Re: [PATCH stable 4.4 0/9] fix SegmentSmack in stable branch (CVE-2018-5390)

[maowenan <maowenan@huawei.com>]

On 2018/8/16 15:44, Michal Kubecek wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 16, 2018 at 03:39:14PM +0800, maowenan wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 2018/8/16 15:23, Michal Kubecek wrote:
>>> On Thu, Aug 16, 2018 at 03:19:12PM +0800, maowenan wrote:
>>>> On 2018/8/16 14:52, Michal Kubecek wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> My point is that backporting all this into stable 4.4 is quite intrusive
>>>>> so that if we can achieve similar results with a simple fix of an
>>>>> obvious omission, it would be preferrable.
>>>>
>>>> There are five patches in mainline to fix this CVE, only two patches
>>>> have no effect on stable 4.4, the important reason is 4.4 use simple
>>>> queue but mainline use RB tree.
>>>>
>>>> I have tried my best to use easy way to fix this with dropping packets
>>>> 12.5%(or other value) based on simple queue, but the result is not
>>>> very well, so the RB tree is needed and tested result is my desire.
>>>>
>>>> If we only back port two patches but they don't fix the issue, I think
>>>> they don't make any sense.
>>>
>>> There is an obvious omission in one of the two patches and Takashi's
>>> patch fixes it. If his follow-up fix (applied on top of what is in
>>> stable 4.4 now) addresses the problem, I would certainly prefer using it
>>> over backporting the whole series.
>>
>> Do you mean below codes from Takashi can fix this CVE?
>> But I have already tested like this two days ago, it is not good effect.
> 
> IIRC what you proposed was different, you proposed to replace the "=" in
> the other branch by "+=".

No, I think you don't get what I mean, I have already tested stable 4.4,
based on commit dc6ae4d, and change the codes like Takashi, which didn't
contain any codes I have sent in this patch series.

I suggest someone to test again based on Takashi.

dc6ae4d tcp: detect malicious patterns in tcp_collapse_ofo_queue()
5fbec48 tcp: avoid collapses in tcp_prune_queue() if possible
255924e tcp: do not delay ACK in DCTCP upon CE status change
0b1d40e tcp: do not cancel delay-AcK on DCTCP special ACK
17fea38e7 tcp: helpers to send special DCTCP ack
500e03f tcp: fix dctcp delayed ACK schedule
b04c9a0 rtnetlink: add rtnl_link_state check in rtnl_configure_link
73dad08 net/mlx4_core: Save the qpn from the input modifier in RST2INIT wrapper
48f41c0 ip: hash fragments consistently
54a634c MIPS: ath79: fix register address in ath79_ddr_wb_flush()
762b585 Linux 4.4.144


> 
> Michal Kubecek
> 
> 
>>
>> Could you try to test with POC programme mentioned previous mail in case I made mistake?
>>
>> diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
>> index 4a261e078082..9c4c6cd0316e 100644
>> --- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
>> +++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
>> @@ -4835,6 +4835,7 @@ static void tcp_collapse_ofo_queue(struct sock *sk)
>>  			end = TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->end_seq;
>>  			range_truesize = skb->truesize;
>>  		} else {
>> +			range_truesize += skb->truesize;
>>  			if (before(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq, start))
>>  				start = TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq;
>>  			if (after(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->end_seq, end))
>> -- 
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Michal Kubecek
>>>
>>>
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