1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-5035-1

USN-5035-1: GPSd vulnerability

Publication date

10 August 2021

Overview

GPSd could return the wrong time.

Releases

Packages

  • gpsd - Global Positioning System

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.

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.

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
21.04 hirsute libgps28 –  3.22-2ubuntu1.2
gpsd –  3.22-2ubuntu1.2
20.04 focal libgps26 –  3.20-8ubuntu0.4
gpsd –  3.20-8ubuntu0.4

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