1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6693-1

USN-6693-1: .NET vulnerability

Publication date

12 March 2024

Overview

.NET could be made to crash if it processed specially crafted requests.

Releases

Packages

  • dotnet7 - .NET CLI tools and runtime
  • dotnet8 - .NET CLI tools and runtime

Details

It was discovered that .NET did not properly handle certain specially
crafted requests. An attacker could potentially use this issue to cause
a resource leak, leading to a denial of service.

It was discovered that .NET did not properly handle certain specially
crafted requests. An attacker could potentially use this issue to cause
a resource leak, leading to a denial of service.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
23.10 mantic aspnetcore-runtime-7.0 –  7.0.117-0ubuntu1~23.10.1
aspnetcore-runtime-8.0 –  8.0.3-0ubuntu1~23.10.1
dotnet-runtime-7.0 –  7.0.117-0ubuntu1~23.10.1
dotnet-runtime-8.0 –  8.0.3-0ubuntu1~23.10.1
dotnet7 –  7.0.117-0ubuntu1~23.10.1
dotnet8 –  8.0.103-8.0.3-0ubuntu1~23.10.1
22.04 jammy aspnetcore-runtime-7.0 –  7.0.117-0ubuntu1~22.04.1
aspnetcore-runtime-8.0 –  8.0.3-0ubuntu1~22.04.1
dotnet-runtime-7.0 –  7.0.117-0ubuntu1~22.04.1
dotnet-runtime-8.0 –  8.0.3-0ubuntu1~22.04.1
dotnet7 –  7.0.117-0ubuntu1~22.04.1
dotnet8 –  8.0.103-8.0.3-0ubuntu1~22.04.1

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