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Ubuntu 23.10 & 22.04 USN-6746-1 Critical: Google Agents Crash

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Calendar Grey April 23, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
April 23, 2024 Ubuntu Advisory USN-6747-1 regarding Chrome Agent failures linked to XML parsing errors. Prompt upgrades suggested.
Google Guest Agent and OS Config Agent could be made to crash if it open a specially crafted JSON.

Summary

Google Guest Agent and OS Config Agent could be made to crash

if it open a specially crafted JSON.

Software Description:

- google-guest-agent: Google Compute Engine Guest Agent

- google-osconfig-agent: Google OS Config Agent

Details:

It was discovered that Google Guest Agent and Google OS Config Agent incorrectly

handled certain JSON files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to

cause a denial of service.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu Denial of Service Google Guest Agent OS Config Agent JSON issues

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 23.10:
  google-guest-agent              20231004.02-0ubuntu1~23.10.3
  google-osconfig-agent           20230504.00-0ubuntu2.2

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
  google-guest-agent              20231004.02-0ubuntu1~22.04.4
  google-osconfig-agent           20230504.00-0ubuntu1~22.04.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6746-1

CVE-2024-24786

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6746-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu Denial of Service Google Guest Agent OS Config Agent JSON issues

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/google-osconfig-agent/20230504.00-0ubuntu2.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/google-guest-agent/20231004.02-0ubuntu1~22.04.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/google-osconfig-agent/20230504.00-0ubuntu1~22.04.1

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