[PATCH] Bluetooth: hci_uart: serialize close flush with write_work

From: wuyankun

Date: Sat May 09 2026 - 04:32:31 EST


hci_uart_close() calls hci_uart_flush(), and flush may free hu->tx_skb.
At the same time, hci_uart_write_work() can still be running and access
the same skb (for example through skb_pull()), which leads to a
use-after-free.

Fix this by canceling write_work before calling hci_uart_flush(), so the
tx_skb lifetime is fully serialized against the TX worker.

Reported-by: syzbot+da2717d5c64bf7975268@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=da2717d5c64bf7975268
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: wuyankun <wuyankun@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c
index 275ea865bc29..51cc9af0f7e8 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c
@@ -263,8 +263,11 @@ static int hci_uart_open(struct hci_dev *hdev)
/* Close device */
static int hci_uart_close(struct hci_dev *hdev)
{
+ struct hci_uart *hu = hci_get_drvdata(hdev);
BT_DBG("hdev %p", hdev);

+ /* Ensure write_work is not touching tx_skb while flush frees it. */
+ cancel_work_sync(&hu->write_work);
hci_uart_flush(hdev);
hdev->flush = NULL;
return 0;
--
2.20.1