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Ali Ahmet Memis 9838a80096 Bluetooth: ISO: do not force BT_LISTEN after a failed BIG sync
iso_sock_recvmsg() handles the deferred setup of a broadcast sink by
dropping the socket lock, calling iso_conn_big_sync() and taking the
lock again:

	release_sock(sk);
	iso_conn_big_sync(sk);
	lock_sock(sk);

	sk->sk_state = BT_LISTEN;

The state is written unconditionally, but iso_conn_big_sync() returns
void and has paths that do nothing at all: hci_get_route() may fail, and
after re-acquiring the socket lock the connection may already be gone,
in which case it bails out without ever issuing an LE BIG Create Sync.

While the lock is dropped the connection can be torn down, for example
when the controller reports HCI_EV_LE_PA_SYNC_LOST:

	hci_le_pa_sync_lost_evt()
	  hci_disconn_cfm() -> iso_disconn_cfm() -> iso_conn_del()
	    iso_chan_del()
	      iso_pi(sk)->conn = NULL
	      sk->sk_state = BT_CLOSED
	      sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_ZAPPED)

iso_conn_big_sync() then finds conn == NULL and returns, but the caller
still overwrites the BT_CLOSED that iso_chan_del() has just set. The
socket ends up marked BT_LISTEN with no connection, so recvmsg() reports
success for a setup that never happened and a later accept() waits for
BIS connections that can never arrive instead of failing.

A concurrent shutdown() reaches the same write by another route:
__iso_sock_close() takes the BT_CONNECT2 PA sync path to
iso_sock_disconn(), which sets BT_DISCONN but leaves conn and
conn->hcon in place, so iso_conn_big_sync() succeeds and BT_LISTEN is
written over BT_DISCONN. Both the BT_CONNECT2 and the BT_CONNECTED case
write the state the same way.

Let iso_conn_big_sync() report whether the BIG sync was started, and
only move the socket to BT_LISTEN when it was and when the state has not
changed while the lock was dropped, mirroring what the BT_CONNECT case
of the same switch already does with iso_connect_cis(). Both conditions
are needed, the error alone does not cover the shutdown() race.

This corrupts the socket state machine only, it is not a memory safety
issue. KASAN and lockdep stayed quiet in all of the runs below.

Reproduced with an emulated controller over /dev/vhci on a KASAN +
PROVE_LOCKING kernel. A PA sync broadcast sink socket is driven to
BT_CONNECT2 and recvmsg() on it is raced against teardown, with a debug
delay inside the lock-dropped section to widen the window:

 - HCI_EV_LE_PA_SYNC_LOST injected: 64 of 64 rounds left the socket in
   BT_LISTEN with the connection gone, recvmsg() returned 0 and accept()
   on that fd returned EAGAIN, which iso_sock_accept() can only do while
   the socket is BT_LISTEN. With this patch, 0 of 64, recvmsg() returns
   an error and accept() returns EBADFD.

 - shutdown() instead of a controller event: 24 of 32 rounds wedged in
   BT_LISTEN, 0 of 32 with this patch. With only the error check in
   place and a short window, one round still wedged while recvmsg()
   returned 0, which is the case the state re-check covers.

An unraced control round behaves the same before and after: recvmsg()
returns 0, the socket reaches BT_LISTEN and an LE BIG Create Sync is
issued.

