From: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo.bianconi@oss.qualcomm.com>
To: Ren Wei <weir@nebusec.ai>
Cc: idosch@nvidia.com, netdev@vger.kernel.org, dsahern@kernel.org,
iprintercanon@gmail.com, davem@davemloft.net,
edumazet@google.com, kuba@kernel.org, pabeni@redhat.com,
horms@kernel.org, tom@herbertland.com, vega@nebusec.ai,
petalzu987@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net v4 1/1] ip6_tunnel: snapshot encap in xmit
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2026 19:36:50 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <ap2ksmdL1FFulLnF@lore-desk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <2ce8f3e4bbed6060afb0aee33dc4e1d9ae021280.1788262122.git.petalzu987@gmail.com>
[-- Attachment #1: Type: text/plain, Size: 5760 bytes --]
> From: Zixuan Chai <petalzu987@gmail.com>
>
> ip6_tnl_changelink() can update encapsulation parameters while the
> netdevice is transmitting packets. ip6_tnl_xmit() can calculate packet
> headroom with t->encap_hlen and later build an encapsulation header from
> the live t->encap. A concurrent update can change the encapsulation
> header between these accesses and make skb_push() underflow the skb head.
>
> Take a local snapshot of t->encap before calculating the encapsulation
> header length. Use that same snapshot for headroom accounting, metadata
> validation, and build_header(). This keeps all encapsulation decisions
> for an skb consistent even if changelink updates the live configuration.
>
> Fixes: b3a27b519b22 ("ip6_tunnel: Add support for fou/gue encapsulation")
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Reported-by: Vega <vega@nebusec.ai>
> Assisted-by: LLM
> Signed-off-by: Zixuan Chai <petalzu987@gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ren Wei <weir@nebusec.ai>
Hi Ren and Zixuan,
I agree this is a real issue, but I guess this patch is fixing just a
small part of more extended problem. In particular, there are multiple
parameters that are updated in ip6_tnl_update()/ip6_tnl_change() that are
accessed concurrently in ip6_tnl_xmit() or in ip6_tnl_fill_forward_path().
I guess we should try to find a general fix for the extended issue.
What do you think? We have probably the same issue in the IPv4 counterpart.
Regards,
Lorenzo
> ---
> include/net/ip6_tunnel.h | 10 +++++-----
> include/net/ip_tunnels.h | 10 ++++++++++
> net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c | 18 ++++++++++++++----
> 3 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/net/ip6_tunnel.h b/include/net/ip6_tunnel.h
> index b99805ee2fd1..6e76e50a4406 100644
> --- a/include/net/ip6_tunnel.h
> +++ b/include/net/ip6_tunnel.h
> @@ -106,22 +106,22 @@ static inline int ip6_encap_hlen(struct ip_tunnel_encap *e)
> return hlen;
> }
>
> -static inline int ip6_tnl_encap(struct sk_buff *skb, struct ip6_tnl *t,
> +static inline int ip6_tnl_encap(struct sk_buff *skb, struct ip_tunnel_encap *e,
> u8 *protocol, struct flowi6 *fl6)
> {
> const struct ip6_tnl_encap_ops *ops;
> int ret = -EINVAL;
>
> - if (t->encap.type == TUNNEL_ENCAP_NONE)
> + if (e->type == TUNNEL_ENCAP_NONE)
> return 0;
>
> - if (t->encap.type >= MAX_IPTUN_ENCAP_OPS)
> + if (e->type >= MAX_IPTUN_ENCAP_OPS)
> return -EINVAL;
>
> rcu_read_lock();
> - ops = rcu_dereference(ip6tun_encaps[t->encap.type]);
> + ops = rcu_dereference(ip6tun_encaps[e->type]);
> if (likely(ops && ops->build_header))
> - ret = ops->build_header(skb, &t->encap, protocol, fl6);
> + ret = ops->build_header(skb, e, protocol, fl6);
> rcu_read_unlock();
>
> return ret;
> diff --git a/include/net/ip_tunnels.h b/include/net/ip_tunnels.h
> index 7c9aadfe8fe3..ab217ddbeb20 100644
> --- a/include/net/ip_tunnels.h
> +++ b/include/net/ip_tunnels.h
> @@ -522,6 +522,16 @@ skb_vlan_inet_prepare(struct sk_buff *skb, bool inner_proto_inherit)
> return SKB_NOT_DROPPED_YET;
> }
>
> +static inline void
> +ip_tunnel_encap_snapshot(struct ip_tunnel_encap *dst,
> + const struct ip_tunnel_encap *src)
> +{
> + dst->type = READ_ONCE(src->type);
> + dst->flags = READ_ONCE(src->flags);
> + dst->sport = READ_ONCE(src->sport);
> + dst->dport = READ_ONCE(src->dport);
