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NTAP-20211004-0001 — CVE-2021-40490 Linux Kernel Vulnerability in NetApp Products
Published 2021-10-04 · Updated 2025-05-15 · Status: Interim · Exploitation: Public · Severity: not scored · ONTAP affected: No — other NetApp product
Official advisory: NTAP-20211004-0001 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). <br><br> FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - 8300/8700/A400 version 13.10 is Affected
Affected products
- FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - 8300/8700/A400/C400
- FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - A250/500f/C250
- NetApp Cloud Backup (formerly AltaVault)
- NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H300S/H500S/H700S/H410S
- NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H410C
- NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H610C
- NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H610S
- NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H615C
- NetApp SolidFire Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
Official fixes
- FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - 8300/8700/A400/C400 — vendor fix ↗
- FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - A250/500f/C250 — vendor fix ↗
References
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