# Security update for protobuf

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:3746-1  
Release Date: 2024-10-22T13:40:56Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1230778

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2024-7254

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2024-7254 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-7254 ( NVD ):  8.7
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

  
Affected Products:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4
  * Public Cloud Module 15-SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
  * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
  * SUSE Manager Server 4.3

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for protobuf fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2024-7254: Fixed stack overflow vulnerability in Protocol Buffer
    (bsc#1230778)

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-3746=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-INSTALLER-15-SP4-2024-3746=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-INSTALLER-15-SP4-2024-3746=1

  * SUSE Manager Server 4.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Server-4.3-2024-3746=1 SUSE-
SLE-INSTALLER-15-SP4-2024-3746=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP4-2024-3746=1 SUSE-SLE-
INSTALLER-15-SP4-2024-3746=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-INSTALLER-15-SP4-2024-3746=1

  * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Retail-Branch-
Server-4.3-2024-3746=1 SUSE-SLE-INSTALLER-15-SP4-2024-3746=1

  * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-INSTALLER-15-SP4-2024-3746=1 SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-
Manager-Proxy-4.3-2024-3746=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2024-3746=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2024-3746=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2024-3746=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2024-3746=1

  * Public Cloud Module 15-SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-15-SP4-2024-3746=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-ESPOS-2024-3746=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-LTSS-2024-3746=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLED-15-SP4-LTSS-2024-3746=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP4-LTSS-2024-3746=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * protobuf-java-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotobuf25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotoc25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotobuf25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * python311-protobuf-4.25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotoc25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * protobuf-devel-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * protobuf-devel-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * protobuf-debugsource-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (x86_64)
    * libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-32bit-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotoc25_1_0-32bit-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotoc25_1_0-32bit-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotobuf25_1_0-32bit-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotobuf25_1_0-32bit-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-32bit-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64_ilp32)
    * libprotobuf25_1_0-64bit-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotoc25_1_0-64bit-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-64bit-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotoc25_1_0-64bit-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-64bit-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotobuf25_1_0-64bit-25.1-150400.9.10.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 (aarch64 x86_64)
    * libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.10.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.10.1
  * SUSE Manager Server 4.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libprotobuf25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotoc25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotobuf25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotoc25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * libprotobuf25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotoc25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotobuf25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotoc25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * protobuf-devel-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * protobuf-devel-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * protobuf-debugsource-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 (x86_64)
    * libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.10.1
  * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 (x86_64)
    * libprotobuf25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotoc25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotobuf25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotoc25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
  * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 (x86_64)
    * libprotobuf25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotoc25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotobuf25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotoc25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
  * Public Cloud Module 15-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * python311-protobuf-4.25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * protobuf-debugsource-25.1-150400.9.10.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * libprotobuf25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotoc25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotobuf25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotoc25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * protobuf-devel-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * protobuf-devel-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * protobuf-debugsource-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * libprotobuf25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotoc25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotobuf25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotoc25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * protobuf-devel-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * protobuf-devel-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * protobuf-debugsource-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4 (x86_64)
    * libprotobuf25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotoc25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotobuf25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotoc25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * protobuf-devel-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * protobuf-devel-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * protobuf-debugsource-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x
    x86_64)
    * libprotobuf25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotoc25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotobuf25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotoc25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * protobuf-devel-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * protobuf-devel-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * protobuf-debugsource-25.1-150400.9.10.1
    * libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.10.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-7254.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230778

SUSE: 2024:3746-1 important: protobuf Security Advisory Updates

October 22, 2024
* bsc#1230778 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-7254

Summary

## This update for protobuf fixes the following issues: * CVE-2024-7254: Fixed stack overflow vulnerability in Protocol Buffer (bsc#1230778) ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * openSUSE Leap 15.4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-3746=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-INSTALLER-15-SP4-2024-3746=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-INSTALLER-15-SP4-2024-3746=1 * SUSE Manager Server 4.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Server-4.3-2024-3746=1 SUSE- SLE-INSTALLER-15-SP4-2024-3746=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP4-2024-3746=1 SUSE-SLE- INSTALLER-15-SP4-2024-3746=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise De...

Read the Full Advisory

References

* bsc#1230778

Cross-

* CVE-2024-7254

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2024-7254 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2024-7254 ( NVD ): 8.7

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Affected Products:

* openSUSE Leap 15.4

* Public Cloud Module 15-SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applicatio...

Read the Full Advisory

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:3746-1
Release Date: 2024-10-22T13:40:56Z
Rating: important

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