* [PATCH net] net/packet: fix TOCTOU race on mmap'd vnet_hdr in tpacket_snd()
2026-04-17 8:15 [PATCH] " Willem de Bruijn
@ 2026-04-17 13:36 ` Zero Mark
2026-04-17 20:01 ` Willem de Bruijn
0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Zero Mark @ 2026-04-17 13:36 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Willem de Bruijn
Cc: security, David S . Miller, Jakub Kicinski, Eric Dumazet, netdev,
Zero Mark
In tpacket_snd(), when PACKET_VNET_HDR is enabled, vnet_hdr points
directly into the mmap'd TX ring buffer shared with userspace. The
kernel validates the header via __packet_snd_vnet_parse() but then
re-reads all fields later in virtio_net_hdr_to_skb(). A concurrent
userspace thread can modify the vnet_hdr fields between validation
and use, bypassing all safety checks.
The non-TPACKET path (packet_snd()) already correctly copies vnet_hdr
to a stack-local variable. All other vnet_hdr consumers in the kernel
(tun.c, tap.c, virtio_net.c) also use stack copies. The TPACKET TX
path is the only caller of virtio_net_hdr_to_skb() that reads directly
from user-controlled shared memory.
Fix this by copying vnet_hdr from the mmap'd ring buffer to a
stack-local variable before validation and use, consistent with the
approach used in packet_snd() and all other callers.
Fixes: 1d036d25e560 ("packet: tpacket_snd gso and checksum offload")
Signed-off-by: Zero Mark <patzilla007@gmail.com>
---
net/packet/af_packet.c | 21 +++++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index 4b043241fd56..8e6f3a734ba0 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -2718,7 +2718,8 @@ static int tpacket_snd(struct packet_sock *po, struct msghdr *msg)
{
struct sk_buff *skb = NULL;
struct net_device *dev;
- struct virtio_net_hdr *vnet_hdr = NULL;
+ struct virtio_net_hdr vnet_hdr;
+ bool has_vnet_hdr = false;
struct sockcm_cookie sockc;
__be16 proto;
int err, reserve = 0;
@@ -2819,16 +2820,20 @@ static int tpacket_snd(struct packet_sock *po, struct msghdr *msg)
hlen = LL_RESERVED_SPACE(dev);
tlen = dev->needed_tailroom;
if (vnet_hdr_sz) {
- vnet_hdr = data;
data += vnet_hdr_sz;
tp_len -= vnet_hdr_sz;
- if (tp_len < 0 ||
- __packet_snd_vnet_parse(vnet_hdr, tp_len)) {
+ if (tp_len < 0) {
+ tp_len = -EINVAL;
+ goto tpacket_error;
+ }
+ memcpy(&vnet_hdr, data - vnet_hdr_sz, sizeof(vnet_hdr));
+ if (__packet_snd_vnet_parse(&vnet_hdr, tp_len)) {
tp_len = -EINVAL;
goto tpacket_error;
}
copylen = __virtio16_to_cpu(vio_le(),
- vnet_hdr->hdr_len);
+ vnet_hdr.hdr_len);
+ has_vnet_hdr = true;
}
copylen = max_t(int, copylen, dev->hard_header_len);
skb = sock_alloc_send_skb(&po->sk,
@@ -2865,12 +2870,12 @@ static int tpacket_snd(struct packet_sock *po, struct msghdr *msg)
}
}
- if (vnet_hdr_sz) {
- if (virtio_net_hdr_to_skb(skb, vnet_hdr, vio_le())) {
+ if (has_vnet_hdr) {
+ if (virtio_net_hdr_to_skb(skb, &vnet_hdr, vio_le())) {
tp_len = -EINVAL;
goto tpacket_error;
}
- virtio_net_hdr_set_proto(skb, vnet_hdr);
+ virtio_net_hdr_set_proto(skb, &vnet_hdr);
}
skb->destructor = tpacket_destruct_skb;
--
2.53.0
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* Re: [PATCH net] net/packet: fix TOCTOU race on mmap'd vnet_hdr in tpacket_snd()
2026-04-17 13:36 ` [PATCH net] " Zero Mark
@ 2026-04-17 20:01 ` Willem de Bruijn
0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Willem de Bruijn @ 2026-04-17 20:01 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Zero Mark, Willem de Bruijn
Cc: security, David S . Miller, Jakub Kicinski, Eric Dumazet, netdev,
Zero Mark
Zero Mark wrote:
> In tpacket_snd(), when PACKET_VNET_HDR is enabled, vnet_hdr points
> directly into the mmap'd TX ring buffer shared with userspace. The
> kernel validates the header via __packet_snd_vnet_parse() but then
> re-reads all fields later in virtio_net_hdr_to_skb(). A concurrent
> userspace thread can modify the vnet_hdr fields between validation
> and use, bypassing all safety checks.
>
> The non-TPACKET path (packet_snd()) already correctly copies vnet_hdr
> to a stack-local variable. All other vnet_hdr consumers in the kernel
> (tun.c, tap.c, virtio_net.c) also use stack copies. The TPACKET TX
> path is the only caller of virtio_net_hdr_to_skb() that reads directly
> from user-controlled shared memory.
>
> Fix this by copying vnet_hdr from the mmap'd ring buffer to a
> stack-local variable before validation and use, consistent with the
> approach used in packet_snd() and all other callers.
