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An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one fix can now be installed.. # Security update for protobuf Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:20907-1 Release Date: 2026-03-18T18:15:53Z Rating: moderate References: * bsc#1244663 * bsc#1244918 * bsc#1257173 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-4565 * CVE-2026-0994 CVSS scores: * CVE-2025-4565 ( SUSE ): 8.2 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N * CVE-2025-4565 ( SUSE ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H * CVE-2025-4565 ( NVD ): 8.2 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X * CVE-2025-4565 ( NVD ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L * CVE-2026-0994 ( SUSE ): 8.2 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N * CVE-2026-0994 ( SUSE ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H * CVE-2026-0994 ( NVD ): 8.2 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Affected Products: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - BCI 16.0 An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one fix can now be installed. ## Description: This update for protobuf fixes the following issues: Security fixes: * CVE-2025-4565: Fixed parsing of untrusted Protocol Buffers data containing an arbitrary number of recursive groups or messages that could lead to crash due to RecursionError (bsc#1244663). * CVE-2026-0994: Fixed google.protobuf.Any recursion depth bypass in Python json_format.ParseDict (bsc#1257173). Other fixes: * Fixed import issues of reverse-dependency packages within the google namespace (bsc#1244918). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternativelyyou can run the command listed for your product: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - BCI 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-408=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - BCI 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * protobuf-devel-28.3-160000.3.1 * libutf8_range-28_3_0-28.3-160000.3.1 * protobuf-devel-debuginfo-28.3-160000.3.1 * libprotobuf28_3_0-28.3-160000.3.1 * libprotobuf-lite28_3_0-debuginfo-28.3-160000.3.1 * libprotobuf28_3_0-debuginfo-28.3-160000.3.1 * libprotoc28_3_0-28.3-160000.3.1 * libutf8_range-28_3_0-debuginfo-28.3-160000.3.1 * python313-protobuf-debuginfo-5.28.3-160000.3.1 * libprotobuf-lite28_3_0-28.3-160000.3.1 * python313-protobuf-5.28.3-160000.3.1 * protobuf-debugsource-28.3-160000.3.1 * python-protobuf-debugsource-5.28.3-160000.3.1 * libprotoc28_3_0-debuginfo-28.3-160000.3.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - BCI 16.0 (noarch) * protobuf-java-28.3-160000.3.1 ## References: * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-4565.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0994.html * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1244663 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1244918 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257173 . Update for SUSE Linux addresses security concerns in protobuf, fixing critical issues with recursive parsing and depth bypass.. SUSE Linux Protobuf Update 2026 Security Fixes Moderate. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
It was found that PgBouncer, a PostgreSQL connection pooler, was susceptible to an arbitrary SQL injection attack if a man-in-the-middle could inject data when a connection using certificate authentication is established. . - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-2922-1
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