[PATCH] brcmfmac: Fix error pointer dereference
From: Ethan Tidmore
Date: Mon Feb 16 2026 - 21:31:08 EST
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 <ethantidmore06@xxxxxxxxx>
---
.../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