Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202408-33

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202408-33
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Severity: Low
Title: protobuf-c: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: August 12, 2024
Bugs: #856043, #904423
ID: 202408-33

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in protobuf-c, the worst
of which could result in denial of service.

Background
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protobuf-c is a protocol buffers implementation in C.

Affected packages
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Package Vulnerable Unaffected
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dev-libs/protobuf-c < 1.4.1 >= 1.4.1

Description
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Multiple denial of service vulnerabilities have been discovered in
protobuf-c.

Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All protobuf-c users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>Þv-libs/protobuf-c-1.4.1”

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2022-33070
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-33070
[ 2 ] CVE-2022-48468
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48468

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202408-33

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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