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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6959-1
August 13, 2024

dotnet8 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

dotnet8 could be made to disclose sensitive information.

Software Description:
- dotnet8: .NET CLI tools and runtime

Details:

It was discovered that .NET suffered from an information disclosure
vulnerability. An attacker could potentially use this issue to
read targeted email messages.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   aspnetcore-runtime-8.0          8.0.8-0ubuntu1~24.04.1
   dotnet-host-8.0                 8.0.8-0ubuntu1~24.04.1
   dotnet-hostfxr-8.0              8.0.8-0ubuntu1~24.04.1
   dotnet-runtime-8.0              8.0.8-0ubuntu1~24.04.1
   dotnet-sdk-8.0                  8.0.108-0ubuntu1~24.04.1
   dotnet8                         8.0.108-8.0.8-0ubuntu1~24.04.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   aspnetcore-runtime-8.0          8.0.8-0ubuntu1~22.04.1
   dotnet-host-8.0                 8.0.8-0ubuntu1~22.04.1
   dotnet-hostfxr-8.0              8.0.8-0ubuntu1~22.04.1
   dotnet-runtime-8.0              8.0.8-0ubuntu1~22.04.1
   dotnet-sdk-8.0                  8.0.108-0ubuntu1~22.04.1
   dotnet8                         8.0.108-8.0.8-0ubuntu1~22.04.1

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

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6959-1
   CVE-2024-38167

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dotnet8/8.0.108-8.0.8-0ubuntu1~24.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dotnet8/8.0.108-8.0.8-0ubuntu1~22.04.1

Ubuntu 6959-1: .NET Security Advisory Updates

August 13, 2024
dotnet8 could be made to disclose sensitive information.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: dotnet8 could be made to disclose sensitive information. Software Description: - dotnet8: .NET CLI tools and runtime Details: It was discovered that .NET suffered from an information disclosure vulnerability. An attacker could potentially use this issue to read targeted email messages.

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS   aspnetcore-runtime-8.0          8.0.8-0ubuntu1~24.04.1   dotnet-host-8.0                 8.0.8-0ubuntu1~24.04.1   dotnet-hostfxr-8.0              8.0.8-0ubuntu1~24.04.1   dotnet-runtime-8.0              8.0.8-0ubuntu1~24.04.1   dotnet-sdk-8.0                  8.0.108-0ubuntu1~24.04.1   dotnet8                         8.0.108-8.0.8-0ubuntu1~24.04.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS   aspnetcore-runtime-8.0          8.0.8-0ubuntu1~22.04.1   dotnet-host-8.0                 8.0.8-0ubuntu1~22.04.1   dotnet-hostfxr-8.0              8.0.8-0ubuntu1~22.04.1   dotnet-runtime-8.0              8.0.8-0ubuntu1~22.04.1   dotnet-sdk-8.0                  8.0.108-0ubuntu1~22.04.1   dotnet8                         8.0.108-8.0.8-0ubuntu1~22.04.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6959-1

  CVE-2024-38167

Severity
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6959-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dotnet8/8.0.108-8.0.8-0ubuntu1~24.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dotnet8/8.0.108-8.0.8-0ubuntu1~22.04.1

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