The hci_dev struct hdev is referenced in work queues and timers started by open() in some protocols. This creates a race between the initialization function and the work or timer which can result hdev being dereferenced while it is still null. The syzbot report contains a reliable reproducer which causes a null pointer dereference of hdev in hci_uart_write_work() by making the memory allocation for hdev fail. To fix this, ensure hdev is valid from before calling a protocol's open() until after calling a protocol's close(). Reported-by: syzbot+257790c15bcdef6fe00c@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Jeremy Cline <jcline@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c | 21 ++++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c index fbf7b4df23ab..4918fefc4a6f 100644 --- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c +++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c @@ -207,11 +207,11 @@ void hci_uart_init_work(struct work_struct *work) err = hci_register_dev(hu->hdev); if (err < 0) { BT_ERR("Can't register HCI device"); + clear_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_READY, &hu->flags); + hu->proto->close(hu); hdev = hu->hdev; hu->hdev = NULL; hci_free_dev(hdev); - clear_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_READY, &hu->flags); - hu->proto->close(hu); return; } @@ -616,6 +616,7 @@ static void hci_uart_tty_receive(struct tty_struct *tty, const u8 *data, static int hci_uart_register_dev(struct hci_uart *hu) { struct hci_dev *hdev; + int err; BT_DBG(""); @@ -659,11 +660,22 @@ static int hci_uart_register_dev(struct hci_uart *hu) else hdev->dev_type = HCI_PRIMARY; + /* Only call open() for the protocol after hdev is fully initialized as + * open() (or a timer/workqueue it starts) may attempt to reference it. + */ + err = hu->proto->open(hu); + if (err) { + hu->hdev = NULL; + hci_free_dev(hdev); + return err; + } + if (test_bit(HCI_UART_INIT_PENDING, &hu->hdev_flags)) return 0; if (hci_register_dev(hdev) < 0) { BT_ERR("Can't register HCI device"); + hu->proto->close(hu); hu->hdev = NULL; hci_free_dev(hdev); return -ENODEV; @@ -683,17 +695,12 @@ static int hci_uart_set_proto(struct hci_uart *hu, int id) if (!p) return -EPROTONOSUPPORT; - err = p->open(hu); - if (err) - return err; - hu->proto = p; set_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_READY, &hu->flags); err = hci_uart_register_dev(hu); if (err) { clear_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_READY, &hu->flags); - p->close(hu); return err; } -- 2.20.1