[PATCH 07/16] Bluetooth: L2CAP: hold conn->lock for __l2cap_ecred_conn_rsp_defer

From: Pauli Virtanen

Date: Sat Aug 29 2026 - 10:24:52 EST


__l2cap_ecred_conn_rsp_defer() > __l2cap_chan_list_id() accesses
conn->chan_l which is guarded by conn->lock. The lock fails to be held
when calling from l2cap_sock.c.

Fix by using l2cap_chan_conn_lock(), and taking the locks in required
order l2cap_conn::lock > l2cap_chan::lock > sk. Leave fast path with
sk->sk_state precheck. Move the L2CAP defer handling to
l2cap_sock_defer().

The code should also take l2cap_chan_lock() for sibling channels, but
that needs separate fix due to lock nesting.

Fixes: ab4eedb790ca ("Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix corrupted list in hci_chan_del")
Signed-off-by: Pauli Virtanen <pav@xxxxxx>
---
net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c | 74 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
1 file changed, 51 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c
index 0265b6508682..dee3025f0ec2 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c
@@ -1243,6 +1243,54 @@ static void l2cap_publish_rx_avail(struct l2cap_chan *chan)
l2cap_chan_rx_avail(chan, -1);
}

+static int l2cap_sock_defer(struct sock *sk)
+{
+ struct l2cap_chan *chan = l2cap_pi(sk)->chan;
+ bool have_conn;
+ int err = 0;
+
+ /* Fast path check */
+ lock_sock(sk);
+ if (sk->sk_state != BT_CONNECT2) {
+ release_sock(sk);
+ return 0;
+ }
+ release_sock(sk);
+
+ have_conn = l2cap_chan_lock_conn(chan);
+ lock_sock(sk);
+
+ if (sk->sk_state == BT_CONNECT2 && test_bit(BT_SK_DEFER_SETUP,
+ &bt_sk(sk)->flags)) {
+ err = 1;
+
+ if (!have_conn) {
+ release_sock(sk);
+ err = -ENOTCONN;
+ } else if (chan->mode == L2CAP_MODE_EXT_FLOWCTL) {
+ sk->sk_state = BT_CONNECTED;
+ chan->state = BT_CONNECTED;
+ release_sock(sk);
+ __l2cap_ecred_conn_rsp_defer(chan);
+ } else if (bdaddr_type_is_le(chan->src_type)) {
+ sk->sk_state = BT_CONNECTED;
+ chan->state = BT_CONNECTED;
+ release_sock(sk);
+ __l2cap_le_connect_rsp_defer(chan);
+ } else {
+ sk->sk_state = BT_CONFIG;
+ chan->state = BT_CONFIG;
+ release_sock(sk);
+ __l2cap_connect_rsp_defer(chan);
+ }
+ } else {
+ release_sock(sk);
+ }
+
+ l2cap_chan_unlock_conn(chan, have_conn);
+ return err;
+}
+
static int l2cap_sock_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
size_t len, int flags)
{
@@ -1254,29 +1302,9 @@ static int l2cap_sock_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
return sock_recv_errqueue(sk, msg, len, SOL_BLUETOOTH,
BT_SCM_ERROR);

- lock_sock(sk);
-
- if (sk->sk_state == BT_CONNECT2 && test_bit(BT_SK_DEFER_SETUP,
- &bt_sk(sk)->flags)) {
- if (pi->chan->mode == L2CAP_MODE_EXT_FLOWCTL) {
- sk->sk_state = BT_CONNECTED;
- pi->chan->state = BT_CONNECTED;
- __l2cap_ecred_conn_rsp_defer(pi->chan);
- } else if (bdaddr_type_is_le(pi->chan->src_type)) {
- sk->sk_state = BT_CONNECTED;
- pi->chan->state = BT_CONNECTED;
- __l2cap_le_connect_rsp_defer(pi->chan);
- } else {
- sk->sk_state = BT_CONFIG;
- pi->chan->state = BT_CONFIG;
- __l2cap_connect_rsp_defer(pi->chan);
- }
-
- err = 0;
- goto done;
- }
-
- release_sock(sk);
+ err = l2cap_sock_defer(sk);
+ if (err)
+ return err < 0 ? err : 0;

if (sock->type == SOCK_STREAM)
err = bt_sock_stream_recvmsg(sock, msg, len, flags);
--
2.55.0