I've created https://github.com/apache/pulsar/issues/23341 to track the work to 
address CVE-2024-7254 .

-Lari

On 2024/09/23 11:56:50 Lari Hotari wrote:
> Protobuf contains a new high-level CVE, described in 
> https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-735f-pc8j-v9w8.
> 
> The problem in Pulsar is that Protobuf cannot be upgraded unless it's first 
> upgraded in Bookkeeper. I have made a PR to the Bookkeeper master branch: 
> https://github.com/apache/bookkeeper/pull/4508. We also need to address the 
> maintenance branches branch-4.17 and branch-4.16. The Protobuf version also 
> impacts the gRPC version, so it's not a simple problem to solve, especially 
> with the required releases for Bookkeeper.
> 
> Another problem with Pulsar is that clients also use Protobuf, and 
> protoc-generated stubs could break (and usually do) when the version is 
> upgraded. The issue is described here: 
> https://github.com/apache/pulsar/issues/22263.
> 
> This is a release blocker now since CVE-2023-32732 is categorized with high 
> severity, and we need to find a solution to the above problems.
> 
> -Lari
> 
> On 2023/12/14 18:47:53 Lari Hotari wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I have started a thread on d...@bookkeeper.apache.org about gRPC & Protobuf 
> > library upgrades.
> > 
> > You can follow and contribute to the discussion on this thread:
> > https://lists.apache.org/thread/odg7p617zwqjngq6fk6qf8xfzbfwgfgq
> > 
> > Looking forward to your valuable input.
> > 
> > -Lari
> > 
> 

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