kernel/linux.git/include/net/ip_fib.h, branch v7.2-rc1

ipv4: fib: Don't ignore error route in local/main tables.

2026-06-23T01:37:36+00:00

When CONFIG_IP_MULTIPLE_TABLES is enabled but no rule is added, fib_lookup() performs route lookup directly on two tables. Since the first lookup does not properly bail out, the result of an error route in the merged local/main table could be overwritten by another route in the default table: # unshare -n # ip link set lo up # ip route add 192.168.0.0/24 dev lo table 253 # ip route add unreachable 192.168.0.0/24 # ip route get 192.168.0.1 192.168.0.1 dev lo table default uid 0 cache Once a random rule is added, the error route is respected: # ip rule add table 0 # ip rule del table 0 # ip route get 192.168.0.1 RTNETLINK answers: No route to host Let's fix the inconsistent behaviour. Fixes: f4530fa574df ("ipv4: Avoid overhead when no custom FIB rules are installed.") Signed-off-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima Reviewed-by: Ido Schimmel Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260619212753.3367244-1-kuniyu@google.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net

2026-06-16T21:59:58+00:00

Merge in late fixes in preparation for the net-next PR. Conflicts: net/tls/tls_sw.c 406e8a651a7b ("net: skmsg: preserve sg.copy across SG transforms") 79511603a65b ("tls: remove dead sockmap (psock) handling from the SW path") drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c f8fd56977eeea ("net: mana: guard TX wq object destroy with INVALID_MANA_HANDLE check") d07efe5a6e641 ("net: mana: Use per-queue allocation for tx_qp to reduce allocation size") https://lore.kernel.org/ajAPXu-C_PuTgV-a@sirena.org.uk No adjacent changes. Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

ipv4: fib: Don't dump dying fib_info in fib_leaf_notify().

2026-06-11T22:14:03+00:00

syzbot reported use-after-free in nsim_fib4_prepare_event(). [0] The problem is that the following functions call fib_info_hold() / refcount_inc() while dumping fib_info under RCU, which is unsafe. * mlxsw_sp_router_fib4_event() * rocker_router_fib_event() * nsim_fib4_prepare_event() refcount_inc_not_zero() must be used, but it would be too late there. Let's guarantee the lifetime of fib_info in fib_leaf_notify(). Note that IPv6 does not need the corresponding change since fib6_table_dump() holds fib6_table.tb6_lock. [0]: refcount_t: addition on 0; use-after-free. WARNING: lib/refcount.c:25 at refcount_warn_saturate+0x9f/0x110 lib/refcount.c:25, CPU#0: kworker/u8:15/3420 Modules linked in: CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 3420 Comm: kworker/u8:15 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT_{RT,(full)} Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 04/18/2026 Workqueue: netns cleanup_net RIP: 0010:refcount_warn_saturate+0x9f/0x110 lib/refcount.c:25 Code: eb 66 85 db 74 3e 83 fb 01 75 4c e8 1b f1 22 fd 48 8d 3d 84 cb f1 0a 67 48 0f b9 3a eb 4a e8 08 f1 22 fd 48 8d 3d 81 cb f1 0a <67> 48 0f b9 3a eb 37 e8 f5 f0 22 fd 48 8d 3d 7e cb f1 0a 67 48 0f RSP: 0018:ffffc9000f2c7270 EFLAGS: 00010293 RAX: ffffffff84a18858 RBX: 0000000000000002 RCX: ffff888032ff9ec0 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffffffff8f9353e0 RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: ffff888032ff9ec0 R09: 0000000000000005 R10: 0000000000000100 R11: 0000000000000004 R12: ffff8880570cc000 R13: dffffc0000000000 R14: ffff88802b40563c R15: ffff8880570cc000 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888126173000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007fb1f4d5d000 CR3: 000000006072a000 CR4: 00000000003526f0 Call Trace: __refcount_add include/linux/refcount.h:-1 [inline] __refcount_inc include/linux/refcount.h:366 [inline] refcount_inc include/linux/refcount.h:383 [inline] fib_info_hold include/net/ip_fib.h:629 [inline] nsim_fib4_prepare_event drivers/net/netdevsim/fib.c:930 [inline] nsim_fib_event_schedule_work drivers/net/netdevsim/fib.c:1000 [inline] nsim_fib_event_nb+0x1055/0x1240 drivers/net/netdevsim/fib.c:1043 call_fib_notifier+0x45/0x80 net/core/fib_notifier.c:25 call_fib_entry_notifier net/ipv4/fib_trie.c:90 [inline] fib_leaf_notify net/ipv4/fib_trie.c:2176 [inline] fib_table_notify net/ipv4/fib_trie.c:2194 [inline] fib_notify+0x36b/0x5e0 net/ipv4/fib_trie.c:2217 fib_net_dump net/core/fib_notifier.c:70 [inline] register_fib_notifier+0x184/0x360 net/core/fib_notifier.c:108 nsim_fib_create+0x85d/0x9f0 drivers/net/netdevsim/fib.c:1596 nsim_dev_reload_create drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c:1604 [inline] nsim_dev_reload_up+0x374/0x7c0 drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c:1058 devlink_reload+0x501/0x8d0 net/devlink/dev.c:475 devlink_pernet_pre_exit+0x1ff/0x420 net/devlink/core.c:558 ops_pre_exit_list net/core/net_namespace.c:161 [inline] ops_undo_list+0x187/0x940 net/core/net_namespace.c:234 cleanup_net+0x56e/0x800 net/core/net_namespace.c:702 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3314 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0xb5d/0x1860 kernel/workqueue.c:3397 worker_thread+0xa53/0xfc0 kernel/workqueue.c:3478 kthread+0x388/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:436 ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245 Fixes: 0ae3eb7b4611 ("netdevsim: fib: Perform the route programming in a non-atomic context") Fixes: c3852ef7f2f8 ("ipv4: fib: Replay events when registering FIB notifier") Reported-by: syzbot+cb2aa2390ac024e25f5c@syzkaller.appspotmail.com Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/6a290011.39669fcc.33b062.00b1.GAE@google.com/ Signed-off-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima Reviewed-by: Ido Schimmel Reviewed-by: David Ahern Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260610061744.2030996-2-kuniyu@google.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

