syzbot reported use-after-free in hci_cmd_timeout() [1]. The scenario for the issue is as follows: Task Workqueue ---------------------------------------------------------------------- hci_dev_open_sync ... hci_dev_init_sync <- failed ... if (hdev->sent_cmd) kfree_skb(hdev->sent_cmd) hci_cmd_timeout ... if (hdev->sent_cmd) sent = hdev->sent_cmd->data ^^ UAF occurred hdev->sent_cmd = NULL When hci_dev_init_sync() failed, hci_dev_open_sync() frees hdev->send_cmd and set it to NULL. However, hci_cmd_timeout() can run just after freeing hdev->sent_cmd because hdev->cmd_timer is not canceled. This patch fixes the issue by canceling hdev->cmd_timer before freeing hdev->sent_cmd. Link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=cb23ebfc8f304f510fb717cb783fe8b496c7ffb1 [1] Reported-by: syzbot+19a9f729f05272857487@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Shigeru Yoshida <syoshida@xxxxxxxxxx> --- net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c index 76c3107c9f91..a011065220e4 100644 --- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c +++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c @@ -4696,6 +4696,7 @@ int hci_dev_open_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev) hdev->flush(hdev); if (hdev->sent_cmd) { + cancel_delayed_work_sync(&hdev->cmd_timer); kfree_skb(hdev->sent_cmd); hdev->sent_cmd = NULL; } -- 2.38.1