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Re: [PATCH] brcmfmac: firmware: Fix crash in brcm_alt_fw_path

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Phil Elwell <phil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> The call to brcm_alt_fw_path in brcmf_fw_get_firmwares is not protected
> by a check to the validity of the fwctx->req->board_type pointer. This
> results in a crash in strlcat when, for example, the WLAN chip is found
> in a USB dongle.
>
> Prevent the crash by adding the necessary check.
>
> See: https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/issues/4833
>
> Fixes: 5ff013914c62 ("brcmfmac: firmware: Allow per-board firmware binaries")
> Signed-off-by: Phil Elwell <phil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

I think this should go to v5.17.

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