[USN-7948-1] GPSd vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7948-1
January 08, 2026

gpsd vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 25.10
- Ubuntu 25.04
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in GPSd.

Software Description:
- gpsd: Global Positioning System

Details:

It was discovered that GPSd incorrectly handled processing NMEA2000
packets. An attacker could use this issue to cause GPSd to crash, resulting
in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2025-67268)

It was discovered that GPSd incorrectly handled processing NAVCOM packets.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause GPSd to consume
resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2025-67269)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 25.10
  gpsd                            3.25-5ubuntu1.25.10.1
  libgps30t64                     3.25-5ubuntu1.25.10.1

Ubuntu 25.04
  gpsd                            3.25-5ubuntu1.25.04.1
  libgps30t64                     3.25-5ubuntu1.25.04.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  gpsd                            3.25-3ubuntu3.2
  libgps30t64                     3.25-3ubuntu3.2

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  gpsd                            3.22-4ubuntu2.1
  libgps28                        3.22-4ubuntu2.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7948-1
  CVE-2025-67268, CVE-2025-67269

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gpsd/3.25-5ubuntu1.25.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gpsd/3.25-5ubuntu1.25.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gpsd/3.25-3ubuntu3.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gpsd/3.22-4ubuntu2.1
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