From: Danielle Ratson <danieller@nvidia.com>
To: <netdev@vger.kernel.org>
Cc: <dsahern@kernel.org>, <idosch@nvidia.com>, <davem@davemloft.net>,
<edumazet@google.com>, <kuba@kernel.org>, <pabeni@redhat.com>,
<horms@kernel.org>, <razor@blackwall.org>, <ja@ssi.bg>,
<petrm@nvidia.com>, <fw@strlen.de>, <kuniyu@google.com>,
<bridge@lists.linux.dev>, <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
Danielle Ratson <danieller@nvidia.com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next v2 3/5] bridge: Validate NS/NA messages using ndisc_check_ns_na()
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2026 14:25:03 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260803112505.613873-4-danieller@nvidia.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260803112505.613873-1-danieller@nvidia.com>
The bridge performs neighbor suppression by snooping NS/NA messages, but
previously only checked the ICMPv6 type and code. This leaves it open to
acting on malformed or spoofed packets that any RFC-compliant node should
reject.
Wire br_is_nd_neigh_msg() into the new ndisc_check_ns_na() helper, which
enforces the full RFC 4861 section 7.1.1/7.1.2 receive validation:
hop limit of 255, valid checksum, correct code, and type-specific rules
(NS target not multicast; NA solicited flag clear for multicast
destinations).
MLD messages are already validated by ipv6_mc_check_mld() before the
bridge acts on them; this brings NS/NA to the same standard.
As a side effect, the skb parameter of br_is_nd_neigh_msg() changes from
const to non-const, since ndisc_check_ns_na() may reallocate the skb head
via pskb_may_pull() and sets the transport header. The returned pointer is
now derived from skb_transport_header() rather than a direct cast.
Reviewed-by: Petr Machata <petrm@nvidia.com>
Acked-by: Nikolay Aleksandrov <razor@blackwall.org>
Signed-off-by: Danielle Ratson <danieller@nvidia.com>
---
net/bridge/br_arp_nd_proxy.c | 11 ++++-------
net/bridge/br_private.h | 2 +-
2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_arp_nd_proxy.c b/net/bridge/br_arp_nd_proxy.c
index db08c3272001..445c930ed59b 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_arp_nd_proxy.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_arp_nd_proxy.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
#include <net/addrconf.h>
#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
#include <net/ip6_checksum.h>
+#include <net/ndisc.h>
#endif
#include "br_private.h"
@@ -234,16 +235,12 @@ void br_do_proxy_suppress_arp(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_bridge *br,
#endif
#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
-struct nd_msg *br_is_nd_neigh_msg(const struct sk_buff *skb)
+struct nd_msg *br_is_nd_neigh_msg(struct sk_buff *skb)
{
- struct nd_msg *m = (struct nd_msg *)(ipv6_hdr(skb) + 1);
-
- if (m->icmph.icmp6_code != 0 ||
- (m->icmph.icmp6_type != NDISC_NEIGHBOUR_SOLICITATION &&
- m->icmph.icmp6_type != NDISC_NEIGHBOUR_ADVERTISEMENT))
+ if (ndisc_check_ns_na(skb))
return NULL;
- return m;
+ return (struct nd_msg *)skb_transport_header(skb);
}
static void br_nd_send(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_bridge_port *p,
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_private.h b/net/bridge/br_private.h
index e31439cb4420..d337b1cfb980 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_private.h
+++ b/net/bridge/br_private.h
@@ -2367,7 +2367,7 @@ void br_do_proxy_suppress_arp(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_bridge *br,
u16 vid, struct net_bridge_port *p);
void br_do_suppress_nd(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_bridge *br,
u16 vid, struct net_bridge_port *p, struct nd_msg *msg);
-struct nd_msg *br_is_nd_neigh_msg(const struct sk_buff *skb);
+struct nd_msg *br_is_nd_neigh_msg(struct sk_buff *skb);
bool br_is_neigh_suppress_enabled(const struct net_bridge_port *p, u16 vid);
bool br_is_neigh_forward_grat_enabled(const struct net_bridge_port *p, u16 vid);
#endif
--
2.54.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-03 11:26 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-03 11:25 [PATCH net-next v2 0/5] bridge: Validate and clean up IPv6 neighbour suppression Danielle Ratson
2026-08-03 11:25 ` [PATCH net-next v2 1/5] bridge: Use direct pointer in br_is_nd_neigh_msg() Danielle Ratson
2026-08-05 8:06 ` Danielle Ratson
2026-08-03 11:25 ` [PATCH net-next v2 2/5] ipv6: ndisc: Add ndisc_check_ns_na() validation helper Danielle Ratson
2026-08-05 8:06 ` Danielle Ratson
2026-08-03 11:25 ` Danielle Ratson [this message]
2026-08-03 11:25 ` [PATCH net-next v2 4/5] bridge: Linearize skb once the ND message type is validated Danielle Ratson
2026-08-03 15:25 ` Nikolay Aleksandrov
2026-08-03 11:25 ` [PATCH net-next v2 5/5] bridge: Use ndisc_parse_options() to parse ND options in br_nd_send() Danielle Ratson
2026-08-05 8:07 ` Danielle Ratson
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