From: Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@mojatatu.com>
To: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@mojatatu.com>,
Jiri Pirko <jiri@resnulli.us>,
"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>,
Victor Nogueira <victor@mojatatu.com>,
vtahiliani@nitk.edu.in, toke@redhat.com,
chia-yu.chang@nokia-bell-labs.com, subramanian.vijay@gmail.com,
vega@nebusec.ai, stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH net] net/sched: clamp quantum and psched_mtu in change paths and missed siblings
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:40:56 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260826074056.7873-1-jhs@mojatatu.com> (raw)
This is a followup to commit 709f34f7c28d ("net/sched: fq: add
overflow bounds to quantum and initial quantum").
The quantum_backlog_overflow series and the five siblings that followed
clamped the init-path quantum to in fq, fq_codel, fq_pie, hhf, sfq.
The change() paths with the same pattern, same writer of q->quantum,
same privilege level (CAP_NET_ADMIN in a user namespace) were not clamped.
A user can override the init clamp via tc qdisc change, restoring the
small-quantum deficit spin that the init clamp was meant to prevent.
This follow-up also covers two siblings that were missed entirely by
the original series: sch_dualpi2 and sch_pie call psched_mtu() without
any clamp at all. With a crafted size table qdisc_pkt_len reaches ~2
GiB, so quantum=1 (or a zero psched_mtu on a headerless device) makes
the deficit-refill loop spin ~2^31 times under the qdisc lock (a soft
lockup / denial of service).
Fixes based on review of 709f34f7c28d:
1. fq_pie_change() accepts quantum=1 (NLA policy fq_pie_q_range.min=1).
Add max(256U, ...) matching fq_codel_change()
(Sashiko nipa gpt-5-6-sol-3-8 and gpt-5-6-sol-6-7)
2. sfq_change() accepts any non-negative quantum (only rejects
(int)ctl->quantum < 0). Add max(256U, ...) matching fq_codel_change().
Reject quantum > 1<<20 with -EINVAL, matching fq_codel_change() and
the init clamp.
(Internal review noticing same pattern)
3. hhf_change() accepts quantum=1 (only checks non_hh_quantum product).
Add max(256U, ...) matching fq_codel_change()
(Sashiko nipa v1 review + vega@nebusec.ai independent bug)
4. fq_change() accepts TCA_FQ_INITIAL_QUANTUM up to INT_MAX (iq_range.max
= INT_MAX) while fq_init() now clamps to 1<<20. Narrow iq_range.max
to 1<<20, rejecting at parse time. (Eric Dumazet)
5. sch_dualpi2: dualpi2_calculate_c_protection() and get_memory_limit()
call psched_mtu() with no clamp. A huge MTU makes (s32)psched_mtu()
overflow in the signed multiply for c_protection_init, and 2 *
psched_mtu() wraps in get_memory_limit(). Clamp to [1, 1<<20] at
all three call sites. (Sashiko nipa main-6-4)
6. sch_pie: pie_drop_early() calls psched_mtu() with no clamp. With
mtu=0x80000000 the bytemode divide silently zeroes the drop
probability, disabling AQM. Clamp to [1, 1<<20] (Sashiko gemini)
7. sch_drr: drr_change_class() rejects explicit quantum==0 but falls
back to psched_mtu() with no floor. Add max(256U, ...) after the
zero reject and on the fallback path
(vega@nebusec.ai independent bug)
8. sch_ets: ets_qdisc_change() falls back to psched_mtu() with no floor
for bands without an explicit quantum. Add max(256U, ...) on the
fallback path (vega@nebusec.ai independent bug)
The init paths of fq_pie, sfq, and hhf delegate to their _change() when
opt is present, so the floor covers tc qdisc add ... quantum 1 as well
as change. The zero-quantum-from-psched_mtu case on a headerless device
(mtu==0) is also covered by the 256 floor in drr and ets; the
explicit-zero reject in drr_change_class() is preserved.
The sfq_change() silent clamp is user-visible: sfq_dump() reports the
clamped quantum, so a previously accepted quantum < 256 now reads back
as 256. Idempotent config managers that read back and compare will
see drift. fq_codel_change() made the same trade, so this is consistent.
