[PATCH v2 1/4] Bluetooth: hci_sync: extend conn_hash lookup critical sections
From: Pauli Virtanen
Date: Sun Jul 05 2026 - 18:43:12 EST
Using RCU-protected pointers outside the critical sections without
refcount is incorrect and may result to UAF.
Extend critical section to cover both hci_conn_hash lookup and use of
the returned conn.
Add surrounding rcu_read_lock() also when return value is not used, in
preparation for RCU lockdep requirement to hci_lookup_le_connect().
This avoids concurrent deletion of the conn before we are done
dereferencing it.
Also, make sure to hold hdev->lock when accessing hdev->accept_list.
Fixes: 58ddd115fe063 ("Bluetooth: hci_conn: Fix not setting conn_timeout for Broadcast Receiver")
Signed-off-by: Pauli Virtanen <pav@xxxxxx>
---
Notes:
v2:
- take hdev->lock instead of RCU in hci_update_scan_sync() to
guard also the hdev->accept_list access
net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 39 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
index b096fca86bb5..5dddeed11372 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
@@ -1028,14 +1028,19 @@ static int hci_set_random_addr_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, bdaddr_t *rpa)
* In this kind of scenario skip the update and let the random
* address be updated at the next cycle.
*/
+ rcu_read_lock();
+
if (bacmp(&hdev->random_addr, BDADDR_ANY) &&
(hci_dev_test_flag(hdev, HCI_LE_ADV) ||
hci_lookup_le_connect(hdev))) {
bt_dev_dbg(hdev, "Deferring random address update");
hci_dev_set_flag(hdev, HCI_RPA_EXPIRED);
+ rcu_read_unlock();
return 0;
}
+ rcu_read_unlock();
+
return __hci_cmd_sync_status(hdev, HCI_OP_LE_SET_RANDOM_ADDR,
6, rpa, HCI_CMD_TIMEOUT);
}
@@ -2621,12 +2626,17 @@ static int hci_pause_addr_resolution(struct hci_dev *hdev)
/* Cannot disable addr resolution if scanning is enabled or
* when initiating an LE connection.
*/
+ rcu_read_lock();
+
if (hci_dev_test_flag(hdev, HCI_LE_SCAN) ||
hci_lookup_le_connect(hdev)) {
+ rcu_read_unlock();
bt_dev_err(hdev, "Command not allowed when scan/LE connect");
return -EPERM;
}
+ rcu_read_unlock();
+
/* Cannot disable addr resolution if advertising is enabled. */
err = hci_pause_advertising_sync(hdev);
if (err) {
@@ -2764,6 +2774,8 @@ static u8 hci_update_accept_list_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev)
if (hci_dev_test_flag(hdev, HCI_PA_SYNC)) {
struct hci_conn *conn;
+ rcu_read_lock();
+
conn = hci_conn_hash_lookup_create_pa_sync(hdev);
if (conn) {
struct conn_params pa;
@@ -2773,6 +2785,8 @@ static u8 hci_update_accept_list_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev)
bacpy(&pa.addr, &conn->dst);
pa.addr_type = conn->dst_type;
+ rcu_read_unlock();
+
/* Clear first since there could be addresses left
* behind.
*/
@@ -2782,6 +2796,8 @@ static u8 hci_update_accept_list_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev)
err = hci_le_add_accept_list_sync(hdev, &pa,
&num_entries);
goto done;
+ } else {
+ rcu_read_unlock();
}
}
@@ -2792,10 +2808,13 @@ static u8 hci_update_accept_list_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev)
* the controller.
*/
list_for_each_entry_safe(b, t, &hdev->le_accept_list, list) {
- if (hci_conn_hash_lookup_le(hdev, &b->bdaddr, b->bdaddr_type))
+ rcu_read_lock();
+
+ if (hci_conn_hash_lookup_le(hdev, &b->bdaddr, b->bdaddr_type)) {
+ rcu_read_unlock();
continue;
+ }
- /* Pointers not dereferenced, no locks needed */
pend_conn = hci_pend_le_action_lookup(&hdev->pend_le_conns,
&b->bdaddr,
b->bdaddr_type);
@@ -2803,6 +2822,8 @@ static u8 hci_update_accept_list_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev)
&b->bdaddr,
b->bdaddr_type);
+ rcu_read_unlock();
+
/* If the device is not likely to connect or report,
* remove it from the acceptlist.
*/
@@ -2929,6 +2950,8 @@ static int hci_le_set_ext_scan_param_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 type,
if (sent) {
struct hci_conn *conn;
+ rcu_read_lock();
+
conn = hci_conn_hash_lookup_ba(hdev, PA_LINK,
&sent->bdaddr);
if (conn) {
@@ -2953,8 +2976,12 @@ static int hci_le_set_ext_scan_param_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 type,
phy++;
}
+ rcu_read_unlock();
+
if (num_phy)
goto done;
+ } else {
+ rcu_read_unlock();
}
}
}
@@ -3205,12 +3232,16 @@ int hci_update_passive_scan_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev)
/* If there is at least one pending LE connection, we should
* keep the background scan running.
*/
+ bool exists;
/* If controller is connecting, we should not start scanning
* since some controllers are not able to scan and connect at
* the same time.
*/
- if (hci_lookup_le_connect(hdev))
+ rcu_read_lock();
+ exists = hci_lookup_le_connect(hdev);
+ rcu_read_unlock();
+ if (exists)
return 0;
bt_dev_dbg(hdev, "start background scanning");
@@ -3428,6 +3459,7 @@ int hci_write_fast_connectable_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, bool enable)
}
static bool disconnected_accept_list_entries(struct hci_dev *hdev)
+ __must_hold(&hdev->lock)
{
struct bdaddr_list *b;
@@ -3468,12 +3500,16 @@ int hci_update_scan_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev)
if (hdev->scanning_paused)
return 0;
+ hci_dev_lock(hdev);
+
if (hci_dev_test_flag(hdev, HCI_CONNECTABLE) ||
disconnected_accept_list_entries(hdev))
scan = SCAN_PAGE;
else
scan = SCAN_DISABLED;
+ hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
+
if (hci_dev_test_flag(hdev, HCI_DISCOVERABLE))
scan |= SCAN_INQUIRY;
--
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