SB2026022475 - SUSE update for protobuf
Published: February 24, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2026022475
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Uncontrolled recursion (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-0994)
CWE-ID: CWE-674 - Uncontrolled Recursion
CVSSv4: 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
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled recursion in within the google.protobuf.json_format.ParseDict(). A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.