Google guest agent: SSH servers parsing GSSAPI authentication requests do not validate the number of mechanisms specified in the request, allowing an attacker to cause…
Severity: mediumType: VulnerabilityCVE-2025-58181
SSH servers parsing GSSAPI authentication requests do not validate the number of mechanisms specified in the request, allowing an attacker to cause unbounded memory consumption.
EPSS 0.6%top 55%
Google guest agent: SSH servers parsing GSSAPI authentication requests do not validate the number of mechanisms specified in the request, allowing an attacker to cause…
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MediumVulnerabilityCVE-2025-58181gcveosvubuntu-cve-2025-58181ubuntu-pro-16-04-ltsubuntu-pro-18-04-ltsubuntu-pro-20-04-ltsubuntu-22-04-ltsubuntu-pro-22-04-ltsubuntu-24-04-ltsubuntu-pro-24-04-ltsubuntu-25-10ubuntu-26-04-ltsubuntu-pro-26-04-lts
Published: 11/19/2025 (11/19/2025, 21:15:00 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Product: google-guest-agent
Description
SSH servers parsing GSSAPI authentication requests do not validate the number of mechanisms specified in the request, allowing an attacker to cause unbounded memory consumption.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.3medium
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Affected software
google-guest-agent
pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~16.04.0+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenialAffected versions
<20240716.00-0ubuntu1~16.04.0+esm2=20201217.02-0ubuntu1~16.04.0=20230426.00-0ubuntu2~16.04.3=20231004.02-0ubuntu1~16.04.1=20231004.02-0ubuntu1~16.04.2=20240716.00-0ubuntu1~16.04.0=20240716.00-0ubuntu1~16.04.0+esm1
golang-go.crypto
pkg:deb/ubuntu/golang-go.crypto@1:0.0~git20151201.0.7b85b09-2ubuntu0.1~esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/xenialAffected versions
=1:0.0~git20150608-1=1:0.0~git20151201.0.7b85b09-2=1:0.0~git20151201.0.7b85b09-2ubuntu0.1~esm1=1:0.0~git20151201.0.7b85b09-2ubuntu0.1~esm2=1:0.0~git20151201.0.7b85b09-2ubuntu0.1~esm3
lxd
pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~16.04.4+esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/xenialAffected versions
=0.20-0ubuntu4=0.21-0ubuntu3=0.21-0ubuntu5=0.22-0ubuntu1=0.22-0ubuntu2=0.23-0ubuntu1=0.23-0ubuntu2=0.23-0ubuntu3=0.24-0ubuntu2=0.24-0ubuntu3=0.24-0ubuntu4=0.25-0ubuntu1=0.26-0ubuntu2=0.26-0ubuntu3=0.27-0ubuntu1=0.27-0ubuntu2=2.0.0~beta1-0ubuntu3=2.0.0~beta1-0ubuntu4=2.0.0~beta2-0ubuntu1=2.0.0~beta2-0ubuntu2=2.0.0~beta3-0ubuntu1=2.0.0~beta3-0ubuntu2=2.0.0~beta3-0ubuntu3=2.0.0~beta3-0ubuntu4=2.0.0~beta4-0ubuntu1=2.0.0~beta4-0ubuntu2=2.0.0~beta4-0ubuntu3=2.0.0~beta4-0ubuntu4=2.0.0~beta4-0ubuntu5=2.0.0~beta4-0ubuntu6=2.0.0~beta4-0ubuntu7=2.0.0~rc1-0ubuntu1=2.0.0~rc1-0ubuntu2=2.0.0~rc1-0ubuntu3=2.0.0~rc2-0ubuntu2=2.0.0~rc2-0ubuntu3=2.0.0~rc3-0ubuntu1=2.0.0~rc3-0ubuntu2=2.0.0~rc3-0ubuntu3=2.0.0~rc3-0ubuntu4=2.0.0~rc4-0ubuntu1=2.0.0~rc5-0ubuntu1=2.0.0~rc6-0ubuntu1=2.0.0~rc6-0ubuntu2=2.0.0~rc7-0ubuntu1=2.0.0~rc7-0ubuntu2=2.0.0~rc8-0ubuntu1=2.0.0~rc8-0ubuntu2=2.0.0~rc8-0ubuntu3=2.0.0~rc8-0ubuntu5=2.0.0~rc8-0ubuntu6=2.0.0~rc8-0ubuntu7=2.0.0~rc9-0ubuntu2=2.0.0~rc9-0ubuntu3=2.0.0~rc9-0ubuntu4=2.0.0~rc9-0ubuntu5=2.0.0-0ubuntu1=2.0.0-0ubuntu2=2.0.0-0ubuntu3=2.0.0-0ubuntu4=2.0.1-0ubuntu1~16.04.1=2.0.2-0ubuntu1~16.04.1=2.0.3-0ubuntu1~ubuntu16.04.2=2.0.4-0ubuntu1~ubuntu16.04.1=2.0.5-0ubuntu1~ubuntu16.04.1=2.0.8-0ubuntu1~ubuntu16.04.1=2.0.8-0ubuntu1~ubuntu16.04.2=2.0.9-0ubuntu1~16.04.1=2.0.9-0ubuntu1~16.04.2=2.0.10-0ubuntu1~16.04.1=2.0.10-0ubuntu1~16.04.2=2.0.11-0ubuntu1~16.04.2=2.0.11-0ubuntu1~16.04.4=2.0.11-0ubuntu1~16.04.4+esm1=2.0.11-0ubuntu1~16.04.4+esm2=2.0.11-0ubuntu1~16.04.4+esm3
