Re: [PATCH] brcmfmac: Fix error pointer dereference
Arend van Spriel <[email protected]> Mon, 9 Mar 2026 11:13:40 +0100
| Newsgroups | dev.linux.lists.brcm80211,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel,org.kernel.vger.linux-wireless |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
On 17/02/2026 03:30, Ethan Tidmore wrote:
> 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()
[...]
> Fixes: cb7cf7be9eba7 ("brcmfmac: make chip related functions host interface independent")
Acked-by: Arend van Spriel <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Ethan Tidmore <[email protected]>
> ---
> .../wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/chip.c | 15 +++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)