can: convert unreliable ARPHRD_CAN type checks to robust can_get_ml_priv()

PATCH Applied Oliver Hartkopp 2 participants 2 messages Oct 9

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Oliver Hartkopp

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2026-10-09 12:14 UTC #0 lore raw

PATCH 1/1 can: convert unreliable ARPHRD_CAN type checks to robust can_get_ml_priv()

Commit 4e096a18867a ("net: introduce CAN specific pointer in the struct net_device") introduced an explicit way to assign the midlayer private pointer (dev->ml_priv) to named users like ML_PRIV_CAN.

With this extension the CAN device specific ml_priv assignment became a robust indicator to identify a valid CAN device, when can_get_ml_priv() returns a valid pointer.

This has been used directly by the referenced commit in the CAN specific j1939 and proc code but not in the other parts of the CAN subsystem.

With the TUN/TAP driver a device's ARPHRD type can be controlled by userspace independently of its midlayer private data (ml_priv). The TUNSETLINK ioctl allows a down TUN/TAP device to overwrite its hardware type to become ARPHRD_CAN while dev->ml_priv remains NULL (uninitialized).

Instead of checking dev->type being the unreliable ARPHRD_CAN value convert the missing "valid CAN devices" checks to can_get_ml_priv().

Fixes 4e096a18867a ("net: introduce CAN specific pointer in the struct net_device")

Cc [email protected]

Cc Oleksij Rempel <[email protected]>

Signed-off-by Oliver Hartkopp <[email protected]>

---
 net/can/af_can.c | 15 ++++++---------
 net/can/bcm.c    |  7 ++++---
 net/can/gw.c     |  7 ++++---
 net/can/isotp.c  |  5 +++--
 net/can/raw.c    |  4 ++--
 5 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

net/can/af_can.c +6 -9

index 34fe3b28d576..dc27ace43719 100644
@@ -224,11 +224,11 @@ int can_send(struct sk_buff *skb, int loop)
 	if (unlikely(skb->len > READ_ONCE(skb->dev->mtu))) {
 		err = -EMSGSIZE;
 		goto inval_skb;
 	}
 
-	if (unlikely(skb->dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN)) {
+	if (unlikely(!can_get_ml_priv(skb->dev))) {
 		err = -EPERM;
 		goto inval_skb;
 	}
 
 	if (unlikely(!(skb->dev->flags & IFF_UP))) {

@@ -450,11 +450,11 @@ int can_rx_register(struct net *net, struct net_device *dev, canid_t can_id,
 	struct can_dev_rcv_lists *dev_rcv_lists;
 	struct can_rcv_lists_stats *rcv_lists_stats = net->can.rcv_lists_stats;
 
 	/* insert new receiver  (dev,canid,mask) -> (func,data) */
 
-	if (dev && (dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN || !can_get_ml_priv(dev)))
+	if (dev && !can_get_ml_priv(dev))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	if (dev && !net_eq(net, dev_net(dev)))
 		return -ENODEV;

@@ -517,11 +517,11 @@ void can_rx_unregister(struct net *net, struct net_device *dev, canid_t can_id,
 	struct receiver *rcv = NULL;
 	struct hlist_head *rcv_list;
 	struct can_rcv_lists_stats *rcv_lists_stats = net->can.rcv_lists_stats;
 	struct can_dev_rcv_lists *dev_rcv_lists;
 
-	if (dev && dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN)
+	if (dev && !can_get_ml_priv(dev))
 		return;
 
 	if (dev && !net_eq(net, dev_net(dev)))
 		return;

@@ -682,12 +682,11 @@ static void can_receive(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 static int can_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 		   struct packet_type *pt, struct net_device *orig_dev)
 {
 	struct can_skb_ext *csx = can_skb_ext_find(skb);
 
-	if (unlikely(dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN || !can_get_ml_priv(dev) ||
-		     !csx || !can_is_can_skb(skb))) {
+	if (unlikely(!can_get_ml_priv(dev) || !csx || !can_is_can_skb(skb))) {
 		pr_warn_once("PF_CAN: dropped non conform CAN skbuff: dev type %d, len %d\n",
 			     dev->type, skb->len);
 
 		kfree_skb_reason(skb, SKB_DROP_REASON_CAN_RX_INVALID_FRAME);
 		return NET_RX_DROP;

