CVE-2024-7254 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2024-7254: Any project that parses untrusted Protocol Buffers data containing an arbitrary number of nested groups / series of SGROUP tags can corrupted by exceeding the stack limit i.e. StackOverflow. Parsing nested groups as unknown fields with DiscardUnknownFieldsParser or Java Protobuf Lite parser, or agai

Affects 2 Linux releases across 2 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2024-7254 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

protobuf→ fixed in3.21.12-3+deb12u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y protobuf
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

protobuf→ fixed in3.21.12-11+deb13u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y protobuf
```

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