[PATCH 1/2] Bluetooth: L2CAP: use proto_lock for l2cap_data to fix l2cap_disconn_ind

From: Pauli Virtanen

Date: Sat Aug 01 2026 - 14:40:05 EST


hci_conn::l2cap_data is accessed without locks in l2cap_disconn_ind via
hci_conn_timeout (disc_work) -> hci_proto_disconn_ind ->
l2cap_disconn_ind. This is UAF if the l2cap_conn is deleted
concurrently.

disc_work is disabled sync in hci_conn_del(), so we cannot take
hci_dev_lock in disc_work.

Fix by using proto_lock to guard l2cap_data, in addition to hdev->lock
which is held in other access paths.

Fixes: ab4eedb790ca ("Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix corrupted list in hci_chan_del")
Reported-by: syzbot+9c40ad7c6ed7165e46e8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=9c40ad7c6ed7165e46e8
Signed-off-by: Pauli Virtanen <pav@xxxxxx>
---
net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c | 23 +++++++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
index 1156aba4e83c..30d7120d3a15 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
@@ -1833,7 +1833,10 @@ static void l2cap_conn_del(struct hci_conn *hcon, int err)
hci_chan_del(conn->hchan);
conn->hchan = NULL;

+ spin_lock(&hcon->proto_lock);
hcon->l2cap_data = NULL;
+ spin_unlock(&hcon->proto_lock);
+
mutex_unlock(&conn->lock);
l2cap_conn_put(conn);
}
@@ -7168,8 +7171,6 @@ static struct l2cap_conn *l2cap_conn_add(struct hci_conn *hcon)
}

kref_init(&conn->ref);
- hcon->l2cap_data = conn;
- conn->hcon = hci_conn_get(hcon);
conn->hchan = hchan;

BT_DBG("hcon %p conn %p hchan %p", hcon, conn, hchan);
@@ -7198,6 +7199,11 @@ static struct l2cap_conn *l2cap_conn_add(struct hci_conn *hcon)

conn->disc_reason = HCI_ERROR_REMOTE_USER_TERM;

+ spin_lock(&hcon->proto_lock);
+ conn->hcon = hci_conn_get(hcon);
+ hcon->l2cap_data = conn;
+ spin_unlock(&hcon->proto_lock);
+
return conn;
}

@@ -7582,13 +7588,18 @@ static void l2cap_connect_cfm(struct hci_conn *hcon, u8 status)

int l2cap_disconn_ind(struct hci_conn *hcon)
{
- struct l2cap_conn *conn = hcon->l2cap_data;
+ struct l2cap_conn *conn;
+ int ret = HCI_ERROR_REMOTE_USER_TERM;

BT_DBG("hcon %p", hcon);

- if (!conn)
- return HCI_ERROR_REMOTE_USER_TERM;
- return conn->disc_reason;
+ spin_lock(&hcon->proto_lock);
+ conn = hcon->l2cap_data;
+ if (conn)
+ ret = conn->disc_reason;
+ spin_unlock(&hcon->proto_lock);
+
+ return ret;
}

static void l2cap_disconn_cfm(struct hci_conn *hcon, u8 reason)
--
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