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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS : GPSd vulnerability (USN-5035-1)

info Nessus Plugin ID 152416

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-5035-1 advisory.

 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.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5035-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Info

ID: 152416

File Name: ubuntu_USN-5035-1.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/10/2021

Updated: 8/27/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gpsd-clients, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgps-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgps26, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libqgpsmm-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3-gps, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gpsd, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libqgpsmm26

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/10/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/10/2021

Reference Information

USN: 5035-1