Critical [CVE-2019-16905] OpenSSH Pre-Auth Integer Overflow Vulnerability in NetApp Products
This critical-severity NetApp advisory covers CVE-2019-16905 affecting NetApp Cloud Backup (formerly AltaVault), NetApp SolidFire Baseboard Management Controller (BMC), NetApp SteelStore Cloud Integrated Storage.
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Summary
Multiple NetApp products incorporate OpenSSH. OpenSSH versions 7.7 through 7.9 and 8.x before 8.1 are susceptible to a vulnerability which when successfully exploited could lead to disclosure of sensitive information, addition or modification of data, or Denial of Service (DoS).
Affected products: NetApp Cloud Backup (formerly AltaVault), NetApp SolidFire Baseboard Management Controller (BMC), NetApp SteelStore Cloud Integrated Storage. NetApp reports that one or more additional products remain under investigation; review the canonical advisory for current status.
NetApp states there is no workaround available at this time.
Affected versions
No affected-version range was extracted from the source record. The vendor advisory is authoritative — check it before change work.
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Fixed versions
No fixed release is recorded yet. That does not prove no patch exists — confirm against the vendor advisory.
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Mitigation checklist
- NetApp Cloud Backup (formerly AltaVault) has no planned fix; migrate to a supported release or product and consult NetApp's end-of-support notice.
- NetApp SolidFire Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) has no planned fix; migrate to a supported release or product and consult NetApp's end-of-support notice.
- NetApp SteelStore Cloud Integrated Storage has no planned fix; migrate to a supported release or product and consult NetApp's end-of-support notice.
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