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From: Sven Eckelmann <sven@narfation.org>
To: stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Sven Eckelmann <sven@narfation.org>
Subject: [PATCH 5.10 22/23] batman-adv: tvlv: enforce 2-byte alignment
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:09:51 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260626160952.123713-23-sven@narfation.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260626160952.123713-1-sven@narfation.org>

commit 32a6799255525d6ea4da0f7e9e0e521ad9560a46 upstream.

The fields of an aggregated OGM(v2) are accessed assuming (at least) 2-byte
alignment, so a following OGM must start at an even offset. As the header
length is even, an odd tvlv_len would misalign it and trigger unaligned
accesses on strict-alignment architectures.

Such a misaligned TVLV/OGM/OGMv2 is not created by a normal participant in
the mesh. Therefore, reject such malformed packets.

Cc: stable@kernel.org
Fixes: ef26157747d4 ("batman-adv: tvlv - basic infrastructure")
[ Drop change for non-existing mcast handling ]
Signed-off-by: Sven Eckelmann <sven@narfation.org>
---
 net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c | 11 ++++++++++-
 net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c  | 11 ++++++++++-
 net/batman-adv/tvlv.c       |  6 ++++++
 3 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
index 93c2c5f6facc0..cc4fbfd0b7553 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
@@ -312,14 +312,23 @@ batadv_iv_ogm_aggr_packet(int buff_pos, int packet_len,
 			  const struct batadv_ogm_packet *ogm_packet)
 {
 	int next_buff_pos = 0;
+	u16 tvlv_len;
 
 	/* check if there is enough space for the header */
 	next_buff_pos += buff_pos + sizeof(*ogm_packet);
 	if (next_buff_pos > packet_len)
 		return false;
 
+	tvlv_len = ntohs(ogm_packet->tvlv_len);
+
+	/* the fields of an aggregated OGM are accessed assuming (at least)
+	 * 2-byte alignment, so a following OGM must start at an even offset.
+	 */
+	if (tvlv_len & 1)
+		return false;
+
 	/* check if there is enough space for the optional TVLV */
-	next_buff_pos += ntohs(ogm_packet->tvlv_len);
+	next_buff_pos += tvlv_len;
 
 	return next_buff_pos <= packet_len;
 }
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c
index 12de9b44064dd..2a62ab13bf87b 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c
@@ -864,14 +864,23 @@ batadv_v_ogm_aggr_packet(int buff_pos, int packet_len,
 			 const struct batadv_ogm2_packet *ogm2_packet)
 {
 	int next_buff_pos = 0;
+	u16 tvlv_len;
 
 	/* check if there is enough space for the header */
 	next_buff_pos += buff_pos + sizeof(*ogm2_packet);
 	if (next_buff_pos > packet_len)
 		return false;
 
+	tvlv_len = ntohs(ogm2_packet->tvlv_len);
+
+	/* the fields of an aggregated OGMv2 are accessed assuming (at least)
+	 * 2-byte alignment, so a following OGMv2 must start at an even offset.
+	 */
+	if (tvlv_len & 1)
+		return false;
+
 	/* check if there is enough space for the optional TVLV */
-	next_buff_pos += ntohs(ogm2_packet->tvlv_len);
+	next_buff_pos += tvlv_len;
 
 	return next_buff_pos <= packet_len;
 }
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/tvlv.c b/net/batman-adv/tvlv.c
index 8da8184a2ebdf..84f0fb175b331 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/tvlv.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/tvlv.c
@@ -448,6 +448,12 @@ int batadv_tvlv_containers_process(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 		if (tvlv_value_cont_len > tvlv_value_len)
 			break;
 
+		/* the next tvlv header is accessed assuming (at least) 2-byte
+		 * alignment, so it must start at an even offset.
+		 */
+		if (tvlv_value_cont_len & 1)
+			break;
+
 		tvlv_handler = batadv_tvlv_handler_get(bat_priv,
 						       tvlv_hdr->type,
 						       tvlv_hdr->version);
-- 
2.47.3


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-06-26 16:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-06-26 16:09 [PATCH 5.10 00/23] batman-adv: 7.2 merge window fixes backports Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 01/23] batman-adv: tp_meter: keep unacked list in ascending ordered Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 02/23] batman-adv: tp_meter: initialize dup_acks explicitly Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 03/23] batman-adv: tp_meter: initialize dec_cwnd explicitly Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 04/23] batman-adv: tp_meter: avoid window underflow Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 05/23] batman-adv: tp_meter: avoid divide-by-zero for dec_cwnd Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 06/23] batman-adv: tp_meter: fix fast recovery precondition Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 07/23] batman-adv: tp_meter: handle seqno wrap-around for fast recovery detection Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 08/23] batman-adv: tp_meter: add only finished tp_vars to lists Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 09/23] batman-adv: bla: annotate lasttime access with READ/WRITE_ONCE Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 10/23] batman-adv: prevent ELP transmission interval underflow Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-27 11:26   ` Sasha Levin
2026-06-27 12:05     ` Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 11/23] batman-adv: tp_meter: initialize last_recv_time during init Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 12/23] batman-adv: frag: ensure fragment is writable before modifying TTL Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 13/23] batman-adv: frag: avoid underflow of TTL Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 14/23] batman-adv: v: prevent OGM aggregation on disabled hardif Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 15/23] batman-adv: tp_meter: restrict number of unacked list entries Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 16/23] batman-adv: tp_meter: annotate last_recv_time access with READ/WRITE_ONCE Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 17/23] batman-adv: tp_meter: prevent parallel modifications of last_recv Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 18/23] batman-adv: tp_meter: handle overlapping packets Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 19/23] batman-adv: tt: don't merge change entries with different VIDs Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 20/23] batman-adv: tt: track roam count per VID Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 21/23] batman-adv: dat: prevent false sharing between VLANs Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` Sven Eckelmann [this message]
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 23/23] batman-adv: tvlv: avoid race of cifsnotfound handler state Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-28  3:33 ` [PATCH 5.10 00/23] batman-adv: 7.2 merge window fixes backports Sasha Levin

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