USN-8298-1: .NET vulnerability

Publication date

25 May 2026

Overview

.NET could be made to consume excessive resources if it received specially crafted network traffic.


Packages

  • dotnet10 - .NET CLI tools and runtime
  • dotnet8 - .NET CLI tools and runtime
  • dotnet9 - .NET CLI tools and runtime

Details

Muhammad Abdul Rehman discovered that .NET incorrectly handled certain
network requests, leading to a loop with an unreachable exit condition. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to consume excessive
resources, resulting in a denial of service.

Muhammad Abdul Rehman discovered that .NET incorrectly handled certain
network requests, leading to a loop with an unreachable exit condition. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to consume excessive
resources, resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
26.04 LTS resolute aspnetcore-runtime-10.0 –  10.0.8-0ubuntu1~26.04.1
dotnet-host-10.0 –  10.0.8-0ubuntu1~26.04.1
dotnet-hostfxr-10.0 –  10.0.8-0ubuntu1~26.04.1
dotnet-runtime-10.0 –  10.0.8-0ubuntu1~26.04.1
dotnet-sdk-10.0 –  10.0.108-0ubuntu1~26.04.1
dotnet-sdk-aot-10.0 –  10.0.108-0ubuntu1~26.04.1
dotnet-sdk-dbg-10.0 –  10.0.108-0ubuntu1~26.04.1
dotnet10 –  10.0.108-10.0.8-0ubuntu1~26.04.1
25.10 questing aspnetcore-runtime-10.0 –  10.0.8-0ubuntu1~25.10.1
aspnetcore-runtime-8.0 –  8.0.27-0ubuntu1~25.10.1
aspnetcore-runtime-9.0 –  9.0.16-0ubuntu1~25.10.1
dotnet-host-10.0 –  10.0.8-0ubuntu1~25.10.1
dotnet-host-8.0 –  8.0.27-0ubuntu1~25.10.1
dotnet-host-9.0 –  9.0.16-0ubuntu1~25.10.1
dotnet-hostfxr-10.0 –  10.0.8-0ubuntu1~25.10.1
dotnet-hostfxr-8.0 –  8.0.27-0ubuntu1~25.10.1
dotnet-hostfxr-9.0 –  9.0.16-0ubuntu1~25.10.1
dotnet-runtime-10.0 –  10.0.8-0ubuntu1~25.10.1
dotnet-runtime-8.0 –  8.0.27-0ubuntu1~25.10.1
dotnet-runtime-9.0 –  9.0.16-0ubuntu1~25.10.1
dotnet-sdk-10.0 –  10.0.108-0ubuntu1~25.10.1
dotnet-sdk-8.0 –  8.0.127-0ubuntu1~25.10.1
dotnet-sdk-9.0 –  9.0.117-0ubuntu1~25.10.1
dotnet-sdk-aot-10.0 –  10.0.108-0ubuntu1~25.10.1
dotnet-sdk-aot-9.0 –  9.0.117-0ubuntu1~25.10.1
dotnet-sdk-dbg-10.0 –  10.0.108-0ubuntu1~25.10.1
dotnet-sdk-dbg-8.0 –  8.0.127-0ubuntu1~25.10.1
dotnet-sdk-dbg-9.0 –  9.0.117-0ubuntu1~25.10.1
dotnet10 –  10.0.108-10.0.8-0ubuntu1~25.10.1
dotnet8 –  8.0.127-8.0.27-0ubuntu1~25.10.1
dotnet9 –  9.0.117-9.0.16-0ubuntu1~25.10.1
24.04 LTS noble aspnetcore-runtime-10.0 –  10.0.8-0ubuntu1~24.04.1
aspnetcore-runtime-8.0 –  8.0.27-0ubuntu1~24.04.1
dotnet-host-10.0 –  10.0.8-0ubuntu1~24.04.1
dotnet-host-8.0 –  8.0.27-0ubuntu1~24.04.1
dotnet-hostfxr-10.0 –  10.0.8-0ubuntu1~24.04.1
dotnet-hostfxr-8.0 –  8.0.27-0ubuntu1~24.04.1
dotnet-runtime-10.0 –  10.0.8-0ubuntu1~24.04.1
dotnet-runtime-8.0 –  8.0.27-0ubuntu1~24.04.1
dotnet-sdk-10.0 –  10.0.108-0ubuntu1~24.04.1
dotnet-sdk-8.0 –  8.0.127-0ubuntu1~24.04.1
dotnet-sdk-aot-10.0 –  10.0.108-0ubuntu1~24.04.1
dotnet-sdk-dbg-10.0 –  10.0.108-0ubuntu1~24.04.1
dotnet10 –  10.0.108-10.0.8-0ubuntu1~24.04.1
dotnet8 –  8.0.127-8.0.27-0ubuntu1~24.04.1
22.04 LTS jammy aspnetcore-runtime-8.0 –  8.0.27-0ubuntu1~22.04.1
dotnet-host-8.0 –  8.0.27-0ubuntu1~22.04.1
dotnet-hostfxr-8.0 –  8.0.27-0ubuntu1~22.04.1
dotnet-runtime-8.0 –  8.0.27-0ubuntu1~22.04.1
dotnet-sdk-8.0 –  8.0.127-0ubuntu1~22.04.1
dotnet8 –  8.0.127-8.0.27-0ubuntu1~22.04.1

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