FAILED: patch "[PATCH] openvswitch: Fix unsafe attribute parsing in" failed to apply to 5.4-stable tree

FAILED: patch "[PATCH] openvswitch: Fix unsafe attribute parsing in" failed to apply to 5.4-stable tree

[gregkh]

The patch below does not apply to the 5.4-stable tree.
If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm
tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit
id to <stable@vger.kernel.org>.

To reproduce the conflict and resubmit, you may use the following commands:

git fetch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/ linux-5.4.y
git checkout FETCH_HEAD
git cherry-pick -x 6beb6835c1fbb3f676aebb51a5fee6b77fed9308
# <resolve conflicts, build, test, etc.>
git commit -s
git send-email --to '<stable@vger.kernel.org>' --in-reply-to '2025050913-rubble-confirm-99ee@gregkh' --subject-prefix 'PATCH 5.4.y' HEAD^..

Possible dependencies:



thanks,

greg k-h

------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------

From 6beb6835c1fbb3f676aebb51a5fee6b77fed9308 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eelco Chaudron <echaudro@redhat.com>
Date: Tue, 6 May 2025 16:28:54 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] openvswitch: Fix unsafe attribute parsing in
 output_userspace()

This patch replaces the manual Netlink attribute iteration in
output_userspace() with nla_for_each_nested(), which ensures that only
well-formed attributes are processed.

Fixes: ccb1352e76cf ("net: Add Open vSwitch kernel components.")
Signed-off-by: Eelco Chaudron <echaudro@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Ilya Maximets <i.maximets@ovn.org>
Acked-by: Aaron Conole <aconole@redhat.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/0bd65949df61591d9171c0dc13e42cea8941da10.1746541734.git.echaudro@redhat.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>

diff --git a/net/openvswitch/actions.c b/net/openvswitch/actions.c
index 61fea7baae5d..2f22ca59586f 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/actions.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/actions.c
@@ -975,8 +975,7 @@ static int output_userspace(struct datapath *dp, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	upcall.cmd = OVS_PACKET_CMD_ACTION;
 	upcall.mru = OVS_CB(skb)->mru;
 
-	for (a = nla_data(attr), rem = nla_len(attr); rem > 0;
-	     a = nla_next(a, &rem)) {
+	nla_for_each_nested(a, attr, rem) {
 		switch (nla_type(a)) {
 		case OVS_USERSPACE_ATTR_USERDATA:
 			upcall.userdata = a;

[PATCH 5.4.y] openvswitch: Fix unsafe attribute parsing in output_userspace()

[Eelco Chaudron]

This patch replaces the manual Netlink attribute iteration in
output_userspace() with nla_for_each_nested(), which ensures that only
well-formed attributes are processed.

Fixes: ccb1352e76cf ("net: Add Open vSwitch kernel components.")
Signed-off-by: Eelco Chaudron <echaudro@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Ilya Maximets <i.maximets@ovn.org>
Acked-by: Aaron Conole <aconole@redhat.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/0bd65949df61591d9171c0dc13e42cea8941da10.1746541734.git.echaudro@redhat.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
(cherry picked from commit 6beb6835c1fbb3f676aebb51a5fee6b77fed9308)

---
The patch did not apply cleanly due to a previously applied style
fix that corrected indentation in the original for loop. This
patch has been adjusted accordingly to account for that change.
---
 net/openvswitch/actions.c | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/openvswitch/actions.c b/net/openvswitch/actions.c
index 815a55fa7356..5af7fe6312cf 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/actions.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/actions.c
@@ -967,8 +967,7 @@ static int output_userspace(struct datapath *dp, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	upcall.cmd = OVS_PACKET_CMD_ACTION;
 	upcall.mru = OVS_CB(skb)->mru;
 
-	for (a = nla_data(attr), rem = nla_len(attr); rem > 0;
-		 a = nla_next(a, &rem)) {
+	nla_for_each_nested(a, attr, rem) {
 		switch (nla_type(a)) {
 		case OVS_USERSPACE_ATTR_USERDATA:
 			upcall.userdata = a;
-- 
2.47.1

Re: FAILED: patch "[PATCH] openvswitch: Fix unsafe attribute parsing in" failed to apply to 5.4-stable tree

[Eelco Chaudron]

On 9 May 2025, at 10:56, gregkh@linuxfoundation.org wrote:

> The patch below does not apply to the 5.4-stable tree.
> If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm
> tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit
> id to <stable@vger.kernel.org>.

