[PATCH v3] Bluetooth: af_bluetooth: Fix double list_del and UAF in accept_q
From: Nguyen Ngoc Thang
Date: Fri Sep 18 2026 - 07:24:00 EST
bt_sk(sk)->parent is a raw pointer with no refcount backing it, so a
child sitting in the listening socket's accept_q can outlive it. When
the child's channel is torn down independently (e.g. hci_error_reset()
-> l2cap_conn_del() -> l2cap_sock_teardown_cb()), bt_accept_unlink()
dereferences the freed parent, corrupting its accept_q_lock and list.
Additionally, if multiple threads concurrently tear down the child
socket, bt_accept_unlink() can be called multiple times. Without
checking if the socket is still in the list, the second thread will
perform a double list_del_init(), causing list_del corruption (kernel BUG).
Fix this by:
1. Taking a reference on parent in bt_accept_enqueue() and dropping it
only when actually unlinked in bt_accept_unlink().
2. Checking !list_empty(&bt_sk(sk)->accept_q) inside the accept_q_lock
to prevent double unlinking.
3. Moving sock_put() outside of the spinlock to avoid sleeping in an
atomic context.
Reported-by: syzbot+534002670dd34a114fdc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=534002670dd34a114fdc
Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2")
Signed-off-by: Nguyen Ngoc Thang <ngocthang2710.1999@xxxxxxxxx>
---
net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c | 23 ++++++++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c b/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c
index 411d66f24393..7797b1052808 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c
@@ -224,6 +224,10 @@ void bt_accept_enqueue(struct sock *parent, struct sock *sk, bool bh)
else
lock_sock_nested(sk, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
+ /* Hold a reference on parent so it cannot be freed while sk keeps
+ * a raw pointer to it via bt_sk(sk)->parent.
+ */
+ sock_hold(parent);
bt_sk(sk)->parent = parent;
spin_lock_bh(&par->accept_q_lock);
@@ -257,15 +261,24 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(bt_accept_enqueue);
void bt_accept_unlink(struct sock *sk)
{
struct sock *parent = bt_sk(sk)->parent;
+ bool unlinked = false;
- BT_DBG("sk %p state %d", sk, sk->sk_state);
+ if (!parent)
+ return;
spin_lock_bh(&bt_sk(parent)->accept_q_lock);
- list_del_init(&bt_sk(sk)->accept_q);
- sk_acceptq_removed(parent);
+ if (!list_empty(&bt_sk(sk)->accept_q)) {
+ list_del_init(&bt_sk(sk)->accept_q);
+ sk_acceptq_removed(parent);
+ unlinked = true;
+ }
spin_unlock_bh(&bt_sk(parent)->accept_q_lock);
- bt_sk(sk)->parent = NULL;
- sock_put(sk);
+
+ if (unlinked) {
+ bt_sk(sk)->parent = NULL;
+ sock_put(parent);
+ sock_put(sk);
+ }
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(bt_accept_unlink);
--
2.43.0