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CVE-2026-60122VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: gpsd-minimal security update

Affects Red Hat gpsd-minimalSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026, 01:17 UTC

Severity
High

Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

Red Hat has released updated gpsd-minimal packages (version 3.26.1-2.el9_8.2) that address this vulnerability. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its Extended Update Support versions should apply these updates promptly. For detailed update instructions, refer to Red Hat's official guidance at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.

Description

A security vulnerability (CVE-2026-60122) exists in the gpsprof utility of the gpsd-minimal package used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. This flaw allows arbitrary OS command execution via code injection. The gpsd daemon provides access to GPS sensor data over TCP port 2947. Red Hat has issued a security advisory and released updated packages to address this issue.

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