Re: 2.6.17rc1 PANIC related to IP masquerading

[Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>]

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jlt_lk@shamrock.dyndns.org wrote:
> Kernel 2.6.17-rc1 panics as soon as IP packets are forwarded using the
> below config.  ICMP packets seem to be forwarded fine.
> 
> A photograph of the panic can be found at:
> http://shamrock.dyndns.org/~ln/kernel/2.6.17rc1_panic.jpg .

This is already fixed in Linus' current tree by this patch.


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commit 8bf4b8a1083694d5aac292f92705ddd3aec29be6
tree a8bbf0bb32b7e286659eae12326c54671430560f
parent 67644726317a8274be4a3d0ef85b9ccebaa90304
author Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au> Wed, 05 Apr 2006 02:51:05 -0700
committer David S. Miller <davem@sunset.davemloft.net> Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:25:22 -0700

[IPSEC]: Check x->encap before dereferencing it

We need to dereference x->encap before dereferencing it for encap_type.
If it's absent then the encap_type is zero.

Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

 net/ipv4/xfrm4_input.c |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/net/ipv4/xfrm4_input.c b/net/ipv4/xfrm4_input.c
index e1b8f4b..7a0b952 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/xfrm4_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/xfrm4_input.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ int xfrm4_rcv_encap(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		if (unlikely(x->km.state != XFRM_STATE_VALID))
 			goto drop_unlock;
 
-		if (x->encap->encap_type != encap_type)
+		if ((x->encap ? x->encap->encap_type : 0) != encap_type)
 			goto drop_unlock;
 
 		if (x->props.replay_window && xfrm_replay_check(x, seq))