>
> Fixes: 1d036d25e560 ("packet: tpacket_snd gso and checksum offload")
> Signed-off-by: Zero Mark <patzilla007@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Willem de Bruijn <willemb@google.com>
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* [PATCH net] net/packet: fix TOCTOU race on mmap'd vnet_hdr in tpacket_snd()
[not found] <2026041858-estimator-shower-0f16@gregkh>
@ 2026-04-18 11:20 ` Bingquan Chen
2026-04-18 20:17 ` Willem de Bruijn
0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Bingquan Chen @ 2026-04-18 11:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Willem de Bruijn, Greg KH
Cc: Stephen Hemminger, security, David S . Miller, Jakub Kicinski,
Eric Dumazet, netdev, Bingquan Chen
In tpacket_snd(), when PACKET_VNET_HDR is enabled, vnet_hdr points
directly into the mmap'd TX ring buffer shared with userspace. The
kernel validates the header via __packet_snd_vnet_parse() but then
re-reads all fields later in virtio_net_hdr_to_skb(). A concurrent
userspace thread can modify the vnet_hdr fields between validation
and use, bypassing all safety checks.
The non-TPACKET path (packet_snd()) already correctly copies vnet_hdr
to a stack-local variable. All other vnet_hdr consumers in the kernel
(tun.c, tap.c, virtio_net.c) also use stack copies. The TPACKET TX
path is the only caller of virtio_net_hdr_to_skb() that reads directly
from user-controlled shared memory.
Fix this by copying vnet_hdr from the mmap'd ring buffer to a
stack-local variable before validation and use, consistent with the
approach used in packet_snd() and all other callers.
Fixes: 1d036d25e560 ("packet: tpacket_snd gso and checksum offload")
Signed-off-by: Bingquan Chen <patzilla007@gmail.com>
---
net/packet/af_packet.c | 21 +++++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index 4b043241fd56..8e6f3a734ba0 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -2718,7 +2718,8 @@ static int tpacket_snd(struct packet_sock *po, struct msghdr *msg)
{
struct sk_buff *skb = NULL;
struct net_device *dev;
- struct virtio_net_hdr *vnet_hdr = NULL;
+ struct virtio_net_hdr vnet_hdr;
+ bool has_vnet_hdr = false;
struct sockcm_cookie sockc;
__be16 proto;
int err, reserve = 0;
@@ -2819,16 +2820,20 @@ static int tpacket_snd(struct packet_sock *po, struct msghdr *msg)
hlen = LL_RESERVED_SPACE(dev);
tlen = dev->needed_tailroom;
if (vnet_hdr_sz) {
- vnet_hdr = data;
data += vnet_hdr_sz;
tp_len -= vnet_hdr_sz;
- if (tp_len < 0 ||
- __packet_snd_vnet_parse(vnet_hdr, tp_len)) {
+ if (tp_len < 0) {
+ tp_len = -EINVAL;
+ goto tpacket_error;
+ }
+ memcpy(&vnet_hdr, data - vnet_hdr_sz, sizeof(vnet_hdr));
+ if (__packet_snd_vnet_parse(&vnet_hdr, tp_len)) {
tp_len = -EINVAL;
goto tpacket_error;
}
copylen = __virtio16_to_cpu(vio_le(),
- vnet_hdr->hdr_len);
+ vnet_hdr.hdr_len);
+ has_vnet_hdr = true;
}
copylen = max_t(int, copylen, dev->hard_header_len);
skb = sock_alloc_send_skb(&po->sk,
@@ -2865,12 +2870,12 @@ static int tpacket_snd(struct packet_sock *po, struct msghdr *msg)
}
}
- if (vnet_hdr_sz) {
- if (virtio_net_hdr_to_skb(skb, vnet_hdr, vio_le())) {
+ if (has_vnet_hdr) {
+ if (virtio_net_hdr_to_skb(skb, &vnet_hdr, vio_le())) {
tp_len = -EINVAL;
goto tpacket_error;
}
- virtio_net_hdr_set_proto(skb, vnet_hdr);
+ virtio_net_hdr_set_proto(skb, &vnet_hdr);
}
skb->destructor = tpacket_destruct_skb;
--
2.53.0
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* Re: [PATCH net] net/packet: fix TOCTOU race on mmap'd vnet_hdr in tpacket_snd()
2026-04-18 11:20 ` [PATCH net] net/packet: fix TOCTOU race on mmap'd vnet_hdr in tpacket_snd() Bingquan Chen
@ 2026-04-18 20:17 ` Willem de Bruijn
0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Willem de Bruijn @ 2026-04-18 20:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Bingquan Chen, Willem de Bruijn, Greg KH
Cc: Stephen Hemminger, security, David S . Miller, Jakub Kicinski,
Eric Dumazet, netdev, Bingquan Chen
Bingquan Chen wrote:
> In tpacket_snd(), when PACKET_VNET_HDR is enabled, vnet_hdr points
> directly into the mmap'd TX ring buffer shared with userspace. The
> kernel validates the header via __packet_snd_vnet_parse() but then
> re-reads all fields later in virtio_net_hdr_to_skb(). A concurrent
> userspace thread can modify the vnet_hdr fields between validation
> and use, bypassing all safety checks.
>
> The non-TPACKET path (packet_snd()) already correctly copies vnet_hdr
> to a stack-local variable. All other vnet_hdr consumers in the kernel
> (tun.c, tap.c, virtio_net.c) also use stack copies. The TPACKET TX
> path is the only caller of virtio_net_hdr_to_skb() that reads directly
> from user-controlled shared memory.
>
> Fix this by copying vnet_hdr from the mmap'd ring buffer to a
> stack-local variable before validation and use, consistent with the
> approach used in packet_snd() and all other callers.
>
> Fixes: 1d036d25e560 ("packet: tpacket_snd gso and checksum offload")
> Signed-off-by: Bingquan Chen <patzilla007@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Willem de Bruijn <willemb@google.com>
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