Fixes: 7a17308c17 ("Bluetooth: iso: Fix circular lock in iso_conn_big_sync")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Ali Ahmet Memis <ali@iusegentoo.com>
Signed-off-by: Luiz Augusto von Dentz <luiz.von.dentz@intel.com>
History 2026-08-07 15:40:28 -04:00
arch Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net 2026-08-06 11:53:47 -07:00
block block: stop the timeout timer when releasing a never added disk 2026-07-29 05:23:20 -06:00
certs treewide: fix indentation and whitespace in Kconfig files 2026-05-28 21:24:42 -07:00
crypto crypto: aes - Fix conditions for selecting MAC dependencies 2026-07-09 11:06:22 -04:00
Documentation Bluetooth: btintel_pcie: Add vendor_reset PCI sysfs for PLDR 2026-08-07 15:38:31 -04:00
drivers Bluetooth: btmtksdio: fix usage_count leak when autosuspend_delay is negative 2026-08-07 15:40:27 -04:00
fs xfs: fixes for 7.2-rc7 2026-08-06 08:16:40 -07:00
include Bluetooth: hci_event: Use 255 as max event payload length in hci_ev_table[] 2026-08-07 15:40:27 -04:00
init rust: allow suspicious_runtime_symbol_definitions lint for Rust >= 1.98 2026-06-29 13:02:15 +02:00
io_uring io_uring: preserve task restrictions across exec 2026-07-30 14:40:22 -06:00
ipc kernel-7.2-rc1.misc 2026-06-15 03:05:50 +05:30
kernel Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net 2026-08-06 11:53:47 -07:00
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LICENSES LICENSES: Add modern form of the LGPL-2.1 tags to the usage guide section 2025-10-22 07:58:19 +02:00
mm mm: fix incorrect flush address in direct page table reclaim 2026-08-05 08:00:25 -07:00
net Bluetooth: ISO: do not force BT_LISTEN after a failed BIG sync 2026-08-07 15:40:28 -04:00
rust rust: time: fix as_micros_ceil() to round correctly for negative Delta 2026-07-18 19:07:35 +02:00
samples tracing fixes for 7.2: 2026-07-12 09:46:37 -07:00
scripts kbuild: rpm-pkg: Preserve BTF sections in kernel modules during debuginfo stripping 2026-07-29 16:21:42 -07:00
security selinux/stable-7.2 PR 20260805 2026-08-05 13:40:11 -07:00
sound ASoC: Fixes for v7.2 2026-07-30 14:02:28 +02:00
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usr kbuild: uapi: also test UAPI headers against C++ compilers 2026-03-25 13:24:42 +01:00
virt KVM/arm64 fixes for 7.2, take #2 2026-07-15 12:13:30 +02:00
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.clippy.toml rust: bump Clippy's MSRV and clean incompatible_msrv allows 2026-04-07 09:51:39 +02:00
.cocciconfig scripts: add Linux .cocciconfig for coccinelle 2016-07-22 12:13:39 +02:00
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.pylintrc docs: Move the python libraries to tools/lib/python 2025-11-18 09:22:40 -07:00
.rustfmt.toml rust: add .rustfmt.toml 2022-09-28 09:02:20 +02:00
COPYING COPYING: state that all contributions really are covered by this file 2020-02-10 13:32:20 -08:00
CREDITS CREDITS: Add Wolfram Sang 2026-07-14 16:34:04 +02:00
Kbuild checksyscalls: move instance functionality into generic code 2026-04-05 09:21:32 +02:00
Kconfig io_uring: Rename KConfig to Kconfig 2025-02-19 14:53:27 -07:00
MAINTAINERS Bluetooth: btintel_pcie: Add vendor_reset PCI sysfs for PLDR 2026-08-07 15:38:31 -04:00
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README docs: add AI Coding Assistants documentation 2026-01-06 14:55:06 -07:00

Linux kernel
============

The Linux kernel is the core of any Linux operating system. It manages hardware,
system resources, and provides the fundamental services for all other software.

Quick Start
-----------

* Report a bug: See Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst
* Get the latest kernel: https://kernel.org
* Build the kernel: See Documentation/admin-guide/quickly-build-trimmed-linux.rst
* Join the community: https://lore.kernel.org/

Essential Documentation
-----------------------

All users should be familiar with:

* Building requirements: Documentation/process/changes.rst
* Code of Conduct: Documentation/process/code-of-conduct.rst
* License: See COPYING

Documentation can be built with make htmldocs or viewed online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/


Who Are You?
============

Find your role below:

