APPLIED: [SRU][F 0/2][N 0/1][PATCH] CVE-2024-53237

[Koichiro Den]

On Mon, Feb 10, 2025 at 04:44:10PM GMT, Massimiliano Pellizzer wrote:
> [Impact]
> 
> Bluetooth: fix use-after-free in device_for_each_child()
> 
> In 'hci_conn_del_sysfs()', 'device_unregister()' may be called when
> an underlying (kobject) reference counter is greater than 1. This
> means that reparenting (happened when the device is actually freed)
> is delayed and, during that delay, parent controller device (hciX)
> may be deleted. Since the latter may create a dangling pointer to
> freed parent, avoid that scenario by reparenting to NULL explicitly.
> 
> [Fix]
> 
> Oracular: Fixed via upstream stable updates (LP: #2091655)
> Noble: Cherry picked from mainline
> Jammy: Fixed via upstream stable updates (LP: #2095283)
> Focal: Backported a dependency and cherry picked the fix commit from
> mainline
> 
> [Test case]
> 
> Compile tested only.
> 
> [Where problems could occur]
> 
> The fix affects the bluetooth subsystem. An issue with this fix may lead
> to incorrect handling of bluetooth devices. A user might experience
> problems such as bluetooth devices failing to properly register and
> unregister, resulting in device disconnects or inability to connect to
> bluetooth peripherals. 
> 
> Andy Shevchenko (1):
>   driver core: Introduce device_find_any_child() helper
> 
> Dmitry Antipov (1):
>   Bluetooth: fix use-after-free in device_for_each_child()
> 
>  drivers/base/core.c       | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
>  include/linux/device.h    |  1 +
>  net/bluetooth/hci_sysfs.c | 15 ++++-----------
>  3 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
> 

Applied to noble:linux, focal:linux master-next branches. Thanks!