SUSE-SU-2025:20672-1: important: Security update for protobuf

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# Security update for protobuf

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:20672-1  
Release Date: 2025-09-05T12:17:44Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1223947
  * bsc#1230778
  * bsc#1244663

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2024-2410
  * CVE-2024-7254
  * CVE-2025-4565

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2024-2410 ( SUSE ):  7.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2024-2410 ( NVD ):  7.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2024-2410 ( NVD ):  9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-7254 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-7254 ( NVD ):  8.7
    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: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
  * CVE-2024-7254 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2025-4565 ( 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-2025-4565 ( SUSE ):  5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2025-4565 ( 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:N/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
  * CVE-2025-4565 ( NVD ):  5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.1

  
  
An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for protobuf fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2024-2410: Use after free when parsing JSON from a stream (bsc#1223947).
  * CVE-2024-7254: StackOverflow vulnerability in Protocol Buffers
    (bsc#1230778).
  * CVE-2025-4565: Parsing of untrusted Protocol Buffers data containing an
    arbitrary number of recursive groups or messages can lead to crash due to
    RecursionError (bsc#1244663).

## 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 6.1  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.1-250=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * protobuf-debugsource-23.4-slfo.1.1_2.1
    * libprotobuf23_4_0-23.4-slfo.1.1_2.1
    * libprotobuf23_4_0-debuginfo-23.4-slfo.1.1_2.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2410.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-7254.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-4565.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1223947
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230778
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1244663

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