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* [PATCH 0/2] Bluetooth: btrtl: Fix NULL return on errors in btrtl_initialize()
@ 2026-10-27  7:21 Tzung-Bi Shih
  2026-10-27  7:21 ` [PATCH 1/2] Bluetooth: btrtl: Propagate errors if btrtl_vendor_read_reg16() fails Tzung-Bi Shih
  2026-10-27  7:21 ` [PATCH 2/2] Bluetooth: btrtl: Return -ENOMEM if bt_skb_alloc() fails Tzung-Bi Shih
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Tzung-Bi Shih @ 2026-10-27  7:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Marcel Holtmann, Luiz Augusto von Dentz
  Cc: Max Chou, tfiga, tzungbi, linux-bluetooth, linux-kernel

In btrtl_initialize(), the `err_free` error path frees `btrtl_dev` and
returns `ERR_PTR(ret)`.  Because earlier calls in btrtl_initialize() set
`ret` to 0 on success, any subsequent failure path that jumps to
`err_free` without setting `ret` to a negative error code causes
btrtl_initialize() to return `ERR_PTR(0)` (`NULL`).

Since the caller btrtl_setup_realtek() only checks `IS_ERR(btrtl_dev)`,
a `NULL` return bypasses the error check and causes a NULL pointer
dereference in btrtl_download_firmware().

- Patch 1 fixes a NULL pointer dereference observed when
  btrtl_vendor_read_reg16() fails.
- Patch 2 fixes a similar issue found by inspection when bt_skb_alloc()
  fails.

Tzung-Bi Shih (2):
  Bluetooth: btrtl: Propagate errors if btrtl_vendor_read_reg16() fails
  Bluetooth: btrtl: Return -ENOMEM if bt_skb_alloc() fails

 drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.c | 9 +++++----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

-- 
2.56.0.307.g5fe7bd680c-goog


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* [PATCH 1/2] Bluetooth: btrtl: Propagate errors if btrtl_vendor_read_reg16() fails
  2026-10-27  7:21 [PATCH 0/2] Bluetooth: btrtl: Fix NULL return on errors in btrtl_initialize() Tzung-Bi Shih
@ 2026-10-27  7:21 ` Tzung-Bi Shih
  2026-10-27  7:21 ` [PATCH 2/2] Bluetooth: btrtl: Return -ENOMEM if bt_skb_alloc() fails Tzung-Bi Shih
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Tzung-Bi Shih @ 2026-10-27  7:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Marcel Holtmann, Luiz Augusto von Dentz
  Cc: Max Chou, tfiga, tzungbi, linux-bluetooth, linux-kernel, stable

A NULL pointer dereference is observed in btrtl_download_firmware():

  [ 2592.730992] Bluetooth: btrtl_vendor_read_reg16() hci0: RTL: RTL: Read reg16 failed (-110)
  [ 2592.731005] Bluetooth: btusb_rtl_alloc_devcoredump() hci0: RTL: Failed to generate devcoredump
  [ 2592.731060] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000
  ...
  [ 2592.731906] RIP: 0010:btrtl_download_firmware+0x19/0xb10 [btrtl]
  ...
  [ 2592.732791] Call Trace:
  [ 2592.732883]  <TASK>
  [ 2592.732935]  btrtl_setup_realtek+0x30/0x60 [btrtl]

When btrtl_vendor_read_reg16() for RTL_SEC_PROJ fails in
btrtl_initialize(), the error code is stored in `rc` instead of `ret`,
causing the err_free path to return ERR_PTR(0) (NULL).  As a result,
IS_ERR(btrtl_dev) in btrtl_setup_realtek() evaluates to false and NULL
is passed to btrtl_download_firmware(), leading to a NULL pointer
dereference.

Store the return value in `ret` so the error is properly propagated to
the caller.

Fixes: cd8dbd9ef600 ("Bluetooth: btrtl: Avoid loading the config file on security chips")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Tzung-Bi Shih <tzungbi@kernel.org>
---
 drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.c | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.c
index d29813331603..d2c2e79800fc 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.c
@@ -1073,7 +1073,6 @@ struct btrtl_device_info *btrtl_initialize(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 	u16 hci_rev, lmp_subver;
 	u8 hci_ver, lmp_ver, chip_type = 0;
 	int ret;
-	int rc;
 	u8 key_id;
 	u8 reg_val[2];
 
@@ -1185,8 +1184,8 @@ struct btrtl_device_info *btrtl_initialize(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 		goto err_free;
 	}
 
-	rc = btrtl_vendor_read_reg16(hdev, RTL_SEC_PROJ, reg_val);
-	if (rc < 0)
+	ret = btrtl_vendor_read_reg16(hdev, RTL_SEC_PROJ, reg_val);
+	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err_free;
 
 	key_id = reg_val[0];
-- 
2.56.0.307.g5fe7bd680c-goog


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* [PATCH 2/2] Bluetooth: btrtl: Return -ENOMEM if bt_skb_alloc() fails
  2026-10-27  7:21 [PATCH 0/2] Bluetooth: btrtl: Fix NULL return on errors in btrtl_initialize() Tzung-Bi Shih
  2026-10-27  7:21 ` [PATCH 1/2] Bluetooth: btrtl: Propagate errors if btrtl_vendor_read_reg16() fails Tzung-Bi Shih
@ 2026-10-27  7:21 ` Tzung-Bi Shih
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Tzung-Bi Shih @ 2026-10-27  7:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Marcel Holtmann, Luiz Augusto von Dentz
  Cc: Max Chou, tfiga, tzungbi, linux-bluetooth, linux-kernel, stable

If bt_skb_alloc() fails in btrtl_initialize(), it jumps to `err_free`
without updating `ret` (which is 0 from earlier calls).  As a result, it
returns ERR_PTR(0) (NULL) to its caller, leading to a NULL pointer
dereference in btrtl_download_firmware().

Set `ret` to `-ENOMEM` before jumping to `err_free`.

Fixes: 9a24ce5e29b1 ("Bluetooth: btrtl: Firmware format v2 support")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Tzung-Bi Shih <tzungbi@kernel.org>
---
 drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.c
index d2c2e79800fc..35a2c9d3380c 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.c
@@ -1143,8 +1143,10 @@ struct btrtl_device_info *btrtl_initialize(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 
 	if (btrtl_dev->drop_fw) {
 		skb = bt_skb_alloc(sizeof(*cmd), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!skb)
+		if (!skb) {
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			goto err_free;
+		}
 
 		cmd = skb_put(skb, HCI_COMMAND_HDR_SIZE);
 		cmd->opcode = cpu_to_le16(0xfc66);
-- 
2.56.0.307.g5fe7bd680c-goog


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