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The patch below does not apply to the 5.15-stable tree.
If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit id to <[email protected]>.

To reproduce the conflict and resubmit, you may use the following commands:

git fetch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/ linux-5.15.y
git checkout FETCH_HEAD
git cherry-pick -x cdc36db204ffd97b947d64374cf23a210dc74777
# <resolve conflicts, build, test, etc.>
git commit -s
git send-email --to '<[email protected]>' --in-reply-to '2026080501-evacuate-collapse-c472@gregkh' --subject-prefix 'PATCH 5.15.y' 'HEAD^..'

Possible dependencies:

thanks,

greg k-h

------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------

From cdc36db204ffd97b947d64374cf23a210dc74777 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chengfeng Ye <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:34:40 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] Bluetooth: hci_sync: Fix advertising data UAFs

hci_find_adv_instance() returns an adv_info pointer that is valid only while hdev->lock is held. The advertising command-sync paths perform instance lookups without that lock and, in some cases, retain the pointer while waiting for a controller response.

An advertising termination event can therefore interleave as follows:

hci_cmd_sync_work hci_rx_work
hci_find_adv_instance()
__hci_cmd_sync_status()
wait for controller reply hci_dev_lock()
hci_remove_adv_instance()
kfree(adv)
adv->scan_rsp_changed = false

KASAN reported:

  BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in hci_set_ext_scan_rsp_data_sync+0x2e1/0x300
  Write of size 1 at addr ffff88810a45d21d by task kworker/u17:0/88
  Workqueue: hci0 hci_cmd_sync_work
  Call Trace:
   hci_set_ext_scan_rsp_data_sync+0x2e1/0x300
   hci_schedule_adv_instance_sync+0x390/0x4c0
   hci_cmd_sync_work+0x173/0x300
  Allocated by task 87:
   hci_add_adv_instance+0x538/0xac0
   add_advertising+0x885/0x1160
  Freed by task 89:
   kfree+0x131/0x3c0
   hci_remove_adv_instance+0x1d8/0x3b0
   hci_le_ext_adv_term_evt+0x17b/0x730

Protect the instance lookup and payload construction in the extended advertising, scan response, and periodic advertising data paths. Snapshot the advertising parameters under hdev->lock, but release the lock before waiting for the controller.

Clear advertising-data dirty bits before issuing their commands and restore them after a failure using a fresh lookup. Likewise, update the reported transmit power through a fresh lookup after the parameter command completes. No adv_info pointer then survives an HCI command wait.

Fixes cba6b758711c ("Bluetooth: hci_sync: Make use of hci_cmd_sync_queue set 2")
net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c +99 -36
index c0b1fc293b49..aa3d53818812 100644
@@ -1233,10 +1233,11 @@ static int hci_set_adv_set_random_addr_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 instance,
 }
 
 static int
-hci_set_ext_adv_params_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct adv_info *adv,
+hci_set_ext_adv_params_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 instance,
 			    const struct hci_cp_le_set_ext_adv_params *cp,
 			    struct hci_rp_le_set_ext_adv_params *rp)
 {
+	struct adv_info *adv;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 
 	skb = __hci_cmd_sync(hdev, HCI_OP_LE_SET_EXT_ADV_PARAMS, sizeof(*cp),
@@ -1264,11 +1265,15 @@ hci_set_ext_adv_params_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct adv_info *adv,
 
 	if (!rp->status) {
 		hdev->adv_addr_type = cp->own_addr_type;
-		if (!cp->handle) {
+		if (!instance) {
 			/* Store in hdev for instance 0 */
 			hdev->adv_tx_power = rp->tx_power;
-		} else if (adv) {
-			adv->tx_power = rp->tx_power;
+		} else {
+			hci_dev_lock(hdev);
+			adv = hci_find_adv_instance(hdev, instance);
+			if (adv)
+				adv->tx_power = rp->tx_power;
+			hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1284,9 +1289,13 @@ static int hci_set_ext_adv_data_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 instance)
 	int err;
 
 	if (instance) {
+		hci_dev_lock(hdev);
+
 		adv = hci_find_adv_instance(hdev, instance);
-		if (!adv || !adv->adv_data_changed)
+		if (!adv || !adv->adv_data_changed) {
+			hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
 			return 0;
+		}
 	}
 
 	len = eir_create_adv_data(hdev, instance, pdu->data,
@@ -1297,16 +1306,27 @@ static int hci_set_ext_adv_data_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 instance)
 	pdu->operation = LE_SET_ADV_DATA_OP_COMPLETE;
 	pdu->frag_pref = LE_SET_ADV_DATA_NO_FRAG;
 
