MGASA-2019-0150

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    MGASA-2019-0150

    Published: 10 Apr 2019Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-17937

    Summary: Updated gpsd packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: A stack-based buffer overflow flaw was found in gpsd versions 2.90 to 3.17. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow remote code execution, data exfiltration, or denial-of service via device crash (CVE-2018-17937).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0150.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24506, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/NPBGYNXS2TXDAYUNJV3HHJKVOBHP45B4/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gpsd

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/gpsd?arch=source&distro=mageia-6

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.16-2.2.mga6

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High