* New Kernel Developer - Getting started with kernel development
* Academic Researcher - Studying kernel internals and architecture
* Security Expert - Hardening and vulnerability analysis
* Backport/Maintenance Engineer - Maintaining stable kernels
* System Administrator - Configuring and troubleshooting
* Maintainer - Leading subsystems and reviewing patches
* Hardware Vendor - Writing drivers for new hardware
* Distribution Maintainer - Packaging kernels for distros
* AI Coding Assistant - LLMs and AI-powered development tools


For Specific Users
==================

New Kernel Developer
--------------------

Welcome! Start your kernel development journey here:

* Getting Started: Documentation/process/development-process.rst
* Your First Patch: Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
* Coding Style: Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
* Build System: Documentation/kbuild/index.rst
* Development Tools: Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst
* Kernel Hacking Guide: Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst
* Core APIs: Documentation/core-api/index.rst

Academic Researcher
-------------------

Explore the kernel's architecture and internals:

* Researcher Guidelines: Documentation/process/researcher-guidelines.rst
* Memory Management: Documentation/mm/index.rst
* Scheduler: Documentation/scheduler/index.rst
* Networking Stack: Documentation/networking/index.rst
* Filesystems: Documentation/filesystems/index.rst
* RCU (Read-Copy Update): Documentation/RCU/index.rst
* Locking Primitives: Documentation/locking/index.rst
* Power Management: Documentation/power/index.rst

Security Expert
---------------

Security documentation and hardening guides:

* Security Documentation: Documentation/security/index.rst
* LSM Development: Documentation/security/lsm-development.rst
* Self Protection: Documentation/security/self-protection.rst
* Reporting Vulnerabilities: Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst
* CVE Procedures: Documentation/process/cve.rst
* Embargoed Hardware Issues: Documentation/process/embargoed-hardware-issues.rst
* Security Features: Documentation/userspace-api/seccomp_filter.rst

Backport/Maintenance Engineer
-----------------------------

Maintain and stabilize kernel versions:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* Backporting Guide: Documentation/process/backporting.rst
* Applying Patches: Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst
* Subsystem Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git for Maintainers: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

System Administrator
--------------------

Configure, tune, and troubleshoot Linux systems:

* Admin Guide: Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Sysctl Tuning: Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/index.rst
* Tracing/Debugging: Documentation/trace/index.rst
* Performance Security: Documentation/admin-guide/perf-security.rst
* Hardware Monitoring: Documentation/hwmon/index.rst

Maintainer
----------

Lead kernel subsystems and manage contributions:

* Maintainer Handbook: Documentation/maintainer/index.rst
* Pull Requests: Documentation/maintainer/pull-requests.rst
* Managing Patches: Documentation/maintainer/modifying-patches.rst
* Rebasing and Merging: Documentation/maintainer/rebasing-and-merging.rst
* Development Process: Documentation/process/maintainer-handbooks.rst
* Maintainer Entry Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git Configuration: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

Hardware Vendor
---------------

Write drivers and support new hardware:

* Driver API Guide: Documentation/driver-api/index.rst
* Driver Model: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/driver.rst
* Device Drivers: Documentation/driver-api/infrastructure.rst
* Bus Types: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/bus.rst
* Device Tree Bindings: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/
* Power Management: Documentation/driver-api/pm/index.rst
* DMA API: Documentation/core-api/dma-api.rst

Distribution Maintainer
-----------------------

Package and distribute the kernel:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* ABI Documentation: Documentation/ABI/README
* Kernel Configuration: Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.rst
* Module Signing: Documentation/admin-guide/module-signing.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Tainted Kernels: Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst

AI Coding Assistant
-------------------

CRITICAL: If you are an LLM or AI-powered coding assistant, you MUST read and
follow the AI coding assistants documentation before contributing to the Linux
kernel:

* Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst

This documentation contains essential requirements about licensing, attribution,
and the Developer Certificate of Origin that all AI tools must comply with.


Communication and Support
=========================

* Mailing Lists: https://lore.kernel.org/
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* Email Clients: Documentation/process/email-clients.rst