+	if (adv) {
+		adv->adv_data_changed = false;
+		hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
+	}
+
 	err = __hci_cmd_sync_status(hdev, HCI_OP_LE_SET_EXT_ADV_DATA,
 				    struct_size(pdu, data, len), pdu,
 				    HCI_CMD_TIMEOUT);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
+	if (err) {
+		if (instance) {
+			hci_dev_lock(hdev);
+			adv = hci_find_adv_instance(hdev, instance);
+			if (adv)
+				adv->adv_data_changed = true;
+			hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
+		}
 
-	/* Update data if the command succeed */
-	if (adv) {
-		adv->adv_data_changed = false;
-	} else {
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	if (!instance) {
 		memcpy(hdev->adv_data, pdu->data, len);
 		hdev->adv_data_len = len;
 	}
@@ -1360,22 +1380,22 @@ int hci_setup_ext_adv_instance_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 instance)
 	struct adv_info *adv;
 	bool secondary_adv;
 
-	if (instance > 0) {
-		adv = hci_find_adv_instance(hdev, instance);
-		if (!adv)
-			return -EINVAL;
-	} else {
-		adv = NULL;
-	}
-
 	/* Updating parameters of an active instance will return a
-	 * Command Disallowed error, so we must first disable the
-	 * instance if it is active.
+	 * Command Disallowed error, so disable it before taking a snapshot.
 	 */
-	if (adv) {
+	if (instance > 0) {
 		err = hci_disable_ext_adv_instance_sync(hdev, instance);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
+
+		hci_dev_lock(hdev);
+		adv = hci_find_adv_instance(hdev, instance);
+		if (!adv) {
+			hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	} else {
+		adv = NULL;
 	}
 
 	flags = hci_adv_instance_flags(hdev, instance);
@@ -1386,8 +1406,11 @@ int hci_setup_ext_adv_instance_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 instance)
 	connectable = (flags & MGMT_ADV_FLAG_CONNECTABLE) ||
 		      mgmt_get_connectable(hdev);
 
-	if (!is_advertising_allowed(hdev, connectable))
+	if (!is_advertising_allowed(hdev, connectable)) {
+		if (instance)
+			hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
 		return -EPERM;
+	}
 
 	/* Set require_privacy to true only when non-connectable
 	 * advertising is used and it is not periodic.
@@ -1398,8 +1421,11 @@ int hci_setup_ext_adv_instance_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 instance)
 	err = hci_get_random_address(hdev, require_privacy,
 				     adv_use_rpa(hdev, flags), adv,
 				     &own_addr_type, &random_addr);
-	if (err < 0)
+	if (err < 0) {
+		if (instance)
+			hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
 		return err;
+	}
 
 	memset(&cp, 0, sizeof(cp));
 
@@ -1450,6 +1476,9 @@ int hci_setup_ext_adv_instance_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 instance)
 	cp.channel_map = hdev->le_adv_channel_map;
 	cp.handle = adv ? adv->handle : instance;
 
+	if (instance)
+		hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
+
 	if (flags & MGMT_ADV_FLAG_SEC_2M) {
 		cp.primary_phy = HCI_ADV_PHY_1M;
 		cp.secondary_phy = HCI_ADV_PHY_2M;
@@ -1462,12 +1491,12 @@ int hci_setup_ext_adv_instance_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 instance)
 		cp.secondary_phy = HCI_ADV_PHY_1M;
 	}
 
