From: Simon Wunderlich <sw@simonwunderlich.de>
To: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>,
Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>,
Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>,
b.a.t.m.a.n@lists.open-mesh.org,
Sven Eckelmann <sven@narfation.org>,
stable@kernel.org, Simon Wunderlich <sw@simonwunderlich.de>
Subject: [PATCH net 14/15] batman-adv: tvlv: enforce 2-byte alignment
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:00:44 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260619070045.438101-15-sw@simonwunderlich.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260619070045.438101-1-sw@simonwunderlich.de>
From: Sven Eckelmann <sven@narfation.org>
The fields of an aggregated OGM(v2) are accessed assuming (at least) 2-byte
alignment, so a following OGM must start at an even offset. As the header
length is even, an odd tvlv_len would misalign it and trigger unaligned
accesses on strict-alignment architectures.
Such a misaligned TVLV/OGM/OGMv2 is not created by a normal participant in
the mesh. Therefore, reject such malformed packets.
Cc: stable@kernel.org
Fixes: ef26157747d4 ("batman-adv: tvlv - basic infrastructure")
Signed-off-by: Sven Eckelmann <sven@narfation.org>
Signed-off-by: Simon Wunderlich <sw@simonwunderlich.de>
---
net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c | 11 ++++++++++-
net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c | 11 ++++++++++-
net/batman-adv/routing.c | 6 ++++++
net/batman-adv/tvlv.c | 6 ++++++
4 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
index 7588e64e7ba6f..bb2f012b454ea 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
@@ -316,14 +316,23 @@ batadv_iv_ogm_aggr_packet(int buff_pos, int packet_len,
const struct batadv_ogm_packet *ogm_packet)
{
int next_buff_pos = 0;
+ u16 tvlv_len;
/* check if there is enough space for the header */
next_buff_pos += buff_pos + sizeof(*ogm_packet);
if (next_buff_pos > packet_len)
return false;
+ tvlv_len = ntohs(ogm_packet->tvlv_len);
+
+ /* the fields of an aggregated OGM are accessed assuming (at least)
+ * 2-byte alignment, so a following OGM must start at an even offset.
+ */
+ if (tvlv_len & 1)
+ return false;
+
/* check if there is enough space for the optional TVLV */
- next_buff_pos += ntohs(ogm_packet->tvlv_len);
+ next_buff_pos += tvlv_len;
return next_buff_pos <= packet_len;
}
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c
index 95efd8a43c79d..037921aad35d5 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c
@@ -849,14 +849,23 @@ batadv_v_ogm_aggr_packet(int buff_pos, int packet_len,
const struct batadv_ogm2_packet *ogm2_packet)
{
int next_buff_pos = 0;
+ u16 tvlv_len;
/* check if there is enough space for the header */
next_buff_pos += buff_pos + sizeof(*ogm2_packet);
if (next_buff_pos > packet_len)
return false;
+ tvlv_len = ntohs(ogm2_packet->tvlv_len);
+
+ /* the fields of an aggregated OGMv2 are accessed assuming (at least)
+ * 2-byte alignment, so a following OGMv2 must start at an even offset.
+ */
+ if (tvlv_len & 1)
+ return false;
+
/* check if there is enough space for the optional TVLV */
- next_buff_pos += ntohs(ogm2_packet->tvlv_len);
+ next_buff_pos += tvlv_len;
return next_buff_pos <= packet_len;
}
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/routing.c b/net/batman-adv/routing.c
index 9db57fd36e7d4..c05fcc9241add 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/routing.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/routing.c
@@ -1366,6 +1366,12 @@ int batadv_recv_mcast_packet(struct sk_buff *skb,
if (tvlv_buff_len > skb->len - hdr_size)
goto free_skb;
+ /* the fields of an multicast payload are accessed assuming (at least)
+ * 2-byte alignment, so a following packet must start at an even offset.
+ */
+ if (tvlv_buff_len & 1)
+ goto free_skb;
+
ret = batadv_tvlv_containers_process(bat_priv, BATADV_MCAST, NULL, skb,
tvlv_buff, tvlv_buff_len);
if (ret >= 0) {
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/tvlv.c b/net/batman-adv/tvlv.c
index 403c854568704..a957555d8958d 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/tvlv.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/tvlv.c
@@ -477,6 +477,12 @@ int batadv_tvlv_containers_process(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
if (tvlv_value_cont_len > tvlv_value_len)
break;
+ /* the next tvlv header is accessed assuming (at least) 2-byte
+ * alignment, so it must start at an even offset.
+ */
+ if (tvlv_value_cont_len & 1)
+ break;
+
tvlv_handler = batadv_tvlv_handler_get(bat_priv,
tvlv_hdr->type,
tvlv_hdr->version);
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-19 7:00 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-19 7:00 [PATCH net 00/15] pull request: batman-adv 2026-06-19 Simon Wunderlich
2026-06-19 7:00 ` [PATCH net 01/15] batman-adv: gw: don't deselect gateway with active hardif Simon Wunderlich
2026-06-19 7:00 ` [PATCH net 02/15] batman-adv: ensure bcast is writable before modifying TTL Simon Wunderlich
2026-06-19 7:00 ` [PATCH net 03/15] batman-adv: fix (m|b)cast csum after decrementing TTL Simon Wunderlich
2026-06-19 7:00 ` [PATCH net 04/15] batman-adv: frag: ensure fragment is writable before modifying TTL Simon Wunderlich
2026-06-19 7:00 ` [PATCH net 05/15] batman-adv: frag: avoid underflow of TTL Simon Wunderlich
2026-06-19 7:00 ` [PATCH net 06/15] batman-adv: v: prevent OGM aggregation on disabled hardif Simon Wunderlich
2026-06-19 7:00 ` [PATCH net 07/15] batman-adv: tp_meter: restrict number of unacked list entries Simon Wunderlich
2026-06-19 7:00 ` [PATCH net 08/15] batman-adv: tp_meter: annotate last_recv_time access with READ/WRITE_ONCE Simon Wunderlich
2026-06-19 7:00 ` [PATCH net 09/15] batman-adv: tp_meter: prevent parallel modifications of last_recv Simon Wunderlich
2026-06-19 7:00 ` [PATCH net 10/15] batman-adv: tp_meter: handle overlapping packets Simon Wunderlich
2026-06-19 7:00 ` [PATCH net 11/15] batman-adv: tt: don't merge change entries with different VIDs Simon Wunderlich
2026-06-19 7:00 ` [PATCH net 12/15] batman-adv: tt: track roam count per VID Simon Wunderlich
2026-06-19 7:00 ` [PATCH net 13/15] batman-adv: dat: prevent false sharing between VLANs Simon Wunderlich
2026-06-19 7:00 ` Simon Wunderlich [this message]
2026-06-19 7:00 ` [PATCH net 15/15] batman-adv: tvlv: avoid race of cifsnotfound handler state Simon Wunderlich
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