snapd
pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm4?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/xenialAffected versions
=1.9=1.9.1.1=1.9.2=2.0=2.0.1=2.0.2=2.0.3=2.0.5=2.0.8=2.0.9=2.0.10=2.11+0.16.04=2.12+0.16.04=2.13=2.14.2~16.04=2.15.2ubuntu1=2.16ubuntu3=2.17.1ubuntu1=2.20.1ubuntu1=2.21=2.22.2=2.22.3=2.22.6=2.23.1=2.24.1=2.25=2.26.10=2.27.5=2.28.5=2.29.4.2=2.32.3.2=2.32.9=2.33.1ubuntu2=2.34.2=2.34.2ubuntu0.1=2.37.4=2.37.4ubuntu0.1=2.38=2.39.2=2.39.2ubuntu0.2=2.40=2.42.1=2.45.1=2.45.1ubuntu0.2=2.46.1=2.47.1=2.48=2.48.3=2.54.3+16.04~esm2=2.54.3+16.04.0ubuntu0.1~esm3=2.54.3+16.04.0ubuntu0.1~esm4=2.54.3+16.04.0ubuntu0.1~esm5=2.54.3+16.04.0ubuntu0.1~esm6=2.61.4ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1=2.61.4ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm2=2.61.4ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm4
lxd
pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~18.04.2+esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionicAffected versions
=2.18-0ubuntu6=2.19-0ubuntu1=2.20-0ubuntu3=2.20-0ubuntu4=2.21-0ubuntu1=2.21-0ubuntu2=2.21-0ubuntu3=2.21-0ubuntu4=3.0.0~beta2-0ubuntu3=3.0.0~beta3-0ubuntu3=3.0.0~beta5-0ubuntu2=3.0.0~beta7-0ubuntu1=3.0.0-0ubuntu1=3.0.0-0ubuntu2=3.0.0-0ubuntu3=3.0.0-0ubuntu4=3.0.1-0ubuntu1~18.04.1=3.0.2-0ubuntu1~18.04.1=3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.1=3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.2=3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm1=3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm2=3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm3
snapd
pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm4?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionicAffected versions
=2.28.5+17.10=2.29.4.1+18.04=2.29.4.2+18.04=2.31.1+18.04=2.32+18.04~pre5=2.32+18.04~pre6=2.32+18.04=2.32.3.2+18.04=2.32.5+18.04=2.32.8+18.04=2.32.9+18.04=2.33.1+18.04ubuntu2=2.34.2+18.04=2.34.2+18.04.1=2.37.1+18.04=2.37.1.1+18.04=2.37.4+18.04=2.37.4+18.04.1=2.38+18.04=2.39.2+18.04=2.40+18.04=2.42.1+18.04=2.45.1+18.04=2.45.1+18.04.2=2.46.1+18.04=2.47.1+18.04=2.48+18.04=2.48.3+18.04=2.49.2+18.04=2.51.1+18.04=2.54.2+18.04ubuntu1=2.54.3+18.04=2.54.3+18.04.2ubuntu0.1=2.54.3+18.04.2ubuntu0.2=2.55.5+18.04=2.57.5+18.04=2.57.5+18.04ubuntu0.1=2.58+18.04=2.58+18.04.1=2.61.4ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1=2.61.4ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm2=2.61.4ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm4
golang-go.crypto
pkg:deb/ubuntu/golang-go.crypto@1:0.0~git20170629.0.5ef0053-2ubuntu0.1~esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionicAffected versions
=1:0.0~git20170629.0.5ef0053-1ubuntu1=1:0.0~git20170629.0.5ef0053-1ubuntu2=1:0.0~git20170629.0.5ef0053-2=1:0.0~git20170629.0.5ef0053-2ubuntu0.1~esm1=1:0.0~git20170629.0.5ef0053-2ubuntu0.1~esm2=1:0.0~git20170629.0.5ef0053-2ubuntu0.1~esm3
google-guest-agent
pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~18.04.0+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionicAffected versions
