CVE-2026-53082

net: hamradio: 6pack: fix uninit-value in sixpack_receive_buf

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 24, 2026 at 04:30 PM UTC
Updated: July 23, 2026 at 07:32 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: hamradio: 6pack: fix uninit-value in sixpack_receive_buf sixpack_receive_buf() does not properly skip bytes with TTY error flags. The while loop iterates through the flags buffer but never advances the data pointer (cp), and passes the original count (including error bytes) to sixpack_decode(). This causes sixpack_decode() to process bytes that should have been skipped due to TTY errors. The TTY layer does not guarantee that cp[i] holds a meaningful value when fp[i] is set, so passing those positions to sixpack_decode() results in KMSAN reporting an uninit-value read. Fix this by processing bytes one at a time, advancing cp on each iteration, and only passing valid (non-error) bytes to sixpack_decode(). This matches the pattern used by slip_receive_buf() and mkiss_receive_buf() for the same purpose.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

2.6.12 ≤ v < 5.10.2582.6.12 ≤ v < 5.15.2092.6.12 ≤ v < 6.1.1752.6.12 ≤ v < 6.12.912.6.12 ≤ v < 6.18.332.6.12 ≤ v < 6.6.1412.6.12 ≤ v < 7.0.102.6.12 ≤ v < 7.12.6.12.1 ≤ v < 5.10.2585.11 ≤ v < 5.15.2095.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1756.13 ≤ v < 6.18.336.19 ≤ v < 7.0.106.2 ≤ v < 6.6.1416.7 ≤ v < 6.12.911da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac22.6.122.6.12 rc22.6.12 rc32.6.12 rc42.6.12 rc5
Vendor states this is fixed in 1d3abf0c3ddeefc6f6d913aa129acc06fce8240a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2951656b0de00153f2687f3a093890bce72b6215 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 578f3aba427c938fecfa0d8c83d9acb213a9b24a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 987af7625ceb1ee59d70eb0abd7af11c75e45d79 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in bf9a38803b2626b01cc769aaf13485d8650f576f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d4cceb5184538613572fb79319453f281b1eeacb (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d9ce2a4b679122397d7f35bad7be46913ad1ca80 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e9cf4018d74237d142cd66243c821d13593270f0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.258 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.209 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.175 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.91 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.33 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.141 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.0.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1 (unaffected)

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-908

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