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openSUSE-SU-2026:20390-1: moderate: Security update for protobuf
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Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:52:08 +0100
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openSUSE security update: security update for protobuf
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:20390-1
Rating: moderate
References:

  * bsc#1244663
  * bsc#1244918
  * bsc#1257173



Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-4565
  * CVE-2026-0994



CVSS scores:

  * 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 ( 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-2026-0994 ( SUSE ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-0994 ( 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

Affected Products:

         openSUSE Leap 16.0

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An update that solves 2 vulnerabilities and has 3 bug fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for protobuf fixes the following issues:

Security fixes:

- CVE-2025-4565: Fixed parsing of untrusted Protocol Buffers data containing an arbitrary number of
recursive
  groups or messages that could lead to crash due to RecursionError (bsc#1244663).
- CVE-2026-0994: Fixed google.protobuf.Any recursion depth bypass in Python json_format.ParseDict
(bsc#1257173).

Other fixes:

- Fixed import issues of reverse-dependency packages within the google namespace (bsc#1244918).


Patch instructions:

   To install this openSUSE security update use the suse recommended installation methods
   like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 16.0

   zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-16.0-408=1

Package List:

- openSUSE Leap 16.0:

  libprotobuf-lite28_3_0-28.3-160000.3.1
  libprotobuf28_3_0-28.3-160000.3.1
  libprotoc28_3_0-28.3-160000.3.1
  libutf8_range-28_3_0-28.3-160000.3.1
  protobuf-devel-28.3-160000.3.1
  protobuf-java-28.3-160000.3.1
  protobuf-java-bom-28.3-160000.3.1
  protobuf-java-javadoc-28.3-160000.3.1
  protobuf-java-parent-28.3-160000.3.1
  python313-protobuf-5.28.3-160000.3.1

References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-4565.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0994.html