usn-7839-2
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2025-11-03 10:18
Modified
2026-06-25 10:46
Summary
google-guest-agent vulnerability
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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  "details": "USN-7839-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Go Cryptography. This update provides\nthe corresponding update in the Go Cryptography module included in Google\nGuest Agent.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n Damien Tournoud, Patrick Dawkins, Vince Parker, and Jules Duvivier\n discovered that Go Cryptography incorrectly handled public keys during SSH\n operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass\n authorization mechanisms.",
  "id": "USN-7839-2",
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