[PATCH v3 3/3] Bluetooth: btintel: propagate version TLV parsing errors

From: Laxman Acharya Padhya

Date: Mon Aug 31 2026 - 06:08:48 EST


btintel_read_version_tlv() ignores the parser return value, so setup
continues with partially initialized version data after a malformed TLV
causes parsing to stop.

Return the parser error to the caller so an invalid response fails setup
instead of being treated as successful. Keep this behavioral change
separate from the bounds checks so it can be reverted independently if
an existing controller sends malformed data.

Signed-off-by: Laxman Acharya Padhya <acharyalaxman8848@xxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Ali Ahmet Memis <ali@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/bluetooth/btintel.c | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btintel.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btintel.c
index 887170534..964d2de30 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btintel.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btintel.c
@@ -723,6 +723,7 @@ static int btintel_read_version_tlv(struct hci_dev *hdev,
{
struct sk_buff *skb;
const u8 param[1] = { 0xFF };
+ int err;

if (!version)
return -EINVAL;
@@ -741,10 +742,10 @@ static int btintel_read_version_tlv(struct hci_dev *hdev,
return -EIO;
}

- btintel_parse_version_tlv(hdev, version, skb);
+ err = btintel_parse_version_tlv(hdev, version, skb);

kfree_skb(skb);
- return 0;
+ return err;
}

/* ------- REGMAP IBT SUPPORT ------- */
--
2.51.2