usn-7629-2
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2025-09-02 22:03
Modified
2026-06-25 10:46
Summary
protobuf vulnerabilities
Details

USN-7435-1 and USN-7629-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Protocol Buffers for several releases of Ubuntu. This update provides the corresponding fixes for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Protocol Buffers incorrectly handled memory when receiving malicious input using the Python bindings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2025-4565)

It was discovered that Protocol Buffers incorrectly handled memory when receiving malicious input using the Java bindings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 25.04. (CVE-2024-7254)

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  "details": "USN-7435-1 and USN-7629-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Protocol Buffers\nfor several releases of Ubuntu. This update provides the corresponding\nfixes for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that Protocol Buffers incorrectly handled memory when\n receiving malicious input using the Python bindings. An attacker could\n possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2025-4565)\n\n It was discovered that Protocol Buffers incorrectly handled memory when\n receiving malicious input using the Java bindings. An attacker could\n possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only\n affected Ubuntu 25.04. (CVE-2024-7254)",
  "id": "USN-7629-2",
  "modified": "2026-06-25T10:46:53Z",
  "published": "2025-09-02T22:03:54Z",
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7629-2"
    },
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-7254"
    },
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    }
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "protobuf vulnerabilities",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2024-7254",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2025-4565"
  ]
}



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