# CVE-2021-31204: .NET and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2021-31204 is fixed in 19 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2021:2037, released May 19, 2021. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-31204
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 7.8 (Important)
- EPSS: 0.0119
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: yes
- Vendor exploitability assessment: Exploitation Less Likely
- Published: May 11, 2021
- Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-31204

## Description

.NET Core is a managed-software framework. It implements a subset of the .NET framework APIs and several new APIs, and it includes a CLR implementation.  New versions of .NET Core that address a security vulnerability are now available. The updated versions are .NET Core SDK 3.1.115 and .NET Core Runtime 3.1.15.  Security Fix(es):  * dotnet: .NET Core single-file application privilege escalation (CVE-2021-31204)  In order for the update to be complete, self-contained applications deployed using previous versions need to be recompiled and redeployed.  For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | aspnetcore-runtime-3.1 RHEL 8 | 0:3.1.15-1.el8_4 | [RHSA-2021:2037](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-2037.md) | May 19, 2021 |
| Linux | aspnetcore-runtime-3.1 ol 8 | 0:3.1.15-1.0.1.el8_4 | [ELSA-2021-2037](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-2037.md) | May 29, 2021 |
| Linux | aspnetcore-runtime-5.0 RHEL 8 | 0:5.0.6-1.el8_4 | [RHSA-2021:2036](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-2036.md) | May 19, 2021 |
| Linux | aspnetcore-runtime-5.0 ol 8 | 0:5.0.6-1.0.1.el8_4 | [ELSA-2021-2036](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-2036.md) | May 29, 2021 |
| Linux | aspnetcore-targeting-pack-3.1 RHEL 8 | 0:3.1.15-1.el8_4 | [RHSA-2021:2037](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-2037.md) | May 19, 2021 |
| Linux | aspnetcore-targeting-pack-3.1 ol 8 | 0:3.1.15-1.0.1.el8_4 | [ELSA-2021-2037](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-2037.md) | May 29, 2021 |
| Linux | aspnetcore-targeting-pack-5.0 RHEL 8 | 0:5.0.6-1.el8_4 | [RHSA-2021:2036](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-2036.md) | May 19, 2021 |
| Linux | aspnetcore-targeting-pack-5.0 ol 8 | 0:5.0.6-1.0.1.el8_4 | [ELSA-2021-2036](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-2036.md) | May 29, 2021 |
| Linux | dotnet RHEL 8 | 0:5.0.203-1.el8_4 | [RHSA-2021:2036](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-2036.md) | May 19, 2021 |
| Linux | dotnet ol 8 | 0:5.0.203-1.0.1.el8_4 | [ELSA-2021-2036](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-2036.md) | May 29, 2021 |
| Linux | dotnet-apphost-pack-3.1 RHEL 8 | 0:3.1.15-1.el8_4 | [RHSA-2021:2037](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-2037.md) | May 19, 2021 |
| Linux | dotnet-apphost-pack-3.1 ol 8 | 0:3.1.15-1.0.1.el8_4 | [ELSA-2021-2037](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-2037.md) | May 29, 2021 |
| Linux | dotnet-apphost-pack-5.0 RHEL 8 | 0:5.0.6-1.el8_4 | [RHSA-2021:2036](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-2036.md) | May 19, 2021 |
| Linux | dotnet-apphost-pack-5.0 ol 8 | 0:5.0.6-1.0.1.el8_4 | [ELSA-2021-2036](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-2036.md) | May 29, 2021 |
| Linux | dotnet-host RHEL 8 | 0:5.0.6-1.el8_4 | [RHSA-2021:2036](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-2036.md) | May 19, 2021 |
