CVE-2022-1941

protobuf: The protobuf packages provide Protocol Buffers, Google's data interchange format

CVE-2022-1941 is fixed in 28 products on 1 platform, first by elpa-protobuf-mode 3.12.4-1ubuntu7.22.04.1, released September 22, 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
0.0151
74th 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: message parsing vulnerability in ProtocolBuffers (CVE-2022-1941) 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 9 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
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-2022-1941 Sep 22, 2022
protobuf · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 3.21.9-3 DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1941 Sep 22, 2022
protobuf · Debian 14 3.21.9-3 DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1941 Sep 22, 2022
protobuf · RHEL 9 0:3.14.0-16.el9 RHSA-2025:7138 May 13, 2025
protobuf · almalinux 9 3.14.0-16.el9 ALSA-2025:7138 May 13, 2025
protobuf · amzn 2023 3.19.6-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-049 Feb 17, 2023
protobuf · ol 9 0:3.14.0-16.el9 ELSA-2025-7138 May 16, 2025
protobuf · rocky 9 0:3.14.0-16.el9 RLSA-2025:7138 Oct 4, 2025
protobuf-compiler · RHEL 9 0:3.14.0-16.el9 RHSA-2025:7138 May 13, 2025
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 9 3.14.0-16.el9 ALSA-2025:7138 May 13, 2025
protobuf-compiler · amzn 2023 3.19.6-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-049 Feb 17, 2023
protobuf-compiler · ol 9 0:3.14.0-16.el9 ELSA-2025-7138 May 16, 2025
protobuf-compiler-debuginfo · amzn 2023 3.19.6-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-049 Feb 17, 2023
protobuf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 3.19.6-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-049 Feb 17, 2023
protobuf-debugsource · amzn 2023 3.19.6-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-049 Feb 17, 2023
protobuf-devel · RHEL 9 0:3.14.0-16.el9 RHSA-2025:7138 May 13, 2025
protobuf-devel · almalinux 9 3.14.0-16.el9 ALSA-2025:7138 May 13, 2025
protobuf-devel · amzn 2023 3.19.6-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-049 Feb 17, 2023
protobuf-devel · ol 9 0:3.14.0-16.el9 ELSA-2025-7138 May 16, 2025
protobuf-emacs · amzn 2023 3.19.6-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-049 Feb 17, 2023
protobuf-lite · RHEL 9 0:3.14.0-16.el9 RHSA-2025:7138 May 13, 2025
protobuf-lite · almalinux 9 3.14.0-16.el9 ALSA-2025:7138 May 13, 2025
protobuf-lite · amzn 2023 3.19.6-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-049 Feb 17, 2023
protobuf-lite · ol 9 0:3.14.0-16.el9 ELSA-2025-7138 May 16, 2025
protobuf-lite-debuginfo · amzn 2023 3.19.6-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-049 Feb 17, 2023
protobuf-lite-devel · RHEL 9 0:3.14.0-16.el9 RHSA-2025:7138 May 13, 2025
protobuf-lite-devel · almalinux 9 3.14.0-16.el9 ALSA-2025:7138 May 13, 2025
protobuf-lite-devel · amzn 2023 3.19.6-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-049 Feb 17, 2023
protobuf-lite-devel · ol 9 0:3.14.0-16.el9 ELSA-2025-7138 May 16, 2025
protobuf-lite-static · amzn 2023 3.19.6-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-049 Feb 17, 2023
protobuf-static · amzn 2023 3.19.6-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-049 Feb 17, 2023
protobuf-vim · amzn 2023 3.19.6-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-049 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 9 0:3.14.0-16.el9 RHSA-2025:7138 May 13, 2025
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 9 3.14.0-16.el9 ALSA-2025:7138 May 13, 2025
python3-protobuf · amzn 2023 3.19.6-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-049 Feb 17, 2023
python3-protobuf · ol 9 0:3.14.0-16.el9 ELSA-2025-7138 May 16, 2025
python3-protobuf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 3.19.6-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-049 Feb 17, 2023
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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