CVE-2021-22570
protobuf: The protobuf packages provide Protocol Buffers, Google's data interchange format
CVE-2021-22570 is fixed in 27 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2021-22570, released January 26, 2022. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
High
CVSS
7.5
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0266
85th percentile
The protobuf packages provide Protocol Buffers, Google's data interchange format. Protocol Buffers can encode structured data in an efficient yet extensible format, and provide a flexible, efficient, and automated mechanism for serializing structured data. Security Fix(es): * protobuf: Incorrect parsing of nullchar in the proto symbol leads to Nullptr dereference (CVE-2021-22570) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.7 Release Notes linked from the References section.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| elpa-protobuf-mode · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 3.12.4-1ubuntu7.22.04.1 | elpa-protobuf-mode 3.12.4-1ubuntu7.22.04.1 | Sep 22, 2022 |
| libprotobuf-java · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.0-9.1ubuntu1.1 | libprotobuf-java 3.0.0-9.1ubuntu1.1 | Sep 22, 2022 |
| libprotobuf-java · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.6.1.3-2ubuntu5.2 | libprotobuf-java 3.6.1.3-2ubuntu5.2 | Sep 22, 2022 |
| libprotobuf-java · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 3.12.4-1ubuntu7.22.04.1 | libprotobuf-java 3.12.4-1ubuntu7.22.04.1 | Sep 22, 2022 |
| libprotobuf-lite10 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.0-9.1ubuntu1.1 | libprotobuf-lite10 3.0.0-9.1ubuntu1.1 | Sep 22, 2022 |
| libprotobuf-lite17 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.6.1.3-2ubuntu5.2 | libprotobuf-lite17 3.6.1.3-2ubuntu5.2 | Sep 22, 2022 |
| libprotobuf-lite23 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 3.12.4-1ubuntu7.22.04.1 | libprotobuf-lite23 3.12.4-1ubuntu7.22.04.1 | Sep 22, 2022 |
| libprotobuf10 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.0-9.1ubuntu1.1 | libprotobuf10 3.0.0-9.1ubuntu1.1 | Sep 22, 2022 |
| libprotobuf17 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.6.1.3-2ubuntu5.2 | libprotobuf17 3.6.1.3-2ubuntu5.2 | Sep 22, 2022 |
| libprotobuf23 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 3.12.4-1ubuntu7.22.04.1 | libprotobuf23 3.12.4-1ubuntu7.22.04.1 | Sep 22, 2022 |
| libprotoc10 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.0-9.1ubuntu1.1 | libprotoc10 3.0.0-9.1ubuntu1.1 | Sep 22, 2022 |
| libprotoc17 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.6.1.3-2ubuntu5.2 | libprotoc17 3.6.1.3-2ubuntu5.2 | Sep 22, 2022 |
| libprotoc23 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 3.12.4-1ubuntu7.22.04.1 | libprotoc23 3.12.4-1ubuntu7.22.04.1 | Sep 22, 2022 |
| protobuf · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 3.21.9-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-22570 | Jan 26, 2022 |
| protobuf · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 3.21.9-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-22570 | Jan 26, 2022 |
| protobuf · Debian 14 | 3.21.9-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-22570 | Jan 26, 2022 |