Hi Greg,

I've just sent out a patch using the description below. This is my first time doing this, so please let me know if I messed anything up. :)

Cheers,

Eelco


> To reproduce the conflict and resubmit, you may use the following commands:
>
> git fetch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/ linux-5.4.y
> git checkout FETCH_HEAD
> git cherry-pick -x 6beb6835c1fbb3f676aebb51a5fee6b77fed9308
> # <resolve conflicts, build, test, etc.>
> git commit -s
> git send-email --to '<stable@vger.kernel.org>' --in-reply-to '2025050913-rubble-confirm-99ee@gregkh' --subject-prefix 'PATCH 5.4.y' HEAD^..
>
> Possible dependencies:
>
>
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h
>
> ------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------
>
> From 6beb6835c1fbb3f676aebb51a5fee6b77fed9308 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Eelco Chaudron <echaudro@redhat.com>
> Date: Tue, 6 May 2025 16:28:54 +0200
> Subject: [PATCH] openvswitch: Fix unsafe attribute parsing in
>  output_userspace()
>
> This patch replaces the manual Netlink attribute iteration in
> output_userspace() with nla_for_each_nested(), which ensures that only
> well-formed attributes are processed.
>
> Fixes: ccb1352e76cf ("net: Add Open vSwitch kernel components.")
> Signed-off-by: Eelco Chaudron <echaudro@redhat.com>
> Acked-by: Ilya Maximets <i.maximets@ovn.org>
> Acked-by: Aaron Conole <aconole@redhat.com>
> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/0bd65949df61591d9171c0dc13e42cea8941da10.1746541734.git.echaudro@redhat.com
> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
>
> diff --git a/net/openvswitch/actions.c b/net/openvswitch/actions.c
> index 61fea7baae5d..2f22ca59586f 100644
> --- a/net/openvswitch/actions.c
> +++ b/net/openvswitch/actions.c
> @@ -975,8 +975,7 @@ static int output_userspace(struct datapath *dp, struct sk_buff *skb,
>  	upcall.cmd = OVS_PACKET_CMD_ACTION;
>  	upcall.mru = OVS_CB(skb)->mru;
>
> -	for (a = nla_data(attr), rem = nla_len(attr); rem > 0;
> -	     a = nla_next(a, &rem)) {
> +	nla_for_each_nested(a, attr, rem) {
>  		switch (nla_type(a)) {
>  		case OVS_USERSPACE_ATTR_USERDATA:
>  			upcall.userdata = a;

Re: [PATCH 5.4.y] openvswitch: Fix unsafe attribute parsing in output_userspace()

[Sasha Levin]

[ Sasha's backport helper bot ]

Hi,

Summary of potential issues:
⚠️ Found matching upstream commit but patch is missing proper reference to it

Found matching upstream commit: 6beb6835c1fbb3f676aebb51a5fee6b77fed9308

Status in newer kernel trees:
6.14.y | Present (different SHA1: 4d184c1b89b8)
6.12.y | Present (different SHA1: 4ae0a4524c47)
6.6.y | Present (different SHA1: 46e070d3714b)
6.1.y | Present (different SHA1: 68544f9fe709)
5.15.y | Present (different SHA1: 99deb2bf2bd1)
5.10.y | Present (different SHA1: c081a8228222)

