diff --git a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c
index ba437c6f6ee59..18e89e764f3b4 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c
@@ -1886,6 +1886,7 @@ static struct sock *l2cap_sock_alloc(struct net *net, struct socket *sock,
 	chan = l2cap_chan_create();
 	if (!chan) {
 		sk_free(sk);
+		sock->sk = NULL;
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c b/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c
index f48250e3f2e10..355e1a1698f56 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c
@@ -274,13 +274,13 @@ static struct sock *rfcomm_sock_alloc(struct net *net, struct socket *sock,
 	struct rfcomm_dlc *d;
 	struct sock *sk;
 
-	sk = bt_sock_alloc(net, sock, &rfcomm_proto, proto, prio, kern);
-	if (!sk)
+	d = rfcomm_dlc_alloc(prio);
+	if (!d)
 		return NULL;
 
-	d = rfcomm_dlc_alloc(prio);
-	if (!d) {
-		sk_free(sk);
+	sk = bt_sock_alloc(net, sock, &rfcomm_proto, proto, prio, kern);
+	if (!sk) {
+		rfcomm_dlc_free(d);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/can/af_can.c b/net/can/af_can.c
index 707576eeeb582..01f3fbb3b67dc 100644
--- a/net/can/af_can.c
+++ b/net/can/af_can.c
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ static int can_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
 		/* release sk on errors */
 		sock_orphan(sk);
 		sock_put(sk);
+		sock->sk = NULL;
 	}
 
  errout:
diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index f8c0d4eda888c..756f8e8e0ac76 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -3827,9 +3827,6 @@ void sk_common_release(struct sock *sk)
 
 	sk->sk_prot->unhash(sk);
 
-	if (sk->sk_socket)
-		sk->sk_socket->sk = NULL;
-
 	/*
 	 * In this point socket cannot receive new packets, but it is possible
 	 * that some packets are in flight because some CPU runs receiver and
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/socket.c b/net/ieee802154/socket.c
index 990a83455dcfb..18d267921bb53 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/socket.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/socket.c
@@ -1043,19 +1043,21 @@ static int ieee802154_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock,
 
 	if (sk->sk_prot->hash) {
 		rc = sk->sk_prot->hash(sk);
-		if (rc) {
-			sk_common_release(sk);
-			goto out;
-		}
+		if (rc)
+			goto out_sk_release;
 	}
 
 	if (sk->sk_prot->init) {
 		rc = sk->sk_prot->init(sk);
 		if (rc)
-			sk_common_release(sk);
+			goto out_sk_release;
 	}
 out:
 	return rc;
+out_sk_release:
+	sk_common_release(sk);
+	sock->sk = NULL;
+	goto out;
 }
 
 static const struct net_proto_family ieee802154_family_ops = {
diff --git a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
index b24d74616637a..8095e82de8083 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
@@ -376,32 +376,30 @@ static int inet_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
 		inet->inet_sport = htons(inet->inet_num);
 		/* Add to protocol hash chains. */
 		err = sk->sk_prot->hash(sk);
-		if (err) {
-			sk_common_release(sk);
-			goto out;
-		}
+		if (err)
+			goto out_sk_release;
 	}
 
 	if (sk->sk_prot->init) {
 		err = sk->sk_prot->init(sk);
-		if (err) {
-			sk_common_release(sk);
-			goto out;
-		}
+		if (err)
+			goto out_sk_release;
 	}
 
 	if (!kern) {
 		err = BPF_CGROUP_RUN_PROG_INET_SOCK(sk);
-		if (err) {
-			sk_common_release(sk);
-			goto out;
-		}
+		if (err)
+			goto out_sk_release;
 	}
 out:
 	return err;
 out_rcu_unlock:
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	goto out;
+out_sk_release:
+	sk_common_release(sk);
+	sock->sk = NULL;
+	goto out;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
index ba69b86f1c7d5..f60ec8b0f8ea4 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
@@ -252,31 +252,29 @@ static int inet6_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
 		 */
 		inet->inet_sport = htons(inet->inet_num);
 		err = sk->sk_prot->hash(sk);
-		if (err) {
-			sk_common_release(sk);
-			goto out;
-		}
+		if (err)
+			goto out_sk_release;
 	}
 	if (sk->sk_prot->init) {
 		err = sk->sk_prot->init(sk);
-		if (err) {
-			sk_common_release(sk);
-			goto out;
-		}
+		if (err)
+			goto out_sk_release;
 	}
 
 	if (!kern) {
 		err = BPF_CGROUP_RUN_PROG_INET_SOCK(sk);
-		if (err) {
-			sk_common_release(sk);
-			goto out;
-		}
+		if (err)
+			goto out_sk_release;
 	}
 out:
 	return err;
 out_rcu_unlock:
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	goto out;
+out_sk_release:
+	sk_common_release(sk);
+	sock->sk = NULL;
+	goto out;
 }
 
 static int __inet6_bind(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len,
diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index 2ff4b251842d4..886c0dd47b662 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -3422,17 +3422,17 @@ static int packet_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
 	if (sock->type == SOCK_PACKET)
 		sock->ops = &packet_ops_spkt;
 
+	po = pkt_sk(sk);
+	err = packet_alloc_pending(po);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_sk_free;
+
 	sock_init_data(sock, sk);
 
-	po = pkt_sk(sk);
 	init_completion(&po->skb_completion);
 	sk->sk_family = PF_PACKET;
 	po->num = proto;
 
-	err = packet_alloc_pending(po);
-	if (err)
-		goto out2;
-
 	packet_cached_dev_reset(po);
 
 	sk->sk_destruct = packet_sock_destruct;
@@ -3464,7 +3464,7 @@ static int packet_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
 	sock_prot_inuse_add(net, &packet_proto, 1);
 
 	return 0;
-out2:
+out_sk_free:
 	sk_free(sk);
 out:
 	return err;
diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 24b4042990155..9a8e4452b9b21 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -1576,9 +1576,9 @@ int __sock_create(struct net *net, int family, int type, int protocol,
 	err = pf->create(net, sock, protocol, kern);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		/* ->create should release the allocated sock->sk object on error
-		 * but it may leave the dangling pointer
+		 * and make sure sock->sk is set to NULL to avoid use-after-free
 		 */
-		sock->sk = NULL;
+		DEBUG_NET_WARN_ON_ONCE(sock->sk);
 		goto out_module_put;
 	}