[PATCH v16 1/7] Bluetooth: btmtksdio: Fix SKB handling issues in TX path
From: Chris Lu
Date: Fri Jul 17 2026 - 04:49:33 EST
Fix two SKB handling issues in btmtksdio_tx_packet():
1. DMA out-of-bounds read: The driver aligns transfer size to 256 bytes
using round_up(), but does not ensure the skb buffer has sufficient
tailroom, causing DMA to read beyond the buffer. Fix by expanding skb
tailroom if needed and zero-filling the padding.
2. Cloned SKB corruption: The driver modifies SKB header (via skb_push)
and tail (via skb_put_zero) without checking if the SKB is cloned.
If the Bluetooth core passes a cloned SKB (e.g., from L2CAP
retransmission queues), the driver corrupts the shared data buffer.
Fix by calling skb_unshare() at function entry to ensure we have a
private copy. Use double-pointer parameter (struct sk_buff **pskb)
to properly update the caller's SKB pointer when skb_unshare()
allocates a new SKB, preventing use-after-free when the caller
requeues the SKB on error.
On error paths, do not free the SKB - leave it valid for the caller
to requeue, avoiding use-after-free in btmtksdio_txrx_work().
Fixes: 9aebfd4a2200 ("Bluetooth: mediatek: add support for MediaTek MT7663S and MT7668S SDIO devices")
Reported-by: Sashiko <sashiko-review@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Chris Lu <chris.lu@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Assisted-by: Claude:Sonnet-4.5
---
drivers/bluetooth/btmtksdio.c | 65 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 55 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btmtksdio.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btmtksdio.c
index c6f80c419e90..aea7d07b49ad 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btmtksdio.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btmtksdio.c
@@ -269,17 +269,32 @@ static int mtk_hci_wmt_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev,
}
static int btmtksdio_tx_packet(struct btmtksdio_dev *bdev,
- struct sk_buff *skb)
+ struct sk_buff **pskb)
{
+ struct sk_buff *skb = *pskb;
struct mtkbtsdio_hdr *sdio_hdr;
+ unsigned int padded_len, pad_len;
int err;
- /* Make sure that there are enough rooms for SDIO header */
+ /* Ensure SKB is not cloned before any modification.
+ * If cloned (e.g., L2CAP retransmission queues), create a
+ * private copy to avoid corrupting shared data buffer.
+ */
+ skb = skb_unshare(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+ if (!skb) {
+ *pskb = NULL;
+ return -ENOMEM;
+ }
+ *pskb = skb;
+
+ /* Make sure that there are enough rooms for SDIO header.
+ * After skb_unshare(), we have exclusive ownership of the buffer.
+ */
if (unlikely(skb_headroom(skb) < sizeof(*sdio_hdr))) {
err = pskb_expand_head(skb, sizeof(*sdio_hdr), 0,
GFP_ATOMIC);
if (err < 0)
- return err;
+ goto err_free_skb;
}
/* Prepend MediaTek SDIO Specific Header */
@@ -290,21 +305,50 @@ static int btmtksdio_tx_packet(struct btmtksdio_dev *bdev,
sdio_hdr->reserved = cpu_to_le16(0);
sdio_hdr->bt_type = hci_skb_pkt_type(skb);
+ /* Calculate padded length for block-aligned DMA transfer.
+ * SDIO requires transfers to be block-aligned (MTK_SDIO_BLOCK_SIZE).
+ * Pad with zeros to prevent DMA from reading beyond skb buffer.
+ */
+ padded_len = round_up(skb->len, MTK_SDIO_BLOCK_SIZE);
+ pad_len = padded_len - skb->len;
+
+ if (pad_len > 0) {
+ /* Ensure sufficient tailroom for padding */
+ if (unlikely(skb_tailroom(skb) < pad_len)) {
+ err = pskb_expand_head(skb, 0, pad_len, GFP_ATOMIC);
+ if (err < 0)
+ goto err_skb_pull;
+ /* Reassign sdio_hdr after buffer reallocation */
+ sdio_hdr = (void *)skb->data;
+ }
+
+ /* Zero-fill padding to prevent information disclosure */
+ skb_put_zero(skb, pad_len);
+ }
+
clear_bit(BTMTKSDIO_HW_TX_READY, &bdev->tx_state);
- err = sdio_writesb(bdev->func, MTK_REG_CTDR, skb->data,
- round_up(skb->len, MTK_SDIO_BLOCK_SIZE));
+ err = sdio_writesb(bdev->func, MTK_REG_CTDR, skb->data, padded_len);
if (err < 0)
- goto err_skb_pull;
+ goto err_skb_trim;
- bdev->hdev->stat.byte_tx += skb->len;
+ /* Record actual transmitted data (excluding padding) */
+ bdev->hdev->stat.byte_tx += le16_to_cpu(sdio_hdr->len);
kfree_skb(skb);
+ *pskb = NULL;
return 0;
+err_skb_trim:
+ if (pad_len > 0)
+ skb_trim(skb, skb->len - pad_len);
err_skb_pull:
skb_pull(skb, sizeof(*sdio_hdr));
-
+err_free_skb:
+ /* On error, keep skb valid for caller to requeue.
+ * Do NOT free skb here - let caller handle it.
+ */
+ *pskb = skb;
return err;
}
@@ -606,10 +650,11 @@ static void btmtksdio_txrx_work(struct work_struct *work)
if (test_bit(BTMTKSDIO_HW_TX_READY, &bdev->tx_state)) {
skb = skb_dequeue(&bdev->txq);
if (skb) {
- err = btmtksdio_tx_packet(bdev, skb);
+ err = btmtksdio_tx_packet(bdev, &skb);
if (err < 0) {
bdev->hdev->stat.err_tx++;
- skb_queue_head(&bdev->txq, skb);
+ if (skb)
+ skb_queue_head(&bdev->txq, skb);
}
}
}
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