CVE-2026-53093
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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]
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.5
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Published
2026-06-24 17:17:23.457000
Last modified
2026-11-06 17:18:05.680000
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