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High ALSA-2026:65162 1 CVE

Important: gpsd security update

Published Sep 8, 2026 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

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. With gpsd, multiple GPS client applications (such as navigational and war-driving software) can share access to a GPS without contention or loss of data. Also, gpsd responds to queries with a format that is substantially easier to parse than NMEA 0183. 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: Arbitrary OS command execution via code injection in gpsprof utility (CVE-2026-60122)

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 3

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 10 gpsd 1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2
AlmaLinux · 10 gpsd-clients 1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2
AlmaLinux · 10 python3-gpsd 1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.2

Vulnerabilities 1

  • High 7.8

    gpsd gpsprof Code Injection via SKY.satellites used Field

    gpsd through release-3.27.5, fixed at commit 4c06658, contains a code injection vulnerability in the gpsprof utility that allows an attacker who controls GPS input data to execute arbitrary OS commands by injecting malicious content into the SKY.satellites[].…

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-60122
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2506581
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/10/ALSA-2026-65162.html