Packages
- google-guest-agent - Google Compute Engine Guest Agent
Details
Jakub Ciolek discovered that the Go Cryptography module included in
Google Guest Agent did not validate GSSAPI authentication requests during
SSH operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service.
Jakub Ciolek discovered that the Go Cryptography module included in
Google Guest Agent did not validate GSSAPI authentication requests during
SSH operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 25.10 questing | google-guest-agent – 20250506.01-0ubuntu1.1 | ||
| 25.04 plucky | google-guest-agent – 20250116.00-0ubuntu2.2 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | google-guest-agent – 20250116.00-0ubuntu1~24.04.3 | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy | google-guest-agent – 20250116.00-0ubuntu1~22.04.2 | ||
| 20.04 LTS focal | google-guest-agent – 20250116.00-0ubuntu1~20.04.0+esm2 | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | google-guest-agent – 20241011.01-0ubuntu1~18.04.0+esm2 | ||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | google-guest-agent – 20240716.00-0ubuntu1~16.04.0+esm2 | ||
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