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Ubuntu 12.04: USN-1820-1 Critical Gpsd Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey May 8, 2013
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An exploit found in the gpsd component of Ubuntu may cause system failures or allow unauthorized code execution stemming from harmful inputs.
gpsd could be made to crash or possibly run programs if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

gpsd could be made to crash or possibly run programs if it received

specially crafted input.

Software Description:

- gpsd: Global Positioning System - daemon

Details:

It was discovered that gpsd incorrectly handled certain malformed GPS data.

An attacker could use this issue to cause gpsd to crash, resulting in a

denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical Ubuntu update instructions malicious input gpsd

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  gpsd                            3.4-2ubuntu0.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1820-1

CVE-2013-2038

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May 08, 2013

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical Ubuntu update instructions malicious input gpsd

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gpsd/3.4-2ubuntu0.1

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