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Ubuntu 23.10 USN-6427-2 Critical: .NET Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey October 19, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Resolve the .NET problem encountered on October 19, 2023, within Ubuntu version 23.10. This update addresses possible system failures triggered by manipulated network packets.
.NET could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

.NET could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network

traffic.

Software Description:

- dotnet8: .NET CLI tools and runtime

Details:

USN-6427-1 fixed a vulnerability in .NET. This update

provides the corresponding update for .NET 8.

Original advisory details:

  It was discovered that the .NET Kestrel web server did not properly

handle

  HTTP/2 requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to

  cause a denial of service.

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 23.10:
    aspnetcore-runtime-8.0    8.0.0~rc2-0ubuntu1
    dotnet-host-8.0                 8.0.0~rc2-0ubuntu1
    dotnet-hostfxr-8.0             8.0.0~rc2-0ubuntu1
    dotnet-runtime-8.0            8.0.0~rc2-0ubuntu1
    dotnet-sdk-8.0                   8.0.100~rc2-0ubuntu1
    dotnet8                              8.0.100-8.0.0~rc2-0ubuntu1

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

References

   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6427-2

   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6427-1

   CVE-2023-44487

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