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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202408-31
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: protobuf, protobuf-python: Denial of Service
     Date: August 12, 2024
     Bugs: #872434
       ID: 202408-31
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Synopsis
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A vulnerability has been discovered in protobuf and protobuf-python,
which can lead to a denial of service.
Background
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Google's Protocol Buffers are an extensible mechanism for serializing
structured data.
Affected packages
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Package                     Vulnerable    Unaffected
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dev-libs/protobuf           < 3.20.3      >= 3.20.3
dev-python/protobuf-python  < 3.19.6      >= 3.19.6
Description
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A vulnerability has been discovered in protobuf and protobuf-python.
Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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A parsing vulnerability for the MessageSet type can lead to out of
memory failures. A specially crafted message with multiple key-value per
elements creates parsing issues, and can lead to a Denial of Service
against services receiving unsanitized input.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All protobuf and protobuf-python users should upgrade to the latest
version:
  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">Þv-libs/protobuf-3.20.3"
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">Þv-python/protobuf-python-3.19.6"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2022-1941
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1941
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202408-31
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2024 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5