> +}
> +
> static inline int ip_encap_hlen(struct ip_tunnel_encap *e)
> {
> const struct ip_tunnel_encap_ops *ops;
> diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
> index d5ff50a2ac01..6ca373d6205a 100644
> --- a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
> +++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
> @@ -1102,6 +1102,7 @@ int ip6_tnl_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, __u8 dsfield,
> __u8 proto)
> {
> struct ip6_tnl *t = netdev_priv(dev);
> + struct ip_tunnel_encap ipencap;
> struct net *net = t->net;
> struct ipv6hdr *ipv6h;
> struct ipv6_tel_txoption opt;
> @@ -1109,10 +1110,11 @@ int ip6_tnl_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, __u8 dsfield,
> struct net_device *tdev;
> int err_count, mtu;
> unsigned int eth_hlen = t->dev->type == ARPHRD_ETHER ? ETH_HLEN : 0;
> - unsigned int psh_hlen = sizeof(struct ipv6hdr) + t->encap_hlen;
> - unsigned int max_headroom = psh_hlen;
> + unsigned int max_headroom;
> __be16 payload_protocol;
> bool use_cache = false;
> + unsigned int psh_hlen;
> + int encap_hlen;
> u8 hop_limit;
> int err = -1;
>
> @@ -1202,6 +1204,14 @@ int ip6_tnl_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, __u8 dsfield,
> t->parms.name);
> goto tx_err_dst_release;
> }
> +
> + ip_tunnel_encap_snapshot(&ipencap, &t->encap);
> + encap_hlen = ip6_encap_hlen(&ipencap);
> + if (unlikely(encap_hlen < 0))
> + goto tx_err_dst_release;
> + psh_hlen = sizeof(struct ipv6hdr) + encap_hlen;
> + max_headroom = psh_hlen;
> +
> mtu = dst6_mtu(dst) - eth_hlen - psh_hlen - t->tun_hlen;
> if (encap_limit >= 0) {
> max_headroom += 8;
> @@ -1240,7 +1250,7 @@ int ip6_tnl_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, __u8 dsfield,
> goto tx_err_dst_release;
>
> if (t->parms.collect_md) {
> - if (t->encap.type != TUNNEL_ENCAP_NONE)
> + if (ipencap.type != TUNNEL_ENCAP_NONE)
> goto tx_err_dst_release;
> } else {
> if (use_cache && ndst)
> @@ -1264,7 +1274,7 @@ int ip6_tnl_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, __u8 dsfield,
> + dst->header_len + t->hlen;
> ip_tunnel_adj_headroom(dev, max_headroom);
>
> - err = ip6_tnl_encap(skb, t, &proto, fl6);
> + err = ip6_tnl_encap(skb, &ipencap, &proto, fl6);
> if (err)
> return err;
>
> --
> 2.34.1
>
[-- Attachment #2: signature.asc --]
[-- Type: application/pgp-signature, Size: 228 bytes --]
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-06 17:36 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-05 10:01 [PATCH net v4 0/1] ip6_tunnel: snapshot encap in xmit Ren Wei
2026-09-05 10:01 ` [PATCH net v4 1/1] " Ren Wei
2026-09-06 15:14 ` Ido Schimmel
2026-09-06 17:36 ` Lorenzo Bianconi [this message]
2026-09-06 17:54 ` Eric Dumazet
2026-09-06 18:01 ` Lorenzo Bianconi
2026-09-06 22:43 ` Artem Lytkin
2026-09-07 6:32 ` Eric Dumazet
2026-09-08 8:50 ` Zixuan Chai
2026-09-08 8:57 ` Eric Dumazet
Reply instructions:
You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:
* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
and reply-to-all from there: mbox
Avoid top-posting and favor interleaved quoting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style
* Reply using the --to, --cc, and --in-reply-to
switches of git-send-email(1):
git send-email \
--in-reply-to=ap2ksmdL1FFulLnF@lore-desk \
--to=lorenzo.bianconi@oss.qualcomm.com \
--cc=davem@davemloft.net \
--cc=dsahern@kernel.org \
--cc=edumazet@google.com \
--cc=horms@kernel.org \
--cc=idosch@nvidia.com \
--cc=iprintercanon@gmail.com \
--cc=kuba@kernel.org \
--cc=netdev@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=pabeni@redhat.com \
--cc=petalzu987@gmail.com \
--cc=tom@herbertland.com \
--cc=vega@nebusec.ai \
--cc=weir@nebusec.ai \
/path/to/YOUR_REPLY
https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html
* If your mail client supports setting the In-Reply-To header
via mailto: links, try the mailto: link
Be sure your reply has a Subject: header at the top and a blank line
before the message body.
This is an external index of several public inboxes,
see mirroring instructions on how to clone and mirror
all data and code used by this external index.