StackOverflow vulnerability in Protocol Buffers
CVE: CVE-2024-7254
Component: protobuf
CWE: CWE-770
Severity: Important
CVSS v3: 7.5/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Release date: 2024-09-19T01:15:10.963000+00:00

A flaw was found in Protocol Buffers (protobuf). This issue can allows an attacker to cause a StackOverflow via parsing untrusted Protocol Buffers data containing arbitrarily nested SGROUP tags, leading to unbounded recursion.

Statement: This issue represents a significant severity risk because unbounded recursion in Protocol Buffers parsing can be exploited to trigger stack overflows, leading to Denial of Service (DoS). When parsers, such as `DiscardUnknownFieldsParser` or the Java Protobuf Lite parser, encounter arbitrarily nested groups or deeply recursive map fields, the lack of recursion depth limits can result in uncontrolled stack growth. Attackers can craft malicious protobuf messages that deliberately exceed the stack's capacity, causing the application to crash or become unresponsive.

The protobuf package as shipped in RHEL does not include the affected java or kotlin bindings, therefore RHEL is Not Affected.

Remediation:
Before applying the update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Also, back up your existing installation, including all applications, configuration files, databases and database settings. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Before applying the update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Also, back up your existing installation, including all applications, configuration files, databases and database settings. For details on how to apply this update, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Before applying the update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Also, back up your existing installation, including all applications, configuration files, databases and database settings. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Before applying the update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Also, back up your existing installation, including all applications, configuration files, databases and database settings. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_jboss_enterprise_application_platform/8.0/html/jboss_eap_xp_5.0_upgrade_and_migration_guide
Before applying the update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Also, back up your existing installation, including all applications, configuration files, databases and database settings. For details on how to apply this update, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Before applying the update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Also, back up your existing installation, including all applications, configuration files, databases and database settings. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
It is recommended that existing users of RHTPA 1.2.0 upgrade to 1.2.1. For more information please refer to the Release Notes.
It is recommended that existing users of RHTPA 1.2.0 upgrade to 1.2.1. For more information please refer to the Release Notes.
Before applying the update, back up your existing installation, including all applications, configuration files, databases and database settings, and so on.
The References section of this erratum contains a download link (you must log in to download the update).
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.