Packages
- google-guest-agent - Google Compute Engine Guest Agent
Details
USN-7839-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Go Cryptography. This update provides
the corresponding update in the Go Cryptography module included in Google
Guest Agent.
Original advisory details:
Damien Tournoud, Patrick Dawkins, Vince Parker, and Jules Duvivier
discovered that Go Cryptography incorrectly handled public keys during SSH
operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass
authorization mechanisms.
USN-7839-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Go Cryptography. This update provides
the corresponding update in the Go Cryptography module included in Google
Guest Agent.
Original advisory details:
Damien Tournoud, Patrick Dawkins, Vince Parker, and Jules Duvivier
discovered that Go Cryptography incorrectly handled public keys during SSH
operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass
authorization mechanisms.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 25.04 plucky | google-guest-agent – 20250116.00-0ubuntu2.1 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | google-guest-agent – 20250116.00-0ubuntu1~24.04.2 | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy | google-guest-agent – 20250116.00-0ubuntu1~22.04.1 | ||
| 20.04 LTS focal | google-guest-agent – 20250116.00-0ubuntu1~20.04.0+esm1 | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | google-guest-agent – 20241011.01-0ubuntu1~18.04.0+esm1 | ||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | google-guest-agent – 20240716.00-0ubuntu1~16.04.0+esm1 | ||
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