From: Lee Jones <lee@kernel.org>
To: lee@kernel.org, David Heidelberg <david@ixit.cz>,
"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>,
Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>,
Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>,
Samuel Ortiz <sameo@linux.intel.com>,
Szymon Janc <szymon.janc@tieto.com>,
oe-linux-nfc@lists.linux.dev, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v3 1/1] nfc: llcp: Fix race condition in accept_queue lifecycle
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2026 12:30:31 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260902123033.1169067-1-lee@kernel.org> (raw)
In nfc_llcp_socket_release(), sockets and listener accept queues are
walked under the local sockets rwlock and bh_lock_sock(). However,
bh_lock_sock() does not synchronise against process-context lock_sock()
held by nfc_llcp_accept_dequeue() during accept(). Because
socket_release() does not check sock_owned_by_user(), both paths can
concurrently unlink and release the same child socket, resulting in
use-after-free or a NULL pointer dereference of child->parent in
nfc_llcp_accept_unlink().
Fix this synchronisation race by having nfc_llcp_socket_release() use
process-context lock_sock() instead of bh_lock_sock():
1. Pop sockets from the local sockets list under the write lock using
nfc_llcp_sock_list_pop() so lock_sock() can be acquired without
holding the rwlock.
2. Because lock_sock() can sleep, defer the final release of the
nfc_llcp_local structure to a workqueue (release_work). This avoids
a sleeping-in-atomic bug when the last local reference is dropped
from softirq context. Additionally, hold a single device reference
on local from registration until final destruction.
3. In nfc_llcp_local_get(), use kref_get_unless_zero() to prevent
resurrecting a local object whose teardown has been scheduled.
4. In llcp_sock_accept(), verify that the listener socket state is still
LLCP_LISTEN after waking from schedule_timeout() to prevent hangs if
the listener is closed concurrently.
5. When unlinking unaccepted child sockets during listener release,
unlink them from local->sockets, call sock_orphan(), and drop their
initial sk_alloc creation reference via sock_put().
6. Make nfc_llcp_accept_unlink() idempotent by guarding parent access with
a NULL check.
Fixes: 50b78b2a6500 ("NFC: Fix sleeping in atomic when releasing socket")
Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <lee@kernel.org>
---
v1 -> v2:
- Defer local release to dedicated workqueue (llcp_wq) to avoid sleeping in atomic
- Drain and destroy llcp_wq on module unload to prevent module exit race
- Drop initial sk_alloc creation ref on unaccepted child sockets across all teardown paths
- Use kref_get_unless_zero() in local_get to prevent resurrecting dying local objects
- Check listener socket state after waking in llcp_sock_accept() to avoid hangs
- Standardise Parent (0) -> Child (1) lockdep subclass nesting
v2 -> v3:
- Allocate dedicated workqueue (llcp_wq) with WQ_UNBOUND to fix syzbot warning
net/nfc/llcp.h | 1 +
net/nfc/llcp_core.c | 123 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
net/nfc/llcp_sock.c | 49 +++++++++++++-----
3 files changed, 115 insertions(+), 58 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/nfc/llcp.h b/net/nfc/llcp.h
index d8345ed57c95..23ae7a0112d3 100644
--- a/net/nfc/llcp.h
+++ b/net/nfc/llcp.h
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ struct nfc_llcp_local {
struct hlist_head pending_sdreqs;
struct timer_list sdreq_timer;
