January 2017 Update for ASP.NET Core 1.1

Yesterday, Microsoft released an update for ASP.NET Core 1.1 due to Microsoft Security Advisory 4010983. The advisory is for a vulnerability in ASP.NET Core MVC 1.1.0 that could allow denial of service.
Affected Software
The vulnerability affects any Microsoft ASP.NET Core project if it uses the following affected package version.
Affected package and version
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Package name
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Package version
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Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core
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1.1.0
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Advisory FAQ
How do I know if I am affected?
ASP.NET Core has two different types of dependencies, direct and transitive. If your project has a direct or transitive dependency on Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core version 1.1.0 you are affected.
ASP.NET Core has two different types of dependencies, direct and transitive. If your project has a direct or transitive dependency on Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core version 1.1.0 you are affected.
Full details of the advisory can be found here: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/4010983
Further details on how to obtain the update and instructions for install can be found on the .Net Core Blog: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/dotnet/
Although we are so excited about cross platform development with our favourite tooling and embracing .Net Core, it keeps us mindful that we are still in the early stages of the journey and should consider carefully when choosing whether now is the right time to embark on a full blown production adoption for enterprise wide solutions.
or checkout some other musings via my blazor.net and azure blog here carlrandall.net