Security update for protobuf SUSE Patch security@suse.de SUSE Security Team SUSE-SU-2025:02309-1 Final 1 1 2025-07-15T09:14:54Z current 2025-07-15T09:14:54Z 2025-07-15T09:14:54Z cve-database/bin/generate-cvrf.pl 2017-02-24T01:00:00Z Security update for protobuf This update for protobuf fixes the following issues: - CVE-2025-4565: Fix parsing of untrusted Protocol Buffers data containing an arbitrary number of recursive groups or messages that can lead to crash due to RecursionError (bsc#1244663). The CVRF data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0). SUSE-2025-2309,SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-2309,SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-2309,SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-15-SP4-2025-2309,SUSE-SLE-Module-SUSE-Manager-Server-4.3-2025-2309 Copyright SUSE LLC under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0) https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-202502309-1/ Link for SUSE-SU-2025:02309-1 https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-updates/2025-July/040711.html E-Mail link for SUSE-SU-2025:02309-1 https://www.suse.com/support/security/rating/ SUSE Security Ratings https://bugzilla.suse.com/1244663 SUSE Bug 1244663 https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-4565/ SUSE CVE CVE-2025-4565 page SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP4 SUSE Manager Server Module 4.3 libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.16.1 libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-32bit-25.1-150400.9.16.1 libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-64bit-25.1-150400.9.16.1 libprotobuf25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.16.1 libprotobuf25_1_0-32bit-25.1-150400.9.16.1 libprotobuf25_1_0-64bit-25.1-150400.9.16.1 libprotoc25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.16.1 libprotoc25_1_0-32bit-25.1-150400.9.16.1 libprotoc25_1_0-64bit-25.1-150400.9.16.1 protobuf-devel-25.1-150400.9.16.1 protobuf-java-25.1-150400.9.16.1 protobuf-java-bom-25.1-150400.9.16.1 protobuf-java-parent-25.1-150400.9.16.1 python311-protobuf-4.25.1-150400.9.16.1 libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.16.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.16.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 python311-protobuf-4.25.1-150400.9.16.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP4 protobuf-java-25.1-150400.9.16.1 as a component of SUSE Manager Server Module 4.3 Any project that uses Protobuf Pure-Python backend to parse untrusted Protocol Buffers data containing an arbitrary number of recursive groups, recursive messages or a series of SGROUP tags can be corrupted by exceeding the Python recursion limit. This can result in a Denial of service by crashing the application with a RecursionError. We recommend upgrading to version =>6.31.1 or beyond commit 17838beda2943d08b8a9d4df5b68f5f04f26d901 CVE-2025-4565 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3:libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.16.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4:libprotobuf-lite25_1_0-25.1-150400.9.16.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP4:python311-protobuf-4.25.1-150400.9.16.1 SUSE Manager Server Module 4.3:protobuf-java-25.1-150400.9.16.1 moderate To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-202502309-1/ https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-4565.html CVE-2025-4565 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1244663 SUSE Bug 1244663