UBUNTU-CVE-2026-58459

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-58459
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-58459.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-58459
Upstream
Published
2026-07-10T00:00:00Z
Modified
2026-07-11T00:15:10.686789438Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 8.4 (High) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

gpsd through release-3.27.5, fixed at commit 4c06658, contains a command injection vulnerability in gpsprof that allows attackers who control the GPS device subtype value to execute arbitrary shell commands by embedding backtick payloads in the gnuplot plot title without proper escaping. The subtype field sourced from a DEVICES JSON log entry or NMEA PGRMT sentence is written into a generated gnuplot program via a set title statement with only double-quote characters escaped, enabling arbitrary shell command execution as the user running gnuplot when the victim renders the generated plot through the gpsprof and gnuplot workflow.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
gpsd

Package

Name
gpsd
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gpsd?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.11-3
3.15-2
3.15-2build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gpsd",
            "binary_version": "3.15-2build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gpsd-clients",
            "binary_version": "3.15-2build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgps22",
            "binary_version": "3.15-2build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libqgpsmm22",
            "binary_version": "3.15-2build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-gps",
            "binary_version": "3.15-2build1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-58459.json"
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
gpsd

Package

Name
gpsd
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gpsd?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.16-4
3.17-3
3.17-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gpsd",
            "binary_version": "3.17-5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gpsd-clients",
            "binary_version": "3.17-5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgps23",
            "binary_version": "3.17-5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libqgpsmm23",
            "binary_version": "3.17-5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-gps",
            "binary_version": "3.17-5"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-58459.json"
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
gpsd

Package

Name
gpsd
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gpsd?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.17-7
3.19-3
3.20-1
3.20-3
3.20-4
3.20-4build1
3.20-5ubuntu1
3.20-6
3.20-8
3.20-8ubuntu0.1
3.20-8ubuntu0.2
3.20-8ubuntu0.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gpsd",
            "binary_version": "3.20-8ubuntu0.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gpsd-clients",
            "binary_version": "3.20-8ubuntu0.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgps26",
            "binary_version": "3.20-8ubuntu0.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libqgpsmm26",
            "binary_version": "3.20-8ubuntu0.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-gps",
            "binary_version": "3.20-8ubuntu0.4"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-58459.json"
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
gpsd

Package

Name
gpsd
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gpsd?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.22-4
3.22-4ubuntu1
3.22-4ubuntu2
3.22-4ubuntu2.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gpsd",
            "binary_version": "3.22-4ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gpsd-clients",
            "binary_version": "3.22-4ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gpsd-tools",
            "binary_version": "3.22-4ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgps28",
            "binary_version": "3.22-4ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libqgpsmm28",
            "binary_version": "3.22-4ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-gps",
            "binary_version": "3.22-4ubuntu2.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-58459.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
gpsd

Package

Name
gpsd
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gpsd?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.25-2ubuntu2
3.25-3ubuntu2
3.25-3ubuntu3
3.25-3ubuntu3.1
3.25-3ubuntu3.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gpsd",
            "binary_version": "3.25-3ubuntu3.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gpsd-clients",
            "binary_version": "3.25-3ubuntu3.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gpsd-tools",
            "binary_version": "3.25-3ubuntu3.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgps30t64",
            "binary_version": "3.25-3ubuntu3.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libqgpsmm30t64",
            "binary_version": "3.25-3ubuntu3.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-gps",
            "binary_version": "3.25-3ubuntu3.2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-58459.json"
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
gpsd

Package

Name
gpsd
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gpsd?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.25-5ubuntu1
3.27-1.1
3.27-1.1ubuntu1
3.27.5-0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gpsd",
            "binary_version": "3.27.5-0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gpsd-clients",
            "binary_version": "3.27.5-0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gpsd-tools",
            "binary_version": "3.27.5-0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgps32",
            "binary_version": "3.27.5-0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libqgpsmm32",
            "binary_version": "3.27.5-0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-gps",
            "binary_version": "3.27.5-0.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-58459.json"