From: Zhou Qiuyue <n0ps1edzz@gmail.com>
To: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Cc: dsahern@kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] ipv6: raw: fix use-after-free in rawv6_send_hdrinc()
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:31:41 -0700 (PDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <6adad51d.8fc0b0c9.1ec657.1868@mx.google.com> (raw)
rawv6_send_hdrinc() saves a pointer to the dst/rt6_info before calling
l3mdev_ip6_out():
skb_dst_set(skb, &rt->dst);
*dstp = NULL;
skb = l3mdev_ip6_out(sk, skb);
When the egress device is enslaved to a VRF with a non-default qdisc
(e.g. fq), l3mdev_ip6_out() takes the vrf_ip6_out_redirect() path,
which does:
skb_dst_drop(skb); // drops refcount on old dst -> call_rcu
skb_dst_set(skb, dst); // installs VRF's own rt6
The old dst entry (the one `rt` still points to) now has refcount 0 and
is queued for RCU-deferred destruction via dst_destroy_rcu(). After
l3mdev_ip6_out() returns, rawv6_send_hdrinc() continues to use the
stale `rt` pointer:
IP6_INC_STATS(net, rt->rt6i_idev, ...); // UAF read
err = NF_HOOK(..., rt->dst.dev, ...); // UAF read
With expedited RCU grace periods (rcupdate.rcu_expedited=1) and
CONFIG_PREEMPT=y, the RCU callback fires quickly enough to free the
object before the stale accesses, producing a slab-use-after-free
detectable by KASAN.
Fix this by reloading `rt` from skb_dst(skb) after l3mdev_ip6_out()
returns, so subsequent code uses the (possibly replaced) dst entry.
Fixes: a8e3e1a9f020 ("net: l3mdev: Add hook in output path")
Signed-off-by: Zhou Qiuyue <n0ps1edzz@gmail.com>
---
net/ipv6/raw.c | 7 +++++++
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/raw.c b/net/ipv6/raw.c
index XXXXXXX..XXXXXXX 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/raw.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/raw.c
@@ -648,6 +648,13 @@ static int rawv6_send_hdrinc(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, int length,
if (unlikely(!skb))
return 0;
+ /*
+ * l3mdev_ip6_out() may have replaced skb's dst via
+ * vrf_ip6_out_redirect(), in which case the original dst has been
+ * released and may be freed asynchronously. Reload rt from the
+ * current skb dst.
+ */
+ rt = dst_rt6_info(skb_dst(skb));
+
/* Acquire rcu_read_lock() in case we need to use rt->rt6i_idev
* in the error path. Since skb has been freed, the dst could
* have been queued for deletion.
--
2.43.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-10-23 3:31 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-23 3:31 Zhou Qiuyue [this message]
2026-10-23 7:48 ` [PATCH] ipv6: raw: fix use-after-free in rawv6_send_hdrinc() Zhou Qiuyue
2026-10-26 3:11 ` Hangbin Liu
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