| Linux | dotnet-host ol 8 | 0:5.0.6-1.0.1.el8_4 | [ELSA-2021-2036](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-2036.md) | May 29, 2021 |
| Linux | dotnet-hostfxr-3.1 RHEL 8 | 0:3.1.15-1.el8_4 | [RHSA-2021:2037](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-2037.md) | May 19, 2021 |
| Linux | dotnet-hostfxr-3.1 ol 8 | 0:3.1.15-1.0.1.el8_4 | [ELSA-2021-2037](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-2037.md) | May 29, 2021 |
| Linux | dotnet-hostfxr-5.0 RHEL 8 | 0:5.0.6-1.el8_4 | [RHSA-2021:2036](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-2036.md) | May 19, 2021 |
| Linux | dotnet-hostfxr-5.0 ol 8 | 0:5.0.6-1.0.1.el8_4 | [ELSA-2021-2036](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-2036.md) | May 29, 2021 |
| Linux | dotnet-runtime-3.1 RHEL 8 | 0:3.1.15-1.el8_4 | [RHSA-2021:2037](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-2037.md) | May 19, 2021 |
| Linux | dotnet-runtime-3.1 ol 8 | 0:3.1.15-1.0.1.el8_4 | [ELSA-2021-2037](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-2037.md) | May 29, 2021 |
| Linux | dotnet-runtime-5.0 RHEL 8 | 0:5.0.6-1.el8_4 | [RHSA-2021:2036](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-2036.md) | May 19, 2021 |
| Linux | dotnet-runtime-5.0 ol 8 | 0:5.0.6-1.0.1.el8_4 | [ELSA-2021-2036](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-2036.md) | May 29, 2021 |
| Linux | dotnet-sdk-3.1 RHEL 8 | 0:3.1.115-1.el8_4 | [RHSA-2021:2037](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-2037.md) | May 19, 2021 |
| Linux | dotnet-sdk-3.1 ol 8 | 0:3.1.115-1.0.1.el8_4 | [ELSA-2021-2037](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-2037.md) | May 29, 2021 |
| Linux | dotnet-sdk-5.0 RHEL 8 | 0:5.0.203-1.el8_4 | [RHSA-2021:2036](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-2036.md) | May 19, 2021 |
| Linux | dotnet-sdk-5.0 ol 8 | 0:5.0.203-1.0.1.el8_4 | [ELSA-2021-2036](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-2036.md) | May 29, 2021 |
| Linux | dotnet-targeting-pack-3.1 RHEL 8 | 0:3.1.15-1.el8_4 | [RHSA-2021:2037](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-2037.md) | May 19, 2021 |
| Linux | dotnet-targeting-pack-3.1 ol 8 | 0:3.1.15-1.0.1.el8_4 | [ELSA-2021-2037](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-2037.md) | May 29, 2021 |
| Linux | dotnet-targeting-pack-5.0 RHEL 8 | 0:5.0.6-1.el8_4 | [RHSA-2021:2036](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-2036.md) | May 19, 2021 |
| Linux | dotnet-targeting-pack-5.0 ol 8 | 0:5.0.6-1.0.1.el8_4 | [ELSA-2021-2036](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-2036.md) | May 29, 2021 |
| Linux | dotnet-templates-3.1 RHEL 8 | 0:3.1.115-1.el8_4 | [RHSA-2021:2037](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-2037.md) | May 19, 2021 |
| Linux | dotnet-templates-3.1 ol 8 | 0:3.1.115-1.0.1.el8_4 | [ELSA-2021-2037](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-2037.md) | May 29, 2021 |
| Linux | dotnet-templates-5.0 RHEL 8 | 0:5.0.203-1.el8_4 | [RHSA-2021:2036](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-2036.md) | May 19, 2021 |
| Linux | dotnet-templates-5.0 ol 8 | 0:5.0.203-1.0.1.el8_4 | [ELSA-2021-2036](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-2036.md) | May 29, 2021 |
| Linux | netstandard-targeting-pack-2.1 RHEL 8 | 0:5.0.203-1.el8_4 | [RHSA-2021:2036](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-2036.md) | May 19, 2021 |
| Linux | netstandard-targeting-pack-2.1 ol 8 | 0:5.0.203-1.0.1.el8_4 | [ELSA-2021-2036](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-2036.md) | May 29, 2021 |

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