@@ -708,12 +707,11 @@ static int can_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 static int canfd_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 		     struct packet_type *pt, struct net_device *orig_dev)
 {
 	struct can_skb_ext *csx = can_skb_ext_find(skb);
 
-	if (unlikely(dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN || !can_get_ml_priv(dev) ||
-		     !csx || !can_is_canfd_skb(skb))) {
+	if (unlikely(!can_get_ml_priv(dev) || !csx || !can_is_canfd_skb(skb))) {
 		pr_warn_once("PF_CAN: dropped non conform CAN FD skbuff: dev type %d, len %d\n",
 			     dev->type, skb->len);
 
 		kfree_skb_reason(skb, SKB_DROP_REASON_CANFD_RX_INVALID_FRAME);
 		return NET_RX_DROP;

@@ -734,12 +732,11 @@ static int canfd_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 static int canxl_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 		     struct packet_type *pt, struct net_device *orig_dev)
 {
 	struct can_skb_ext *csx = can_skb_ext_find(skb);
 
-	if (unlikely(dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN || !can_get_ml_priv(dev) ||
-		     !csx || !can_is_canxl_skb(skb))) {
+	if (unlikely(!can_get_ml_priv(dev) || !csx || !can_is_canxl_skb(skb))) {
 		pr_warn_once("PF_CAN: dropped non conform CAN XL skbuff: dev type %d, len %d\n",
 			     dev->type, skb->len);
 
 		kfree_skb_reason(skb, SKB_DROP_REASON_CANXL_RX_INVALID_FRAME);
 		return NET_RX_DROP;

net/can/bcm.c +4 -3

index 3d637a1e0ac1..60406439a13f 100644
@@ -52,10 +52,11 @@
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/socket.h>
 #include <linux/if_arp.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/can.h>
+#include <linux/can/can-ml.h>
 #include <linux/can/core.h>
 #include <linux/can/skb.h>
 #include <linux/can/bcm.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>

@@ -1717,11 +1718,11 @@ static int bcm_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
 			if (!dev) {
 				ret = -ENODEV;
 				goto out_release;
 			}
 
-			if (dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN) {
+			if (!can_get_ml_priv(dev)) {
 				dev_put(dev);
 				ret = -ENODEV;
 				goto out_release;
 			}

@@ -1865,11 +1866,11 @@ static void bcm_notify(struct bcm_sock *bo, unsigned long msg,
 static int bcm_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long msg,
 			void *ptr)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = netdev_notifier_info_to_dev(ptr);
 
-	if (dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN)
+	if (!can_get_ml_priv(dev))
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
 	if (msg != NETDEV_UNREGISTER && msg != NETDEV_DOWN)
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
 	if (unlikely(bcm_busy_notifier)) /* Check for reentrant bug. */
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;

@@ -2022,11 +2023,11 @@ static int bcm_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr_unsized *uaddr, int
 		dev = dev_get_by_index(net, addr->can_ifindex);
 		if (!dev) {
 			ret = -ENODEV;
 			goto fail;
 		}
-		if (dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN) {
+		if (!can_get_ml_priv(dev)) {
 			dev_put(dev);
 			ret = -ENODEV;
 			goto fail;
 		}

net/can/gw.c +4 -3

index 5793cb2420ed..54bb5bd3242a 100644
@@ -50,10 +50,11 @@
 #include <linux/net.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/if_arp.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/can.h>
+#include <linux/can/can-ml.h>
 #include <linux/can/core.h>
 #include <linux/can/skb.h>
 #include <linux/can/gw.h>
 #include <net/can.h>
 #include <net/rtnetlink.h>

@@ -610,11 +611,11 @@ static int cgw_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb,
 			unsigned long msg, void *ptr)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = netdev_notifier_info_to_dev(ptr);
 	struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
 
-	if (dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN)
+	if (!can_get_ml_priv(dev))
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
 	if (msg == NETDEV_UNREGISTER) {
 		struct cgw_job *gwj = NULL;
 		struct hlist_node *nx;

@@ -1161,19 +1162,19 @@ static int cgw_create_job(struct sk_buff *skb,  struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 	gwj->src.dev = __dev_get_by_index(net, gwj->ccgw.src_idx);
 
 	if (!gwj->src.dev)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (gwj->src.dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN)
+	if (!can_get_ml_priv(gwj->src.dev))
 		goto out;
 
 	gwj->dst.dev = __dev_get_by_index(net, gwj->ccgw.dst_idx);
 
 	if (!gwj->dst.dev)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (gwj->dst.dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN)
+	if (!can_get_ml_priv(gwj->dst.dev))
 		goto out;
 
