From: Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@secunet.com>
To: Fernando Fernandez Mancera <fmancera@suse.de>
Cc: <netdev@vger.kernel.org>, <chopps@labn.net>, <horms@kernel.org>,
<pabeni@redhat.com>, <kuba@kernel.org>, <edumazet@google.com>,
<davem@davemloft.net>, <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>,
Hao Long <me@imlonghao.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH ipsec v2] xfrm: iptfs: fix skb_put() panic on non-linear skb during reassembly
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:21:25 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <abAMxZbDHa4TfYbX@secunet.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260304140935.19783-1-fmancera@suse.de>
On Wed, Mar 04, 2026 at 03:09:35PM +0100, Fernando Fernandez Mancera wrote:
> In iptfs_reassem_cont(), IP-TFS attempts to append data to the new inner
> packet 'newskb' that is being reassembled. First a zero-copy approach is
> tried if it succeeds then newskb becomes non-linear.
>
> When a subsequent fragment in the same datagram does not meet the
> fast-path conditions, a memory copy is performed. It calls skb_put() to
> append the data and as newskb is non-linear it triggers
> SKB_LINEAR_ASSERT check.
>
> Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
> [...]
> RIP: 0010:skb_put+0x3c/0x40
> [...]
> Call Trace:
> <IRQ>
> iptfs_reassem_cont+0x1ab/0x5e0 [xfrm_iptfs]
> iptfs_input_ordered+0x2af/0x380 [xfrm_iptfs]
> iptfs_input+0x122/0x3e0 [xfrm_iptfs]
> xfrm_input+0x91e/0x1a50
> xfrm4_esp_rcv+0x3a/0x110
> ip_protocol_deliver_rcu+0x1d7/0x1f0
> ip_local_deliver_finish+0xbe/0x1e0
> __netif_receive_skb_core.constprop.0+0xb56/0x1120
> __netif_receive_skb_list_core+0x133/0x2b0
> netif_receive_skb_list_internal+0x1ff/0x3f0
> napi_complete_done+0x81/0x220
> virtnet_poll+0x9d6/0x116e [virtio_net]
> __napi_poll.constprop.0+0x2b/0x270
> net_rx_action+0x162/0x360
> handle_softirqs+0xdc/0x510
> __irq_exit_rcu+0xe7/0x110
> irq_exit_rcu+0xe/0x20
> common_interrupt+0x85/0xa0
> </IRQ>
> <TASK>
>
> Fix this by checking if the skb is non-linear. If it is, linearize it by
> calling skb_linearize(). As the initial allocation of newskb originally
> reserved enough tailroom for the entire reassembled packet we do not
> need to check if we have enough tailroom or extend it.
>
> Fixes: 5f2b6a909574 ("xfrm: iptfs: add skb-fragment sharing code")
> Reported-by: Hao Long <me@imlonghao.com>
> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/DGRCO9SL0T5U.JTINSHJQ9KPK@imlonghao.com/
> Signed-off-by: Fernando Fernandez Mancera <fmancera@suse.de>
Applied to the ipsec tree, thanks a lot!
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-10 12:21 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-04 14:09 [PATCH ipsec v2] xfrm: iptfs: fix skb_put() panic on non-linear skb during reassembly Fernando Fernandez Mancera
2026-03-09 17:37 ` Antony Antony
2026-03-10 9:48 ` Fernando Fernandez Mancera
2026-03-10 17:26 ` Antony Antony
2026-03-10 12:21 ` Steffen Klassert [this message]
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