diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
index 683666ea210c..8c6ac6d29c62 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
@@ -822,6 +822,8 @@ struct hci_conn_params {
 
 	struct hci_conn *conn;
 	bool explicit_connect;
+	/* Accessed without hdev->lock: */
+	bool add_pending;
 	hci_conn_flags_t flags;
 	u8  privacy_mode;
 };
@@ -1605,6 +1607,9 @@ struct hci_conn_params *hci_conn_params_add(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 					    bdaddr_t *addr, u8 addr_type);
 void hci_conn_params_del(struct hci_dev *hdev, bdaddr_t *addr, u8 addr_type);
 void hci_conn_params_clear_disabled(struct hci_dev *hdev);
+void hci_conn_params_free(struct hci_conn_params *param);
+void hci_conn_params_set_pending(struct hci_conn_params *param,
+				 struct list_head *list);
 
 struct hci_conn_params *hci_pend_le_action_lookup(struct list_head *list,
 						  bdaddr_t *addr,
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
index 7d4941e6dbdf..ae9a35d1405b 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ static void hci_connect_le_scan_cleanup(struct hci_conn *conn, u8 status)
 	 */
 	params->explicit_connect = false;
 
-	list_del_init(&params->action);
+	hci_conn_params_set_pending(params, NULL);
 
 	switch (params->auto_connect) {
 	case HCI_AUTO_CONN_EXPLICIT:
@@ -127,10 +127,10 @@ static void hci_connect_le_scan_cleanup(struct hci_conn *conn, u8 status)
 		return;
 	case HCI_AUTO_CONN_DIRECT:
 	case HCI_AUTO_CONN_ALWAYS:
-		list_add(&params->action, &hdev->pend_le_conns);
+		hci_conn_params_set_pending(params, &hdev->pend_le_conns);
 		break;
 	case HCI_AUTO_CONN_REPORT:
-		list_add(&params->action, &hdev->pend_le_reports);
+		hci_conn_params_set_pending(params, &hdev->pend_le_reports);
 		break;
 	default:
 		break;
@@ -1435,8 +1435,7 @@ static int hci_explicit_conn_params_set(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 	if (params->auto_connect == HCI_AUTO_CONN_DISABLED ||
 	    params->auto_connect == HCI_AUTO_CONN_REPORT ||
 	    params->auto_connect == HCI_AUTO_CONN_EXPLICIT) {
-		list_del_init(&params->action);
-		list_add(&params->action, &hdev->pend_le_conns);
+		hci_conn_params_set_pending(params, &hdev->pend_le_conns);
 	}
 
 	params->explicit_connect = true;
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index 48917c68358d..7992a61fe1fd 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -2249,21 +2249,41 @@ struct hci_conn_params *hci_conn_params_lookup(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-/* This function requires the caller holds hdev->lock */
+/* This function requires the caller holds hdev->lock or rcu_read_lock */
 struct hci_conn_params *hci_pend_le_action_lookup(struct list_head *list,
 						  bdaddr_t *addr, u8 addr_type)
 {
 	struct hci_conn_params *param;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(param, list, action) {
+	rcu_read_lock();
+
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(param, list, action) {
 		if (bacmp(&param->addr, addr) == 0 &&
-		    param->addr_type == addr_type)
+		    param->addr_type == addr_type) {
+			rcu_read_unlock();
 			return param;
+		}
 	}
 
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+/* This function requires the caller holds hdev->lock */
+void hci_conn_params_set_pending(struct hci_conn_params *param,
+				 struct list_head *list)
+{
+	if (!list_empty(&param->action)) {
+		list_del_rcu(&param->action);
+		synchronize_rcu();
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&param->action);
+	}
+
+	if (list)
+		list_add_rcu(&param->action, list);
+}
+
 /* This function requires the caller holds hdev->lock */
 struct hci_conn_params *hci_conn_params_add(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 					    bdaddr_t *addr, u8 addr_type)
@@ -2297,14 +2317,15 @@ struct hci_conn_params *hci_conn_params_add(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 	return params;
 }
 
