Red Hat Lightwell has released com.google.protobuf:protobuf-javalite 3.21.7.rhlw-00002 with a backported security fix.
CVE-2024-7254: Stack overflow in Protocol Buffers Java Lite
This patched artifact is a drop-in replacement for com.google.protobuf:protobuf-javalite 3.21.7 from Maven Central.