* [PATCH net v5] tipc: fix u16 MTU truncation in media and bearer MTU validation
@ 2026-07-14 4:15 Cen Zhang (Microsoft)
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From: Cen Zhang (Microsoft) @ 2026-07-14 4:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: jmaloy, davem, edumazet, kuba, pabeni, horms
Cc: andrew, netdev, tipc-discussion, linux-kernel, vadim.fedorenko,
tung.quang.nguyen, AutonomousCodeSecurity, tgopinath, kys,
blbllhy
Both TIPC_NL_MEDIA_SET and TIPC_NL_BEARER_SET accept user-supplied
MTU values but only enforce a minimum bound, not a maximum. When a user
sets the MTU to a value exceeding U16_MAX (65535), it passes validation
but is silently truncated when assigned to u16 fields l->mtu and
l->advertised_mtu in tipc_link_create(). Values like 65536 (0x10000)
truncate to 0, causing a division by zero in tipc_link_set_queue_limits()
which computes TIPC_MAX_PUBL / (l->mtu / ITEM_SIZE). Other overflowing
values (e.g. 65537-131071) produce small incorrect MTU values, resulting
in link malfunction behaviors.
Crash stack (triggered as unprivileged user via user namespace):
tipc_link_set_queue_limits net/tipc/link.c:2531
tipc_link_create net/tipc/link.c:520
tipc_node_check_dest net/tipc/node.c:1279
tipc_disc_rcv net/tipc/discover.c:252
tipc_rcv net/tipc/node.c:2129
tipc_udp_recv net/tipc/udp_media.c:392
Two independent paths lack the upper bound check:
1. tipc_udp_mtu_bad() -- called from __tipc_nl_media_set() (MEDIA_SET)
2. inline check in __tipc_nl_bearer_set() at bearer.c:1160 (BEARER_SET)
Fix both by rejecting MTU values above U16_MAX.
Fixes: 901271e0403a ("tipc: implement configuration of UDP media MTU")
Reported-by: AutonomousCodeSecurity@microsoft.com
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAB8m9WgETt0AjmFwE=F-CKjGXsK6_WDv0=kbYRcC8-noo+amnA@mail.gmail.com
Reviewed-by: Vadim Fedorenko <vadim.fedorenko@linux.dev>
Signed-off-by: Cen Zhang (Microsoft) <blbllhy@gmail.com>
---
v5: Drop .min from range struct (min check already in handler)
v4: Add .min check value
v3: Use nla_policy check to limit MTU max value as suggested by Vadim
v2: Solved format issue
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAB8m9WgETt0AjmFwE=F-CKjGXsK6_WDv0=kbYRcC8-noo+amnA@mail.gmail.com
net/tipc/netlink.c | 6 +++++-
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/net/tipc/netlink.c b/net/tipc/netlink.c
index 8336a9664703..1307dd1a9613 100644
--- a/net/tipc/netlink.c
+++ b/net/tipc/netlink.c
@@ -113,12 +113,16 @@ const struct nla_policy tipc_nl_node_policy[TIPC_NLA_NODE_MAX + 1] = {
};
/* Properties valid for media, bearer and link */
+static const struct netlink_range_validation tipc_nl_mtu_range = {
+ .max = U16_MAX,
+};
+
const struct nla_policy tipc_nl_prop_policy[TIPC_NLA_PROP_MAX + 1] = {
[TIPC_NLA_PROP_UNSPEC] = { .type = NLA_UNSPEC },
[TIPC_NLA_PROP_PRIO] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
[TIPC_NLA_PROP_TOL] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
[TIPC_NLA_PROP_WIN] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
- [TIPC_NLA_PROP_MTU] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
+ [TIPC_NLA_PROP_MTU] = NLA_POLICY_FULL_RANGE(NLA_U32, &tipc_nl_mtu_range),
[TIPC_NLA_PROP_BROADCAST] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
[TIPC_NLA_PROP_BROADCAST_RATIO] = { .type = NLA_U32 }
};
--
2.53.0
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