CVE-2024-38229
Description
A flaw was found in dotnet. When closing an HTTP/3 stream while application code is writing to the response body, a race condition can cause a use-after-free.
Statement
.NET 8.0 (dotnet8.0) was released for RHEL 8 starting with RHEL 8.9. Therefore, this .NET version is not affected in RHEL 8.8 and previous versions.
.NET 8.0 (dotnet8.0) was released for RHEL 9 starting with RHEL 9.3. Therefore, this .NET version is not affected in RHEL 9.2 and previous versions.
Mitigation
Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 8.1 | N/A | 8.1 |
| Attack Vector | Network | N/A | Network |
| Attack Complexity | High | N/A | High |
| Privileges Required | None | N/A | None |
| User Interaction | None | N/A | None |
| Scope | Unchanged | N/A | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High | N/A | High |
| Integrity Impact | High | N/A | High |
| Availability Impact | High | N/A | High |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
cve.org: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
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