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openSUSE Leap 15.4 Protobuf Moderate Recursion Bypass 2026-0563-1

opensuse
Calendar Grey February 17, 2026
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Update for openSUSE addresses specific issues in Protobuf with moderate severity level. Install promptly to enhance security.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description

This update for protobuf fixes the following issues:

* CVE-2026-0994: Fixed google.protobuf.Any recursion depth bypass in Python

json_format.ParseDict (bsc#1257173).

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate security update OpenSUSE protobuf recursion bypass

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 15.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-563=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-563=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-563=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-563=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-563=1

* Public Cloud Module 15-SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-15-SP4-2026-563=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)

* libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.19.1

* protobuf-devel-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.19.1

* libprotobuf25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.19.1

* protobuf-debugsource-25.1-150400.9.19.1

* libprotobuf25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.19.1

* python311-protobuf-4.25.1-150400.9.19.1

* libprotoc25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.19.1

* libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.19.1

* libprotoc25_1_0-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.19.1

* protobuf-devel-25.1-150400.9.19.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (x86_64)

* libprotoc25_1_0-32bit-25.1-150400.9.19.1

* libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-32bit-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.19.1

* libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-32bit-25.1-150400.9.19.1

* libprotobuf25_1_0-32bit-25.1-150400.9.19.1

* libprotoc25_1_0-32bit-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.19.1

* libprotobuf25_1_0-32bit-debuginfo-25.1-150400.9.19.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch)

* protobuf-java-25.1-150400.9.19.1

* protobuf-java-bom-25.1-150400.9.19.1

* protobuf-java-parent-25.1-150400.9.19.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64_ilp32)

*...

Read the Full Advisory

References

* bsc#1257173

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0994.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257173

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0563-1
Release Date: 2026-02-16T16:19:29Z
Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.4 * Public Cloud Module 15-SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 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 for SAP Applications 15 SP4 * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 * SUSE Manager Server 4.3

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate security update OpenSUSE protobuf recursion bypass

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