SUSE update for protobuf

1) Improper input validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU62403

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-2021-22570

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Server: Compiling (protobuf) component in MySQL Server. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package protobuf to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.2

protobuf-debugsource: before 3.9.2-4.12.1

libprotobuf-lite20-debuginfo: before 3.9.2-4.12.1

libprotobuf-lite20: before 3.9.2-4.12.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:protobuf-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libprotobuf-lite20-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libprotobuf-lite20:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20221040-2/

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.