From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.0 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SIGNED_OFF_BY,SPF_PASS,URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 71B11C282CC for ; Sun, 27 Jan 2019 18:41:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4737C2133D for ; Sun, 27 Jan 2019 18:41:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1727017AbfA0Slo (ORCPT ); Sun, 27 Jan 2019 13:41:44 -0500 Received: from shards.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.9]:36824 "EHLO shards.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726880AbfA0Sln (ORCPT ); Sun, 27 Jan 2019 13:41:43 -0500 Received: from localhost (unknown [IPv6:2601:601:9f80:35cd::bf5]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) (Authenticated sender: davem-davemloft) by shards.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id DA5E01086DD9D; Sun, 27 Jan 2019 10:41:42 -0800 (PST) Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2019 10:41:42 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <20190127.104142.813336159923265386.davem@davemloft.net> To: dvyukov@gmail.com Cc: f6bvp@free.fr, linux-hams@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org, dvyukov@google.com, syzbot+1a2c456a1ea08fa5b5f7@syzkaller.appspotmail.com, ralf@linux-mips.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] net/rose: fix NULL ax25_cb kernel panic From: David Miller In-Reply-To: <20190125104640.253862-1-dvyukov@gmail.com> References: <20190125104640.253862-1-dvyukov@gmail.com> X-Mailer: Mew version 6.8 on Emacs 26.1 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.5.12 (shards.monkeyblade.net [149.20.54.216]); Sun, 27 Jan 2019 10:41:43 -0800 (PST) Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: netdev@vger.kernel.org From: Dmitry Vyukov Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 11:46:40 +0100 > From: Bernard Pidoux > > When an internally generated frame is handled by rose_xmit(), > rose_route_frame() is called: > > if (!rose_route_frame(skb, NULL)) { > dev_kfree_skb(skb); > stats->tx_errors++; > return NETDEV_TX_OK; > } > > We have the same code sequence in Net/Rom where an internally generated > frame is handled by nr_xmit() calling nr_route_frame(skb, NULL). > However, in this function NULL argument is tested while it is not in > rose_route_frame(). > Then kernel panic occurs later on when calling ax25cmp() with a NULL > ax25_cb argument as reported many times and recently with syzbot. > > We need to test if ax25 is NULL before using it. > > Testing: > Built kernel with CONFIG_ROSE=y. > > Signed-off-by: Bernard Pidoux > Acked-by: Dmitry Vyukov > Reported-by: syzbot+1a2c456a1ea08fa5b5f7@syzkaller.appspotmail.com Applied and queued up for -stable, thanks.