[PATCH v2 1/2] Bluetooth: L2CAP: fix out-of-bounds write in l2cap_ecred_connect

From: Pauli Virtanen

Date: Sun Aug 30 2026 - 08:05:44 EST


l2cap_chan_connect() tries to ensure there are no more than
L2CAP_ECRED_CONN_SCID_MAX pending ECRED channels, so they fit in the
same L2CAP_ECRED_CONN_REQ that l2cap_ecred_connect() constructs.

However, the check only counts deferred channels. If 6 L2CAP sockets
are connected at the same time in order DDDDND (D=deferred,
N=non-deferred), the last can bump the total to max+1. It results to
one __le16 written out of bounds of the scid array, and an invalid
ECRED_CONN_REQ being sent.

Fix by leaving room for the non-deferred pending ECRED channels in the
counting in l2cap_chan_connect(), so the limit can't be exceeded.

Move counting under same critical section where the channel is added.
Although race conditions involving this appear unreachable, it's easier
to see.

Also add WARN_ON_ONCE check in l2cap_ecred_defer_connect() to make this
less brittle.

Fixes: da49b602f7f7 ("Bluetooth: L2CAP: Use DEFER_SETUP to group ECRED connections")
Signed-off-by: Pauli Virtanen <pav@xxxxxx>
---

Notes:
Bug found as pre-existing in sashiko.dev report

v2:
- Do counting differently, to avoid calling chan->ops->get_peer_pid for
non-deferred channels.
- Move counting inside existing conn->lock critical section, it's better
for locking context of get_peer_pid.

net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c | 20 ++++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
index 358b11eabd4f..1b612b9beaa8 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@ static void l2cap_le_connect(struct l2cap_chan *chan)
struct l2cap_ecred_conn_data {
struct {
struct l2cap_ecred_conn_req_hdr req;
- __le16 scid[5];
+ __le16 scid[L2CAP_ECRED_CONN_SCID_MAX];
} __packed pdu;
struct l2cap_chan *chan;
struct pid *pid;
@@ -1357,6 +1357,10 @@ static void l2cap_ecred_defer_connect(struct l2cap_chan *chan, void *data)
if (test_and_set_bit(FLAG_ECRED_CONN_REQ_SENT, &chan->flags))
return;

+ /* Unreachable, checked in l2cap_connect (+timer drops it if reached) */
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE(conn->count >= ARRAY_SIZE(conn->pdu.scid)))
+ return;
+
l2cap_ecred_init(chan, 0);

/* Set the same ident so we can match on the rsp */
@@ -7374,6 +7378,9 @@ int l2cap_chan_connect(struct l2cap_chan *chan, __le16 psm, u16 cid,
goto done;
}

+ mutex_lock(&conn->lock);
+ l2cap_chan_lock(chan);
+
if (chan->mode == L2CAP_MODE_EXT_FLOWCTL) {
struct l2cap_chan_data data;

@@ -7381,19 +7388,20 @@ int l2cap_chan_connect(struct l2cap_chan *chan, __le16 psm, u16 cid,
data.pid = chan->ops->get_peer_pid(chan);
data.count = 1;

- l2cap_chan_list(conn, l2cap_chan_by_pid, &data);
+ __l2cap_chan_list(conn, l2cap_chan_by_pid, &data);
+
+ /* Leave room for non-deferred channel that ends the group. */
+ if (test_bit(FLAG_DEFER_SETUP, &chan->flags))
+ data.count += 1;

/* Check if there isn't too many channels being connected */
if (data.count > L2CAP_ECRED_CONN_SCID_MAX) {
hci_conn_drop(hcon);
err = -EPROTO;
- goto done;
+ goto chan_unlock;
}
}

- mutex_lock(&conn->lock);
- l2cap_chan_lock(chan);
-
if (cid && __l2cap_get_chan_by_dcid(conn, cid)) {
hci_conn_drop(hcon);
err = -EBUSY;
--
2.55.0