From: Pengfei Zhang <zhangfeionline@gmail.com>
To: dsahern@kernel.org, idosch@nvidia.com
Cc: davem@davemloft.net, edumazet@google.com, kuba@kernel.org,
pabeni@redhat.com, horms@kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, chenzhangqi@xiaomi.com,
baohua@kernel.org, Pengfei Zhang <zhangpengfei16@xiaomi.com>,
Pengfei Zhang <zhangfeionline@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH] ipv6: fib6: fix NULL deref in fib6_walk_continue() on multi-batch dump
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:23:23 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260625012323.892346-1-zhangfeionline@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260624171156.822055-1-zhangfeionline@gmail.com>
From: Pengfei Zhang <zhangpengfei16@xiaomi.com>
inet6_dump_fib() saves its progress in cb->args[1] as a positional
index within the current hash chain. Between batches the RTNL lock
is released, so a concurrent fib6_new_table() can insert a new table
at the chain head, shifting all existing entries. The saved index
then lands on a different table, causing fib6_dump_table() to set
w->root to the wrong table while w->node still points into the
previous one. fib6_walk_continue() dereferences w->node->parent
(NULL) and panics:
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000008
RIP: 0010:fib6_walk_continue+0x6e/0x170
Call Trace:
<TASK>
fib6_dump_table.isra.0+0xc5/0x240
inet6_dump_fib+0xf6/0x420
rtnl_dumpit+0x30/0xa0
netlink_dump+0x15b/0x460
netlink_recvmsg+0x1d6/0x2a0
____sys_recvmsg+0x17a/0x190
Fix by storing tb->tb6_id in cb->args[1] instead of a positional
index. On resume, skip entries until the id matches; a concurrent
head-insert can never match the saved id, so the walker always
resumes on the correct table.
Fixes: 1b43af5480c3 ("[IPV6]: Increase number of possible routing tables to 2^32")
Signed-off-by: Pengfei Zhang <zhangfeionline@gmail.com>
---
net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c | 17 ++++++++---------
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
index fc95738de..bda492634 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
@@ -636,11 +636,11 @@ static int inet6_dump_fib(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
};
const struct nlmsghdr *nlh = cb->nlh;
struct net *net = sock_net(skb->sk);
- unsigned int e = 0, s_e;
struct hlist_head *head;
struct fib6_walker *w;
struct fib6_table *tb;
unsigned int h, s_h;
+ u32 s_id;
int err = 0;
rcu_read_lock();
@@ -701,23 +701,22 @@ static int inet6_dump_fib(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
}
s_h = cb->args[0];
- s_e = cb->args[1];
+ s_id = cb->args[1];
- for (h = s_h; h < FIB6_TABLE_HASHSZ; h++, s_e = 0) {
- e = 0;
+ for (h = s_h; h < FIB6_TABLE_HASHSZ; h++, s_id = 0) {
head = &net->ipv6.fib_table_hash[h];
hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(tb, head, tb6_hlist) {
- if (e < s_e)
- goto next;
+ if (s_id && tb->tb6_id != s_id)
+ continue;
+ s_id = 0;
+
+ cb->args[1] = tb->tb6_id;
err = fib6_dump_table(tb, skb, cb);
if (err != 0)
goto out;
-next:
- e++;
}
}
out:
- cb->args[1] = e;
cb->args[0] = h;
unlock:
--
2.34.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-25 1:23 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-24 17:11 [PATCH] ipv6: fib6: fix NULL deref in fib6_walk_continue() on multi-batch dump Pengfei Zhang
2026-06-24 17:22 ` Eric Dumazet
2026-06-25 1:23 ` Pengfei Zhang [this message]
2026-06-25 1:23 ` [PATCH v2] " Pengfei Zhang
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