<20241011.01-0ubuntu1~18.04.0+esm2=20201217.02-0ubuntu1~18.04.0=20210414.00-0ubuntu1~18.04.0=20210629.00-0ubuntu1~18.04.1=20220622.00-0ubuntu2~18.04.0=20220622.00-0ubuntu2~18.04.1=20230426.00-0ubuntu2~18.04.0=20231004.02-0ubuntu1~18.04.2=20231004.02-0ubuntu1~18.04.3=20240716.00-0ubuntu1~18.04.0=20241011.01-0ubuntu1~18.04.0=20241011.01-0ubuntu1~18.04.0+esm1
google-guest-agent
pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~20.04.0+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/focalAffected versions
<20250116.00-0ubuntu1~20.04.0+esm2=20201217.02-0ubuntu1~20.04.0=20210414.00-0ubuntu1~20.04.0=20210629.00-0ubuntu1~20.04.0=20220622.00-0ubuntu2~20.04.0=20220622.00-0ubuntu2~20.04.2=20230426.00-0ubuntu2~20.04.0=20231004.02-0ubuntu1~20.04.1=20231004.02-0ubuntu1~20.04.2=20231004.02-0ubuntu1~20.04.3=20231004.02-0ubuntu1~20.04.4=20240716.00-0ubuntu1~20.04.0=20241011.01-0ubuntu1~20.04.1=20250116.00-0ubuntu1~20.04.0=20250116.00-0ubuntu1~20.04.0+esm1
snapd
pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+20.04ubuntu1~esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/focalAffected versions
=2.41+19.10.1=2.42.1+20.04=2.43.3+git1.8109f8=2.44~pre1+20.04=2.44+20.04=2.44.2+20.04=2.44.3+20.04=2.45.1+20.04=2.45.1+20.04.2=2.46.1+20.04=2.47.1+20.04=2.48+20.04=2.48.3+20.04=2.49.2+20.04=2.51.1+20.04ubuntu2=2.54.2+20.04ubuntu2=2.54.3+20.04=2.54.3+20.04.1=2.54.3+20.04.1ubuntu0.1=2.54.3+20.04.1ubuntu0.2=2.54.3+20.04.1ubuntu0.3=2.55.5+20.04=2.57.5+20.04=2.57.5+20.04ubuntu0.1=2.58+20.04=2.58+20.04.1=2.61.3+20.04=2.62+20.04=2.63+20.04=2.63+20.04ubuntu0.1=2.65.3+20.04=2.66.1+20.04=2.67.1+20.04=2.67.1+20.04ubuntu1~esm1=2.67.1+20.04ubuntu1~esm3
golang-go.crypto
pkg:deb/ubuntu/golang-go.crypto@1:0.0~git20200221.2aa609c-1ubuntu0.1~esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focalAffected versions
=1:0.0~git20190701.4def268-2=1:0.0~git20200221.2aa609c-1=1:0.0~git20200221.2aa609c-1ubuntu0.1~esm1=1:0.0~git20200221.2aa609c-1ubuntu0.1~esm2=1:0.0~git20200221.2aa609c-1ubuntu0.1~esm3
google-guest-agent
pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~22.04.2?arch=source&distro=jammyAffected versions
<20250116.00-0ubuntu1~22.04.2=20210629.00-0ubuntu1=20210629.00-0ubuntu2=20220104.00-0ubuntu1=20220104.00-0ubuntu2=20220622.00-0ubuntu2~22.04.0=20220622.00-0ubuntu2~22.04.1=20230426.00-0ubuntu2~22.04.0=20231004.02-0ubuntu1~22.04.1=20231004.02-0ubuntu1~22.04.2=20231004.02-0ubuntu1~22.04.3=20231004.02-0ubuntu1~22.04.4=20231004.02-0ubuntu1~22.04.5=20240716.00-0ubuntu1~22.04.0=20241011.01-0ubuntu1~22.04.0=20250116.00-0ubuntu1~22.04.0=20250116.00-0ubuntu1~22.04.1
snapd
pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+ubuntu22.04.1?arch=source&distro=jammyAffected versions
=2.53+21.10ubuntu1=2.54.2+22.04ubuntu1=2.54.2+22.04ubuntu2=2.54.2+22.04ubuntu3=2.54.3+git19.g868fc21+22.04=2.54.3+git26.g360067e+22.04=2.55.2+22.04=2.55.2+22.04.1=2.55.3+22.04=2.55.3+22.04ubuntu1=2.55.5+22.04=2.56.2+22.04ubuntu1=2.57.4+22.04=2.57.5+22.04=2.57.5+22.04ubuntu0.1=2.58+22.04=2.58+22.04.1=2.61.3+22.04=2.62+22.04=2.63+22.04=2.63+22.04ubuntu0.1=2.65.3+22.04=2.66.1+22.04=2.67.1+22.04=2.68.5+ubuntu22.04.1=2.71+ubuntu22.04=2.72+ubuntu22.04=2.73+ubuntu22.04=2.73+ubuntu22.04.1=2.74.1+ubuntu22.04.4=2.75.2+ubuntu22.04=2.76+ubuntu22.04=2.76+ubuntu22.04.1
golang-go.crypto
pkg:deb/ubuntu/golang-go.crypto@1:0.0~git20211202.5770296-1ubuntu0.1~esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/jammyAffected versions
=1:0.0~git20201221.eec23a3-1=1:0.0~git20211202.5770296-1=1:0.0~git20211202.5770296-1ubuntu0.1~esm1=1:0.0~git20211202.5770296-1ubuntu0.1~esm2=1:0.0~git20211202.5770296-1ubuntu0.1~esm3
