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Ubuntu 25.04: Google Guest Agent Important Network Access Issue USN-7839-2

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Calendar Grey November 3, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Google Guest Agent update addresses unintended network access issue. Important fix for various Ubuntu versions.
Google Guest Agent could allow unintended access to network services.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.04 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: Google Guest Agent could allow unintended access to network services. Software Description: - 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.

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.04 google-guest-agent 20250116.00-0ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS google-guest-agent 20250116.00-0ubuntu1~24.04.2 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS google-guest-agent 20250116.00-0ubuntu1~22.04.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS google-guest-agent 20250116.00-0ubuntu1~20.04.0+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS google-guest-agent 20241011.01-0ubuntu1~18.04.0+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS google-guest-agent 20240716.00-0ubuntu1~16.04.0+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7839-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7839-1

CVE-2024-45337

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7839-2

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security advisory update Ubuntu important network access Google Guest Agent

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/google-guest-agent/20250116.00-0ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/google-guest-agent/20250116.00-0ubuntu1~22.04.1

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