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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS : Google Guest Agent and Google OS Config Agent vulnerability (USN-6746-2)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 201015

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 24.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-6746-2 advisory.

 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.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected google-guest-agent and / or google-osconfig-agent packages.

See Also

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 201015

File Name: ubuntu_USN-6746-2.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/26/2024

Updated: 6/26/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-24786

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:google-osconfig-agent, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:google-guest-agent, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/25/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/5/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-24786

USN: 6746-2