The BSI has issued a current IT security notice for NetApp products. You can find out more about the affected operating systems and products as well as CVE numbers here on news.de.
The Federal Office for Security in Information Technology (BSI) reported a security advisory for NetApp products on March 14, 2024. The vulnerability affects the operating system NetApp Appliance as well as the products HPE Fabric OS, NetApp ActiveIQ Unified Manager and NetApp FAS.
The latest manufacturer recommendations regarding updates, workarounds and security patches for this vulnerability can be found here: NetApp Product Security Advisory (Stand: 15.03.2024).
Safety Notice for NetApp Products – Risk: medium
Risk level: 3 (medium)
CVSS Base Score: 5,5
CVSS Temporal Score: 4,8
Remote attack: No
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is used to assess the vulnerability of computer systems. The CVSS standard makes it possible to compare potential or actual security vulnerabilities based on various metrics in order to create a priority list for taking countermeasures. The attributes “none”, “low”, “medium”, “high” and “critical” are used to determine the severity levels of a vulnerability. The Base Score evaluates the requirements for an attack (including authentication, complexity, privileges, user interaction) and its consequences. The temporal score also takes changes over time in the danger situation into account. According to the CVSS, the threat of the current vulnerability is assessed as “medium” with a base score of 5.5.
NetApp Products Bug: Vulnerability enables denial of service
ActiveIQ Unified Manager is a management solution for NetApp storage products.Fabric OS (FOS) is an operating system for FibreChannel switches.NetApp FAS (Fabric Attached Storage), also known as NetApp Filer, is a storage platform or storage system based on Data ONTAP NetApp.
A remote, anonymous attacker could exploit a vulnerability in NetApp ActiveIQ Unified Manager, Fabric OS, and NetApp FAS to conduct a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability was classified using the CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) referencing system by the individual serial number CVE-2023-45918.
Systems affected by the security gap at a glance
operating system
NetApp Appliance
Products
HPE Fabric OS (cpe:/o:hpe:fabric_os)
NetApp ActiveIQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere (cpe:/a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager)
NetApp FAS (cpe:/h:netapp:fas)
General recommendations for dealing with IT vulnerabilities
Users of the affected applications should keep them up to date. When security gaps become known, manufacturers are required to fix them as quickly as possible by developing a patch or a workaround. If new security updates become available, install them promptly. For information, consult the sources listed in the next section. These often contain further information about the latest version of the software in question as well as the availability of security patches or information about workarounds. If you have any further questions or uncertainties, please contact your responsible administrator. IT security managers should regularly check when the IT security warning Affected manufacturers provide a new security update.
Manufacturer information on updates, patches and workarounds
Here you will find further links with information about bug reports, security fixes and workarounds.
NetApp Product Security Advisory vom 2024-03-15 (14.03.2024)
For more information, see:
Version history of this security alert
This is the initial version of this IT security notice for NetApp products. If updates are announced, this text will be updated. You can read about changes or additions in this version history.
March 14, 2024 – Initial version
+++ Editorial note: This text was generated based on current BSI data and will be updated in a data-driven manner depending on the warning situation. We accept feedback and comments at [email protected]. +++
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