OS Command Injection Affecting gpsd-clients package, versions <1:3.26.1-3.0.1.el10_2.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.8% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE10-GPSDCLIENTS-18584266
  • published7 Aug 2026
  • disclosed9 Jul 2026

Introduced: 9 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-58459  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-78  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:10 gpsd-clients to version 1:3.26.1-3.0.1.el10_2.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2026-51075.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gpsd-clients package and not the gpsd-clients package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1