bt_sock_alloc() allocates the sk object and attaches it to the provided sock object. On error l2cap_sock_alloc() frees the sk object, but the dangling pointer is still attached to the sock object, which may create use-after-free in other code. Signed-off-by: Ignat Korchagin <ignat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c index ba437c6f6ee5..18e89e764f3b 100644 --- a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c +++ b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c @@ -1886,6 +1886,7 @@ static struct sock *l2cap_sock_alloc(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, chan = l2cap_chan_create(); if (!chan) { sk_free(sk); + sock->sk = NULL; return NULL; } -- 2.39.5