CVE-2023-38408: OpenSSH Vulnerability in NetApp Products
This NetApp advisory covers CVE-2023-38408 in Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere, NetApp HCI Compute Node (Bootstrap OS) and NetApp SolidFire & HCI Management Node.
- CVE-2023-38408
Key facts
- Vendor rating
- Critical, CVSS 9.8
- CISA KEV
- Not listed (catalogue checked )
- Fixed in
- Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere: 9.14, ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility: 9.14.1
- Advisory id
- NTAP-20230803-0010
- Source published
- Source revised
- Listed by VulniPulse
- Record changed
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Affected products & platforms
Description
Multiple NetApp products incorporate OpenSSH. OpenSSH versions prior to 9.3p2 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: Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere, NetApp HCI Compute Node (Bootstrap OS), NetApp SolidFire & HCI Management Node, NetApp SolidFire & HCI Storage Node (Element Software), ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility.
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.
Text from the source record.
How to fix CVE-2023-38408
Upgrade to a fixed release named by NetApp:
- Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere: 9.14
- ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility: 9.14.1
Vendor guidance
- Update affected NetApp products to a fixed release: Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere: 9.14, ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility: 9.14.1.
- NetApp HCI Compute Node (Bootstrap OS) has no planned fix; migrate to a supported release or product and consult NetApp's end-of-support notice.
Support dates for the fixed release lines
- NetApp ONTAP 9 9.14.1: support ends
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