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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: python-tensorboard / pytorch (CVE-2021-22569)

🗓️ 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Azure Linux 3.0 hosts with python-tensorboard or pytorch are vulnerable to CVE-2021-22569 due to protobuf UnknownFieldSet interleaving.

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  - An issue in protobuf-java allowed the interleaving of com.google.protobuf.UnknownFieldSet fields in such a
    way that would be processed out of order. A small malicious payload can occupy the parser for several
    minutes by creating large numbers of short-lived objects that cause frequent, repeated pauses. We
    recommend upgrading libraries beyond the vulnerable versions. (CVE-2021-22569)

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if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var release = get_kb_item('Host/AzureLinux/release');
if (isnull(release) || 'Azure Linux' >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Azure Linux');
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Azure Linux ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Azure Linux');
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^3([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Azure Linux 3.0', 'Azure Linux ' + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/AzureLinux/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 'aarch64' >!< cpu)
  audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Azure Linux', cpu);

var pkgs = [
    {'reference':'python3-pytorch-2.2.2-5.azl3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'python3-pytorch-2.2.2-5.azl3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'python3-pytorch-doc-2.2.2-5.azl3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'python3-pytorch-doc-2.2.2-5.azl3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'python3-tensorboard-2.16.2-2.azl3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'python3-tensorboard-data-server-2.16.2-2.azl3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'pytorch-debuginfo-2.2.2-5.azl3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'pytorch-debuginfo-2.2.2-5.azl3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
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  var exists_check = NULL;
  var cves = NULL;
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  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = 'Azure Linux ' + package_array['release'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['sp'])) sp = package_array['sp'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cpu'])) _cpu = package_array['cpu'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['el_string'])) el_string = package_array['el_string'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['epoch'])) epoch = package_array['epoch'];
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  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['exists_check'])) exists_check = package_array['exists_check'];
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  }
}

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
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}
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  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
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}

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22 Jan 2026 00:00Current
7.5High risk
Vulners AI Score7.5
CVSS 24.3
CVSS 3.15.5 - 7.5
EPSS0.01655
SSVC
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