[PATCH 06/11] Bluetooth: ISO: hold sk properly in iso_conn_ready
From: Pauli Virtanen
Date: Fri Jul 24 2026 - 16:26:05 EST
sk deref in iso_conn_ready must be done either under conn->lock, or
holding a refcount, to avoid concurrent close. conn->sk is currently
accessed without either:
[Task 1] [Task 2]
iso_sock_release
iso_conn_ready
sk = conn->sk
lock_sock(sk)
conn->sk = NULL
lock_sock(sk)
release_sock(sk)
iso_sock_kill(sk)
UAF on sk deref
Fix possible UAF by holding sk refcount in iso_conn_ready(). Also
recheck after lock_sock that the socket is still valid. Adjust locking
so conn->sk is cleared only under lock_sock.
Fixes: 27c24fda62b60 ("Bluetooth: switch to lock_sock in SCO")
Signed-off-by: Pauli Virtanen <pav@xxxxxx>
---
net/bluetooth/iso.c | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/iso.c b/net/bluetooth/iso.c
index 5de4a2f886eb..80a58275891d 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/iso.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/iso.c
@@ -805,11 +805,13 @@ static void iso_sock_kill(struct sock *sk)
BT_DBG("sk %p state %d", sk, sk->sk_state);
/* Sock is dead, so set conn->sk to NULL to avoid possible UAF */
+ lock_sock(sk);
if (iso_pi(sk)->conn) {
iso_conn_lock(iso_pi(sk)->conn);
iso_pi(sk)->conn->sk = NULL;
iso_conn_unlock(iso_pi(sk)->conn);
}
+ release_sock(sk);
/* Kill poor orphan */
bt_sock_unlink(&iso_sk_list, sk);
@@ -2047,23 +2049,17 @@ static void iso_sock_ready(struct sock *sk)
{
BT_DBG("sk %p", sk);
- if (!sk)
- return;
-
- lock_sock(sk);
+ lockdep_assert(lockdep_sock_is_held(sk));
switch (sk->sk_state) {
case BT_DISCONN:
case BT_CLOSED:
- release_sock(sk);
return;
}
iso_sock_clear_timer(sk);
sk->sk_state = BT_CONNECTED;
sk->sk_state_change(sk);
-
- release_sock(sk);
}
static bool iso_match_big(struct sock *sk, void *data)
@@ -2093,7 +2089,7 @@ static bool iso_match_dst(struct sock *sk, void *data)
static void iso_conn_ready(struct iso_conn *conn)
{
struct sock *parent = NULL;
- struct sock *sk = conn->sk;
+ struct sock *sk;
struct hci_ev_le_big_sync_established *ev = NULL;
struct hci_ev_le_pa_sync_established *ev2 = NULL;
struct hci_ev_le_per_adv_report *ev3 = NULL;
@@ -2102,7 +2098,22 @@ static void iso_conn_ready(struct iso_conn *conn)
BT_DBG("conn %p", conn);
+ iso_conn_lock(conn);
+ sk = iso_sock_hold(conn);
+ iso_conn_unlock(conn);
+
if (sk) {
+ lock_sock(sk);
+
+ /* conn->sk may have become NULL if racing with sk close, but
+ * due to held hdev->lock, it can't become different sk.
+ */
+ if (!conn->sk) {
+ release_sock(sk);
+ sock_put(sk);
+ return;
+ }
+
/* Attempt to update source address in case of BIS Sender if
* the advertisement is using a random address.
*/
@@ -2115,14 +2126,15 @@ static void iso_conn_ready(struct iso_conn *conn)
adv = hci_find_adv_instance(bis->hdev,
bis->iso_qos.bcast.bis);
if (adv && bacmp(&adv->random_addr, BDADDR_ANY)) {
- lock_sock(sk);
iso_pi(sk)->src_type = BDADDR_LE_RANDOM;
bacpy(&iso_pi(sk)->src, &adv->random_addr);
- release_sock(sk);
}
}
- iso_sock_ready(conn->sk);
+ iso_sock_ready(sk);
+
+ release_sock(sk);
+ sock_put(sk);
} else {
hcon = conn->hcon;
if (!hcon)
--
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