Re: [PATCH] Bluetooth: fix the erroneous flush_work() order

From: Marcel Holtmann
Date: Wed May 26 2021 - 11:05:59 EST


Hi Greg,

> From: linma <linma@xxxxxxxxxx>

this needs a real name, but I could fix that on git am as well.

>
> In the cleanup routine for failed initialization of HCI device,
> the flush_work(&hdev->rx_work) need to be finished before the
> flush_work(&hdev->cmd_work). Otherwise, the hci_rx_work() can
> possibly invoke new cmd_work and cause a bug, like double free,
> in late processings.
>
> This was assigned CVE-2021-3564.
>
> This patch reorder the flush_work() to fix this bug.
>
> Cc: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Johan Hedberg <johan.hedberg@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Luiz Augusto von Dentz <luiz.dentz@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: linux-bluetooth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Lin Ma <linma@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Hao Xiong <mart1n@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: stable <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> net/bluetooth/hci_core.c | 7 ++++++-
> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
> index fd12f1652bdf..88aa32f44e68 100644
> --- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
> +++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
> @@ -1610,8 +1610,13 @@ static int hci_dev_do_open(struct hci_dev *hdev)
> } else {
> /* Init failed, cleanup */
> flush_work(&hdev->tx_work);
> - flush_work(&hdev->cmd_work);
> + /*
> + * Since hci_rx_work() is possible to awake new cmd_work
> + * it should be flushed first to avoid unexpected call of
> + * hci_cmd_work()
> + */

So everything in net/ uses the comment coding style enforced with --strict.

Regards

Marcel