Ubuntu update for dotnet8

1) Cleartext transmission of sensitive information

EUVDB-ID: #VU95920

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38167

CWE-ID: CWE-319 - Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to software uses insecure communication channel to transmit sensitive information in .NET and Visual Studio. A remote attacker can gain access to sensitive data.

Mitigation

Update the affected package dotnet8 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 22.04 - 24.04

dotnet8 (Ubuntu package): before 8.0.108-8.0.8-0ubuntu1~24.04.1

dotnet-sdk-8.0 (Ubuntu package): before 8.0.108-0ubuntu1~24.04.1

dotnet-runtime-8.0 (Ubuntu package): before 8.0.8-0ubuntu1~24.04.1

dotnet-hostfxr-8.0 (Ubuntu package): before 8.0.8-0ubuntu1~24.04.1

dotnet-host-8.0 (Ubuntu package): before 8.0.8-0ubuntu1~24.04.1

aspnetcore-runtime-8.0 (Ubuntu package): before 8.0.8-0ubuntu1~24.04.1

External links

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

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.