Conditions to recreate the bug: create a fq_pie, sfq, hhf, dualpi2, or
pie qdisc (or a drr class / ets band), then tc qdisc change ... quantum 1
with a STAB size table inflating qdisc_pkt_len, e.g.:
tc qdisc add dev dummy0 root fq_pie
tc qdisc change dev dummy0 root fq_pie quantum 1 \
stab data 32768 size_log 15 cell_log 0
Requires CAP_NET_ADMIN in a user namespace (unshare -Urn).
Fixes: 709f34f7c28d ("net/sched: fq: add overflow bounds to quantum and initial quantum")
Fixes: ec97ecf1ebe4 ("net: sched: add Flow Queue PIE packet scheduler")
Fixes: e4650d7ae425 ("net_sched: sch_sfq: handle bigger packets")
Fixes: 10239edf86f1 ("net-qdisc-hhf: Heavy-Hitter Filter (HHF) qdisc")
Fixes: 320d031ad6e4 ("sched: Struct definition and parsing of dualpi2 qdisc")
Fixes: d4b36210c2e6 ("net: pkt_sched: PIE AQM scheme")
Fixes: 13d2a1d2b032 ("pkt_sched: add DRR scheduler")
Reported-by: vega@nebusec.ai
Tested-by: Victor Nogueira <victor@mojatatu.com>
Signed-off-by: Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@mojatatu.com>
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
---
net/sched/sch_drr.c | 3 ++-
net/sched/sch_dualpi2.c | 10 +++++++---
net/sched/sch_ets.c | 2 +-
net/sched/sch_fq.c | 2 +-
net/sched/sch_fq_pie.c | 3 ++-
net/sched/sch_hhf.c | 2 +-
net/sched/sch_pie.c | 2 +-
net/sched/sch_sfq.c | 7 ++++++-
8 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_drr.c b/net/sched/sch_drr.c
index 91b1ef824afa..0ffdab27bae4 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_drr.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_drr.c
@@ -82,8 +82,9 @@ static int drr_change_class(struct Qdisc *sch, u32 classid, u32 parentid,
NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Specified DRR quantum cannot be zero");
return -EINVAL;
}
+ quantum = max(256U, quantum);
} else
- quantum = psched_mtu(qdisc_dev(sch));
+ quantum = max(256U, (u32)psched_mtu(qdisc_dev(sch)));
if (cl != NULL) {
if (tca[TCA_RATE]) {
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_dualpi2.c b/net/sched/sch_dualpi2.c
index 4f678d4ff10e..4947def7c49e 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_dualpi2.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_dualpi2.c
@@ -208,9 +208,11 @@ static void dualpi2_reset_c_protection(struct dualpi2_sched_data *q)
static void dualpi2_calculate_c_protection(struct Qdisc *sch,
struct dualpi2_sched_data *q, u32 wc)
{
+ u32 mtu = clamp_t(u32, psched_mtu(qdisc_dev(sch)), 1, 1 << 20);
+
q->c_protection_wc = wc;
q->c_protection_wl = MAX_WC - wc;
- q->c_protection_init = (s32)psched_mtu(qdisc_dev(sch)) *
+ q->c_protection_init = (s32)mtu *
((int)q->c_protection_wc - (int)q->c_protection_wl);
dualpi2_reset_c_protection(q);
}
@@ -285,8 +287,9 @@ static bool must_drop(struct Qdisc *sch, struct dualpi2_sched_data *q,
u64 local_l_prob;
bool overload;
u32 prob;
+ u32 mtu = clamp_t(u32, psched_mtu(qdisc_dev(sch)), 1, 1 << 20);
- if (sch->qstats.backlog < 2 * psched_mtu(qdisc_dev(sch)))
+ if (sch->qstats.backlog < 2 * mtu)
return false;
prob = READ_ONCE(q->pi2_prob);
@@ -712,7 +715,8 @@ static u32 get_memory_limit(struct Qdisc *sch, u32 limit)
/* Apply rule of thumb, i.e., doubling the packet length,
* to further include per packet overhead in memory_limit.
