USN-5035-1

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    USN-5035-1

    Published: 10 Aug 2021Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: gpsd vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that GPSd incorrectly handled certain leap second events which would result in the time jumping back 1024 weeks on 2021-10-31.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5035-1, https://launchpad.net/bugs/1938730

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gpsd

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=focal

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.20-8ubuntu0.4

    Affected versions

    3.17-7

    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
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