From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp.kernel.org (aws-us-west-2-korg-mail-1.web.codeaurora.org [10.30.226.201]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 209A93126CD for ; Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:10:06 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=10.30.226.201 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1776082207; cv=none; b=YH8cA4DFo/JVAuc+2A07zxLxhKD+mFOMEd9HvEupjlFn9estZ6HLVH2WxcE7rSfY16hRF9NCCw1v3ppoERhr1hGU612Cpw7thQKatBYNRPX5lvyCx/C++IkLGD38UYts0WF/dHN1BS3HfVe+MmzVUZ1DxWyz/Om4JMbB/kbeMoY= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1776082207; c=relaxed/simple; bh=34rr2SdPHP37HcWKdD/JjhCVZOf/sONnyvfBdmsiBJ0=; h=Subject:To:Cc:From:Date:Message-ID:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=HlDHazVJoHGYGSorZIitvQkZhY3B42MyAf5TIZkd/m6kQ3iOVWaN4oH4EQljqGtT7B5c6ylDxnCQPPdeLmPvINd1TJY9L/SJHQTLm0TLbPdQWaXvmyyabWJ0Mf3JYvxwOM2Yxhnxbdqm7mSXljZPFJNkRpQh0+0Nr0J9a2nTQJY= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=linuxfoundation.org header.i=@linuxfoundation.org header.b=IxlumVoP; arc=none smtp.client-ip=10.30.226.201 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=linuxfoundation.org header.i=@linuxfoundation.org header.b="IxlumVoP" Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 1CA0DC116C6; Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:10:05 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=linuxfoundation.org; s=korg; t=1776082206; bh=34rr2SdPHP37HcWKdD/JjhCVZOf/sONnyvfBdmsiBJ0=; h=Subject:To:Cc:From:Date:From; b=IxlumVoP42gmF0/ueUq2grzOg9XTYiFKp3Zhm9XiWmsGHZpnaBGzjQ/MA8nEGAfQH CM/ks7DITi5ty4gR73F40ySIUl/B05Sxl8YYoBDya86xeBdbvFcf9BU6IjvHEDuFsB WK19R7DzAMaoP4JBop971Z4T2QLSejCaVMdZOtiQ= Subject: FAILED: patch "[PATCH] xfrm: hold dev ref until after transport_finish NF_HOOK" failed to apply to 6.1-stable tree To: tpluszz77@gmail.com,fw@strlen.de,steffen.klassert@secunet.com Cc: From: Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:09:51 +0200 Message-ID: <2026041351-cosmos-tigress-e283@gregkh> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: stable@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit The patch below does not apply to the 6.1-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 . 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-6.1.y git checkout FETCH_HEAD git cherry-pick -x 1c428b03840094410c5fb6a5db30640486bbbfcb # git commit -s git send-email --to '' --in-reply-to '2026041351-cosmos-tigress-e283@gregkh' --subject-prefix 'PATCH 6.1.y' HEAD^.. Possible dependencies: thanks, greg k-h ------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------ >From 1c428b03840094410c5fb6a5db30640486bbbfcb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Qi Tang Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2026 19:44:01 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] xfrm: hold dev ref until after transport_finish NF_HOOK After async crypto completes, xfrm_input_resume() calls dev_put() immediately on re-entry before the skb reaches transport_finish. The skb->dev pointer is then used inside NF_HOOK and its okfn, which can race with device teardown. Remove the dev_put from the async resumption entry and instead drop the reference after the NF_HOOK call in transport_finish, using a saved device pointer since NF_HOOK may consume the skb. This covers NF_DROP, NF_QUEUE and NF_STOLEN paths that skip the okfn. For non-transport exits (decaps, gro, drop) and secondary async return points, release the reference inline when async is set. Suggested-by: Florian Westphal Fixes: acf568ee859f ("xfrm: Reinject transport-mode packets through tasklet") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Qi