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AUSCERT Security Bulletin
ASB-2021.0117
Microsoft Patch Tuesday update for Microsoft Developer Tools for June 2021
9 June 2021
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Microsoft .NET
Microsoft Visual Studio
Visual Studio 2019 for Mac
Visual Studio Code
Operating System: Windows
Mac OS
Impact/Access: Increased Privileges -- Console/Physical
Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2021-31957 CVE-2021-31938
OVERVIEW
Microsoft has released its monthly security patch update for the
month of June 2021.
This update resolves 2 vulnerabilities across the following products:
[1]
.NET 5.0
.NET Core 3.1
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.10 (includes 16.0 - 16.9)
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 (includes 16.0 - 16.3)
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.7 (includes 16.0 – 16.6)
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.9 (includes 16.0 - 16.8)
Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.10
Visual Studio Code - Kubernetes Tools
IMPACT
Microsoft has given the following details regarding these vulnerabilities.
Details Impact Severity
CVE-2021-31938 Elevation of Privilege Important
CVE-2021-31957 Denial of Service Important
MITIGATION
Microsoft recommends updating the software to the latest available
version available on the Microsoft Update Catalog. [1].
REFERENCES
[1] Microsoft Security Update Guidance
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance
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