Re: [Linux-kernel-mentees] [PATCH] net: bluetooth: Fix null pointer dereference in hci_event_packet()

From: Anmol Karn
Date: Thu Sep 10 2020 - 16:51:13 EST


On Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 01:49:18PM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 10:04:24AM +0530, Anmol Karn wrote:
> > Prevent hci_phy_link_complete_evt() from dereferencing 'hcon->amp_mgr'
> > as NULL. Fix it by adding pointer check for it.
> >
> > Reported-and-tested-by: syzbot+0bef568258653cff272f@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=0bef568258653cff272f
> > Signed-off-by: Anmol Karn <anmol.karan123@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > net/bluetooth/hci_event.c | 5 +++++
> > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
> > index 4b7fc430793c..871e16804433 100644
> > --- a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
> > +++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
> > @@ -4936,6 +4936,11 @@ static void hci_phy_link_complete_evt(struct hci_dev *hdev,
> > return;
> > }
> >
> > + if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(hcon->amp_mgr)) {
>
> It can't be an error pointer. Shouldn't we call hci_conn_del() on this
> path? Try to find the Fixes tag to explain how this bug was introduced.
>
> (Don't rush to send a v2. The patch requires quite a bit more digging
> and detective work before it is ready).
>
> > + hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
> > + return;
> > + }
> > +
> > if (ev->status) {
> > hci_conn_del(hcon);
> > hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
>
> regards,
> dan carpenter
>

Sure sir, will work on it, thanks for your review.

Anmol Karn