struct work_struct sdreq_timeout_work;
+ struct work_struct release_work;
u8 sdreq_next_tid;
/* sockets array */
diff --git a/net/nfc/llcp_core.c b/net/nfc/llcp_core.c
index bd6361e2efa4..23553e7426ec 100644
--- a/net/nfc/llcp_core.c
+++ b/net/nfc/llcp_core.c
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ static LIST_HEAD(llcp_devices);
/* Protects llcp_devices list */
static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(llcp_devices_lock);
+static struct workqueue_struct *llcp_wq;
+
static void nfc_llcp_rx_skb(struct nfc_llcp_local *local, struct sk_buff *skb);
void nfc_llcp_sock_link(struct llcp_sock_list *l, struct sock *sk)
@@ -63,21 +65,33 @@ static void nfc_llcp_socket_purge(struct nfc_llcp_sock *sock)
}
}
+static struct sock *nfc_llcp_sock_list_pop(struct llcp_sock_list *l)
+{
+ struct sock *sk;
+
+ write_lock(&l->lock);
+ sk = sk_head(&l->head);
+ if (sk) {
+ sock_hold(sk);
+ sk_del_node_init(sk);
+ }
+ write_unlock(&l->lock);
+
+ return sk;
+}
+
static void nfc_llcp_socket_release(struct nfc_llcp_local *local, bool device,
int err)
{
struct sock *sk;
- struct hlist_node *tmp;
struct nfc_llcp_sock *llcp_sock;
skb_queue_purge(&local->tx_queue);
- write_lock(&local->sockets.lock);
-
- sk_for_each_safe(sk, tmp, &local->sockets.head) {
+ while ((sk = nfc_llcp_sock_list_pop(&local->sockets))) {
llcp_sock = nfc_llcp_sock(sk);
- bh_lock_sock(sk);
+ lock_sock(sk);
nfc_llcp_socket_purge(llcp_sock);
@@ -91,17 +105,27 @@ static void nfc_llcp_socket_release(struct nfc_llcp_local *local, bool device,
list_for_each_entry_safe(lsk, n,
&llcp_sock->accept_queue,
accept_queue) {
+ bool put_creation = false;
+
accept_sk = &lsk->sk;
- bh_lock_sock(accept_sk);
+ lock_sock_nested(accept_sk,
+ SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
- nfc_llcp_accept_unlink(accept_sk);
+ if (nfc_llcp_sock(accept_sk)->parent == sk) {
+ nfc_llcp_accept_unlink(accept_sk);
+ nfc_llcp_sock_unlink(&local->sockets, accept_sk);
- if (err)
- accept_sk->sk_err = err;
- accept_sk->sk_state = LLCP_CLOSED;
- accept_sk->sk_state_change(sk);
+ if (err)
+ accept_sk->sk_err = err;
+ accept_sk->sk_state = LLCP_CLOSED;
+ accept_sk->sk_state_change(accept_sk);
+ sock_orphan(accept_sk);
+ put_creation = true;
+ }
- bh_unlock_sock(accept_sk);
+ release_sock(accept_sk);
+ if (put_creation)
+ sock_put(accept_sk); /* creation ref */
}
}
@@ -110,23 +134,18 @@ static void nfc_llcp_socket_release(struct nfc_llcp_local *local, bool device,
sk->sk_state = LLCP_CLOSED;
sk->sk_state_change(sk);
- bh_unlock_sock(sk);
-
- sk_del_node_init(sk);
+ release_sock(sk);
+ sock_put(sk);
}
- write_unlock(&local->sockets.lock);
-
/* If we still have a device, we keep the RAW sockets alive */
if (device == true)
return;
- write_lock(&local->raw_sockets.lock);
-
- sk_for_each_safe(sk, tmp, &local->raw_sockets.head) {
+ while ((sk = nfc_llcp_sock_list_pop(&local->raw_sockets))) {
llcp_sock = nfc_llcp_sock(sk);
- bh_lock_sock(sk);
+ lock_sock(sk);
nfc_llcp_socket_purge(llcp_sock);
@@ -135,26 +154,20 @@ static void nfc_llcp_socket_release(struct nfc_llcp_local *local, bool device,
sk->sk_state = LLCP_CLOSED;
sk->sk_state_change(sk);
- bh_unlock_sock(sk);
-
- sk_del_node_init(sk);
+ release_sock(sk);
+ sock_put(sk);
}
-
- write_unlock(&local->raw_sockets.lock);
}
static struct nfc_llcp_local *nfc_llcp_local_get(struct nfc_llcp_local *local)
{
- /* Since using nfc_llcp_local may result in usage of nfc_dev, whenever
- * we hold a reference to local, we also need to hold a reference to
- * the device to avoid UAF.
