Gentoo update for protobuf, protobuf-python

1) Improper input validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU71261

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-2022-1941

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 Connector/Python (Python) component in MySQL Connectors. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
dev-libs/protobuf to version: 3.20.3
dev-python/protobuf-python to version: 3.19.6

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

dev-python/protobuf-python: before 3.19.6

dev-libs/protobuf: before 3.20.3

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:gentoo_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:dev-python_protobuf-python:*:*:*:*:*:gentoo_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:dev-libs_protobuf:*:*:*:*:*:gentoo_linux:*:*

External links

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

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.