From: Julian Anastasov <ja@ssi.bg>
To: Simon Horman <horms@verge.net.au>
Cc: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>,
Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>,
lvs-devel@vger.kernel.org, netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH nf v2 1/2] ipvs: avoid out-of-bounds write in ip_vs_nat_icmp
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:25:19 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260728202520.59179-2-ja@ssi.bg> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260728202520.59179-1-ja@ssi.bg>
Sashiko warns that local attacker can modify the packet
while it is processed by IPVS. Some places read the
IP ihl field multiple times which can cause out-of-bounds
access. One such place is ip_vs_nat_icmp where we
can write after the validated area.
Fix it by providing ciph argument just like it is done for
IPv6 and use ciph->len as offset to the embedded transport
header.
Modify some IPv4 header checks by reading the ihl field
only once.
Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2")
Link: https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260722101517.36313-1-ja%40ssi.bg
Signed-off-by: Julian Anastasov <ja@ssi.bg>
---
include/net/ip_vs.h | 2 +-
net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c | 67 +++++++++++++++++----------------
net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c | 2 +-
3 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/net/ip_vs.h b/include/net/ip_vs.h
index e6ca930a3507..1235f1934e94 100644
--- a/include/net/ip_vs.h
+++ b/include/net/ip_vs.h
@@ -2062,7 +2062,7 @@ static inline bool ip_vs_conn_use_hash2(struct ip_vs_conn *cp)
void ip_vs_nat_icmp(struct sk_buff *skb, struct ip_vs_protocol *pp,
struct ip_vs_conn *cp, int dir, unsigned int toff,
- bool has_ports);
+ bool has_ports, struct ip_vs_iphdr *ciph);
#ifdef CONFIG_IP_VS_IPV6
void ip_vs_nat_icmp_v6(struct sk_buff *skb, struct ip_vs_protocol *pp,
diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c
index 6b79e0c4d9e2..0bdaeb4ed61e 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c
@@ -925,28 +925,27 @@ static int ip_vs_route_me_harder(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs, int af,
*/
void ip_vs_nat_icmp(struct sk_buff *skb, struct ip_vs_protocol *pp,
struct ip_vs_conn *cp, int inout, unsigned int toff,
- bool has_ports)
+ bool has_ports, struct ip_vs_iphdr *ciph)
{
struct iphdr *iph = ip_hdr(skb);
struct icmphdr *icmph = (struct icmphdr *)(skb->data + toff);
- struct iphdr *ciph = (struct iphdr *)(icmph + 1);
- unsigned int coff __maybe_unused = toff + sizeof(struct icmphdr);
+ struct iphdr *cih = (struct iphdr *)(icmph + 1);
if (inout) {
iph->saddr = cp->vaddr.ip;
ip_send_check(iph);
- ciph->daddr = cp->vaddr.ip;
- ip_send_check(ciph);
+ cih->daddr = cp->vaddr.ip;
+ ip_send_check(cih);
} else {
iph->daddr = cp->daddr.ip;
ip_send_check(iph);
- ciph->saddr = cp->daddr.ip;
- ip_send_check(ciph);
+ cih->saddr = cp->daddr.ip;
+ ip_send_check(cih);
}
/* the TCP/UDP/SCTP port */
if (has_ports) {
- __be16 *ports = (void *)ciph + ciph->ihl*4;
+ __be16 *ports = (void *)(skb->data + ciph->len);
if (inout)
ports[1] = cp->vport;
@@ -960,10 +959,10 @@ void ip_vs_nat_icmp(struct sk_buff *skb, struct ip_vs_protocol *pp,
skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
if (inout)
- IP_VS_DBG_PKT(11, AF_INET, pp, skb, coff,
+ IP_VS_DBG_PKT(11, AF_INET, pp, skb, ciph->off,
"Forwarding altered outgoing ICMP");
else
- IP_VS_DBG_PKT(11, AF_INET, pp, skb, coff,
+ IP_VS_DBG_PKT(11, AF_INET, pp, skb, ciph->off,
"Forwarding altered incoming ICMP");
}
@@ -1056,7 +1055,7 @@ static int handle_response_icmp(int af, struct sk_buff *skb,
ip_vs_nat_icmp_v6(skb, pp, cp, 1, toff, has_ports, ciph);
else
#endif
- ip_vs_nat_icmp(skb, pp, cp, 1, toff, has_ports);
+ ip_vs_nat_icmp(skb, pp, cp, 1, toff, has_ports, ciph);
if (ip_vs_route_me_harder(cp->ipvs, af, skb, hooknum))
goto out;
@@ -1092,7 +1091,7 @@ static int ip_vs_out_icmp(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs, struct sk_buff *skb,
struct ip_vs_iphdr ciph;
struct ip_vs_conn *cp;
struct ip_vs_protocol *pp;
- unsigned int offset, ihl;
+ unsigned int offset;
union nf_inet_addr snet;
*related = 1;
@@ -1105,7 +1104,6 @@ static int ip_vs_out_icmp(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs, struct sk_buff *skb,
return NF_ACCEPT;
}
- ihl = ipvsh->len;
offset = ipvsh->len;
ic = skb_header_pointer(skb, offset, sizeof(_icmph), &_icmph);
if (ic == NULL)
@@ -1131,11 +1129,15 @@ static int ip_vs_out_icmp(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs, struct sk_buff *skb,
/* Now find the contained IP header */
offset += sizeof(_icmph);
+ if (!ip_vs_fill_iph_skb_icmp(AF_INET, skb, offset, true, &ciph))
+ return NF_ACCEPT; /* The packet looks wrong, ignore */
+
cih = skb_header_pointer(skb, offset, sizeof(_ciph), &_ciph);
- if (!(cih && cih->version == 4 && cih->ihl >= 5))
+ if (!(cih && cih->version == 4 &&
+ ciph.len - ciph.off >= sizeof(struct iphdr)))
return NF_ACCEPT; /* The packet looks wrong, ignore */
- pp = ip_vs_proto_get(cih->protocol);
+ pp = ip_vs_proto_get(ciph.protocol);
if (!pp)
return NF_ACCEPT;
@@ -1146,8 +1148,6 @@ static int ip_vs_out_icmp(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs, struct sk_buff *skb,
IP_VS_DBG_PKT(11, AF_INET, pp, skb, offset,
"Checking outgoing ICMP for");
- ip_vs_fill_iph_skb_icmp(AF_INET, skb, offset, true, &ciph);
-
/* The embedded headers contain source and dest in reverse order */
cp = INDIRECT_CALL_1(pp->conn_out_get, ip_vs_conn_out_get_proto,
ipvs, AF_INET, skb, &ciph);
@@ -1155,8 +1155,8 @@ static int ip_vs_out_icmp(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs, struct sk_buff *skb,
return NF_ACCEPT;
snet.ip = ipvsh->saddr.ip;
- return handle_response_icmp(AF_INET, skb, &snet, cp, pp, &ciph, ihl,
- hooknum);
+ return handle_response_icmp(AF_INET, skb, &snet, cp, pp, &ciph,
+ ipvsh->len, hooknum);
}
#ifdef CONFIG_IP_VS_IPV6
@@ -1803,10 +1803,12 @@ ip_vs_in_icmp(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs, struct sk_buff *skb, int *related,
/* Now find the contained IP header */
offset += sizeof(_icmph);
cih = skb_header_pointer(skb, offset, sizeof(_ciph), &_ciph);
- if (!(cih && cih->version == 4 && cih->ihl >= 5))
+ if (!cih)
return NF_ACCEPT; /* The packet looks wrong, ignore */
- raddr = (union nf_inet_addr *)&cih->daddr;
hlen_ipip = cih->ihl * 4;
+ if (!(cih->version == 4 && hlen_ipip >= sizeof(struct iphdr)))
+ return NF_ACCEPT; /* The packet looks wrong, ignore */
