CVE-2026-53093

Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53093
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-53093.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-53093
Downstream
Related
Published
2026-06-24T16:30:32.053Z
Modified
2026-07-21T09:52:35.762751067Z
Summary
wifi: brcmfmac: Fix error pointer dereference
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: brcmfmac: Fix error pointer dereference

The function brcmfchipadd_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 brcmfchiprecognition() error: 'core' dereferencing possible ERR_PTR()

drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/chip.c:1013 brcmfchiprecognition() error: 'core' dereferencing possible ERR_PTR()

drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/chip.c:1016 brcmfchiprecognition() error: 'core' dereferencing possible ERR_PTR()

drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/chip.c:1019 brcmfchiprecognition() error: 'core' dereferencing possible ERR_PTR()

drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/chip.c:1022 brcmfchiprecognition() error: 'core' dereferencing possible ERR_PTR()

[add missing wifi: prefix]

Database specific
{
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/53xxx/CVE-2026-53093.json",
    "cna_assigner": "Linux"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
cb7cf7be9eba76f3cd6258906074c72084570c84
Fixed
a3b45090a91e2f0b9715870d8f8d9ca2fdfbc1af
Fixed
99ef547659178eef6d6ba4738a9d989ce90cf909
Fixed
bd6c906e0c4af6d5d0c49c3c4ee090b4913da17d
Fixed
d3f280be48f1c672cb10e8026c236d0cca60048a
Fixed
2e0e5a43ed126f896a4ad31ade66c90270601bae
Fixed
cbea71b4480394708f9a6e007a0385acfe5e1ec8
Fixed
334c68750eee84c2327db1d152be83ff5ad8e20b
Fixed
dd8592fc6007a451c3e4b9025de365e39de8178a

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-53093.json"

Linux / Kernel

Package

Name
Kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
3.15.0
Fixed
5.10.258
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
5.11.0
Fixed
5.15.209
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
5.16.0
Fixed
6.1.175
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.2.0
Fixed
6.6.141
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.7.0
Fixed
6.12.91
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.13.0
Fixed
6.18.33
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.19.0
Fixed
7.0.10

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-53093.json"