 	/* is sending the skb back to the incoming interface intended? */
 	if (gwj->src.dev == gwj->dst.dev &&
 	    !(gwj->flags & CGW_FLAGS_CAN_IIF_TX_OK)) {

net/can/isotp.c +3 -2

index f5dc9d04bd68..6c28802c0605 100644
@@ -63,10 +63,11 @@
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/socket.h>
 #include <linux/if_arp.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/can.h>
+#include <linux/can/can-ml.h>
 #include <linux/can/core.h>
 #include <linux/can/skb.h>
 #include <linux/can/isotp.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <net/can.h>

@@ -1608,11 +1609,11 @@ static int isotp_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr_unsized *uaddr, int l
 	dev = dev_get_by_index(net, addr->can_ifindex);
 	if (!dev) {
 		err = -ENODEV;
 		goto out;
 	}
-	if (dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN) {
+	if (!can_get_ml_priv(dev)) {
 		err = -ENODEV;
 		goto out_put_dev;
 	}
 	if (READ_ONCE(dev->mtu) < so->ll.mtu) {
 		err = -EINVAL;

@@ -1895,11 +1896,11 @@ static void isotp_notify(struct isotp_sock *so, unsigned long msg,
 static int isotp_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long msg,
 			  void *ptr)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = netdev_notifier_info_to_dev(ptr);
 
-	if (dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN)
+	if (!can_get_ml_priv(dev))
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
 	if (msg != NETDEV_UNREGISTER && msg != NETDEV_DOWN)
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
 	if (unlikely(isotp_busy_notifier)) /* Check for reentrant bug. */
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;

net/can/raw.c +2 -2

index 0acd4f6c6dd6..e1d741a25be3 100644
@@ -346,11 +346,11 @@ static void raw_notify(struct raw_sock *ro, unsigned long msg,
 static int raw_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long msg,
 			void *ptr)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = netdev_notifier_info_to_dev(ptr);
 
-	if (dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN)
+	if (!can_get_ml_priv(dev))
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
 	if (msg != NETDEV_UNREGISTER && msg != NETDEV_DOWN)
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
 	if (unlikely(raw_busy_notifier)) /* Check for reentrant bug. */
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;

@@ -489,11 +489,11 @@ static int raw_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr_unsized *uaddr, int len
 		dev = dev_get_by_index(sock_net(sk), addr->can_ifindex);
 		if (!dev) {
 			err = -ENODEV;
 			goto out;
 		}
-		if (dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN) {
+		if (!can_get_ml_priv(dev)) {
 			err = -ENODEV;
 			goto out_put_dev;
 		}
 
 		if (!(dev->flags & IFF_UP))

Signature · 1 line

2.53.0

Marc Kleine-Budde

maintainer Applied

2026-10-09 12:20 UTC #1 lore raw

Quoted 16 lines · Oliver Hartkopp

Commit 4e096a18867a ("net: introduce CAN specific pointer in the struct net_device") introduced an explicit way to assign the midlayer private pointer (dev->ml_priv) to named users like ML_PRIV_CAN.
With this extension the CAN device specific ml_priv assignment became a robust indicator to identify a valid CAN device, when can_get_ml_priv() returns a valid pointer.
This has been used directly by the referenced commit in the CAN specific j1939 and proc code but not in the other parts of the CAN subsystem.
With the TUN/TAP driver a device's ARPHRD type can be controlled by userspace independently of its midlayer private data (ml_priv). The TUNSETLINK ioctl allows a down TUN/TAP device to overwrite its hardware type to become ARPHRD_CAN while dev->ml_priv remains NULL (uninitialized).

Quoted 7 lines

Instead of checking dev->type being the unreliable ARPHRD_CAN value convert the missing "valid CAN devices" checks to can_get_ml_priv().
Fixes 4e096a18867a ("net: introduce CAN specific pointer in the struct net_device")
Cc [email protected]
Cc Oleksij Rempel <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by Oliver Hartkopp <[email protected]>

Applied to linux-can-next.

regards,
Marc

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