Security update for google-guest-agent

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:0600-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2021-38297 ( SUSE ): 6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2021-38297 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2022-23806 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2022-23806 ( NVD ): 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
  • Public Cloud Module 15-SP2
  • Public Cloud Module 15-SP1
  • Public Cloud Module 15-SP3
  • Public Cloud Module 15-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.2
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.3

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

Description:

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

Updated to version 20230222.00 and bumped go API version to 1.18 to address the following (bsc#1208723):

  • CVE-2021-38297: Fixed data overwrite when passing large arguments to GOARCH=wasm GOOS=js (bsc#1191468).
  • CVE-2022-23806: Fixed Curve.IsOnCurve to incorrectly return true (bsc#1195838).

Bugfixes:

  • Avoid bashism in post-install scripts (bsc#1195391).

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:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-600=1
  • Public Cloud Module 15-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-15-SP1-2023-600=1
  • Public Cloud Module 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-15-SP2-2023-600=1
  • Public Cloud Module 15-SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-15-SP3-2023-600=1
  • Public Cloud Module 15-SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-15-SP4-2023-600=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • google-guest-agent-20230221.00-150000.1.34.1
  • Public Cloud Module 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • google-guest-agent-20230221.00-150000.1.34.1
  • Public Cloud Module 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • google-guest-agent-20230221.00-150000.1.34.1
  • Public Cloud Module 15-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • google-guest-agent-20230221.00-150000.1.34.1
  • Public Cloud Module 15-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • google-guest-agent-20230221.00-150000.1.34.1

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