Re: [syzbot] [bluetooth?] [usb?] KASAN: slab-use-after-free Read in skb_dequeue (2)

From: Philipp Weber

Date: Tue May 19 2026 - 11:52:19 EST


#syz test

Drain rx_work in btusb_disconnect() before kfree(data) so that any
work item rescheduled by a late URB completion callback during
btusb_close() is waited for before the backing data is freed.

---
drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c | 9 +++++++++
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
index 7f5fce93d984..5d4ea44cd3c9 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
@@ -4462,6 +4462,15 @@ static void btusb_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)
usb_driver_release_interface(&btusb_driver, data->intf);
}

+ /*
+ * rx_work is scheduled from URB completion handlers; btusb_close()
+ * (called via hci_unregister_dev) uses a non-sync cancel, so a work
+ * item may still be queued or executing when we reach this point.
+ * Wait for it before freeing data, otherwise the worker dereferences
+ * freed memory through skb_dequeue(&data->acl_q).
+ */
+ cancel_delayed_work_sync(&data->rx_work);
+
hci_free_dev(hdev);
kfree(data);
}
--
2.53.0