+ raddr = (union nf_inet_addr *)&cih->daddr;
/* Special case for errors for IPIP/UDP/GRE tunnel packets */
tunnel = false;
@@ -1823,9 +1825,6 @@ ip_vs_in_icmp(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs, struct sk_buff *skb, int *related,
if (!dest || dest->tun_type != IP_VS_CONN_F_TUNNEL_TYPE_IPIP)
return NF_ACCEPT;
offset += hlen_ipip;
- cih = skb_header_pointer(skb, offset, sizeof(_ciph), &_ciph);
- if (!(cih && cih->version == 4 && cih->ihl >= 5))
- return NF_ACCEPT; /* The packet looks wrong, ignore */
tunnel = true;
} else if ((cih->protocol == IPPROTO_UDP || /* Can be UDP encap */
cih->protocol == IPPROTO_GRE) && /* Can be GRE encap */
@@ -1850,21 +1849,25 @@ ip_vs_in_icmp(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs, struct sk_buff *skb, int *related,
/* Skip IP and UDP/GRE tunnel headers */
offset = offset2 + ulen;
/* Now we should be at the original IP header */
- cih = skb_header_pointer(skb, offset, sizeof(_ciph),
- &_ciph);
- if (cih && cih->version == 4 && cih->ihl >= 5 &&
- iproto == IPPROTO_IPIP)
+ if (iproto == IPPROTO_IPIP)
tunnel = true;
else
return NF_ACCEPT;
}
}
- pd = ip_vs_proto_data_get(ipvs, cih->protocol);
+ if (!ip_vs_fill_iph_skb_icmp(AF_INET, skb, offset, !tunnel, &ciph))
+ return NF_ACCEPT;
+ pd = ip_vs_proto_data_get(ipvs, ciph.protocol);
if (!pd)
return NF_ACCEPT;
pp = pd->pp;
+ cih = skb_header_pointer(skb, offset, sizeof(_ciph), &_ciph);
+ if (!(cih && cih->version == 4 &&
+ ciph.len - ciph.off >= sizeof(struct iphdr)))
+ return NF_ACCEPT; /* The packet looks wrong, ignore */
+
/* Is the embedded protocol header present? */
if (unlikely(cih->frag_off & htons(IP_OFFSET) && !pp->dont_defrag))
return NF_ACCEPT;
@@ -1872,9 +1875,6 @@ ip_vs_in_icmp(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs, struct sk_buff *skb, int *related,
IP_VS_DBG_PKT(11, AF_INET, pp, skb, offset,
"Checking incoming ICMP for");
- offset2 = offset;
- ip_vs_fill_iph_skb_icmp(AF_INET, skb, offset, !tunnel, &ciph);
-
/* The embedded headers contain source and dest in reverse order.
* For IPIP/UDP/GRE tunnel this is error for request, not for reply.
*/
@@ -1904,11 +1904,12 @@ ip_vs_in_icmp(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs, struct sk_buff *skb, int *related,
}
if (tunnel) {
- unsigned int hlen_orig = cih->ihl * 4;
+ unsigned int hlen_orig = ciph.len - ciph.off;
__be32 info = ic->un.gateway;
__u8 type = ic->type;
__u8 code = ic->code;
+ offset2 = offset;
/* Update the MTU */
if (ic->type == ICMP_DEST_UNREACH &&
ic->code == ICMP_FRAG_NEEDED) {
diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c
index cdc567ceabf4..4469dcc4bb1e 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c
@@ -1582,7 +1582,7 @@ ip_vs_icmp_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct ip_vs_conn *cp,
if (skb_cow(skb, rt->dst.dev->hard_header_len))
goto tx_error;
- ip_vs_nat_icmp(skb, pp, cp, 0, toff, has_ports);
+ ip_vs_nat_icmp(skb, pp, cp, 0, toff, has_ports, ciph);
/* Another hack: avoid icmp_send in ip_fragment */
skb->ignore_df = 1;
--
2.55.0
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2026-07-28 20:25 [PATCH nf v2 0/2] ipvs: csum validations, part 2 Julian Anastasov
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