Description
protobufjs compiles protobuf definitions into JavaScript (JS) functions. Prior to 8.6.0 and 7.6.3, protobufjs accepted certain schema-derived names that could collide with properties used by protobufjs runtime helpers. The known affected names are fields named hasOwnProperty, field or oneof names such as $type when loaded through protobufjs JSON/reflection descriptors, and service methods whose generated helper name is rpcCall. When affected message or service types were used, protobufjs could read schema-controlled data where it expected an own-property helper, reflected type metadata, or the base RPC helper. This could cause deterministic exceptions or recursive calls in affected decode post-checks, verification, object conversion, reflected JSON serialization, or protobufjs RPC helper invocation. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.6.0 and 7.6.3.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| protobufjs | protobuf.js | < 7.6.3, >= 8.0.0, < 8.6.0 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | jitsucom-jitsu-console | 2.11.0-r27 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | kubeflow-centraldashboard | 1.10.0-r24 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | langfuse-3 +1 | 3.191.0-r0 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | langfuse-3-compat | 3.225.7-r6 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | pulumi-language-nodejs | 3.246.0-r1 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | vitess-24 | 24.0.1-r4 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | vitess-24-compat | 24.0.3-r7 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm | protobufjs | < 7.6.3 | 7.6.3 | GHSA-f38q-mgvj-vph7 |
| npm | protobufjs | >= 8.0.0, < 8.6.0 | 8.6.0 | GHSA-f38q-mgvj-vph7 |
| npm | protobufjs-cli | >= 2.0.0, < 2.5.1 | 2.5.1 | GHSA-f38q-mgvj-vph7 |
| npm | protobufjs-cli | < 1.3.3 | 1.3.3 | GHSA-f38q-mgvj-vph7 |
Advisories 1
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