USN-5670-1: .NET 6 vulnerability

Publication date

11 October 2022

Overview

.NET 6 could be made to execute arbitrary code.

Releases


Packages

  • dotnet6 - dotNET CLI tools and runtime

Details

Edward Thomson discovered that .NET 6 incorrectly handled
permissions for local NuGet cache. A local attacker could
possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

Edward Thomson discovered that .NET 6 incorrectly handled
permissions for local NuGet cache. A local attacker could
possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

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:


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