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SUSE Protobuf Moderate Depth Bypass Vuln 2026-0618-1 CVE-2026-0994

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.. # Security update for protobuf Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0618-1 Release Date: 2026-02-24T15:36:14Z Rating: moderate References: * bsc#1257173 Cross-References: * CVE-2026-0994 CVSS scores: * 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: * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 * Public Cloud Module 15-SP4 * Public Cloud Module 15-SP5 * Public Cloud Module 15-SP6 * Public Cloud Module 15-SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 * SUSE Manager Server 4.3 * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7 An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed. ## Description: This update for protobuf fixes the following issues:i * CVE-2026-0994: Fixedgoogle.protobuf.Any recursion depth bypass in Python json_format.ParseDict (bsc#1257173). ## 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: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-618=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-618=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-618=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-618=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2026-618=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2026-618=1 * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP7-2026-618=1 * Public Cloud Module 15-SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-15-SP4-2026-618=1 * Public Cloud Module 15-SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-15-SP5-2026-618=1 * Public Cloud Module 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-15-SP6-2026-618=1 * Public Cloud Module 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-15-SP7-2026-618=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2026-618=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2026-618=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64) * libprotobuf-lite20-3.9.2-150200.4.30.1 * protobuf-debugsource-3.9.2-150200.4.30.1 * libprotobuf-lite20-debuginfo-3.9.2-150200.4.30.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64) * libprotobuf-lite20-3.9.2-150200.4.30.1 * protobuf-debugsource-3.9.2-150200.4.30.1 *libprotobuf-lite20-debuginfo-3.9.2-150200.4.30.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64) * libprotobuf-lite20-3.9.2-150200.4.30.1 * protobuf-debugsource-3.9.2-150200.4.30.1 * libprotobuf-lite20-debuginfo-3.9.2-150200.4.30.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64) * libprotobuf-lite20-3.9.2-150200.4.30.1 * protobuf-debugsource-3.9.2-150200.4.30.1 * libprotobuf-lite20-debuginfo-3.9.2-150200.4.30.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * libprotobuf-lite20-3.9.2-150200.4.30.1 * libprotobuf-lite20-debuginfo-3.9.2-150200.4.30.1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * protobuf-debugsource-3.9.2-150200.4.30.1 * libprotobuf20-3.9.2-150200.4.30.1 * libprotobuf20-debuginfo-3.9.2-150200.4.30.1 * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * protobuf-debugsource-3.9.2-150200.4.30.1 * python3-protobuf-3.9.2-150200.4.30.1 * Public Cloud Module 15-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * python3-protobuf-3.9.2-150200.4.30.1 * Public Cloud Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * python3-protobuf-3.9.2-150200.4.30.1 * Public Cloud Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * protobuf-debugsource-3.9.2-150200.4.30.1 * python3-protobuf-3.9.2-150200.4.30.1 * Public Cloud Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * protobuf-debugsource-3.9.2-150200.4.30.1 * python3-protobuf-3.9.2-150200.4.30.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 (aarch64 s390x x86_64) * libprotobuf-lite20-3.9.2-150200.4.30.1 * protobuf-debugsource-3.9.2-150200.4.30.1 * libprotobuf-lite20-debuginfo-3.9.2-150200.4.30.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2 (aarch64 s390x x86_64) * libprotobuf-lite20-3.9.2-150200.4.30.1 * protobuf-debugsource-3.9.2-150200.4.30.1 * libprotobuf-lite20-debuginfo-3.9.2-150200.4.30.1 ## References: * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0994.html *https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257173 . Update resolves moderate vulnerability in Protobuf affecting multiple SUSE versions. Patch instructions included.. Protobuf update, SUSE security advisory, Python depth bypass. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Feb 24, 2026 SuSE