-static void hci_conn_params_free(struct hci_conn_params *params)
+void hci_conn_params_free(struct hci_conn_params *params)
 {
+	hci_conn_params_set_pending(params, NULL);
+
 	if (params->conn) {
 		hci_conn_drop(params->conn);
 		hci_conn_put(params->conn);
 	}
 
-	list_del(&params->action);
 	list_del(&params->list);
 	kfree(params);
 }
@@ -2342,8 +2363,7 @@ void hci_conn_params_clear_disabled(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		list_del(&params->list);
-		kfree(params);
+		hci_conn_params_free(params);
 	}
 
 	BT_DBG("All LE disabled connection parameters were removed");
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
index 7c199f7361f7..8187c9f827fa 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
@@ -1564,7 +1564,7 @@ static u8 hci_cc_le_set_privacy_mode(struct hci_dev *hdev, void *data,
 
 	params = hci_conn_params_lookup(hdev, &cp->bdaddr, cp->bdaddr_type);
 	if (params)
-		params->privacy_mode = cp->mode;
+		WRITE_ONCE(params->privacy_mode, cp->mode);
 
 	hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
 
@@ -2804,8 +2804,8 @@ static void hci_cs_disconnect(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 status)
 
 		case HCI_AUTO_CONN_DIRECT:
 		case HCI_AUTO_CONN_ALWAYS:
-			list_del_init(&params->action);
-			list_add(&params->action, &hdev->pend_le_conns);
+			hci_conn_params_set_pending(params,
+						    &hdev->pend_le_conns);
 			break;
 
 		default:
@@ -3423,8 +3423,8 @@ static void hci_disconn_complete_evt(struct hci_dev *hdev, void *data,
 
 		case HCI_AUTO_CONN_DIRECT:
 		case HCI_AUTO_CONN_ALWAYS:
-			list_del_init(&params->action);
-			list_add(&params->action, &hdev->pend_le_conns);
+			hci_conn_params_set_pending(params,
+						    &hdev->pend_le_conns);
 			hci_update_passive_scan(hdev);
 			break;
 
@@ -5972,7 +5972,7 @@ static void le_conn_complete_evt(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 status,
 	params = hci_pend_le_action_lookup(&hdev->pend_le_conns, &conn->dst,
 					   conn->dst_type);
 	if (params) {
-		list_del_init(&params->action);
+		hci_conn_params_set_pending(params, NULL);
 		if (params->conn) {
 			hci_conn_drop(params->conn);
 			hci_conn_put(params->conn);
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
index 97da5bcaa904..da12e286ee64 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
@@ -2160,15 +2160,23 @@ static int hci_le_del_accept_list_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+struct conn_params {
+	bdaddr_t addr;
+	u8 addr_type;
+	hci_conn_flags_t flags;
+	u8 privacy_mode;
+};
+
 /* Adds connection to resolve list if needed.
  * Setting params to NULL programs local hdev->irk
  */
 static int hci_le_add_resolve_list_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev,
-					struct hci_conn_params *params)
+					struct conn_params *params)
 {
 	struct hci_cp_le_add_to_resolv_list cp;
 	struct smp_irk *irk;
 	struct bdaddr_list_with_irk *entry;
+	struct hci_conn_params *p;
 
 	if (!use_ll_privacy(hdev))
 		return 0;
@@ -2203,6 +2211,16 @@ static int hci_le_add_resolve_list_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 	/* Default privacy mode is always Network */
 	params->privacy_mode = HCI_NETWORK_PRIVACY;
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	p = hci_pend_le_action_lookup(&hdev->pend_le_conns,
+				      &params->addr, params->addr_type);
+	if (!p)
+		p = hci_pend_le_action_lookup(&hdev->pend_le_reports,
+					      &params->addr, params->addr_type);
+	if (p)
+		WRITE_ONCE(p->privacy_mode, HCI_NETWORK_PRIVACY);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
 done:
 	if (hci_dev_test_flag(hdev, HCI_PRIVACY))
 		memcpy(cp.local_irk, hdev->irk, 16);
@@ -2215,7 +2233,7 @@ static int hci_le_add_resolve_list_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 
 /* Set Device Privacy Mode. */
 static int hci_le_set_privacy_mode_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev,
-					struct hci_conn_params *params)
+					struct conn_params *params)
 {
 	struct hci_cp_le_set_privacy_mode cp;
 	struct smp_irk *irk;
@@ -2240,6 +2258,8 @@ static int hci_le_set_privacy_mode_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 	bacpy(&cp.bdaddr, &irk->bdaddr);
 	cp.mode = HCI_DEVICE_PRIVACY;
 