google-guest-agent
pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~24.04.3?arch=source&distro=nobleAffected versions
<20250116.00-0ubuntu1~24.04.3=20230426.00-0ubuntu3=20231004.02-0ubuntu1=20231004.02-0ubuntu3=20240213.00-0ubuntu1=20240213.00-0ubuntu2=20240213.00-0ubuntu3=20240213.00-0ubuntu3.1=20240213.00-0ubuntu3.2=20240716.00-0ubuntu1~24.04.0=20240716.00-0ubuntu1~24.04.1=20241011.01-0ubuntu1~24.04.0=20250116.00-0ubuntu1~24.04.0=20250116.00-0ubuntu1~24.04.1=20250116.00-0ubuntu1~24.04.2
snapd
pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+ubuntu24.04.1?arch=source&distro=nobleAffected versions
=2.60.4+23.10=2.61.3+24.04=2.62+24.04build1=2.63+24.04=2.63+24.04ubuntu0.1=2.63.1+24.04=2.65.3+24.04=2.66.1+24.04=2.67.1+24.04=2.68.5+ubuntu24.04.1=2.71+ubuntu24.04=2.72+ubuntu24.04=2.73+ubuntu24.04=2.73+ubuntu24.04.1=2.73+ubuntu24.04.2=2.74.1+ubuntu24.04.4=2.75.2+ubuntu24.04=2.76+ubuntu24.04=2.76+ubuntu24.04.1
golang-go.crypto
pkg:deb/ubuntu/golang-go.crypto@1:0.19.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/nobleAffected versions
=1:0.4.0-1=1:0.17.0-1=1:0.18.0-1=1:0.19.0-1=1:0.19.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1=1:0.19.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2=1:0.19.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm3
golang-go.crypto
pkg:deb/ubuntu/golang-go.crypto@1:0.25.0-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=questingAffected versions
=1:0.25.0-1=1:0.25.0-1ubuntu0.1
google-guest-agent
pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=questingAffected versions
<20250506.01-0ubuntu1.1=20250116.00-0ubuntu2=20250506.01-0ubuntu1
snapd
pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+ubuntu25.10?arch=source&distro=questingAffected versions
=2.67.1+25.04=2.68.5+ubuntu25.10.2=2.71+ubuntu25.10=2.71.1+ubuntu25.10.1=2.72+ubuntu25.10.2=2.73+ubuntu25.10=2.73+ubuntu25.10.1=2.74.1+ubuntu25.10.4=2.75.2+ubuntu25.10
google-guest-agent
pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=resoluteAffected versions
<20250506.01-0ubuntu2=20250506.01-0ubuntu1
snapd
pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+ubuntu26.04.3?arch=source&distro=resoluteAffected versions
=2.71.1+ubuntu25.10.1=2.72+ubuntu26.04.1=2.73+ubuntu26.04.1=2.74+ubuntu26.04=2.74.1+ubuntu26.04=2.74.1+ubuntu26.04.3=2.74.1+ubuntu26.04.4=2.75.2+ubuntu26.04.2=2.76+ubuntu26.04.2=2.76+ubuntu26.04.3
golang-go.crypto
pkg:deb/ubuntu/golang-go.crypto@1:0.47.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/resoluteAffected versions
=1:0.25.0-1=1:0.45.0-1=1:0.47.0-1=1:0.47.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
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Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- UBUNTU-CVE-2025-58181
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.0
- Ecosystems
- ["Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS","Ubuntu:22.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS","Ubuntu:24.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS","Ubuntu:25.10","Ubuntu:26.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:26.04:LTS"]
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
Threat ID: 6a5fd08e1010f89cc2198a86
Added to database: 07/21/2026, 20:03:26 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:51 UTC
Views: 43
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