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GLSA-202408-31 : protobuf, protobuf-python: Denial of Service

high Nessus Plugin ID 205522

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Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202408-31 (protobuf, protobuf-python: Denial of Service)

 A vulnerability has been discovered in protobuf and protobuf-python. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Gentoo Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

All protobuf and protobuf-python users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose >=dev-libs/protobuf-3.20.3 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose >=dev-python/protobuf-python-3.19.6

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202408-31

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=872434

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 205522

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202408-31.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 8/14/2024

Updated: 8/14/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-1941

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:protobuf-python, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:protobuf, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/12/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/22/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-1941