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From: Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@mojatatu.com>
To: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@mojatatu.com>,
	Jiri Pirko <jiri@resnulli.us>,
	Victor Nogueira <victor@mojatatu.com>,
	"David S . Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@kernel.org>,
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>,
	Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>,
	Willem de Bruijn <willemdebruijn.kernel@gmail.com>,
	Shmulik Ladkani <shmulik.ladkani@gmail.com>,
	stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH net v3 3/6] net/sched: act_mirred: ensure a pullable link-layer header before redirect
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2026 10:28:38 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <ACT-N6N4.v3.r0.20261023200137-3@mojatatu.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <ACT-N6N4.v3.r0.20261023200137-2@mojatatu.com>

The issue:
tcf_mirred_to_dev() may redirect a packet that has no link-layer header to
a device that expects one.  TUN builds a valid L3 skb with mac_len == 0;
mirred then pushes zero bytes and the IP header is parsed as Ethernet by
eth_type_trans().  The same happens after a VLAN POP_ETH or MPLS POP chain
whose producer did not leave a full inner Ethernet header.

The Fix:
After the existing push/pull adjustment, when the target expects data at
the MAC header, pull dev->min_header_len bytes into the linear area and
drop the packet only when that pull fails.  This ensures that a consumer
such as eth_type_trans() can pull the target device's minimum link-layer
header from the linear area.  Do not gate the check on skb_network_offset():
tc_mpls_l2vpn.sh legitimately redirects a decapsulated packet whose MAC
header is not at the recorded network offset.

Conditions to recreate the bug:
- create a TUN device with IFF_TUN | IFF_VNET_HDR | IFF_NO_PI;
- attach a filter to the TUN device's ingress hook, with a mirred egress
  redirect action targeting an Ethernet device such as lo;
- write a virtio_net_hdr with hdr_len=1 and an 8192-byte payload.
The unfixed kernel parses the IP header as Ethernet and can BUG in
eth_type_trans() via loopback_xmit.

Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2")
Suggested-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@kernel.org>
Suggested-by: Willem de Bruijn <willemdebruijn.kernel@gmail.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/CAL4Wiiq3h_OoVo9BpBy0pqFe=AeyN25QxsU86h63qEf05uCJRA@mail.gmail.com/
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@mojatatu.com>

---
v2 -> v3:
  - drop the skb_network_offset() condition; keep only
    pskb_may_pull(dev->min_header_len).  The offset check rejected valid
    MPLS L2VPN redirects (Eric Dumazet; tc_mpls_l2vpn.sh).
---
 net/sched/act_mirred.c | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/net/sched/act_mirred.c b/net/sched/act_mirred.c
index 553342c55cf7..85163c46d652 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_mirred.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_mirred.c
@@ -316,6 +316,10 @@ static int tcf_mirred_to_dev(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tcf_mirred *m,
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (!expects_nh &&
+	    !pskb_may_pull(skb_to_send, dev->min_header_len))
+		goto err_cant_do;
+
 	skb_to_send->skb_iif = skb->dev->ifindex;
 	skb_to_send->dev = dev;
 
@@ -335,6 +339,8 @@ static int tcf_mirred_to_dev(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tcf_mirred *m,
 	return retval;
 
 err_cant_do:
+	if (skb_to_send != skb)
+		kfree_skb(skb_to_send);
 	if (is_redirect)
 		retval = TC_ACT_SHOT;
 	tcf_action_inc_overlimit_qstats(&m->common);
-- 
2.43.0


  reply	other threads:[~2026-10-24 14:28 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-10-24 14:28 [PATCH net v3 0/6] net: pull short linear Ethernet headers before eth_type_trans() Jamal Hadi Salim
2026-10-24 14:28 ` [PATCH net v3 1/6] net/sched: act_vlan: pull the inner Ethernet header after POP_ETH Jamal Hadi Salim
2026-10-24 14:28   ` [PATCH net v3 2/6] net/sched: act_mpls: pull the inner Ethernet header after POP Jamal Hadi Salim
2026-10-24 14:28     ` Jamal Hadi Salim [this message]
2026-10-24 14:28       ` [PATCH net v3 4/6] net/sched: act_ife: do not consume the inner header on egress Jamal Hadi Salim
2026-10-24 14:28         ` [PATCH net v3 5/6] net: openvswitch: ensure a linear inner Ethernet header on TEB pop Jamal Hadi Salim
2026-10-24 14:28           ` [PATCH net v3 6/6] net: openvswitch: ensure a linear inner Ethernet header on NSH pop Jamal Hadi Salim
2026-10-26  9:42     ` [PATCH net v3 2/6] net/sched: act_mpls: pull the inner Ethernet header after POP Jamal Hadi Salim
2026-10-26 10:31       ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2026-10-26 13:10         ` Eric Dumazet
2026-10-26 13:51           ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2026-10-26 14:16             ` Eric Dumazet
2026-10-26 16:01               ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2026-10-26 17:34                 ` Eric Dumazet

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