Ubuntu Security Update USN-8063-2: Protocol Buffers vulnerability

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USN-8063-1 fixed a vulnerability in Protocol Buffers. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Protocol Buffers incorrectly handled recursion when the Python google.protobuf.json_format.ParseDict() function is being used. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Protocol Buffers to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.

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