SUSE alert SUSE-SU-2025:1142-1 (google-guest-agent)

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SUSE-SU-2025:1142-1: important: Security update for google-guest-agent
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Fri, 04 Apr 2025 16:30:17 -0000
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# Security update for google-guest-agent

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:1142-1  
Release Date: 2025-04-04T13:30:47Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1234563
  * bsc#1239763
  * bsc#1239866

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2024-45337

  
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

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-45337.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1234563
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1239763
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1239866



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