CVE-2026-45491

Publication date 9 June 2026

Last updated 10 June 2026

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Description

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to perform tampering locally.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
dotnet10 26.04 LTS resolute
Vulnerable
25.10 questing
Vulnerable
24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
dotnet6 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable, fix deferred
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
dotnet7 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored see notes
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
dotnet8 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing
Vulnerable
24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
dotnet9 26.04 LTS resolute Not in release
25.10 questing
Vulnerable
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

Notes

iconstantin

.NET 7 is end of life upstream.

mdeslaur

Marking .NET 6 as deferred until information is available to determine if it is impacted.

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