Bug 1679311 (CVE-2018-17937)

Summary:	CVE-2018-17937 gpsd: Stack-based buffer overflow
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Pedro Sampaio <psampaio>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
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Version:	unspecified	CC:	mlichvar, nsl, TicoTimo
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Description Pedro Sampaio 2019-02-20 21:01:39 UTC

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.

Upstream patch:

https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gpsd.git/commit/json.c?id=7646cbd04055a50b157312ba6b376e88bd398c19

References:

https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-310-01

Comment 1 Fedora Update System 2019-03-06 06:57:55 UTC

gpsd-3.17-6.fc29 has been pushed to the Fedora 29 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 2 Nicholas Luedtke 2019-03-06 12:18:08 UTC

This was assigned CVE-2018-17937.

Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2019-03-06 15:28:01 UTC

gpsd-3.17-6.fc28 has been pushed to the Fedora 28 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.