# RHSA-2022:7970: Security update for 6 packages

RHSA-2022:7970, released November 15, 2022, fixes 1 CVE across 6 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-7970
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Nov 15, 2022
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2021-22570, high severity)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7970

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [protobuf](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/protobuf.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:3.14.0-13.el9 |
| [protobuf-compiler](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/protobuf-compiler.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:3.14.0-13.el9 |
| [protobuf-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/protobuf-devel.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:3.14.0-13.el9 |
| [protobuf-lite](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/protobuf-lite.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:3.14.0-13.el9 |
| [protobuf-lite-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/protobuf-lite-devel.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:3.14.0-13.el9 |
| [python3-protobuf](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python3-protobuf.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:3.14.0-13.el9 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2021-22570](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2021-22570.md) | High | protobuf: The protobuf packages provide Protocol Buffers, Google's data interchange format | 7.5 | 0.0266 |  |

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Data as of 2026-11-07T12:40:37Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo