Back Linuxsecurity Ubuntu 25.10 .NET Important Denial of Service USN-8176
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.10 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in .NET. Software Description: - dotnet10: .NET CLI tools and runtime - dotnet8: .NET CLI tools and runtime - dotnet9: .NET CLI tools and runtime Details: Ludvig Pedersen discovered that the System.Security.Cryptography.Xml library in .NET incorrectly handled certain XML inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to consume excessive resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-33116, CVE-2026-26171) Ludvig Pedersen and Kevin Jones discovered that the System.Security.Cryptography.Xml library in .NET incorrectly handled certain XML inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause .NET to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-32203) Ludvig Pedersen discovered that the System.Net.Mail component in .NET incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.10 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in .NET. Software Description: - dotnet10: .NET CLI tools and runtime - dotnet8: .NET CLI tools and runtime - dotnet9: .NET CLI tools and runtime Details: Ludvig Pedersen discovered that the System.Security.Cryptography.Xml library in .NET incorrectly handled certain XML inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to consume excessive resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-33116, CVE-2026-26171) Ludvig Pedersen and Kevin Jones discovered that the System.Security.Cryptography.Xml library in .NET incorrectly handled certain XML inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause .NET to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-32203) Ludvig Pedersen discovered that the System.Net.Mail component in .NET incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.10 aspnetcore-runtime-10.0 10.0.6-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 aspnetcore-runtime-8.0 8.0.26-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 aspnetcore-runtime-9.0 9.0.15-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 dotnet-host-10.0 10.0.6-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 dotnet-host-8.0 8.0.26-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 dotnet-host-9.0 9.0.15-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 dotnet-hostfxr-10.0 10.0.6-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 dotnet-hostfxr-8.0 8.0.26-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 dotnet-hostfxr-9.0 9.0.15-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 dotnet-runtime-10.0 10.0.6-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 dotnet-runtime-8.0 8.0.26-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 dotnet-runtime-9.0 9.0.15-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 dotnet-sdk-10.0 10.0.106-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 dotnet-sdk-8.0 8.0.126-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 dotnet-sdk-9.0 9.0.116-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 dotnet-sdk-aot-10.0 10.0.106-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 dotnet-sdk-aot-9.0 9.0.116-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 dotnet10 10.0.106-10.0.6-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 dotnet8 8.0.126-8.0.26-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 dotnet9 9.0.116-9.0.15-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS aspnetcore-runtime-10.0 10.0.6-0ubuntu1~24.04.1 aspnetcore-runtime-8.0 8.0.26-0ubuntu1~24.04.1 dotnet-host-10.0 10.0.6-0ubuntu1~24.04.1 dotnet-host-8.0 8.0.26-0ubuntu1~24.04.1 dotnet-hostfxr-10.0 10.0.6-0ubuntu1~24.04.1 dotnet-hostfxr-8.0 8.0.26-0ubuntu1~24.04.1 dotnet-runtime-10.0 10.0.6-0ubuntu1~24.04.1 dotnet-runtime-8.0 8.0.26-0ubuntu1~24.04.1 dotnet-sdk-10.0 10.0.106-0ubuntu1~24.04.1 dotnet-sdk-8.0 8.0.126-0ubuntu1~24.04.1 dotnet-sdk-aot-10.0 10.0.106-0ubuntu1~24.04.1 dotnet10 10.0.106-10.0.6-0ubuntu1~24.04.1 dotnet8 8.0.126-8.0.26-0ubuntu1~24.04.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS aspnetcore-runtime-8.0 8.0.26-0ubuntu1~22.04.1 dotnet-host-8.0 8.0.26-0ubuntu1~22.04.1 dotnet-hostfxr-8.0 8.0.26-0ubuntu1~22.04.1 dotnet-runtime-8.0 8.0.26-0ubuntu1~22.04.1 dotnet-sdk-8.0 8.0.126-0ubuntu1~22.04.1 dotnet8 8.0.126-8.0.26-0ubuntu1~22.04.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.10 aspnetcore-runtime-10.0 10.0.6-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 aspnetcore-runtime-8.0 8.0.26-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 aspnetcore-runtime-9.0 9.0.15-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 dotnet-host-10.0 10.0.6-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 dotnet-host-8.0 8.0.26-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 dotnet-host-9.0 9.0.15-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 dotnet-hostfxr-10.0 10.0.6-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 dotnet-hostfxr-8.0 8.0.26-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 dotnet-hostfxr-9.0 9.0.15-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 dotnet-runtime-10.0 10.0.6-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 dotnet-runtime-8.0 8.0.26-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 dotnet-runtime-9.0 9.0.15-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 dotnet-sdk-10.0 10.0.106-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 dotnet-sdk-8.0 8.0.126-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 dotnet-sdk-9.0 9.0.116-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 dotnet-sdk-aot-10.0 10.0.106-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 dotnet-sdk-aot-9.0 9.0.116-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 dotnet10 10.0.106-10.0.6-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 dotnet8 8.0.126-8.0.26-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 dotnet9 9.0.116-9.0.15-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS aspnetcore-runtime-10.0 10.0.6-0ubuntu1~24.04.1 aspnetcore-runtime-8.0 8.0.26-0ubuntu1~24.04.1 dotnet-host-10.0 10.0.6-0ubuntu1~24.04.1 dotnet-host-8.0 8.0.26-0ubuntu1~24.04.1 dotnet-hostfxr-10.0 10.0.6-0ubuntu1~24.04.1 dotnet-hostfxr-8.0 8.0.26-0ubuntu1~24.04.1 dotnet-runtime-10.0 10.0.6-0ubuntu1~24.04.1 dotnet-runtime-8.0 8.0.26-0ubuntu1~24.04.1 dotnet-sdk-10.0 10.0.106-0ubuntu1~24.04.1 dotnet-sdk-8.0 8.0.126-0ubuntu1~24.04.1 dotnet-sdk-aot-10.0 10.0.106-0ubuntu1~24.04.1 dotnet10 10.0.106-10.0.6-0ubuntu1~24.04.1 dotnet8 8.0.126-8.0.26-0ubuntu1~24.04.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS aspnetcore-runtime-8.0 8.0.26-0ubuntu1~22.04.1 dotnet-host-8.0 8.0.26-0ubuntu1~22.04.1 dotnet-hostfxr-8.0 8.0.26-0ubuntu1~22.04.1 dotnet-runtime-8.0 8.0.26-0ubuntu1~22.04.1 dotnet-sdk-8.0 8.0.126-0ubuntu1~22.04.1 dotnet8 8.0.126-8.0.26-0ubuntu1~22.04.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
CVE-2026-26171, CVE-2026-32178, CVE-2026-32203, CVE-2026-33116
CVE-2026-26171, CVE-2026-32178, CVE-2026-32203, CVE-2026-33116
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