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Advisory severityHigh8.1NetApp

High [CVE-2023-31486] Perl Vulnerability in NetApp Products

This high-severity NetApp advisory covers CVE-2023-31486 affecting Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere, NetApp HCI Compute Node (Bootstrap OS), ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility.

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NTAP-20241129-0011 Source published Source updated

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CVE-2023-31486
Affected products & platforms
NetAppONTAPElement SoftwareActive IQ Unified ManagerONTAP Select
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Summary

Multiple NetApp products incorporate Perl. Perl versions prior to 5.38.0 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), ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility, OnCommand Workflow Automation. 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
  • 5.38.0

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 12 days ago·verify at source

Fixed versions

No fixed release is recorded yet. That does not prove no patch exists — confirm against the vendor advisory.

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 12 days ago·verify at source

Mitigation checklist

Recommended fix / mitigation
  • 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.
  • OnCommand Workflow Automation has no planned fix; migrate to a supported release or product and consult NetApp's end-of-support notice.

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 12 days ago·verify at source

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