+	/* Note: params->privacy_mode is not updated since it is a copy */
+
 	return __hci_cmd_sync_status(hdev, HCI_OP_LE_SET_PRIVACY_MODE,
 				     sizeof(cp), &cp, HCI_CMD_TIMEOUT);
 }
@@ -2249,7 +2269,7 @@ static int hci_le_set_privacy_mode_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev,
  * properly set the privacy mode.
  */
 static int hci_le_add_accept_list_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev,
-				       struct hci_conn_params *params,
+				       struct conn_params *params,
 				       u8 *num_entries)
 {
 	struct hci_cp_le_add_to_accept_list cp;
@@ -2447,6 +2467,51 @@ struct sk_buff *hci_read_local_oob_data_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 	return __hci_cmd_sync_sk(hdev, opcode, 0, NULL, 0, HCI_CMD_TIMEOUT, sk);
 }
 
+static void conn_params_add_iter_init(struct list_head *list)
+{
+	struct hci_conn_params *params;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(params, list, action)
+		params->add_pending = true;
+
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+}
+
+static bool conn_params_add_iter_next(struct list_head *list,
+				      struct conn_params *item)
+{
+	struct hci_conn_params *params;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(params, list, action) {
+		if (!params->add_pending)
+			continue;
+
+		/* No hdev->lock, but: addr, addr_type are immutable.
+		 * privacy_mode is only written by us or in
+		 * hci_cc_le_set_privacy_mode that we wait for.
+		 * We should be idempotent so MGMT updating flags
+		 * while we are processing is OK.
+		 */
+		bacpy(&item->addr, &params->addr);
+		item->addr_type = params->addr_type;
+		item->flags = READ_ONCE(params->flags);
+		item->privacy_mode = READ_ONCE(params->privacy_mode);
+
+		params->add_pending = false;
+
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 /* Device must not be scanning when updating the accept list.
  *
  * Update is done using the following sequence:
@@ -2466,7 +2531,7 @@ struct sk_buff *hci_read_local_oob_data_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev,
  */
 static u8 hci_update_accept_list_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 {
-	struct hci_conn_params *params;
+	struct conn_params params;
 	struct bdaddr_list *b, *t;
 	u8 num_entries = 0;
 	bool pend_conn, pend_report;
@@ -2504,6 +2569,7 @@ static u8 hci_update_accept_list_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 		if (hci_conn_hash_lookup_le(hdev, &b->bdaddr, b->bdaddr_type))
 			continue;
 
+		/* Pointers not dereferenced, no locks needed */
 		pend_conn = hci_pend_le_action_lookup(&hdev->pend_le_conns,
 						      &b->bdaddr,
 						      b->bdaddr_type);
@@ -2532,9 +2598,15 @@ static u8 hci_update_accept_list_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 	 * available accept list entries in the controller, then
 	 * just abort and return filer policy value to not use the
 	 * accept list.
+	 *
+	 * The list and params may be mutated while we wait for events,
+	 * so use special iteration with copies.
 	 */
-	list_for_each_entry(params, &hdev->pend_le_conns, action) {
-		err = hci_le_add_accept_list_sync(hdev, params, &num_entries);
+
+	conn_params_add_iter_init(&hdev->pend_le_conns);
+
+	while (conn_params_add_iter_next(&hdev->pend_le_conns, &params)) {
+		err = hci_le_add_accept_list_sync(hdev, &params, &num_entries);
 		if (err)
 			goto done;
 	}
@@ -2543,8 +2615,11 @@ static u8 hci_update_accept_list_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 	 * the list of pending reports and also add these to the
 	 * accept list if there is still space. Abort if space runs out.
 	 */
-	list_for_each_entry(params, &hdev->pend_le_reports, action) {
-		err = hci_le_add_accept_list_sync(hdev, params, &num_entries);
+
+	conn_params_add_iter_init(&hdev->pend_le_reports);
+
+	while (conn_params_add_iter_next(&hdev->pend_le_reports, &params)) {
+		err = hci_le_add_accept_list_sync(hdev, &params, &num_entries);
 		if (err)
 			goto done;
 	}
@@ -4837,12 +4912,12 @@ static void hci_pend_le_actions_clear(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 	struct hci_conn_params *p;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(p, &hdev->le_conn_params, list) {
+		hci_conn_params_set_pending(p, NULL);
 		if (p->conn) {
 			hci_conn_drop(p->conn);
 			hci_conn_put(p->conn);
 			p->conn = NULL;
 		}
-		list_del_init(&p->action);
 	}
 
