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TI-2022-24048 Aliases CVE-2022-48468GHSA-g29w-rp5q-p5vq

protobuf-c before 1.4.1 has an unsigned integer overflow in parse_required_member.

Priority LOW 25CWE-190Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 5 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

protobuf-c before 1.4.1 has an unsigned integer overflow in parse_required_member.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00369 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 4 advisoriesRed Hat: 5 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:protobuf-c_project:protobuf-c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.4.1VulnerableProtobuf-c Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:protobuf-c_project:protobuf-c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·Protobuf-c Project

Remediation

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2024:3812 Released 2024-06-11 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    protobuf-c security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8) protobuf-c-1.3.0-8.el8_8, protobuf-c-compiler-1.3.0-8.el8_8, protobuf-c-devel-1.3.0-8.el8_8
  • RHSA-2024:0406 Released 2024-01-25 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    protobuf-c security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6) protobuf-c-1.3.0-8.el8_6, protobuf-c-compiler-1.3.0-8.el8_6, protobuf-c-devel-1.3.0-8.el8_6
  • RHSA-2023:6944 Released 2023-11-14 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    protobuf-c security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) protobuf-c-1.3.0-8.el8, protobuf-c-compiler-1.3.0-8.el8, protobuf-c-devel-1.3.0-8.el8
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2023:6621 Released 2023-11-07 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    protobuf-c security update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) protobuf-c-compiler-1.3.3-13.el9, protobuf-c-devel-1.3.3-13.el9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) protobuf-c-1.3.3-13.el9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:6621
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2023:6944
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6)Fixed RHSA-2024:0406
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8)Fixed RHSA-2024:3812
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:6621

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-48468
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g29w-rp5q-p5vq

References

Patch 4

Advisory 3

  • TI-2022-14549 Protobuf-c v1.4.0 was discovered to contain an invalid arithmetic shift via the function… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5

Sources

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