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Gentoo: GLSA-202408-33 Low: Multiple protobuf-c Risks Identified

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Calendar Grey August 12, 2024
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Several security flaws identified in protobuf-c within Gentoo systems, posing a risk of denial of service. Immediate update is essential.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in protobuf-c, the worst of which could result in denial of service.

Summary

Multiple denial of service vulnerabilities have been discovered in protobuf-c.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service gentoo low severity multiple vulnerabilities protobuf-c

Resolution

All protobuf-c users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/protobuf-c-1.4.1"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2022-33070 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-33070 [ 2 ] CVE-2022-48468 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48468

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202408-33
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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-c: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: August 12, 2024
Bugs: #856043, #904423
ID: 202408-33

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service gentoo low severity multiple vulnerabilities protobuf-c

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in protobuf-c, the worst of which could result in denial of service.

Background

protobuf-c is a protocol buffers implementation in C.

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Affected Packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected ------------------- ------------ ------------ dev-libs/protobuf-c < 1.4.1 >= 1.4.1

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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