SUSE update for google-guest-agent
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2025-22868 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-400 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
Public Cloud Module Operating systems & Components / Operating system openSUSE Leap Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Manager Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Manager Proxy Operating systems & Components / Operating system google-guest-agent Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion
EUVDB-ID: #VU105461
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22868
CWE-ID:
CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to the jws package does not properly control consumption of internal resources when handling malformed tokens. A remote attacker can pass a malformed JWT token to the application, trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationUpdate the affected package google-guest-agent to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsPublic Cloud Module: 15-SP3 - 15-SP6
openSUSE Leap: 15.6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP3 - SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP3 - SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.5
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP3 - SP5
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.2 - 4.3
SUSE Manager Server: 4.2 - 4.3
SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.2 - 4.3
google-guest-agent: before 20250116.00-150000.1.57.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:suse:public_cloud_module:15-SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:public_cloud_module:15-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:public_cloud_module:15-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_retail_branch_server:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_server:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_proxy:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:google-guest-agent:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-20251005-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