-	err = hci_set_ext_adv_params_sync(hdev, adv, &cp, &rp);
+	err = hci_set_ext_adv_params_sync(hdev, instance, &cp, &rp);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
 	/* Update adv data as tx power is known now */
-	err = hci_set_ext_adv_data_sync(hdev, cp.handle);
+	err = hci_set_ext_adv_data_sync(hdev, instance);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
@@ -1475,9 +1504,14 @@ int hci_setup_ext_adv_instance_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 instance)
 	     own_addr_type == ADDR_LE_DEV_RANDOM_RESOLVED) &&
 	    bacmp(&random_addr, BDADDR_ANY)) {
 		/* Check if random address need to be updated */
-		if (adv) {
-			if (!bacmp(&random_addr, &adv->random_addr))
+		if (instance) {
+			hci_dev_lock(hdev);
+			adv = hci_find_adv_instance(hdev, instance);
+			if (!adv || !bacmp(&random_addr, &adv->random_addr)) {
+				hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
 				return 0;
+			}
+			hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
 		} else {
 			if (!bacmp(&random_addr, &hdev->random_addr))
 				return 0;
@@ -1499,9 +1533,13 @@ static int hci_set_ext_scan_rsp_data_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 instance)
 	int err;
 
 	if (instance) {
+		hci_dev_lock(hdev);
+
 		adv = hci_find_adv_instance(hdev, instance);
-		if (!adv || !adv->scan_rsp_changed)
+		if (!adv || !adv->scan_rsp_changed) {
+			hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
 			return 0;
+		}
 	}
 
 	len = eir_create_scan_rsp(hdev, instance, pdu->data);
@@ -1511,15 +1549,27 @@ static int hci_set_ext_scan_rsp_data_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 instance)
 	pdu->operation = LE_SET_ADV_DATA_OP_COMPLETE;
 	pdu->frag_pref = LE_SET_ADV_DATA_NO_FRAG;
 
+	if (adv) {
+		adv->scan_rsp_changed = false;
+		hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
+	}
+
 	err = __hci_cmd_sync_status(hdev, HCI_OP_LE_SET_EXT_SCAN_RSP_DATA,
 				    struct_size(pdu, data, len), pdu,
 				    HCI_CMD_TIMEOUT);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
+	if (err) {
+		if (instance) {
+			hci_dev_lock(hdev);
+			adv = hci_find_adv_instance(hdev, instance);
+			if (adv)
+				adv->scan_rsp_changed = true;
+			hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
+		}
 
-	if (adv) {
-		adv->scan_rsp_changed = false;
-	} else {
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	if (!instance) {
 		memcpy(hdev->scan_rsp_data, pdu->data, len);
 		hdev->scan_rsp_data_len = len;
 	}
@@ -1534,8 +1584,14 @@ static int __hci_set_scan_rsp_data_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 instance)
 
 	memset(&cp, 0, sizeof(cp));
 
+	if (instance)
+		hci_dev_lock(hdev);
+
 	len = eir_create_scan_rsp(hdev, instance, cp.data);
 
+	if (instance)
+		hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
+
 	if (hdev->scan_rsp_data_len == len &&
 	    !memcmp(cp.data, hdev->scan_rsp_data, len))
 		return 0;
@@ -1670,9 +1726,13 @@ static int hci_set_per_adv_data_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 instance)
 	struct adv_info *adv = NULL;
 
 	if (instance) {
+		hci_dev_lock(hdev);
+
 		adv = hci_find_adv_instance(hdev, instance);
-		if (!adv || !adv->periodic)
+		if (!adv || !adv->periodic) {
+			hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
 			return 0;
+		}
 	}
 
 	len = eir_create_per_adv_data(hdev, instance, pdu->data);
@@ -1681,6 +1741,9 @@ static int hci_set_per_adv_data_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 instance)
 	pdu->handle = adv ? adv->handle : instance;
 	pdu->operation = LE_SET_ADV_DATA_OP_COMPLETE;
 
+	if (adv)
+		hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
+
 	return __hci_cmd_sync_status(hdev, HCI_OP_LE_SET_PER_ADV_DATA,
 				     struct_size(pdu, data, len), pdu,
 				     HCI_CMD_TIMEOUT);
@@ -6523,7 +6586,7 @@ static int hci_le_ext_directed_advertising_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	err = hci_set_ext_adv_params_sync(hdev, NULL, &cp, &rp);
+	err = hci_set_ext_adv_params_sync(hdev, 0, &cp, &rp);
 	if (err)
 		return err;