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]
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | cb7cf7be9eba76f3cd6258906074c72084570c84 to <a3b45090a91e2f0b9715870d8f8d9ca2fdfbc1af; cb7cf7be9eba76f3cd6258906074c72084570c84 to <99ef547659178eef6d6ba4738a9d989ce90cf909; cb7cf7be9eba76f3cd6258906074c72084570c84 to <bd6c906e0c4af6d5d0c49c3c4ee090b4913da17d; cb7cf7be9eba76f3cd6258906074c72084570c84 to <d3f280be48f1c672cb10e8026c236d0cca60048a; cb7cf7be9eba76f3cd6258906074c72084570c84 to <2e0e5a43ed126f896a4ad31ade66c90270601bae; cb7cf7be9eba76f3cd6258906074c72084570c84 to <cbea71b4480394708f9a6e007a0385acfe5e1ec8; cb7cf7be9eba76f3cd6258906074c72084570c84 to <334c68750eee84c2327db1d152be83ff5ad8e20b; cb7cf7be9eba76f3cd6258906074c72084570c84 to <dd8592fc6007a451c3e4b9025de365e39de8178a |
| Linux | Linux | 3.15; 0 to <3.15; 5.10.258 to <=5.10.*; 5.15.209 to <=5.15.*; 6.1.175 to <=6.1.*; 6.6.141 to <=6.6.*; 6.12.91 to <=6.12.*; 6.18.33 to <=6.18.*; 7.0.10 to <=7.0.*; 7.1 to <=* |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3b45090a91e2f0b9715870d8f8d9ca2fdfbc1af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99ef547659178eef6d6ba4738a9d989ce90cf909
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd6c906e0c4af6d5d0c49c3c4ee090b4913da17d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3f280be48f1c672cb10e8026c236d0cca60048a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e0e5a43ed126f896a4ad31ade66c90270601bae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbea71b4480394708f9a6e007a0385acfe5e1ec8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/334c68750eee84c2327db1d152be83ff5ad8e20b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd8592fc6007a451c3e4b9025de365e39de8178a
Generated from the official CVE List on 25 Jun 2026 10:14 UTC.