Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 32872] New: LLC PDU is dropped if skb is not linear

[Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>]

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On Fri, 8 Apr 2011 09:52:34 GMT
bugzilla-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org wrote:

> https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32872
> 
>            Summary: LLC PDU is dropped if skb is not linear
>            Product: Networking
>            Version: 2.5
>     Kernel Version: 2.6.32
>           Platform: All
>         OS/Version: Linux
>               Tree: Mainline
>             Status: NEW
>           Severity: normal
>           Priority: P1
>          Component: Other
>         AssignedTo: acme@ghostprotocols.net
>         ReportedBy: vitalyb@telenet.dn.ua
>         Regression: No
> 
> 
> If skb consists of several fragments this check fails
> net/llc/llc_input.c:
> =============================================
> llc_fixup_skb()
> ...
>     pdu = (struct llc_pdu_un *)skb->data;
> ...
>     __be16 pdulen = eth_hdr(skb)->h_proto;
>     s32 data_size = ntohs(pdulen) - llc_len;
> 
>     if (data_size < 0 ||
>         ((skb_tail_pointer(skb) -
>           (u8 *)pdu) - llc_len) < data_size)
>         return 0;
> =============================================
> 
> and packet is silently dropped.
> 
> This breaks GVRP protocol if received packet is large ( > 512 bytes on my
> system) and contains a Leave All message. Since Leave All is missed,
> corresponding JoinIns are not sent and switch unregisters VLANs from port.
> 
> Attached patch seems to resolve this issue, but I don't know if it's a correct
> solution.

--- linux-2.6.32.36/net/llc/llc_input.c.orig	2009-12-03 05:51:21.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.32.36/net/llc/llc_input.c	2011-04-08 08:57:29.000000000 +0300
@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@
 	if (unlikely(!pskb_may_pull(skb, sizeof(*pdu))))
 		return 0;
 
+	if (skb->data_len != 0){
+	    if (unlikely(skb_linearize(skb)))
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	pdu = (struct llc_pdu_un *)skb->data;
 	if ((pdu->ctrl_1 & LLC_PDU_TYPE_MASK) == LLC_PDU_TYPE_U)
 		llc_len = 1;


2.6.32 is a pretty old kernel - we'll need to verify if current kernels
have the same problem.

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Thanks.