1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-7435-1

USN-7435-1: Protocol Buffers vulnerability

Publication date

14 April 2025

Overview

Protocol Buffers could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Releases

Packages

  • protobuf - protocol buffers data serialization library

Details

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.

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.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
24.10 oracular libprotobuf-java –  3.21.12-9ubuntu1.1
24.04 noble libprotobuf-java –  3.21.12-8.2ubuntu0.1
22.04 jammy libprotobuf-java –  3.12.4-1ubuntu7.22.04.2

Reduce your security exposure

Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines.

Get Ubuntu Pro

References

Have additional questions?

Talk to a member of the team ›