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openSUSE 15.6: Protobuf Moderate DoS Issue Advised 2025:02311-1

opensuse
Calendar Grey July 15, 2025
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Enhance your system security and reduce DoS vulnerabilities by updating protobuf to the latest version on your openSUSE system using terminal commands.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description

This update for protobuf fixes the following issues:

* CVE-2025-4565: Fix parsing of untrusted Protocol Buffers data containing an

arbitrary number of recursive groups or messages that can lead to crash due

to RecursionError (bsc#1244663).

Patch

## 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 15.6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-2311=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-2311=1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-2311=1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP7

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2025-2311=1

* Development Tools Module 15-SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP6-2025-2311=1

* Development Tools Module 15-SP7

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP7-2025-2311=1

* SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP6-2025-2311=1

* Python 3 Module 15-SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python3-15-SP6-2025-2311=1

* Python 3 Module 15-SP7

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python3-15-SP7-2025-2311=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)

* libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150600.16.13.1

* libprotoc25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150600.16.13.1

* libprotobuf25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150600.16.13.1

* libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-25.1-150600.16.13.1

* python311-protobuf-4.25.1-150600.16.13.1

* libprotoc25_1_0-25.1-150600.16.13.1

* protobuf-debugsource-25.1-150600.16.13.1

* protobuf-devel-debuginfo-25.1-150600.16.13.1

* protobuf-devel-25.1-150600.16.13.1

* libprotobuf25_1_0-25.1-150600.16.13.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)

* libprotobuf25_1_0-32bit-debuginfo-25.1-150600.16.13.1

* libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-32bit-debuginfo-25.1-150600.16.13.1

* libprotobuf25_1_0-32bit-25.1-150600.16.13.1

* libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-32bit-25.1-150600.16.13.1

* libprotoc25_1_0-32bit-25.1-150600.16.13.1

* libprotoc25_1_0-32bit-debuginfo-25.1-150600.16.13.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)

* protobuf-java-25.1-150600.16.13.1

* protobuf-java-bom-25.1-150600.16.13.1

* protobuf-java-parent-25.1-150600.16.13.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6...

Read the Full Advisory

References

* bsc#1244663

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-4565.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1244663

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02311-1
Release Date: 2025-07-15T09:16:21Z
Affected Products: * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 * Development Tools Module 15-SP6 * Development Tools Module 15-SP7 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 * Python 3 Module 15-SP6 * Python 3 Module 15-SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6

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