Bluetooth: bcm203x: Fix use-after-free and memory leak in device lifecycle

The driver stores a reference to the usb_device structure (udev) in its private data (data->udev), which can persist beyond the immediate context of the bcm203x_probe() function.

Without proper reference count management, this can lead to two issues:

1. A use-after-free scenario if udev is accessed after its main reference count drops to zero (e.g., if the device is disconnected and the data structure is still active).
2. A memory leak if udev's reference count is not properly decremented during driver disconnect, preventing the usb_device object from being freed.

To correctly manage the udev lifetime, explicitly increment its reference count with usb_get_dev(udev) when storing it in the driver's private data. Correspondingly, decrement the reference count with usb_put_dev(data->udev) in the bcm203x_disconnect() callback.

This ensures udev remains valid while referenced by the driver's private data and is properly released when no longer needed.

---
 drivers/bluetooth/bcm203x.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

index c738ad0408cb..c91eaba33905 100644
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static int bcm203x_probe(struct usb_interface *intf, const struct usb_device_id
 	if (!data)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	data->udev  = udev;
+	data->udev  = usb_get_dev(udev);
 	data->state = BCM203X_LOAD_MINIDRV;
 
 	data->urb = usb_alloc_urb(0, GFP_KERNEL);

@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@ static void bcm203x_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)
 
 	usb_set_intfdata(intf, NULL);
 
+	usb_put_dev(data->udev);
+
 	usb_free_urb(data->urb);
 	kfree(data->fw_data);
 	kfree(data->buffer);

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Thank you for submitting the patches to the linux bluetooth mailing list. This is a CI test results with your patch series:
PW Link:https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/bluetooth/list/?series=986087

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Test Summary:

CheckPatch                    PENDING   0.26 seconds
GitLint                       PENDING   0.23 seconds
SubjectPrefix                 PASS      0.12 seconds
BuildKernel                   PASS      24.27 seconds
CheckAllWarning               PASS      27.03 seconds
CheckSparse                   PASS      30.43 seconds
BuildKernel32                 PASS      24.47 seconds
TestRunnerSetup               PASS      483.66 seconds
TestRunner_l2cap-tester       PASS      24.91 seconds
TestRunner_iso-tester         PASS      35.99 seconds
TestRunner_bnep-tester        PASS      6.10 seconds
TestRunner_mgmt-tester        FAIL      129.17 seconds
TestRunner_rfcomm-tester      PASS      9.36 seconds
TestRunner_sco-tester         PASS      14.84 seconds
TestRunner_ioctl-tester       PASS      10.30 seconds
TestRunner_mesh-tester        FAIL      11.43 seconds
TestRunner_smp-tester         PASS      8.74 seconds
TestRunner_userchan-tester    PASS      6.23 seconds
IncrementalBuild              PENDING   0.50 seconds

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Test: CheckPatch - PENDING
Desc: Run checkpatch.pl script Output:

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Test: GitLint - PENDING
Desc: Run gitlint
Output:

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Test: TestRunner_mgmt-tester - FAIL
Desc: Run mgmt-tester with test-runner Output:
Total: 490, Passed: 485 (99.0%), Failed: 1, Not Run: 4

Failed Test Cases
LL Privacy - Set Flags 2 (Enable RL) Failed 0.164 seconds
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Test: TestRunner_mesh-tester - FAIL
Desc: Run mesh-tester with test-runner Output:
Total: 10, Passed: 8 (80.0%), Failed: 2, Not Run: 0

Failed Test Cases

Mesh - Send cancel - 1                               Timed out    1.961 seconds
Mesh - Send cancel - 2                               Timed out    1.998 seconds

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Test: IncrementalBuild - PENDING
Desc: Incremental build with the patches in the series Output:

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Regards,
Linux Bluetooth

Dear Salah,

Thank you for your patch.

Am 26.07.25 um 08:23 schrieb Salah Triki:

Please add a Fixes: tag.