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NuGet Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High
heng-liu published GHSA-6qmf-mmc7-6c2p Jun 13, 2023

Package

nuget Microsoft.Build.NuGetSdkResolver (NuGet)

Affected versions

5.9.0-rc.7122, 5.10.0-rc.7240, 5.11.0-rc.10

Patched versions

None
nuget NuGet.CommandLine (NuGet)
>=4.6.0, <=6.6.0
5.11.5, 6.0.5, 6.2.4, 6.3.3, 6.4.2, 6.5.1, 6.6.1
nuget NuGet.Commands (NuGet)
>=4.6.0, <=6.6.0
5.11.5, 6.0.5, 6.2.4, 6.3.3, 6.4.2, 6.5.1, 6.6.1
nuget NuGet.Common (NuGet)
>=4.6.0, <=6.6.0
5.11.5, 6.0.5, 6.2.4, 6.3.3, 6.4.2, 6.5.1, 6.6.1
nuget NuGet.PackageManagement (NuGet)
>=4.6.0, <=6.6.0
5.11.5, 6.0.5, 6.2.4, 6.3.3, 6.4.2, 6.5.1, 6.6.1
nuget NuGet.Protocol (NuGet)
>=4.7.0, <=6.6.0
5.11.5, 6.0.5, 6.2.4, 6.3.3, 6.4.2, 6.5.1, 6.6.1

Description

Description

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET and NuGet on Linux. This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A vulnerability exists in .NET 6.0, .NET 7.0 and NuGet(nuget.exe, NuGet.Protocol, NuGet.Common, NuGet.CommandLine, NuGet.Commands, Microsoft.Build.NuGetSdkResolver, NuGet.PackageManagement) where a potential race condition that can lead to a symlink attack on Linux. Non-Linux platforms are not affected.

Affected software

This issue only affects Linux systems.

NuGet & NuGet Packages

  • Any NuGet.exe, NuGet.Protocol, NuGet.Common, NuGet.CommandLine, NuGet.Commands, Microsoft.Build.NuGetSdkResolver, NuGet.PackageManagement 6.6.0 version or earlier.
  • Any NuGet.exe, NuGet.Protocol, NuGet.Common, NuGet.CommandLine, NuGet.Commands, Microsoft.Build.NuGetSdkResolver, NuGet.PackageManagement 6.5.0 version or earlier.
  • Any NuGet.exe, NuGet.Protocol, NuGet.Common, NuGet.CommandLine, NuGet.Commands, Microsoft.Build.NuGetSdkResolver, NuGet.PackageManagement 6.4.1 version or earlier.
  • Any NuGet.exe, NuGet.Protocol, NuGet.Common, NuGet.CommandLine, NuGet.Commands, Microsoft.Build.NuGetSdkResolver, NuGet.PackageManagement 6.3.2 version or earlier.
  • Any NuGet.exe, NuGet.Protocol, NuGet.Common, NuGet.CommandLine, NuGet.Commands, Microsoft.Build.NuGetSdkResolver, NuGet.PackageManagement 6.2.3 version or earlier.
  • Any NuGet.exe, NuGet.Protocol, NuGet.Common, NuGet.CommandLine, NuGet.Commands, Microsoft.Build.NuGetSdkResolver, NuGet.PackageManagement 6.0.4 version or earlier.
  • Any NuGet.exe, NuGet.Protocol, NuGet.Common, NuGet.CommandLine, NuGet.Commands, Microsoft.Build.NuGetSdkResolver, NuGet.PackageManagement 5.11.4 version or earlier.

.NET SDK(s)

  • Any .NET SDK 7.0.106 or earlier, or 7.0.303 or earlier
  • Any .NET SDK 6.0.117 or earlier, or 6.0.312 or earlier, or 6.0.409 or earlier.

Patches

To fix the issue, please install the latest version of .NET 6.0 or .NET 7.0 and NuGet (NuGet.exe, NuGet.Protocol, NuGet.Common, NuGet.CommandLine, NuGet.Commands, NuGet.PackageManagement versions). If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.

Other details

Announcement for this issue can be found at NuGet/Announcements#69

MSRC details for this can be found at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-29337

Severity

High

CVE ID

CVE-2023-29337

Weaknesses

No CWEs