[PATCH v2] Bluetooth: RFCOMM: pull credit byte with skb_pull_data()

From: Pengpeng Hou

Date: Thu Apr 23 2026 - 18:43:23 EST


rfcomm_recv_data() treats the first payload byte as a credit field when
the UIH frame carries PF and credit-based flow control is enabled.

After the header has been stripped, the PF/CFC path consumes that byte
with a direct skb->data dereference followed by skb_pull(). A malformed
short frame can reach this path without a byte available.

Use skb_pull_data() so the length check and pull happen together before
the returned credit byte is consumed.

Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2")
Signed-off-by: Pengpeng Hou <pengpeng@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes since v1:
- use skb_pull_data() as suggested by Luiz Augusto von Dentz

diff --git a/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c b/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c
index 611a9a94151e..d11bd5337d57 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c
@@ -1715,9 +1715,12 @@ static int rfcomm_recv_data(struct rfcomm_session *s, u8 dlci, int pf, struct sk
}

if (pf && d->cfc) {
- u8 credits = *(u8 *) skb->data; skb_pull(skb, 1);
+ u8 *credits = skb_pull_data(skb, 1);

- d->tx_credits += credits;
+ if (!credits)
+ goto drop;
+
+ d->tx_credits += *credits;
if (d->tx_credits)
clear_bit(RFCOMM_TX_THROTTLED, &d->flags);
}
--
2.50.1 (Apple Git-155)