| protobuf · RHEL 8 | 0:3.5.0-15.el8 | RHSA-2022:7464 | Nov 8, 2022 |
| protobuf · RHEL 9 | 0:3.14.0-13.el9 | RHSA-2022:7970 | Nov 15, 2022 |
| protobuf · almalinux 8 | 3.5.0-15.el8 | ALSA-2022:7464 | Nov 8, 2022 |
| protobuf · almalinux 9 | 3.14.0-13.el9 | ALSA-2022:7970 | Nov 15, 2022 |
| protobuf · amzn 2023 | 3.14.0-7.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2023-009 | Feb 17, 2023 |
| protobuf · ol 8 | 0:3.5.0-15.el8 | ELSA-2022-7464 | Nov 15, 2022 |
| protobuf · ol 9 | 0:3.14.0-13.el9 | ELSA-2022-7970 | Nov 22, 2022 |
| protobuf · rocky 8 | 0:3.5.0-15.el8 | RLSA-2022:7464 | Nov 8, 2022 |
| protobuf · rocky 9 | 0:3.14.0-13.el9 | RLSA-2022:7970 | Nov 15, 2022 |
| protobuf-compiler · RHEL 8 | 0:3.5.0-15.el8 | RHSA-2022:7464 | Nov 8, 2022 |
| protobuf-compiler · RHEL 9 | 0:3.14.0-13.el9 | RHSA-2022:7970 | Nov 15, 2022 |
| protobuf-compiler · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.0-9.1ubuntu1.1 | protobuf-compiler 3.0.0-9.1ubuntu1.1 | Sep 22, 2022 |
| protobuf-compiler · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.6.1.3-2ubuntu5.2 | protobuf-compiler 3.6.1.3-2ubuntu5.2 | Sep 22, 2022 |
| protobuf-compiler · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 3.12.4-1ubuntu7.22.04.1 | protobuf-compiler 3.12.4-1ubuntu7.22.04.1 | Sep 22, 2022 |
| protobuf-compiler · almalinux 8 | 3.5.0-15.el8 | ALSA-2022:7464 | Nov 8, 2022 |
| protobuf-compiler · almalinux 9 | 3.14.0-13.el9 | ALSA-2022:7970 | Nov 15, 2022 |
| protobuf-compiler · amzn 2023 | 3.14.0-7.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2023-009 | Feb 17, 2023 |
| protobuf-compiler · ol 8 | 0:3.5.0-15.el8 | ELSA-2022-7464 | Nov 15, 2022 |
| protobuf-compiler · ol 9 | 0:3.14.0-13.el9 | ELSA-2022-7970 | Nov 22, 2022 |
| protobuf-compiler-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 3.14.0-7.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2023-009 | Feb 17, 2023 |
| protobuf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 3.14.0-7.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2023-009 | Feb 17, 2023 |
| protobuf-debugsource · amzn 2023 | 3.14.0-7.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2023-009 | Feb 17, 2023 |
| protobuf-devel · RHEL 8 | 0:3.5.0-15.el8 | RHSA-2022:7464 | Nov 8, 2022 |
| protobuf-devel · RHEL 9 | 0:3.14.0-13.el9 | RHSA-2022:7970 | Nov 15, 2022 |
| protobuf-devel · almalinux 8 | 3.5.0-15.el8 | ALSA-2022:7464 | Nov 8, 2022 |
| protobuf-devel · almalinux 9 | 3.14.0-13.el9 | ALSA-2022:7970 | Nov 15, 2022 |
| protobuf-devel · amzn 2023 | 3.14.0-7.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2023-009 | Feb 17, 2023 |
| protobuf-devel · ol 8 | 0:3.5.0-15.el8 | ELSA-2022-7464 | Nov 15, 2022 |
| protobuf-devel · ol 9 | 0:3.14.0-13.el9 | ELSA-2022-7970 | Nov 22, 2022 |
| protobuf-emacs · amzn 2023 | 3.14.0-7.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2023-009 | Feb 17, 2023 |
| protobuf-lite · RHEL 8 | 0:3.5.0-15.el8 | RHSA-2022:7464 | Nov 8, 2022 |
| protobuf-lite · RHEL 9 | 0:3.14.0-13.el9 | RHSA-2022:7970 | Nov 15, 2022 |
| protobuf-lite · almalinux 8 | 3.5.0-15.el8 | ALSA-2022:7464 | Nov 8, 2022 |
