Re: [PATCH v5] bluetooth: hci_h5: fix memory leak in h5_close

From: Marcel Holtmann
Date: Mon Nov 09 2020 - 08:36:28 EST


Hi Anant,

> When h5_close() is called, h5 is directly freed when !hu->serdev.
> However, h5->rx_skb is not freed, which causes a memory leak.
>
> Freeing h5->rx_skb and setting it to NULL, fixes this memory leak.
>
> Fixes: ce945552fde4 ("Bluetooth: hci_h5: Add support for serdev enumerated devices")
> Reported-by: syzbot+6ce141c55b2f7aafd1c4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Tested-by: syzbot+6ce141c55b2f7aafd1c4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Anant Thazhemadam <anant.thazhemadam@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Changes in v5:
> * Set h5->rx_skb = NULL unconditionally - to improve code
> readability
> * Update commit message accordingly
>
> Changes in v4:
> * Free h5->rx_skb even when hu->serdev
> (Suggested by Hans de Goede <hdegoede@xxxxxxxxxx>)
> * If hu->serdev, then assign h5->rx_skb = NULL
>
> Changes in v3:
> * Free h5->rx_skb when !hu->serdev, and fix the memory leak
> * Do not incorrectly and unnecessarily call serdev_device_close()
>
> Changes in v2:
> * Fixed the Fixes tag
>
>
> drivers/bluetooth/hci_h5.c | 3 +++
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

patch has been applied to bluetooth-next tree.

Regards

Marcel