.NET March 2024 Updates - .NET 8.0.3, 7.0.17, .NET 6.0.28

Today, we are releasing the .NET March 2024 Updates. These updates contain security and non-security improvements. Your app may be vulnerable if you have not deployed a recent .NET update.

You can download 8.0.3, 7.0.17 and, 6.0.28 versions for Windows, macOS, and Linux, for x86, x64, Arm32, and Arm64.

• Installers and binaries: 8.0.3 |7.0.17 | 6.0.28
• Release notes: 8.0.31 | 7.0.17 | 6.0.28
• Container images
• Linux packages: 8.0.3 | 7.0.17 | 6.0.28
• Release feedback/issue
• Known issues: 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.0

Windows Package Manager CLI (winget)​

You can now install .NET updates using the Windows Package Manager CLI (winget):

• To install the .NET 8 runtime: winget install dotnet-runtime-8
• To install the .NET 8 SDK: winget install dotnet-sdk-8
• To update an existing installation: winget upgrade

See Install with Windows Package Manager (winget) for more information.

Improvements​

• ASP.NET Core: 8.0.3
• Entity Framework Core: 8.0.3
• Runtime: 8.0.3 | 7.0.17 | 6.0.28
• SDK: 8.0.3

Security​

CVE-2024-21392 | .NET Denial of Service Vulnerability

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 7.0 and .NET 8.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to address this vulnerability.

A vulnerability exists in .NET where specially crafted requests may cause a resource leak, leading to a Denial of Service

CVE-2024-26190 | Microsoft QUIC Denial of Service Vulnerability

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 7.0 and .NET 8.0. This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in MsQuic.dll which might result in a peer to allocate small chunks of memory as long as connection stays alive.

Visual Studio​

See release notes for Visual Studio compatibility for .NET 8.0, .NET 7.0 and, .NET 6.0.