USN-7948-1: GPSd vulnerabilities

Publication date

8 January 2026

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in GPSd.


Packages

  • 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)

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

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
25.10 questing gpsd –  3.25-5ubuntu1.25.10.1
libgps30t64 –  3.25-5ubuntu1.25.10.1
25.04 plucky gpsd –  3.25-5ubuntu1.25.04.1
libgps30t64 –  3.25-5ubuntu1.25.04.1
24.04 LTS noble gpsd –  3.25-3ubuntu3.2
libgps30t64 –  3.25-3ubuntu3.2
22.04 LTS jammy gpsd –  3.22-4ubuntu2.1
libgps28 –  3.22-4ubuntu2.1

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