| protobuf-lite · almalinux 9 | 3.14.0-13.el9 | ALSA-2022:7970 | Nov 15, 2022 |
| protobuf-lite · amzn 2023 | 3.14.0-7.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2023-009 | Feb 17, 2023 |
| protobuf-lite · ol 8 | 0:3.5.0-15.el8 | ELSA-2022-7464 | Nov 15, 2022 |
| protobuf-lite · ol 9 | 0:3.14.0-13.el9 | ELSA-2022-7970 | Nov 22, 2022 |
| protobuf-lite-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 3.14.0-7.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2023-009 | Feb 17, 2023 |
| protobuf-lite-devel · RHEL 8 | 0:3.5.0-15.el8 | RHSA-2022:7464 | Nov 8, 2022 |
| protobuf-lite-devel · RHEL 9 | 0:3.14.0-13.el9 | RHSA-2022:7970 | Nov 15, 2022 |
| protobuf-lite-devel · almalinux 8 | 3.5.0-15.el8 | ALSA-2022:7464 | Nov 8, 2022 |
| protobuf-lite-devel · almalinux 9 | 3.14.0-13.el9 | ALSA-2022:7970 | Nov 15, 2022 |
| protobuf-lite-devel · amzn 2023 | 3.14.0-7.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2023-009 | Feb 17, 2023 |
| protobuf-lite-devel · ol 8 | 0:3.5.0-15.el8 | ELSA-2022-7464 | Nov 15, 2022 |
| protobuf-lite-devel · ol 9 | 0:3.14.0-13.el9 | ELSA-2022-7970 | Nov 22, 2022 |
| protobuf-lite-static · amzn 2023 | 3.14.0-7.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2023-009 | Feb 17, 2023 |
| protobuf-static · amzn 2023 | 3.14.0-7.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2023-009 | Feb 17, 2023 |
| protobuf-vim · amzn 2023 | 3.14.0-7.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2023-009 | Feb 17, 2023 |
| python-protobuf · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.0-9.1ubuntu1.1 | python-protobuf 3.0.0-9.1ubuntu1.1 | Sep 22, 2022 |
| python-protobuf · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.6.1.3-2ubuntu5.2 | python-protobuf 3.6.1.3-2ubuntu5.2 | Sep 22, 2022 |
| python3-protobuf · RHEL 8 | 0:3.5.0-15.el8 | RHSA-2022:7464 | Nov 8, 2022 |
| python3-protobuf · RHEL 9 | 0:3.14.0-13.el9 | RHSA-2022:7970 | Nov 15, 2022 |
| python3-protobuf · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.0-9.1ubuntu1.1 | python3-protobuf 3.0.0-9.1ubuntu1.1 | Sep 22, 2022 |
| python3-protobuf · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.6.1.3-2ubuntu5.2 | python3-protobuf 3.6.1.3-2ubuntu5.2 | Sep 22, 2022 |
| python3-protobuf · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 3.12.4-1ubuntu7.22.04.1 | python3-protobuf 3.12.4-1ubuntu7.22.04.1 | Sep 22, 2022 |
| python3-protobuf · almalinux 8 | 3.5.0-15.el8 | ALSA-2022:7464 | Nov 8, 2022 |
| python3-protobuf · almalinux 9 | 3.14.0-13.el9 | ALSA-2022:7970 | Nov 15, 2022 |
| python3-protobuf · amzn 2023 | 3.14.0-7.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2023-009 | Feb 17, 2023 |
| python3-protobuf · ol 8 | 0:3.5.0-15.el8 | ELSA-2022-7464 | Nov 15, 2022 |
| python3-protobuf · ol 9 | 0:3.14.0-13.el9 | ELSA-2022-7970 | Nov 22, 2022 |
| ruby-google-protobuf · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.6.1.3-2ubuntu5.2 | ruby-google-protobuf 3.6.1.3-2ubuntu5.2 | Sep 22, 2022 |
| ruby-google-protobuf · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 3.12.4-1ubuntu7.22.04.1 | ruby-google-protobuf 3.12.4-1ubuntu7.22.04.1 | Sep 22, 2022 |
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