- */
- if (!nfc_get_device(local->dev->idx))
+ if (!local)
return NULL;
- kref_get(&local->ref);
+ if (kref_get_unless_zero(&local->ref))
+ return local;
- return local;
+ return NULL;
}
static void local_cleanup(struct nfc_llcp_local *local)
@@ -172,30 +185,34 @@ static void local_cleanup(struct nfc_llcp_local *local)
nfc_llcp_free_sdp_tlv_list(&local->pending_sdreqs);
}
+static void local_release_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+ struct nfc_llcp_local *local;
+ struct nfc_dev *dev;
+
+ local = container_of(work, struct nfc_llcp_local, release_work);
+ dev = local->dev;
+
+ local_cleanup(local);
+ kfree(local);
+ nfc_put_device(dev);
+}
+
static void local_release(struct kref *ref)
{
struct nfc_llcp_local *local;
local = container_of(ref, struct nfc_llcp_local, ref);
- local_cleanup(local);
- kfree(local);
+ queue_work(llcp_wq, &local->release_work);
}
int nfc_llcp_local_put(struct nfc_llcp_local *local)
{
- struct nfc_dev *dev;
- int ret;
-
- if (local == NULL)
+ if (!local)
return 0;
- dev = local->dev;
-
- ret = kref_put(&local->ref, local_release);
- nfc_put_device(dev);
-
- return ret;
+ return kref_put(&local->ref, local_release);
}
static struct nfc_llcp_sock *nfc_llcp_sock_get(struct nfc_llcp_local *local,
@@ -1705,6 +1722,7 @@ int nfc_llcp_register_device(struct nfc_dev *ndev)
INIT_WORK(&local->rx_work, nfc_llcp_rx_work);
INIT_WORK(&local->timeout_work, nfc_llcp_timeout_work);
+ INIT_WORK(&local->release_work, local_release_work);
rwlock_init(&local->sockets.lock);
rwlock_init(&local->connecting_sockets.lock);
@@ -1748,10 +1766,23 @@ void nfc_llcp_unregister_device(struct nfc_dev *dev)
int __init nfc_llcp_init(void)
{
- return nfc_llcp_sock_init();
+ int ret;
+
+ llcp_wq = alloc_workqueue("nfc_llcp_wq", WQ_UNBOUND, 0);
+ if (!llcp_wq)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ ret = nfc_llcp_sock_init();
+ if (ret) {
+ destroy_workqueue(llcp_wq);
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
}
void nfc_llcp_exit(void)
{
nfc_llcp_sock_exit();
+ destroy_workqueue(llcp_wq);
}
diff --git a/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c b/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c
index 5558d8a4d48b..ce6875eb58fb 100644
--- a/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c
+++ b/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c
@@ -392,11 +392,12 @@ void nfc_llcp_accept_unlink(struct sock *sk)
pr_debug("state %d\n", sk->sk_state);
- list_del_init(&llcp_sock->accept_queue);
- sk_acceptq_removed(llcp_sock->parent);
- llcp_sock->parent = NULL;
-
- sock_put(sk);
+ if (llcp_sock->parent) {
+ list_del_init(&llcp_sock->accept_queue);
+ sk_acceptq_removed(llcp_sock->parent);
+ llcp_sock->parent = NULL;
+ sock_put(sk);
+ }
}
void nfc_llcp_accept_enqueue(struct sock *parent, struct sock *sk)
@@ -423,12 +424,20 @@ struct sock *nfc_llcp_accept_dequeue(struct sock *parent,
list_for_each_entry_safe(lsk, n, &llcp_parent->accept_queue,
accept_queue) {
+ struct nfc_llcp_local *local;
+
sk = &lsk->sk;
- lock_sock(sk);
+ lock_sock_nested(sk, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
if (sk->sk_state == LLCP_CLOSED) {
- release_sock(sk);
+ local = nfc_llcp_sock(sk)->local;
+
nfc_llcp_accept_unlink(sk);
+ if (local)
+ nfc_llcp_sock_unlink(&local->sockets, sk);
+ sock_orphan(sk);
+ release_sock(sk);
+ sock_put(sk);
continue;
}
@@ -464,7 +473,7 @@ static int llcp_sock_accept(struct socket *sock, struct socket *newsock,
pr_debug("parent %p\n", sk);
- lock_sock_nested(sk, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
+ lock_sock(sk);
if (sk->sk_state != LLCP_LISTEN) {
ret = -EBADFD;
@@ -490,7 +499,12 @@ static int llcp_sock_accept(struct socket *sock, struct socket *newsock,
release_sock(sk);
timeo = schedule_timeout(timeo);
- lock_sock_nested(sk, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
+ lock_sock(sk);
+
+ if (sk->sk_state != LLCP_LISTEN) {
+ ret = -EBADFD;
+ break;
+ }
}
__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
remove_wait_queue(sk_sleep(sk), &wait);
@@ -629,13 +643,24 @@ static int llcp_sock_release(struct socket *sock)
list_for_each_entry_safe(lsk, n, &llcp_sock->accept_queue,
accept_queue) {
+ bool put_creation = false;
+
accept_sk = &lsk->sk;
- lock_sock(accept_sk);
+ lock_sock_nested(accept_sk, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
- nfc_llcp_send_disconnect(lsk);
- nfc_llcp_accept_unlink(accept_sk);
+ if (nfc_llcp_sock(accept_sk)->parent == sk) {
+ nfc_llcp_send_disconnect(lsk);
+ nfc_llcp_accept_unlink(accept_sk);
+ nfc_llcp_sock_unlink(&local->sockets, accept_sk);
+
+ accept_sk->sk_state = LLCP_CLOSED;
+ sock_orphan(accept_sk);
+ put_creation = true;
+ }
release_sock(accept_sk);
+ if (put_creation)
+ sock_put(accept_sk); /* creation ref */
}
}
--
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