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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7435-1
April 14, 2025

protobuf vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 24.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

Protocol Buffers could be made to crash if it received specially crafted
input.

Software Description:
- protobuf: protocol buffers data serialization library

Details:

It was discovered that Protocol Buffers incorrectly handled memory when
receiving malicious input using the Java bindings. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 24.10
   libprotobuf-java                3.21.12-9ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   libprotobuf-java                3.21.12-8.2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   libprotobuf-java                3.12.4-1ubuntu7.22.04.2

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7435-1
   CVE-2024-7254

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/protobuf/3.21.12-9ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/protobuf/3.21.12-8.2ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/protobuf/3.12.4-1ubuntu7.22.04.2