# CVE-2025-71291: misc: bcm\_vk: Fix possible null-pointer dereferences in bcm\_vk\_read()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-05-06 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.19

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: misc: bcm_vk: Fix possible null-pointer dereferences in bcm_vk_read() In the function bcm_vk_read(), the pointer entry is checked, indicating that it can be NULL. If entry is NULL and rc is set to -EMSGSIZE, the following code may cause null-pointer dereferences: struct vk_msg_blk tmp_msg = entry->to_h_msg[0]; set_msg_id(&tmp_msg, entry->usr_msg_id); tmp_msg.size = entry->to_h_blks - 1; To prevent these possible null-pointer dereferences, copy to_h_msg, usr_msg_id, and to_h_blks from iter into temporary variables, and return these temporary variables to the application instead of accessing them through a potentially NULL entry.

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/741c5a3a0cd893a4218fc0fc8c18403e54fcfb22
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ece3722169ba93734bfd1f06255e8ab7f19fe964
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa97ccc3dc1eba9f4537f0410e9dbb0b05ccf2fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3842f93e6e29d5cc1dcb9e5bda70587b444bed69
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20f2d9dbe5e972516f8f9948d7ae5b95d1ad77bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba75ecb97d3f4e95d59002c13afb6519205be6cb

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