SB2022072828 - Ubuntu update for protobuf-c
Published: July 28, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022072828
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 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-33070)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the parse_tag_and_wiretype() function in protobuf-c/protobuf-c.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file, cause an invalid arithmetic shift and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.