 	BT_DBG("All LE pending actions cleared");
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
index 61c8e1b8f3b0..b35b1c685b86 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
@@ -1303,15 +1303,15 @@ static void restart_le_actions(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 		/* Needed for AUTO_OFF case where might not "really"
 		 * have been powered off.
 		 */
-		list_del_init(&p->action);
+		hci_conn_params_set_pending(p, NULL);
 
 		switch (p->auto_connect) {
 		case HCI_AUTO_CONN_DIRECT:
 		case HCI_AUTO_CONN_ALWAYS:
-			list_add(&p->action, &hdev->pend_le_conns);
+			hci_conn_params_set_pending(p, &hdev->pend_le_conns);
 			break;
 		case HCI_AUTO_CONN_REPORT:
-			list_add(&p->action, &hdev->pend_le_reports);
+			hci_conn_params_set_pending(p, &hdev->pend_le_reports);
 			break;
 		default:
 			break;
@@ -5175,7 +5175,7 @@ static int set_device_flags(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev, void *data,
 		goto unlock;
 	}
 
-	params->flags = current_flags;
+	WRITE_ONCE(params->flags, current_flags);
 	status = MGMT_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 
 	/* Update passive scan if HCI_CONN_FLAG_DEVICE_PRIVACY
@@ -7586,7 +7586,7 @@ static int hci_conn_params_set(struct hci_dev *hdev, bdaddr_t *addr,
 	if (params->auto_connect == auto_connect)
 		return 0;
 
-	list_del_init(&params->action);
+	hci_conn_params_set_pending(params, NULL);
 
 	switch (auto_connect) {
 	case HCI_AUTO_CONN_DISABLED:
@@ -7595,18 +7595,22 @@ static int hci_conn_params_set(struct hci_dev *hdev, bdaddr_t *addr,
 		 * connect to device, keep connecting.
 		 */
 		if (params->explicit_connect)
-			list_add(&params->action, &hdev->pend_le_conns);
+			hci_conn_params_set_pending(params,
+						    &hdev->pend_le_conns);
 		break;
 	case HCI_AUTO_CONN_REPORT:
 		if (params->explicit_connect)
-			list_add(&params->action, &hdev->pend_le_conns);
+			hci_conn_params_set_pending(params,
+						    &hdev->pend_le_conns);
 		else
-			list_add(&params->action, &hdev->pend_le_reports);
+			hci_conn_params_set_pending(params,
+						    &hdev->pend_le_reports);
 		break;
 	case HCI_AUTO_CONN_DIRECT:
 	case HCI_AUTO_CONN_ALWAYS:
 		if (!is_connected(hdev, addr, addr_type))
-			list_add(&params->action, &hdev->pend_le_conns);
+			hci_conn_params_set_pending(params,
+						    &hdev->pend_le_conns);
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -7829,9 +7833,7 @@ static int remove_device(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev,
 			goto unlock;
 		}
 
-		list_del(&params->action);
-		list_del(&params->list);
-		kfree(params);
+		hci_conn_params_free(params);
 
 		device_removed(sk, hdev, &cp->addr.bdaddr, cp->addr.type);
 	} else {
@@ -7862,9 +7864,7 @@ static int remove_device(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev,
 				p->auto_connect = HCI_AUTO_CONN_EXPLICIT;
 				continue;
 			}
-			list_del(&p->action);
-			list_del(&p->list);
-			kfree(p);
+			hci_conn_params_free(p);
 		}
 
 		bt_dev_dbg(hdev, "All LE connection parameters were removed");
