Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime Affecting dotnet-hostfxr-3.1 package, versions <0:3.1.16-1.el8_4


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (61st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-DOTNETHOSTFXR31-4079568
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed8 Jun 2021

Introduced: 8 Jun 2021

CVE-2021-31957  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-772  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 dotnet-hostfxr-3.1 to version 0:3.1.16-1.el8_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:2352.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dotnet-hostfxr-3.1 package and not the dotnet-hostfxr-3.1 package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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