High [CVE-2026-58459] Command Injection via GPS device subtype allows arbitrary code execution
This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-58459 affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat package: gpsd-minimal.
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Summary
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.
A flaw was found in gpsd, a service application that monitors one or more GPSes or AIS receivers. When a user processes a specially crafted plot through gpsprof and gnuplot, these embedded commands can be executed, leading to arbitrary code execution on the system.
Exploitation requires user interaction. Red Hat severity: Important — CVSS 7.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Weakness: CWE-78. Affected Red Hat products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
Red Hat fixing advisory: RHSA-2026:51075, RHSA-2026:51153.
Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat package: gpsd-minimal.
- 3.27.5
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- gpsd-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.1
- gpsd-minimal-1:3.26.1-2.el9_8.1
- RHSA-2026:51075
- RHSA-2026:51153
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Mitigation
Upgrade to a fixed release: gpsd-1:3.26.1-3.el10_2.1, gpsd-minimal-1:3.26.1-2.el9_8.1, RHSA-2026:51075, RHSA-2026:51153. That is the remediation for this advisory.
The vendor advisory may list additional interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here — review it before change work.
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