Bug 2400790 (CVE-2023-53520)

Summary: CVE-2023-53520 kernel: Bluetooth: Fix hci_suspend_sync crash
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-10-01 12:07:35 UTC 
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

Bluetooth: Fix hci_suspend_sync crash

If hci_unregister_dev() frees the hci_dev object but hci_suspend_notifier
may still be accessing it, it can cause the program to crash.
Here's the call trace:
  <4>[102152.653246] Call Trace:
  <4>[102152.653254]  hci_suspend_sync+0x109/0x301 [bluetooth]
  <4>[102152.653259]  hci_suspend_dev+0x78/0xcd [bluetooth]
  <4>[102152.653263]  hci_suspend_notifier+0x42/0x7a [bluetooth]
  <4>[102152.653268]  notifier_call_chain+0x43/0x6b
  <4>[102152.653271]  __blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x48/0x69
  <4>[102152.653273]  __pm_notifier_call_chain+0x22/0x39
  <4>[102152.653276]  pm_suspend+0x287/0x57c
  <4>[102152.653278]  state_store+0xae/0xe5
  <4>[102152.653281]  kernfs_fop_write+0x109/0x173
  <4>[102152.653284]  __vfs_write+0x16f/0x1a2
  <4>[102152.653287]  ? selinux_file_permission+0xca/0x16f
  <4>[102152.653289]  ? security_file_permission+0x36/0x109
  <4>[102152.653291]  vfs_write+0x114/0x21d
  <4>[102152.653293]  __x64_sys_write+0x7b/0xdb
  <4>[102152.653296]  do_syscall_64+0x59/0x194
  <4>[102152.653299]  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x5c/0xc1

This patch holds the reference count of the hci_dev object while
processing it in hci_suspend_notifier to avoid potential crash
caused by the race condition.
Comment 1 Jon Moroney 2025-10-01 19:12:36 UTC 
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025100133-CVE-2023-53520-a542@gregkh/T