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NTAP-20220331-0003 — CVE-2020-36516 Linux Kernel Vulnerability in NetApp Products

Published 2022-03-31 · Updated 2025-12-09 · Status: Interim · Exploitation: Public · Severity: MEDIUM 5.9 · ONTAP affected: Yes

Official advisory: NTAP-20220331-0003 on security.netapp.com ↗. Affected versions, fixed releases, and workarounds live there — this page is a summary.

Product family: Active IQ Unified Manager · ONTAP · E-Series / SANtricity · Baseboard management controllers · SolidFire / NetApp HCI | ONTAP-relevant | highest CVSS: 5.9

CVEs in this advisory

CVE-2020-36516 — MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9 · site index

What the CVE records say

CVE-2020-36516 — An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16.11. The mixed IPID assignment method with the hash-based IPID assignment policy allows an off-path attacker to inject data into a victim's TCP session or terminate that session.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to 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

Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere
Cloud Volumes ONTAP Mediator
E-Series SANtricity OS Controller Software 11.x
FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - 8300/8700/A400/C400
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 HCI Compute Node (Bootstrap OS)
NetApp SolidFire & HCI Management Node
NetApp SolidFire & HCI Storage Node (Element Software)

Official fixes

Cloud Volumes ONTAP Mediator — vendor fix ↗
E-Series SANtricity OS Controller Software 11.x — vendor fix ↗
FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - 8300/8700/A400/C400 — vendor fix ↗
NetApp SolidFire & HCI Storage Node (Element Software) — vendor fix ↗

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.