Note: The patch differs from the upstream commit:
---
1:  6beb6835c1fbb ! 1:  88825867905fa openvswitch: Fix unsafe attribute parsing in output_userspace()
    @@ Commit message
         Acked-by: Aaron Conole <aconole@redhat.com>
         Link: https://patch.msgid.link/0bd65949df61591d9171c0dc13e42cea8941da10.1746541734.git.echaudro@redhat.com
         Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
    +    (cherry picked from commit 6beb6835c1fbb3f676aebb51a5fee6b77fed9308)
     
      ## net/openvswitch/actions.c ##
     @@ net/openvswitch/actions.c: static int output_userspace(struct datapath *dp, struct sk_buff *skb,
    @@ net/openvswitch/actions.c: static int output_userspace(struct datapath *dp, stru
      	upcall.mru = OVS_CB(skb)->mru;
      
     -	for (a = nla_data(attr), rem = nla_len(attr); rem > 0;
    --	     a = nla_next(a, &rem)) {
    +-		 a = nla_next(a, &rem)) {
     +	nla_for_each_nested(a, attr, rem) {
      		switch (nla_type(a)) {
      		case OVS_USERSPACE_ATTR_USERDATA:
---

Results of testing on various branches:

| Branch                    | Patch Apply | Build Test |
|---------------------------|-------------|------------|
| stable/linux-5.4.y        |  Success    |  Success   |

Re: [PATCH 5.4.y] openvswitch: Fix unsafe attribute parsing in output_userspace()

[Eelco Chaudron]

On 12 May 2025, at 23:52, Sasha Levin wrote:

> [ Sasha's backport helper bot ]
>
> Hi,
>
> Summary of potential issues:
> ⚠️ Found matching upstream commit but patch is missing proper reference to it
>
> Found matching upstream commit: 6beb6835c1fbb3f676aebb51a5fee6b77fed9308
>
> Status in newer kernel trees:
> 6.14.y | Present (different SHA1: 4d184c1b89b8)
> 6.12.y | Present (different SHA1: 4ae0a4524c47)
> 6.6.y | Present (different SHA1: 46e070d3714b)
> 6.1.y | Present (different SHA1: 68544f9fe709)
> 5.15.y | Present (different SHA1: 99deb2bf2bd1)
> 5.10.y | Present (different SHA1: c081a8228222)
>
> Note: The patch differs from the upstream commit:
> ---
> 1:  6beb6835c1fbb ! 1:  88825867905fa openvswitch: Fix unsafe attribute parsing in output_userspace()
>     @@ Commit message
>          Acked-by: Aaron Conole <aconole@redhat.com>
>          Link: https://patch.msgid.link/0bd65949df61591d9171c0dc13e42cea8941da10.1746541734.git.echaudro@redhat.com
>          Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
>     +    (cherry picked from commit 6beb6835c1fbb3f676aebb51a5fee6b77fed9308)

Hi Sasha,

This is my first backport, so can you let me know what the exact tag should be, as I just added the ‘cherry picked’ comment? And do you want a v2?’

>       ## net/openvswitch/actions.c ##
>      @@ net/openvswitch/actions.c: static int output_userspace(struct datapath *dp, struct sk_buff *skb,
>     @@ net/openvswitch/actions.c: static int output_userspace(struct datapath *dp, stru
>       	upcall.mru = OVS_CB(skb)->mru;
>
>      -	for (a = nla_data(attr), rem = nla_len(attr); rem > 0;
>     --	     a = nla_next(a, &rem)) {
>     +-		 a = nla_next(a, &rem)) {
>      +	nla_for_each_nested(a, attr, rem) {
>       		switch (nla_type(a)) {
>       		case OVS_USERSPACE_ATTR_USERDATA:
> ---
>
> Results of testing on various branches:
>
> | Branch                    | Patch Apply | Build Test |
> |---------------------------|-------------|------------|
> | stable/linux-5.4.y        |  Success    |  Success   |