A gpsd security update has been released for Gentoo Linux.

gentoo-announce: GLSA 202009-17 : gpsd: Arbitrary code execution

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202009-17
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  https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: gpsd: Arbitrary code execution
Date: September 29, 2020
Bugs: #743766
ID: 202009-17

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in gpsd could allow remote code execution.

Background
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gpsd is a GPS daemon and library for USB/serial GPS devices and
GPS/mapping clients.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 sci-geosciences/gpsd < 3.18 >= 3.18

Description
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A stack-based buffer overflow was discovered in gpsd on port 2947/TCP
or crafted JSON inputs.

Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All gpsd users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sci-geosciences/gpsd-3.18"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2018-17937
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17937

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-17

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
  https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
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