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Ubuntu 25.10: GPSd Critical Denial of Service Vulnerability USN-7948-1

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in GPSd.
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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

Ubuntu 25.10: GPSd Critical Denial of Service Vulnerability USN-7948-1

ubuntu
Calendar Grey January 8, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Several critical security issues in GPSd fixed for multiple Ubuntu versions to prevent DoS attacks and code execution.
Several security issues were fixed in GPSd.

Summary

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

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7948-1

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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