · ONTAP affected: No — other NetApp product

Official advisory: NTAP-20210108-0008 on security.netapp.com ↗. Affected versions, fixed releases, and workarounds live there — this page is a summary.

Product family: SolidFire / NetApp HCI | other NetApp product

CVEs in this advisory

CVE-2020-8584 · site index

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to unauthenticated remote code execution on Element OS nodes. Vulnerable versions are only exploitable for a limited window during the boot process. Element software 11.x and higher: Clusters running Element OS 11.x can upgrade directly to Element software version 12.2 via standard processes. Element software 10.x: Clusters running Element software 10.x can upgrade to Element version 11.8 or higher and then upgrade to Element software 12.2 via standard processes.

Affected products

NetApp SolidFire & HCI Management Node
NetApp SolidFire & HCI Storage Node (Element Software)

Official fixes

NetApp SolidFire & HCI Storage Node (Element Software) — vendor fix ↗
NetApp SolidFire & HCI Storage Node (Element Software) — vendor fix ↗
NetApp SolidFire & HCI Management Node — vendor fix ↗
NetApp SolidFire & HCI Management Node — 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.
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