Description
Hamlib is a ham radio control library for radios, rotators, and amplifiers. Prior to 4.7.2, the unauthenticated rigctld send_raw command on TCP port 4532 reaches rigctl_send_raw() in tests/rigctl_parse.c, which writes a NUL byte at buf[buf_len + 1] outside its 200-byte stack buffer, and rig_send_raw() in src/rig.c, which copies reply_len - 1 bytes instead of the actual nbytes received. A remote client can send the CR terminator with a short payload to trigger both flaws in one command under the default no-password configuration. The out-of-bounds write can crash the daemon or corrupt adjacent stack memory, while the oversized copy can return up to 198 bytes of uninitialized stack data to the client. This issue is fixed in version 4.7.2.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamlib | Hamlib | < 4.7.2 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | hamlib | 4.7.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | hamlib | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | hamlib | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | hamlib | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | hamlib | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | hamlib | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | hamlib | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | hamlib | No fix yet | — |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | hamlib | No fix yet | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | hamlib | 4.7.2-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:11089-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | hamlib | 4.7.2-bp160.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21155-1 |
Advisories 2
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21155-1 Security update for hamlib SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 30, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:11089-1 hamlib-4.7.2-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 24, 2026
References
- https://github.com/Hamlib/Hamlib/security/advisories/GHSA-gpcq-c37x-pr46
- https://github.com/Hamlib/Hamlib/commit/3e3f78fc7732a4ce0da97b7a86d6d9fd9bd117c4
- https://github.com/Hamlib/Hamlib/commit/47171005bf041f520bb134edf796b9f6fc27e6bf
- https://github.com/Hamlib/Hamlib/commit/587f7bb2c6442e36ed5b6021f6ee9951daf1576b
- https://github.com/Hamlib/Hamlib/commit/a3a7f00d759edadbe195d112dc89006ae8db146e
- https://github.com/Hamlib/Hamlib/releases/tag/4.7.2