ubuntu-security-announce Digest, Vol 104, Issue 6

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Today's Topics:

1. [USN-1820-1] gpsd vulnerability (Marc Deslauriers)


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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 08 May 2013 14:42:22 -0400
From: Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com>
To: ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject: [USN-1820-1] gpsd vulnerability
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1820-1
May 08, 2013

gpsd vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

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.

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:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1820-1
CVE-2013-2038

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


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