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

ubuntu
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

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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Topics Covered

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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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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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