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Gentoo: GLSA-202301-09 Low: protobuf-java Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey January 11, 2023
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
A critical security flaw in protobuf-java prompts an immediate patch requirement on Gentoo for safeguarding systems.
A vulnerability has been discovered in protobuf-java which could result in denial of service.

Summary

Inputs containing multiple instances of non-repeated embedded messages with repeated or unknown fields causes objects to be converted back and forth between mutable and immutable forms, resulting in potentially long garbage collection pauses.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service gentoo low severity protobuf-java

Resolution

All protobuf-java users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-java/protobuf-java-3.20.3"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2022-3171 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3171 [ 2 ] CVE-2022-3509 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3509 [ 3 ] CVE-2022-3510 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3510

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202301-09
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Concerns

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 security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

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Severity: Low
Title: protobuf-java: Denial of Service
Date: January 11, 2023
Bugs: #876903
ID: 202301-09

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service gentoo low severity protobuf-java

Synopsis

A vulnerability has been discovered in protobuf-java which could result in denial of service.

Background

protobuf-java contains the Java bindings for Google's Protocol Buffers.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-java/protobuf-java < 3.20.3 >= 3.20.3

Impact

===== Crafted input can trigger a denial of service via long garbage collection pauses.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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