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NTAP-20210430-0003 — March 2021 Linux Kernel 5.11.8 Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products
Published 2021-04-30 · Updated 2022-01-06 · Status: Final · Exploitation: Public · Severity: not scored · ONTAP affected: No — other NetApp product
Official advisory: NTAP-20210430-0003 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
- CVE-2021-28951 · site index
- CVE-2021-28952 · site index
- CVE-2021-28964 · site index
- CVE-2021-28971 · site index
- CVE-2021-28972 · site index
Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities 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 ↗
References
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?id=3ebba796fa251d042be42b92 ↗
- https://lore.kernel.org/alsa-devel/20210309142129.14182-2-srinivas.kandagatla@linaro.org/ ↗
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=dbcc7d57bffc0c8cac9dac ↗
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d88d05a9e0b6d9356e9712 ↗
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cc7a0bb058b85ea03db871 ↗
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 2021