Ubuntu update for google-guest-agent

1) Infinite loop

EUVDB-ID: #VU87326

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-24786

CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop when parsing data in an invalid JSON format within the protojson.Unmarshal() function. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.

Mitigation

Update the affected package google-guest-agent to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 22.04 - 23.10

google-osconfig-agent (Ubuntu package): before 20230504.00-0ubuntu2.2

google-guest-agent (Ubuntu package): before 20231004.02-0ubuntu1~23.10.3

External links

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

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.