CVE-2026-53093

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jul 23, 2026

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]

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-476

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jun 24, 2026
Last modified
Jul 23, 2026
NVD status
Analyzed

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CVE-2026-53093: Medium severity, CVSS 5.5 | Vulnix