CVE-2026-53082: Linux kernel · net: hamradio: 6pack: fix uninit-value in sixpack_receive_buf
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 5% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 24 Jun 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Until an official fix is available, users should monitor vendor channels for updates. No specific workaround is provided in the available data.
Description
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's hamradio 6pack driver was resolved. The function sixpack_receive_buf did not properly skip bytes flagged with TTY errors, causing it to pass uninitialized data to sixpack_decode. This leads to an uninitialized value read detected by KMSAN. The fix involves processing bytes individually and only passing valid bytes to sixpack_decode, aligning with similar handlers in the kernel.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53082 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d3abf0c3ddeefc6f6d913aa129acc06fce8240a (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2951656b0de00153f2687f3a093890bce72b6215 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/578f3aba427c938fecfa0d8c83d9acb213a9b24a (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/987af7625ceb1ee59d70eb0abd7af11c75e45d79 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf9a38803b2626b01cc769aaf13485d8650f576f (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4cceb5184538613572fb79319453f281b1eeacb (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9ce2a4b679122397d7f35bad7be46913ad1ca80 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9cf4018d74237d142cd66243c821d13593270f0 (opens in a new tab)