CVE-2022-41723 Affecting google-guest-agent package, versions <20230426.00-0ubuntu2


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.73% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2310-GOOGLEGUESTAGENT-5976009
  • published15 Feb 2023
  • disclosed28 Feb 2023

Introduced: 15 Feb 2023

CVE-2022-41723  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:23.10 google-guest-agent to version 20230426.00-0ubuntu2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream google-guest-agent package and not the google-guest-agent package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:23.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

A maliciously crafted HTTP/2 stream could cause excessive CPU consumption in the HPACK decoder, sufficient to cause a denial of service from a small number of small requests.

CVSS Scores

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