Summary
gpsd is a service daemon that mediates access to a GPS sensor connected to the host computer by serial or USB interface, making its data on the location/course/velocity of the sensor available to be queried on TCP port 2947 of the host computer. The AlmaLinux support for this package is limited. See <https://access.AlmaLinux.com/support/policy/gpsd-support> for more details.
Security Fix(es):
* gpsd: gpsd: Denial of Service due to malformed NAVCOM packet parsing (CVE-2025-67269)
* gpsd: gpsd: Arbitrary code execution via heap-based out-of-bounds write in NMEA2000 packet handling (CVE-2025-67268)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 9 | gpsd-minimal | 1:3.26.1-1.el9_7.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | gpsd-minimal-clients | 1:3.26.1-1.el9_7.1 |
Vulnerabilities 2
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Critical 9.8
gpsd before commit dc966aa contains a heap-based out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the drivers/driver_nmea2000.c fil…
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High 7.5
An integer underflow vulnerability exists in the `nextstate()` function in `gpsd/packet.c` of gpsd versions prior to co…