USN-7345-1: .NET vulnerability

Publication date

11 March 2025

Overview

.NET could be made to elevate privileges.


Packages

  • dotnet8 - .NET CLI tools and runtime
  • dotnet9 - .NET CLI tools and runtime

Details

Zahid TOKAT discovered that .NET suffered from a weak authentication
vulnerability. An attacker could possibly use this issue to elevate
privileges.

Zahid TOKAT discovered that .NET suffered from a weak authentication
vulnerability. An attacker could possibly use this issue to elevate
privileges.

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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