Tang Signed-off-by: Steffen Klassert diff --git a/net/ipv4/xfrm4_input.c b/net/ipv4/xfrm4_input.c index f28cfd88eaf5..c2eac844bcdb 100644 --- a/net/ipv4/xfrm4_input.c +++ b/net/ipv4/xfrm4_input.c @@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ int xfrm4_transport_finish(struct sk_buff *skb, int async) { struct xfrm_offload *xo = xfrm_offload(skb); struct iphdr *iph = ip_hdr(skb); + struct net_device *dev = skb->dev; iph->protocol = XFRM_MODE_SKB_CB(skb)->protocol; @@ -73,8 +74,10 @@ int xfrm4_transport_finish(struct sk_buff *skb, int async) } NF_HOOK(NFPROTO_IPV4, NF_INET_PRE_ROUTING, - dev_net(skb->dev), NULL, skb, skb->dev, NULL, + dev_net(dev), NULL, skb, dev, NULL, xfrm4_rcv_encap_finish); + if (async) + dev_put(dev); return 0; } diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_input.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_input.c index 9005fc156a20..699a001ac166 100644 --- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_input.c +++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_input.c @@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ static int xfrm6_transport_finish2(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, int xfrm6_transport_finish(struct sk_buff *skb, int async) { struct xfrm_offload *xo = xfrm_offload(skb); + struct net_device *dev = skb->dev; int nhlen = -skb_network_offset(skb); skb_network_header(skb)[IP6CB(skb)->nhoff] = @@ -68,8 +69,10 @@ int xfrm6_transport_finish(struct sk_buff *skb, int async) } NF_HOOK(NFPROTO_IPV6, NF_INET_PRE_ROUTING, - dev_net(skb->dev), NULL, skb, skb->dev, NULL, + dev_net(dev), NULL, skb, dev, NULL, xfrm6_transport_finish2); + if (async) + dev_put(dev); return 0; } diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_input.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_input.c index dc1312ed5a09..f65291eba1f6 100644 --- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_input.c +++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_input.c @@ -506,7 +506,6 @@ int xfrm_input(struct sk_buff *skb, int nexthdr, __be32 spi, int encap_type) /* An encap_type of -1 indicates async resumption. */ if (encap_type == -1) { async = 1; - dev_put(skb->dev); seq = XFRM_SKB_CB(skb)->seq.input.low; spin_lock(&x->lock); goto resume; @@ -659,8 +658,11 @@ int xfrm_input(struct sk_buff *skb, int nexthdr, __be32 spi, int encap_type) dev_hold(skb->dev); nexthdr = x->type->input(x, skb); - if (nexthdr == -EINPROGRESS) + if (nexthdr == -EINPROGRESS) { + if (async) + dev_put(skb->dev); return 0; + } dev_put(skb->dev); spin_lock(&x->lock); @@ -695,9 +697,11 @@ int xfrm_input(struct sk_buff *skb, int nexthdr, __be32 spi, int encap_type) XFRM_MODE_SKB_CB(skb)->protocol = nexthdr; err = xfrm_inner_mode_input(x, skb); - if (err == -EINPROGRESS) + if (err == -EINPROGRESS) { + if (async) + dev_put(skb->dev); return 0; - else if (err) { + } else if (err) { XFRM_INC_STATS(net, LINUX_MIB_XFRMINSTATEMODEERROR); goto drop; } @@ -734,6 +738,8 @@ int xfrm_input(struct sk_buff *skb, int nexthdr, __be32 spi, int encap_type) sp->olen = 0; if (skb_valid_dst(skb)) skb_dst_drop(skb); + if (async) + dev_put(skb->dev); gro_cells_receive(&gro_cells, skb); return 0; } else { @@ -753,6 +759,8 @@ int xfrm_input(struct sk_buff *skb, int nexthdr, __be32 spi, int encap_type) sp->olen = 0; if (skb_valid_dst(skb)) skb_dst_drop(skb); + if (async) + dev_put(skb->dev); gro_cells_receive(&gro_cells, skb); return err; } @@ -763,6 +771,8 @@ int xfrm_input(struct sk_buff *skb, int nexthdr, __be32 spi, int encap_type) drop_unlock: spin_unlock(&x->lock); drop: + if (async) + dev_put(skb->dev); xfrm_rcv_cb(skb, family, x && x->type ? x->type->proto : nexthdr, -1); kfree_skb(skb); return 0;