Security update for google-guest-agent

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:1142-1
Release Date: 2025-04-04T13:30:47Z
Rating: important
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2024-45337 ( SUSE ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-45337 ( NVD ): 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Affected Products:
  • Public Cloud Module 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability and has two security fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for google-guest-agent fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2024-45337: golang.org/x/crypto/ssh: Fixed misuse of ServerConfig.PublicKeyCallback leading to authorization bypass (bsc#1234563).

Other fixes: - Updated to version 20250327.01 (bsc#1239763, bsc#1239866) * Remove error messages from gce_workload_cert_refresh and metadata script runner (#527) - from version 20250327.00 * Update guest-logging-go dependency (#526) * Add 'created-by' metadata, and pass it as option to logging library (#508) * Revert "oslogin: Correctly handle newlines at the end of modified files (#520)" (#523) * Re-enable disabled services if the core plugin was enabled (#522) * Enable guest services on package upgrade (#519) * oslogin: Correctly handle newlines at the end of modified files (#520) * Fix core plugin path (#518) * Fix package build issues (#517) * Fix dependencies ran go mod tidy -v (#515) * Fix debian build path (#514) * Bundle compat metadata script runner binary in package (#513) * Bump golang.org/x/net from 0.27.0 to 0.36.0 (#512) * Update startup/shutdown services to launch compat manager (#503) * Bundle new gce metadata script runner binary in agent package (#502) * Revert "Revert bundling new binaries in the package (#509)" (#511) - from version 20250326.00 * Re-enable disabled services if the core plugin was enabled (#521) - from version 20250324.00 * Enable guest services on package upgrade (#519) * oslogin: Correctly handle newlines at the end of modified files (#520) * Fix core plugin path (#518) * Fix package build issues (#517) * Fix dependencies ran go mod tidy -v (#515) * Fix debian build path (#514) * Bundle compat metadata script runner binary in package (#513) * Bump golang.org/x/net from 0.27.0 to 0.36.0 (#512) * Update startup/shutdown services to launch compat manager (#503) * Bundle new gce metadata script runner binary in agent package (#502) * Revert "Revert bundling new binaries in the package (#509)" (#511) * Revert bundling new binaries in the package (#509) * Fix typo in windows build script (#501) * Include core plugin binary for all packages (#500) * Start packaging compat manager (#498) * Start bundling ggactl_plugin_cleanup binary in all agent packages (#492) * scripts: introduce a wrapper to locally build deb package (#490) * Introduce compat-manager systemd unit (#497) - from version 20250317.00 * Revert "Revert bundling new binaries in the package (#509)" (#511) * Revert bundling new binaries in the package (#509) * Fix typo in windows build script (#501) * Include core plugin binary for all packages (#500) * Start packaging compat manager (#498) * Start bundling ggactl_plugin_cleanup binary in all agent packages (#492) * scripts: introduce a wrapper to locally build deb package (#490) * Introduce compat-manager systemd unit (#497) - from version 20250312.00 * Revert bundling new binaries in the package (#509) * Fix typo in windows build script (#501) * Include core plugin binary for all packages (#500) * Start packaging compat manager (#498) * Start bundling ggactl_plugin_cleanup binary in all agent packages (#492) * scripts: introduce a wrapper to locally build deb package (#490) * Introduce compat-manager systemd unit (#497) - from version 20250305.00 * Revert bundling new binaries in the package (#509) * Fix typo in windows build script (#501) * Include core plugin binary for all packages (#500) * Start packaging compat manager (#498) * Start bundling ggactl_plugin_cleanup binary in all agent packages (#492) * scripts: introduce a wrapper to locally build deb package (#490) * Introduce compat-manager systemd unit (#497) - from version 20250304.01 * Fix typo in windows build script (#501) - from version 20250214.01 * Include core plugin binary for all packages (#500) - from version 20250212.00 * Start packaging compat manager (#498) * Start bundling ggactl_plugin_cleanup binary in all agent packages (#492) - from version 20250211.00 * scripts: introduce a wrapper to locally build deb package (#490) * Introduce compat-manager systemd unit (#497) - from version 20250207.00 * vlan: toggle vlan configuration in debian packaging (#495) * vlan: move config out of unstable section (#494) * Add clarification to comments regarding invalid NICs and the invalid tag. (#493) * Include interfaces in lists even if it has an invalid MAC. (#489) * Fix windows package build failures (#491) * vlan: don't index based on the vlan ID (#486) * Revert PR #482 (#488) * Remove Amy and Zach from OWNERS (#487) * Skip interfaces in interfaceNames() instead of erroring if there is an (#482) * Fix Debian packaging if guest agent manager is not checked out (#485) - from version 20250204.02 * force concourse to move version forward. - from version 20250204.01 * vlan: toggle vlan configuration in debian packaging (#495) - from version 20250204.00 * vlan: move config out of unstable section (#494) * Add clarification to comments regarding invalid NICs and the invalid tag. (#493) - from version 20250203.01 * Include interfaces in lists even if it has an invalid MAC. (#489) - from version 20250203.00 * Fix windows package build failures (#491) * vlan: don't index based on the vlan ID (#486) * Revert PR #482 (#488) * Remove Amy and Zach from OWNERS (#487) * Skip interfaces in interfaceNames() instead of erroring if there is an (#482) * Fix Debian packaging if guest agent manager is not checked out (#485) - from version 20250122.00 * networkd(vlan): remove the interface in addition to config (#468) * Implement support for vlan dynamic removal, update dhclient to remove only if configured (#465) * Update logging library (#479) * Remove Pat from owners file. (#478)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • Public Cloud Module 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-12-2025-1142=1

Package List:

  • Public Cloud Module 12 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • google-guest-agent-20250327.01-1.50.1

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