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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS USN-6746-2 Moderate: Google Agent Crash Risk

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Calendar Grey June 25, 2024
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6746-3: Updates for the Google guest agent and OS config agent address vulnerabilities causing XML parsing failures.
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:

USN-6746-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Google Guest Agent and Google

OS Config Agent. This update provides the corresponding update for

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

Original advisory 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

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  google-guest-agent              20240213.00-0ubuntu3.1
  google-osconfig-agent           20240320.00-0ubuntu1~24.04.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6746-2

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

CVE-2024-24786

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6746-2

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Topics Covered

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Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/google-guest-agent/20240213.00-0ubuntu3.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/google-osconfig-agent/20240320.00-0ubuntu1~24.04.1

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