[PATCH] brcmfmac: Fix error pointer dereference

Ethan Tidmore <[email protected]> Mon, 16 Feb 2026 20:30:43 -0600
Newsgroups dev.linux.lists.brcm80211,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel,org.kernel.vger.linux-wireless
Message-ID <[email protected]>
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()

Fixes: cb7cf7be9eba7 ("brcmfmac: make chip related functions host interface independent")
Signed-off-by: Ethan Tidmore <[email protected]>
---
 .../wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/chip.c   | 15 +++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/chip.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/chip.c
index 4239f2b21e54..dcd8a296de10 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/chip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/chip.c
@@ -1007,18 +1007,33 @@ static int brcmf_chip_recognition(struct brcmf_chip_priv *ci)
 
 		core = brcmf_chip_add_core(ci, BCMA_CORE_CHIPCOMMON,
 					   SI_ENUM_BASE_DEFAULT, 0);
+		if (IS_ERR(core))
+			return PTR_ERR(core);
+
 		brcmf_chip_sb_corerev(ci, core);
 		core = brcmf_chip_add_core(ci, BCMA_CORE_SDIO_DEV,
 					   BCM4329_CORE_BUS_BASE, 0);
+		if (IS_ERR(core))
+			return PTR_ERR(core);
+
 		brcmf_chip_sb_corerev(ci, core);
 		core = brcmf_chip_add_core(ci, BCMA_CORE_INTERNAL_MEM,
 					   BCM4329_CORE_SOCRAM_BASE, 0);
+		if (IS_ERR(core))
+			return PTR_ERR(core);
+
 		brcmf_chip_sb_corerev(ci, core);
 		core = brcmf_chip_add_core(ci, BCMA_CORE_ARM_CM3,
 					   BCM4329_CORE_ARM_BASE, 0);
+		if (IS_ERR(core))
+			return PTR_ERR(core);
+
 		brcmf_chip_sb_corerev(ci, core);
 
 		core = brcmf_chip_add_core(ci, BCMA_CORE_80211, 0x18001000, 0);
+		if (IS_ERR(core))
+			return PTR_ERR(core);
+
 		brcmf_chip_sb_corerev(ci, core);
 	} else if (socitype == SOCI_AI) {
 		ci->iscoreup = brcmf_chip_ai_iscoreup;
-- 
2.53.0