From: Qi Tang <tpluszz77@gmail.com>
To: davem@davemloft.net, kuba@kernel.org, pabeni@redhat.com,
edumazet@google.com
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, lyutoon@gmail.com,
stable@vger.kernel.org, Qi Tang <tpluszz77@gmail.com>,
Paul Moore <paul@paul-moore.com>, Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>,
Huw Davies <huw@codeweavers.com>,
linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH net 3/4] netlabel: validate CALIPSO option against skb tail in netlbl_skbuff_getattr
Date: Fri, 15 May 2026 00:51:33 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260514165139.436961-4-tpluszz77@gmail.com> (raw)
netlbl_skbuff_getattr() locates the CALIPSO option in the IPv6 HBH
header via calipso_optptr() and hands the bare pointer to
calipso_getattr() -> calipso_opt_getattr(). The consumer re-reads
calipso[1] (option data length) and calipso[6] (cat_len/4) and walks
calipso + 10 for cat_len bytes via netlbl_bitmap_walk().
ipv6_hop_calipso() validates these bytes only at parse time inside
ipv6_parse_hopopts(). An nftables PRE_ROUTING payload write
reachable from an unprivileged user namespace can rewrite both bytes
between parse and the SELinux/Smack peer-label consume path
(selinux_sock_rcv_skb_compat -> selinux_netlbl_sock_rcv_skb ->
netlbl_skbuff_getattr). The self-consistency check
(cat_len + 8 > len) inside calipso_opt_getattr() is defeated by
mutating both bytes consistently, allowing a ~232-byte
slab-out-of-bounds read from calipso + 10 whose set bits become MLS
categories driving the access decision.
netlbl_skbuff_getattr() has the skb; gate the consume on the option
fitting within skb_tail_pointer(). The IPv6 option layout is
type(1) + length(1) + length bytes of data, so requiring
ptr + 2 + ptr[1] <= skb_tail covers the option and its embedded
bitmap.
Runtime confirmation (Smack peer-label policy + nft HBH mutation):
Udp6InDatagrams increments to 1 with the mutated cat_len, showing
selinux/smack_socket_sock_rcv_skb -> netlbl_skbuff_getattr ->
calipso_opt_getattr -> netlbl_bitmap_walk runs end-to-end past the
option's true bound; with this patch the consume path short-circuits
at the bounds check and the counter stays 0.
Reported-by: Qi Tang <tpluszz77@gmail.com>
Reported-by: Tong Liu <lyutoon@gmail.com>
Fixes: 2917f57b6bc1 ("calipso: Allow the lsm to label the skbuff directly.")
Signed-off-by: Qi Tang <tpluszz77@gmail.com>
---
net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c | 13 +++++++++++--
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c b/net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c
index 3583fa63dd01f..4af8ab76964e0 100644
--- a/net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c
+++ b/net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c
@@ -1399,11 +1399,20 @@ int netlbl_skbuff_getattr(const struct sk_buff *skb,
return 0;
break;
#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
- case AF_INET6:
+ case AF_INET6: {
+ const unsigned char *tail = skb_tail_pointer(skb);
+ u8 opt_data_len;
+
ptr = calipso_optptr(skb);
- if (ptr && calipso_getattr(ptr, secattr) == 0)
+ if (!ptr || ptr + 2 > tail)
+ break;
+ opt_data_len = ptr[1]; /* IPv6 option data length */
+ if (ptr + 2 + opt_data_len > tail)
+ break;
+ if (calipso_getattr(ptr, secattr) == 0)
return 0;
break;
+ }
#endif /* IPv6 */
}
--
2.47.3
next reply other threads:[~2026-05-14 16:52 UTC|newest]
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2026-05-14 16:51 Qi Tang [this message]
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