In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: brcmfmac: Check the return value of of_property_read_string_index()
Somewhen between 6.10 and 6.11 the driver started to crash on my MacBookPro14,3. The property doesn't exist and 'tmp' remains uninitialized, so we pass a random pointer to devm_kstrdup().
The crash I am getting looks like this:
BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: 00007f033c669379 PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode PF: error_code(0x0001) - permissions violation PGD 8000000101341067 P4D 8000000101341067 PUD 101340067 PMD 1013bb067 PTE 800000010aee9025 Oops: Oops: 0001 [#1] SMP PTI CPU: 4 UID: 0 PID: 827 Comm: (udev-worker) Not tainted 6.11.8-gentoo #1 Hardware name: Apple Inc. MacBookPro14,3/Mac-551B86E5744E2388, BIOS 529.140.2.0.0 06/23/2024 RIP: 0010:strlen+0x4/0x30 Code: f7 75 ec 31 c0 c3 cc cc cc cc 48 89 f8 c3 cc cc cc cc 0f 1f 40 00 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 f3 0f 1e fa <80> 3f 00 74 14 48 89 f8 48 83 c0 01 80 38 00 75 f7 48 29 f8 c3 cc RSP: 0018:ffffb4aac0683ad8 EFLAGS: 00010202 RAX: 00000000ffffffea RBX: 00007f033c669379 RCX: 0000000000000001 RDX: 0000000000000cc0 RSI: 00007f033c669379 RDI: 00007f033c669379 RBP: 00000000ffffffea R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 00000000c0ba916a R10: ffffffffffffffff R11: ffffffffb61ea260 R12: ffff91f7815b50c8 R13: 0000000000000cc0 R14: ffff91fafefffe30 R15: ffffb4aac0683b30 FS: 00007f033ccbe8c0(0000) GS:ffff91faeed00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007f033c669379 CR3: 0000000107b1e004 CR4: 00000000003706f0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <TASK> ? __die+0x23/0x70 ? page_fault_oops+0x149/0x4c0 ? raw_spin_rq_lock_nested+0xe/0x20 ? sched_balance_newidle+0x22b/0x3c0 ? update_load_avg+0x78/0x770 ? exc_page_fault+0x6f/0x150 ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x26/0x30 ? __pfx_pci_conf1_write+0x10/0x10 ? strlen+0x4/0x30 devm_kstrdup+0x25/0x70 brcmf_of_probe+0x273/0x350 [brcmfmac]
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.1Upgrade linux | Mar 17, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade bpftool | Aug 13, 2025 | Jul 18, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernelUpgrade python3-perf | Jul 21, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | Dec 3, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-rtNo solution existsUpgrade kernel | Jul 9, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-debug-uki-virtUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modulesUpgrade kernel-debug-coreUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-debug-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modulesUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-uki-virt-addonsUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade kernel-modules-extra-matchedUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-coreUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-debug-modules-coreUpgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debug-modulesUpgrade rvUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade kernel-rt-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-debugUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-rt-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-rt-modulesUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-debug-devel-matchedUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-develUpgrade kernel-tools-libs-develUpgrade kernel-modulesUpgrade kernel-modules-coreUpgrade kernel-devel-matchedUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade perfUpgrade libperf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-uki-virtUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-develUpgrade rtlaUpgrade libperfUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x | Feb 5, 2026 | Nov 27, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade dtb-caviumUpgrade kernel-default-optionalUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade dtb-amlogicUpgrade kernel-source-rtUpgrade kernel-docs-htmlUpgrade kernel-obs-qaUpgrade kselftests-kmp-64kbUpgrade dtb-exynosUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-azure-extraUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade dtb-hisiliconUpgrade kernel-azure-develUpgrade dlm-kmp-64kbUpgrade dtb-broadcomUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade dtb-alteraUpgrade kernel-64kb-optionalUpgrade kernel-default-vdsoUpgrade kselftests-kmp-azureUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-64kbUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-macrosUpgrade dtb-amazonUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade dtb-xilinxUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade dtb-lgUpgrade dtb-apmUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-rt-optionalUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade gfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-develUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-vdsoUpgrade dtb-freescaleUpgrade kernel-default-livepatchUpgrade kernel-azure-optionalUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-64kb-develUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade gfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade gfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-syms-azureUpgrade dtb-qcomUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade kernel-64kbUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade kernel-kvmsmallUpgrade kernel-default-base-rebuildUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-develUpgrade dtb-armUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade dtb-allwinnerUpgrade kernel-default-manUpgrade kernel-64kb-extraUpgrade dtb-amdUpgrade kernel-rt_debugUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade dtb-renesasUpgrade kernel-source-vanillaUpgrade kernel-rt-vdsoUpgrade dtb-mediatekUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-64kbUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-azureUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade kselftests-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-vdsoUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade dtb-nvidiaUpgrade dlm-kmp-azureUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-debug-vdsoUpgrade dtb-rockchipUpgrade dlm-kmp-rtUpgrade kselftests-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-devel-rtUpgrade kernel-syms-rtUpgrade kernel-rt-extraUpgrade dtb-appleUpgrade dtb-sprdUpgrade dtb-socionextUpgrade dtb-marvellUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-azure-vdsoUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-default-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-azureUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade gfs2-kmp-default | Apr 9, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1028-gkeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1013-raspiUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1032-awsUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-gcp-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1029-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1016-oracleUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04bUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-64-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1025-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1031-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-6.8Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1029-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1032-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibm-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-26-genericUpgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-generic-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1029-ibmUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1031-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1034-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1034-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1016-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1014-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1014-awsUpgrade linux-image-azure-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1022-oemUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-raspi-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1022-azure-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1015-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1033-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-64-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-azure-nvidia-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-gke-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2026-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-aws-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1014-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-virtual-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-64-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1031-raspiUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-64-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1010-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1033-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1031-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-26-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1031-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-oracle-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1031-oem | May 21, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Oct 10, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 |
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