SUSE-SU-2026:20352-1: moderate: Security update for protobuf

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# Security update for protobuf

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:20352-1  
Release Date: 2026-02-13T16:56:02Z  
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:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.0

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for protobuf fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2026-0994: Fixed google.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 Micro 6.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.0-577=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * libprotobuf-lite23_4_0-debuginfo-23.4-11.1
    * libprotobuf-lite23_4_0-23.4-11.1
    * libprotobuf23_4_0-debuginfo-23.4-11.1
    * protobuf-debugsource-23.4-11.1
    * libprotobuf23_4_0-23.4-11.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0994.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257173

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