Bluetooth: RFCOMM: Fix initial port reference race
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PATCH 1/1 Bluetooth: RFCOMM: Fix initial port reference race
For RFCOMM_RELEASE_ONHUP devices, rfcomm_tty_install() and __rfcomm_release_dev() both use RFCOMM_TTY_OWNED to decide who drops the initial tty_port reference. The release path tests the bit separately from the install path setting it, so both can drop that reference.
The synchronous hangup does not prevent this race: port->tty is not assigned until tty_port_open(), after installation. The following interleaving is possible:
1. Install and release each obtain a reference with rfcomm_dev_get().
2. Release observes RFCOMM_TTY_OWNED clear.
3. Install sets RFCOMM_TTY_OWNED and drops the initial reference.
4. Release drops the same initial reference again.
5. TTY cleanup drops its reference and frees the device.
6. Release performs its final tty_port_put() on the freed port.
KASAN reported:
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in tty_port_put+0x22/0x190 Write of size 4 at addr ffff8881001d3d5c by task poc/92 Call Trace: tty_port_put+0x22/0x190 rfcomm_dev_ioctl+0x1d4/0x1930 sock_do_ioctl+0x110/0x260 sock_ioctl+0x380/0x590 __x64_sys_ioctl+0x134/0x1c0 Allocated by task 88: rfcomm_dev_ioctl+0x8f6/0x1930 sock_do_ioctl+0x110/0x260 sock_ioctl+0x380/0x590 __x64_sys_ioctl+0x134/0x1c0 Freed by task 65: kfree+0x131/0x3c0 rfcomm_dev_destruct+0x23b/0x2f0 release_one_tty+0xc1/0x370 process_one_work+0x661/0x1090
Use test_and_set_bit() in both paths so that only the caller that changes RFCOMM_TTY_OWNED from clear to set drops the initial reference. Each path keeps its own lookup reference until release or TTY cleanup, preserving the existing callback ordering and error handling.
--- net/bluetooth/rfcomm/tty.c | 7 +++---- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
net/bluetooth/rfcomm/tty.c +3 -4
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ static int __rfcomm_release_dev(void __user *arg)/* Shut down TTY synchronously before freeing rfcomm_dev */ tty_port_tty_vhangup (&dev->port); -if (!test_bit (RFCOMM_TTY_OWNED , &dev->status)) +if (!test_and_set_bit (RFCOMM_TTY_OWNED , &dev->status))tty_port_put (&dev->port);tty_port_put (&dev->port);
@@ -724,10 +724,9 @@ static int rfcomm_tty_install(struct tty_driver *driver, struct tty_struct *tty)* when the last process closes the tty. The behaviour is expected by * userspace. */ -if (test_bit (RFCOMM_RELEASE_ONHUP , &dev->flags)) { -set_bit (RFCOMM_TTY_OWNED , &dev->status); +if (test_bit (RFCOMM_RELEASE_ONHUP , &dev->flags) && + !test_and_set_bit (RFCOMM_TTY_OWNED , &dev->status))tty_port_put (&dev->port); - }return 0 ; }
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CheckPatch PASS 0.57 seconds VerifyFixes PASS 0.11 seconds VerifySignedoff PASS 0.07 seconds GitLint PASS 0.23 seconds SubjectPrefix PASS 0.06 seconds BuildKernel PASS 30.05 seconds CheckAllWarning PASS 33.65 seconds CheckSparse PASS 36.17 seconds BuildKernel32 PASS 29.39 seconds CheckKernelLLVM PASS 34.21 seconds TestRunnerSetup PASS 792.17 seconds TestRunner_rfcomm-tester PASS 5.62 seconds IncrementalBuild PASS 27.68 seconds
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This patch was applied to bluetooth/bluetooth-next.git (master) by Luiz Augusto von Dentz <[email protected]>:
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This patch was applied to bluetooth/bluetooth-next.git (master) by Luiz Augusto von Dentz <[email protected]>:
Quoted 10 lines · On Sun, 27 Sep 2026 01:27:23 +0800 you wrote:
For
RFCOMM_RELEASE_ONHUPdevices,rfcomm_tty_install()and__rfcomm_release_dev()both useRFCOMM_TTY_OWNEDto decide who drops the initialtty_portreference. The release path tests the bit separately from the install path setting it, so both can drop that reference.The synchronous hangup does not prevent this race:
port->ttyis not assigned untiltty_port_open(), after installation. The following interleaving is possible:[...]
Here is the summary with links:
- Bluetooth: RFCOMM: Fix initial port reference race
https://git.kernel.org/bluetooth/bluetooth-next/c/2d696c1ed346
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