net: Remove rtnl_held of struct fib_dump_filter.

2026-06-09T00:06:23+00:00

Commit 22e36ea9f5d7 ("inet: allow ip_valid_fib_dump_req() to be called with RTNL or RCU") introduced the rtnl_held field in struct fib_dump_filter to switch __dev_get_by_index() and dev_get_by_index_rcu() depending on the caller's context. This field served as an interim measure while we were incrementally converting all callers of ip_valid_fib_dump_req() to RCU. Now that all users (IPv4, IPv6, ipmr, ip6mr, and MPLS) have been converted to RCU, the field is no longer necessary. Let's remove it. Signed-off-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260604224712.3209821-8-kuniyu@google.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

net: ipv4: fix ARM64 alignment fault in multipath hash seed

2026-03-04T01:20:37+00:00

`struct sysctl_fib_multipath_hash_seed` contains two u32 fields (user_seed and mp_seed), making it an 8-byte structure with a 4-byte alignment requirement. In `fib_multipath_hash_from_keys()`, the code evaluates the entire struct atomically via `READ_ONCE()`: mp_seed = READ_ONCE(net->ipv4.sysctl_fib_multipath_hash_seed).mp_seed; While this silently works on GCC by falling back to unaligned regular loads which the ARM64 kernel tolerates, it causes a fatal kernel panic when compiled with Clang and LTO enabled. Commit e35123d83ee3 ("arm64: lto: Strengthen READ_ONCE() to acquire when CONFIG_LTO=y") strengthens `READ_ONCE()` to use Load-Acquire instructions (`ldar` / `ldapr`) to prevent compiler reordering bugs under Clang LTO. Since the macro evaluates the full 8-byte struct, Clang emits a 64-bit `ldar` instruction. ARM64 architecture strictly requires `ldar` to be naturally aligned, thus executing it on a 4-byte aligned address triggers a strict Alignment Fault (FSC = 0x21). Fix the read side by moving the `READ_ONCE()` directly to the `u32` member, which emits a safe 32-bit `ldar Wn`. Furthermore, Eric Dumazet pointed out that `WRITE_ONCE()` on the entire struct in `proc_fib_multipath_hash_set_seed()` is also flawed. Analysis shows that Clang splits this 8-byte write into two separate 32-bit `str` instructions. While this avoids an alignment fault, it destroys atomicity and exposes a tear-write vulnerability. Fix this by explicitly splitting the write into two 32-bit `WRITE_ONCE()` operations. Finally, add the missing `READ_ONCE()` when reading `user_seed` in `proc_fib_multipath_hash_seed()` to ensure proper pairing and concurrency safety. Fixes: 4ee2a8cace3f ("net: ipv4: Add a sysctl to set multipath hash seed") Signed-off-by: Yung Chih Su Reviewed-by: Eric Dumazet Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260302060247.7066-1-yuuchihsu@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

ipv4: Convert ->flowi4_tos to dscp_t.

2025-08-27T00:34:31+00:00

Convert the ->flowic_tos field of struct flowi_common from __u8 to dscp_t, rename it ->flowic_dscp and propagate these changes to struct flowi and struct flowi4. We've had several bugs in the past where ECN bits could interfere with IPv4 routing, because these bits were not properly cleared when setting ->flowi4_tos. These bugs should be fixed now and the dscp_t type has been introduced to ensure that variables carrying DSCP values don't accidentally have any ECN bits set. Several variables and structure fields have been converted to dscp_t already, but the main IPv4 routing structure, struct flowi4, is still using a __u8. To avoid any future regression, this patch converts it to dscp_t. There are many users to convert at once. Fortunately, around half of ->flowi4_tos users already have a dscp_t value at hand, which they currently convert to __u8 using inet_dscp_to_dsfield(). For all of these users, we just need to drop that conversion. But, although we try to do the __u8 <-> dscp_t conversions at the boundaries of the network or of user space, some places still store TOS/DSCP variables as __u8 in core networking code. Those can hardly be converted either because the data structure is part of UAPI or because the same variable or field is also used for handling ECN in other parts of the code. In all of these cases where we don't have a dscp_t variable at hand, we need to use inet_dsfield_to_dscp() when interacting with ->flowi4_dscp. Changes since v1: * Fix space alignment in __bpf_redirect_neigh_v4() (Ido). Signed-off-by: Guillaume Nault Reviewed-by: Ido Schimmel Link: https://patch.msgid.link/29acecb45e911d17446b9a3dbdb1ab7b821ea371.1756128932.git.gnault@redhat.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

