FAILED: patch "[PATCH] ipvs: reload ip header after head reallocation" failed to apply to 5.15-stable tree

FAILED: patch "[PATCH] ipvs: reload ip header after head reallocation" failed to apply to 5.15-stable tree

[gregkh]

The patch below does not apply to the 5.15-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-5.15.y
git checkout FETCH_HEAD
git cherry-pick -x a2f57827bf7c695b8c72dc4511cae8e86582369d
# <resolve conflicts, build, test, etc.>
git commit -s
git send-email --to '<stable@vger.kernel.org>' --in-reply-to '2026072141-anime-stuck-2866@gregkh' --subject-prefix 'PATCH 5.15.y' 'HEAD^..'

Possible dependencies:



thanks,

greg k-h

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

From a2f57827bf7c695b8c72dc4511cae8e86582369d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2026 16:21:30 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] ipvs: reload ip header after head reallocation

__ip_vs_get_out_rt() calls skb_ensure_writable() which may
reallocate skb->head.

Fixes: 8d8e20e2d7bb ("ipvs: Decrement ttl")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Assisted-by: Claude:claude-sonnet-4-6
Acked-by: Julian Anastasov <ja@ssi.bg>
Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>

diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c
index ce542ed4b013..9fef4335da13 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c
@@ -736,13 +736,11 @@ int
 ip_vs_bypass_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct ip_vs_conn *cp,
 		  struct ip_vs_protocol *pp, struct ip_vs_iphdr *ipvsh)
 {
-	struct iphdr  *iph = ip_hdr(skb);
-
-	if (__ip_vs_get_out_rt(cp->ipvs, cp->af, skb, NULL, iph->daddr,
+	if (__ip_vs_get_out_rt(cp->ipvs, cp->af, skb, NULL, ip_hdr(skb)->daddr,
 			       IP_VS_RT_MODE_NON_LOCAL, NULL, ipvsh) < 0)
 		goto tx_error;
 
-	ip_send_check(iph);
+	ip_send_check(ip_hdr(skb));
 
 	/* Another hack: avoid icmp_send in ip_fragment */
 	skb->ignore_df = 1;