*/
- u64 memlim = mul_u32_u32(limit, 2 * psched_mtu(qdisc_dev(sch)));
+ u64 memlim = mul_u32_u32(limit, 2 * clamp_t(u32, psched_mtu(qdisc_dev(sch)),
+ 1, 1 << 20));
if (upper_32_bits(memlim))
return U32_MAX;
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_ets.c b/net/sched/sch_ets.c
index 25fcf4079fec..f23c8dc68f8c 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_ets.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_ets.c
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ static int ets_qdisc_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
*/
for (i = nstrict; i < nbands; i++) {
if (!quanta[i])
- quanta[i] = psched_mtu(qdisc_dev(sch));
+ quanta[i] = max(256U, (u32)psched_mtu(qdisc_dev(sch)));
}
/* Before commit, make sure we can allocate all new qdiscs */
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_fq.c b/net/sched/sch_fq.c
index 6144b5686f13..ab8e7c6ae203 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_fq.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_fq.c
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ static int fq_resize(struct Qdisc *sch, u32 log)
}
static const struct netlink_range_validation iq_range = {
- .max = INT_MAX,
+ .max = 1 << 20,
};
static const struct nla_policy fq_policy[TCA_FQ_MAX + 1] = {
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_fq_pie.c b/net/sched/sch_fq_pie.c
index b27d95418707..5982847df8f8 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_fq_pie.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_fq_pie.c
@@ -341,7 +341,8 @@ static int fq_pie_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
nla_get_u32(tb[TCA_FQ_PIE_BETA]));
if (tb[TCA_FQ_PIE_QUANTUM])
- WRITE_ONCE(q->quantum, nla_get_u32(tb[TCA_FQ_PIE_QUANTUM]));
+ WRITE_ONCE(q->quantum,
+ max(256U, nla_get_u32(tb[TCA_FQ_PIE_QUANTUM])));
if (tb[TCA_FQ_PIE_MEMORY_LIMIT])
WRITE_ONCE(q->memory_limit,
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_hhf.c b/net/sched/sch_hhf.c
index 96acab6a8da0..bb8e8952f555 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_hhf.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_hhf.c
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ static int hhf_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
return err;
if (tb[TCA_HHF_QUANTUM])
- new_quantum = nla_get_u32(tb[TCA_HHF_QUANTUM]);
+ new_quantum = max(256U, nla_get_u32(tb[TCA_HHF_QUANTUM]));
if (tb[TCA_HHF_NON_HH_WEIGHT])
new_hhf_non_hh_weight = nla_get_u32(tb[TCA_HHF_NON_HH_WEIGHT]);
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_pie.c b/net/sched/sch_pie.c
index b41f2def2e2c..3b7863ffd284 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_pie.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_pie.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ bool pie_drop_early(struct Qdisc *sch, struct pie_params *params,
{
u64 rnd;
u64 local_prob = vars->prob;
- u32 mtu = psched_mtu(qdisc_dev(sch));
+ u32 mtu = clamp_t(u32, psched_mtu(qdisc_dev(sch)), 1, 1 << 20);
/* If there is still burst allowance left skip random early drop */
if (vars->burst_time > 0)
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_sfq.c b/net/sched/sch_sfq.c
index 187d3ed578f2..8bbcfc9e85d9 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_sfq.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_sfq.c
@@ -660,6 +660,11 @@ static int sfq_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
return -EINVAL;
}
+ if (ctl->quantum > 1 << 20) {
+ NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "quantum too large");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
if (ctl->perturb_period < 0 ||
ctl->perturb_period > INT_MAX / HZ) {
NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "invalid perturb period");
@@ -688,7 +693,7 @@ static int sfq_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
/* update and validate configuration */
if (ctl->quantum)
- quantum = ctl->quantum;
+ quantum = max(256U, ctl->quantum);
if (ctl->flows)
maxflows = min_t(u32, ctl->flows, SFQ_MAX_FLOWS);
if (ctl->divisor) {
--
2.43.0
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