ipv4: prefer multipath nexthop that matches source address

2025-04-29T14:22:25+00:00

With multipath routes, try to ensure that packets leave on the device that is associated with the source address. Avoid the following tcpdump example: veth0 Out IP 10.1.0.2.38640 > 10.2.0.3.8000: Flags [S] veth1 Out IP 10.1.0.2.38648 > 10.2.0.3.8000: Flags [S] Which can happen easily with the most straightforward setup: ip addr add 10.0.0.1/24 dev veth0 ip addr add 10.1.0.1/24 dev veth1 ip route add 10.2.0.3 nexthop via 10.0.0.2 dev veth0 \ nexthop via 10.1.0.2 dev veth1 This is apparently considered WAI, based on the comment in ip_route_output_key_hash_rcu: * 2. Moreover, we are allowed to send packets with saddr * of another iface. --ANK It may be ok for some uses of multipath, but not all. For instance, when using two ISPs, a router may drop packets with unknown source. The behavior occurs because tcp_v4_connect makes three route lookups when establishing a connection: 1. ip_route_connect calls to select a source address, with saddr zero. 2. ip_route_connect calls again now that saddr and daddr are known. 3. ip_route_newports calls again after a source port is also chosen. With a route with multiple nexthops, each lookup may make a different choice depending on available entropy to fib_select_multipath. So it is possible for 1 to select the saddr from the first entry, but 3 to select the second entry. Leading to the above situation. Address this by preferring a match that matches the flowi4 saddr. This will make 2 and 3 make the same choice as 1. Continue to update the backup choice until a choice that matches saddr is found. Do this in fib_select_multipath itself, rather than passing an fl4_oif constraint, to avoid changing non-multipath route selection. Commit e6b45241c57a ("ipv4: reset flowi parameters on route connect") shows how that may cause regressions. Also read ipv4.sysctl_fib_multipath_use_neigh only once. No need to refresh in the loop. This does not happen in IPv6, which performs only one lookup. Signed-off-by: Willem de Bruijn Reviewed-by: David Ahern Reviewed-by: Eric Dumazet Reviewed-by: Ido Schimmel Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250424143549.669426-2-willemdebruijn.kernel@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni

ipv4: fib: Allocate fib_info_hash[] during netns initialisation.

2025-03-03T23:04:09+00:00

We will allocate fib_info_hash[] and fib_info_laddrhash[] for each netns. Currently, fib_info_hash[] is allocated when the first route is added. Let's move the first allocation to a new __net_init function. Note that we must call fib4_semantics_exit() in fib_net_exit_batch() because ->exit() is called earlier than ->exit_batch(). Signed-off-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima Reviewed-by: Eric Dumazet Reviewed-by: David Ahern Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250228042328.96624-4-kuniyu@amazon.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

net: ip: make fib_validate_source() support drop reasons

2024-11-12T10:24:50+00:00

In this commit, we make fib_validate_source() and __fib_validate_source() return -reason instead of errno on error. The return value of fib_validate_source can be -errno, 0, and 1. It's hard to make fib_validate_source() return drop reasons directly. The fib_validate_source() will return 1 if the scope of the source(revert) route is HOST. And the __mkroute_input() will mark the skb with IPSKB_DOREDIRECT in this case (combine with some other conditions). And then, a REDIRECT ICMP will be sent in ip_forward() if this flag exists. We can't pass this information to __mkroute_input if we make fib_validate_source() return drop reasons. Therefore, we introduce the wrapper fib_validate_source_reason() for fib_validate_source(), which will return the drop reasons on error. In the origin logic, LINUX_MIB_IPRPFILTER will be counted if fib_validate_source() return -EXDEV. And now, we need to adjust it by checking "reason == SKB_DROP_REASON_IP_RPFILTER". However, this will take effect only after the patch "net: ip: make ip_route_input_noref() return drop reasons", as we can't pass the drop reasons from fib_validate_source() to ip_rcv_finish_core() in this patch. Following new drop reasons are added in this patch: SKB_DROP_REASON_IP_LOCAL_SOURCE SKB_DROP_REASON_IP_INVALID_SOURCE Signed-off-by: Menglong Dong Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni

ipv4: use READ_ONCE()/WRITE_ONCE() on net->ipv4.fib_seq

2024-10-11T22:35:05+00:00

Using RTNL to protect ops->fib_rules_seq reads seems a big hammer. Writes are protected by RTNL. We can use READ_ONCE() when reading it. Constify 'struct net' argument of fib4_rules_seq_read() Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Reviewed-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima Reviewed-by: David Ahern Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20241009184405.3752829-3-edumazet@google.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski