SUSE update for protobuf

1) Uncontrolled Recursion

EUVDB-ID: #VU97574

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-7254

CWE-ID: CWE-674 - Uncontrolled Recursion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when parsing nested groups as unknown fields with DiscardUnknownFieldsParser or Java Protobuf Lite parser, or against Protobuf map fields. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application to create unbounded recursions and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package protobuf to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS: 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15: SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15: SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS: 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher: 5.3 - 5.4

Public Cloud Module: 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.3 - 5.4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15: SP4

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.3

SUSE Manager Server: 4.3

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.3

openSUSE Leap: 15.4

libprotobuf25_1_0-64bit: before 25.1-150400.9.10.1

libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-64bit: before 25.1-150400.9.10.1

libprotoc25_1_0-64bit-debuginfo: before 25.1-150400.9.10.1

libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-64bit-debuginfo: before 25.1-150400.9.10.1

libprotoc25_1_0-64bit: before 25.1-150400.9.10.1

libprotobuf25_1_0-64bit-debuginfo: before 25.1-150400.9.10.1

libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-32bit-debuginfo: before 25.1-150400.9.10.1

libprotobuf25_1_0-32bit-debuginfo: before 25.1-150400.9.10.1

libprotobuf25_1_0-32bit: before 25.1-150400.9.10.1

libprotoc25_1_0-32bit-debuginfo: before 25.1-150400.9.10.1

libprotoc25_1_0-32bit: before 25.1-150400.9.10.1

libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-32bit: before 25.1-150400.9.10.1

libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-debuginfo: before 25.1-150400.9.10.1

protobuf-debugsource: before 25.1-150400.9.10.1

protobuf-devel-debuginfo: before 25.1-150400.9.10.1

libprotobuf-lite25_1_0: before 25.1-150400.9.10.1

protobuf-devel: before 25.1-150400.9.10.1

libprotoc25_1_0: before 25.1-150400.9.10.1

python311-protobuf: before 4.25.1-150400.9.10.1

libprotobuf25_1_0-debuginfo: before 25.1-150400.9.10.1

libprotoc25_1_0-debuginfo: before 25.1-150400.9.10.1

libprotobuf25_1_0: before 25.1-150400.9.10.1

protobuf-java: before 25.1-150400.9.10.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15_sp4_ltss:15-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_ltss_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_espos_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop_15_sp4_ltss:15-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro_for_rancher:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro_for_rancher:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:public_cloud_module:15-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_retail_branch_server:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_server:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_proxy:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libprotobuf25_1_0-64bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-64bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libprotoc25_1_0-64bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-64bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libprotoc25_1_0-64bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libprotobuf25_1_0-64bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-32bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libprotobuf25_1_0-32bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libprotobuf25_1_0-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libprotoc25_1_0-32bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libprotoc25_1_0-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:protobuf-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:protobuf-devel-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libprotobuf-lite25_1_0:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:protobuf-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libprotoc25_1_0:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python311-protobuf:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libprotobuf25_1_0-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libprotoc25_1_0-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libprotobuf25_1_0:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:protobuf-java:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20243746-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.