Improper Check for Dropped Privileges Affecting dotnet-hostfxr-5.0 package, versions <0:5.0.6-1.el8_4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.16% (54th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-DOTNETHOSTFXR50-2112170
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 11 May 2021

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 dotnet-hostfxr-5.0 to version 0:5.0.6-1.el8_4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dotnet-hostfxr-5.0 package and not the dotnet-hostfxr-5.0 package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

.NET and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

7.3 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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Red Hat

7.3 high