USN-5531-1: protobuf-c vulnerability
26 July 2022
Several security issues were fixed in protobuf-c.
Releases
Packages
- protobuf-c - Protocol Buffers C static library and headers (protobuf-c)
Details
Pietro Borrello discovered that protobuf-c contained an invalid
arithmetic shift. This vulnerability allowed attackers to cause a
denial of service (system crash) via unspecified vectors
(CVE-2022-33070).
It was discovered that protobuf-c contained an unsigned integer
overflow. This vulnerability allowed attackers to cause a denial of
service (system crash) via unspecified vectors.
Todd Miller discovered that protobuf-c contained a possible NULL
dereference. This could cause a vulnerability that allowed attackers to
cause a denial of service (system crash) via unspecified vectors.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 20.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.