In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: brcmfmac: Fix error...
🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)
📋 Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: brcmfmac: Fix error pointer dereference
The function brcmf_chip_add_core() can return an error pointer and is not checked. Add checks for error pointer.
Detected by Smatch: drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/chip.c:1010 brcmf_chip_recognition() error: 'core' dereferencing possible ERR_PTR()
drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/chip.c:1013 brcmf_chip_recognition() error: 'core' dereferencing possible ERR_PTR()
drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/chip.c:1016 brcmf_chip_recognition() error: 'core' dereferencing possible ERR_PTR()
drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/chip.c:1019 brcmf_chip_recognition() error: 'core' dereferencing possible ERR_PTR()
drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/chip.c:1022 brcmf_chip_recognition() error: 'core' dereferencing possible ERR_PTR()
[add missing wifi: prefix]
🔗 References (10)
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53093
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e0e5a43ed126f896a4ad31ade66c90270601bae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/334c68750eee84c2327db1d152be83ff5ad8e20b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99ef547659178eef6d6ba4738a9d989ce90cf909
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3b45090a91e2f0b9715870d8f8d9ca2fdfbc1af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd6c906e0c4af6d5d0c49c3c4ee090b4913da17d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbea71b4480394708f9a6e007a0385acfe5e1ec8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3f280be48f1c672cb10e8026c236d0cca60048a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd8592fc6007a451c3e4b9025de365e39de8178a
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5hw3-x6vp-wc4h