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net: fix NULL pointer in skb_segment_list

PATCH Applied Yan Zhai 3 participants 3 messages Jan 30, 2023 – Feb 1, 2023

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PATCH 1/1 net: fix NULL pointer in skb_segment_list

Commit 3a1296a38d0c ("net: Support GRO/GSO fraglist chaining.") introduced UDP listifyed GRO. The segmentation relies on frag_list being untouched when passing through the network stack. This assumption can be broken sometimes, where frag_list itself gets pulled into linear area, leaving frag_list being NULL. When this happens it can trigger following NULL pointer dereference, and panic the kernel. Reverse the test condition should fix it.

[19185.577801][    C1] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address:
...
[19185.663775][    C1] RIP: 0010:skb_segment_list+0x1cc/0x390
...
[19185.834644][    C1] Call Trace:
[19185.841730][    C1]  <TASK>
[19185.848563][    C1]  __udp_gso_segment+0x33e/0x510
[19185.857370][    C1]  inet_gso_segment+0x15b/0x3e0
[19185.866059][    C1]  skb_mac_gso_segment+0x97/0x110
[19185.874939][    C1]  __skb_gso_segment+0xb2/0x160
[19185.883646][    C1]  udp_queue_rcv_skb+0xc3/0x1d0
[19185.892319][    C1]  udp_unicast_rcv_skb+0x75/0x90
[19185.900979][    C1]  ip_protocol_deliver_rcu+0xd2/0x200
[19185.910003][    C1]  ip_local_deliver_finish+0x44/0x60
[19185.918757][    C1]  __netif_receive_skb_one_core+0x8b/0xa0
[19185.927834][    C1]  process_backlog+0x88/0x130
[19185.935840][    C1]  __napi_poll+0x27/0x150
[19185.943447][    C1]  net_rx_action+0x27e/0x5f0
[19185.951331][    C1]  ? mlx5_cq_tasklet_cb+0x70/0x160 [mlx5_core]
[19185.960848][    C1]  __do_softirq+0xbc/0x25d
[19185.968607][    C1]  irq_exit_rcu+0x83/0xb0
[19185.976247][    C1]  common_interrupt+0x43/0xa0
[19185.984235][    C1]  asm_common_interrupt+0x22/0x40
...
[19186.094106][    C1]  </TASK>
Fixes 3a1296a38d0c ("net: Support GRO/GSO fraglist chaining.")
---
 net/core/skbuff.c | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
net/core/skbuff.c +2 -3
index 4a0eb5593275..a31ff4d83ecc 100644
@@ -4100,7 +4100,7 @@ struct sk_buff *skb_segment_list(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	skb_shinfo(skb)->frag_list = NULL;
 
-	do {
+	while (list_skb) {
 		nskb = list_skb;
 		list_skb = list_skb->next;
 
@@ -4146,8 +4146,7 @@ struct sk_buff *skb_segment_list(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		if (skb_needs_linearize(nskb, features) &&
 		    __skb_linearize(nskb))
 			goto err_linearize;
-
-	} while (list_skb);
+	}
 
 	skb->truesize = skb->truesize - delta_truesize;
 	skb->data_len = skb->data_len - delta_len;
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Quoted 34 lines · Yan Zhai

Commit 3a1296a38d0c ("net: Support GRO/GSO fraglist chaining.") introduced UDP listifyed GRO. The segmentation relies on frag_list being untouched when passing through the network stack. This assumption can be broken sometimes, where frag_list itself gets pulled into linear area, leaving frag_list being NULL. When this happens it can trigger following NULL pointer dereference, and panic the kernel. Reverse the test condition should fix it.

[19185.577801][    C1] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address:
...
[19185.663775][    C1] RIP: 0010:skb_segment_list+0x1cc/0x390
...
[19185.834644][    C1] Call Trace:
[19185.841730][    C1]  <TASK>
[19185.848563][    C1]  __udp_gso_segment+0x33e/0x510
[19185.857370][    C1]  inet_gso_segment+0x15b/0x3e0
[19185.866059][    C1]  skb_mac_gso_segment+0x97/0x110
[19185.874939][    C1]  __skb_gso_segment+0xb2/0x160
[19185.883646][    C1]  udp_queue_rcv_skb+0xc3/0x1d0
[19185.892319][    C1]  udp_unicast_rcv_skb+0x75/0x90
[19185.900979][    C1]  ip_protocol_deliver_rcu+0xd2/0x200
[19185.910003][    C1]  ip_local_deliver_finish+0x44/0x60
[19185.918757][    C1]  __netif_receive_skb_one_core+0x8b/0xa0
[19185.927834][    C1]  process_backlog+0x88/0x130
[19185.935840][    C1]  __napi_poll+0x27/0x150
[19185.943447][    C1]  net_rx_action+0x27e/0x5f0
[19185.951331][    C1]  ? mlx5_cq_tasklet_cb+0x70/0x160 [mlx5_core]
[19185.960848][    C1]  __do_softirq+0xbc/0x25d
[19185.968607][    C1]  irq_exit_rcu+0x83/0xb0
[19185.976247][    C1]  common_interrupt+0x43/0xa0
[19185.984235][    C1]  asm_common_interrupt+0x22/0x40
...
[19186.094106][    C1]  </TASK>
Quoted 4 lines
Fixes 3a1296a38d0c ("net: Support GRO/GSO fraglist chaining.")
Quoted 27 lines
  net/core/skbuff.c | 5 ++---
  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
net/core/skbuff.c +2 -3
index 4a0eb5593275..a31ff4d83ecc 100644
@@ -4100,7 +4100,7 @@ struct sk_buff *skb_segment_list(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
  	skb_shinfo(skb)->frag_list = NULL;
 
-	do {
+	while (list_skb) {
  		nskb = list_skb;
  		list_skb = list_skb->next;
 
@@ -4146,8 +4146,7 @@ struct sk_buff *skb_segment_list(struct sk_buff *skb,
  		if (skb_needs_linearize(nskb, features) &&
  		    __skb_linearize(nskb))
  			goto err_linearize;
-
-	} while (list_skb);
+	}
 
  	skb->truesize = skb->truesize - delta_truesize;
  	skb->data_len = skb->data_len - delta_len;
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In reply to Yan Zhai
This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (master) by Jakub Kicinski <[email protected]>:

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (master)
by Jakub Kicinski <[email protected]>:

Quoted 9 lines · On Mon, 30 Jan 2023 12:51:48 -0800 you wrote:

Commit 3a1296a38d0c ("net: Support GRO/GSO fraglist chaining.") introduced UDP listifyed GRO. The segmentation relies on frag_list being untouched when passing through the network stack. This assumption can be broken sometimes, where frag_list itself gets pulled into linear area, leaving frag_list being NULL. When this happens it can trigger following NULL pointer dereference, and panic the kernel. Reverse the test condition should fix it.

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Here is the summary with links:
- net: fix NULL pointer in skb_segment_list

    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/876e8ca83667

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