USN-5769-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5769-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5769-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5769-1
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Published
2022-12-08T17:57:48.029885Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:36:10Z
Summary
protobuf vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that protobuf did not properly manage memory when serializing large messages. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause applications using protobuf to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-5237)

It was discovered that protobuf did not properly manage memory when parsing specifically crafted messages. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause applications using protobuf to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2022-1941)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / protobuf

Package

Name
protobuf
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/protobuf@2.6.1-1.3ubuntu0.1~esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.6.1-1.3ubuntu0.1~esm2

Affected versions

2.*

2.6.1-1.2
2.6.1-1.3
2.6.1-1.3ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libprotobuf-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-1.3ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libprotobuf-java",
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-1.3ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libprotobuf-lite9v5",
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-1.3ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libprotobuf9v5",
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-1.3ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libprotoc-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-1.3ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libprotoc9v5",
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-1.3ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "protobuf-compiler",
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-1.3ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-protobuf",
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-1.3ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2015-5237"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2022-1941"
        }
    ]
}