MGASA-2021-0411 - Updated gpsd packages fix security vulnerability and other bugs

Publication date: 25 Aug 2021
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0411.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 8

It was discovered that GPSd incorrectly handled certain leap second
events which would result in the time jumping back 1024 weeks on
2021-10-31. 

This update provides upstream version 3.23 that has this and several
other upstream issues fixed. It also fixes issues that prevents it
to start properly (mga#28711).

The packages: foxtrotgps, marble, merkaartor, navit, plasma-workspace,
viking have been rebuild for the updated gpsd libs. 

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29322
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28711

SRPMS:
- 8/core/gpsd-3.23-1.mga8
- 8/core/foxtrotgps-1.2.2-4.1.mga8
- 8/core/marble-20.12.0-1.1.mga8
- 8/core/merkaartor-0.18.4-9.1.mga8
- 8/core/navit-0.5.4-3.1.mga8
- 8/core/plasma-workspace-5.20.4-5.1.mga8
- 8/core/viking-1.8-5.1.mga8

Mageia 2021-0411: gpsd security update

It was discovered that GPSd incorrectly handled certain leap second events which would result in the time jumping back 1024 weeks on 2021-10-31

Summary

It was discovered that GPSd incorrectly handled certain leap second events which would result in the time jumping back 1024 weeks on 2021-10-31. This update provides upstream version 3.23 that has this and several

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29322

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28711

Resolution

MGASA-2021-0411 - Updated gpsd packages fix security vulnerability and other bugs

SRPMS

- 8/core/gpsd-3.23-1.mga8

- 8/core/foxtrotgps-1.2.2-4.1.mga8

- 8/core/marble-20.12.0-1.1.mga8

- 8/core/merkaartor-0.18.4-9.1.mga8

- 8/core/navit-0.5.4-3.1.mga8

- 8/core/plasma-workspace-5.20.4-5.1.mga8

- 8/core/viking-1.8-5.1.mga8

Severity
Publication date: 25 Aug 2021
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0411.html
Type: security

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