kernel/linux.git/net/ipv6/esp6_offload.c, branch v7.1

xfrm: Fix inner mode lookup in tunnel mode GSO segmentation

2025-12-04T08:54:53+00:00

Commit 61fafbee6cfe ("xfrm: Determine inner GSO type from packet inner protocol") attempted to fix GSO segmentation by reading the inner protocol from XFRM_MODE_SKB_CB(skb)->protocol. This was incorrect because the field holds the inner L4 protocol (TCP/UDP) instead of the required tunnel protocol. Also, the memory location (shared by XFRM_SKB_CB(skb) which could be overwritten by xfrm_replay_overflow()) is prone to corruption. This combination caused the kernel to select the wrong inner mode and get the wrong address family. The correct value is in xfrm_offload(skb)->proto, which is set from the outer tunnel header's protocol field by esp[4|6]_gso_encap(). It is initialized by xfrm[4|6]_tunnel_encap_add() to either IPPROTO_IPIP or IPPROTO_IPV6, using xfrm_af2proto() and correctly reflects the inner packet's address family. Fixes: 61fafbee6cfe ("xfrm: Determine inner GSO type from packet inner protocol") Signed-off-by: Jianbo Liu Reviewed-by: Sabrina Dubroca Signed-off-by: Steffen Klassert

xfrm: Determine inner GSO type from packet inner protocol

2025-10-30T10:52:31+00:00

The GSO segmentation functions for ESP tunnel mode (xfrm4_tunnel_gso_segment and xfrm6_tunnel_gso_segment) were determining the inner packet's L2 protocol type by checking the static x->inner_mode.family field from the xfrm state. This is unreliable. In tunnel mode, the state's actual inner family could be defined by x->inner_mode.family or by x->inner_mode_iaf.family. Checking only the former can lead to a mismatch with the actual packet being processed, causing GSO to create segments with the wrong L2 header type. This patch fixes the bug by deriving the inner mode directly from the packet's inner protocol stored in XFRM_MODE_SKB_CB(skb)->protocol. Instead of replicating the code, this patch modifies the xfrm_ip2inner_mode helper function. It now correctly returns &x->inner_mode if the selector family (x->sel.family) is already specified, thereby handling both specific and AF_UNSPEC cases appropriately. With this change, ESP GSO can use xfrm_ip2inner_mode to get the correct inner mode. It doesn't affect existing callers, as the updated logic now mirrors the checks they were already performing externally. Fixes: 26dbd66eab80 ("esp: choose the correct inner protocol for GSO on inter address family tunnels") Signed-off-by: Jianbo Liu Reviewed-by: Cosmin Ratiu Reviewed-by: Sabrina Dubroca Signed-off-by: Steffen Klassert

xfrm: Add an inbound percpu state cache.

2024-10-29T10:56:18+00:00

Now that we can have percpu xfrm states, the number of active states might increase. To get a better lookup performance, we add a percpu cache to cache the used inbound xfrm states. Signed-off-by: Steffen Klassert Tested-by: Antony Antony Tested-by: Tobias Brunner

xfrm: Log input direction mismatch error in one place

2024-06-17T11:53:19+00:00

Previously, the offload data path decrypted the packet before checking the direction, leading to error logging and packet dropping. However, dropped packets wouldn't be visible in tcpdump or audit log. With this fix, the offload path, upon noticing SA direction mismatch, will pass the packet to the stack without decrypting it. The L3 layer will then log the error, audit, and drop ESP without decrypting or decapsulating it. This also ensures that the slow path records the error and audit log, making dropped packets visible in tcpdump. Fixes: 304b44f0d5a4 ("xfrm: Add dir validation to "in" data path lookup") Signed-off-by: Antony Antony Reviewed-by: Simon Horman Signed-off-by: Steffen Klassert

xfrm: Support GRO for IPv6 ESP in UDP encapsulation

2023-10-06T05:31:14+00:00

This patch enables the GRO codepath for IPv6 ESP in UDP encapsulated packets. Decapsulation happens at L2 and saves a full round through the stack for each packet. This is also needed to support HW offload for ESP in UDP encapsulation. Signed-off-by: Steffen Klassert Co-developed-by: Antony Antony Signed-off-by: Antony Antony Reviewed-by: Eyal Birger

xfrm: Use the XFRM_GRO to indicate a GRO call on input

2023-10-06T05:29:52+00:00

This is needed to support GRO for ESP in UDP encapsulation. Signed-off-by: Steffen Klassert Co-developed-by: Antony Antony Signed-off-by: Antony Antony Reviewed-by: Eyal Birger

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

2023-06-23T01:40:38+00:00

Cross-merge networking fixes after downstream PR. Conflicts: tools/testing/selftests/net/fcnal-test.sh d7a2fc1437f7 ("selftests: net: fcnal-test: check if FIPS mode is enabled") dd017c72dde6 ("selftests: fcnal: Test SO_DONTROUTE on TCP sockets.") https://lore.kernel.org/all/5007b52c-dd16-dbf6-8d64-b9701bfa498b@tessares.net/ https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230619105427.4a0df9b3@canb.auug.org.au/ No adjacent changes. Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

xfrm: Linearize the skb after offloading if needed.

2023-06-16T08:29:50+00:00

With offloading enabled, esp_xmit() gets invoked very late, from within validate_xmit_xfrm() which is after validate_xmit_skb() validates and linearizes the skb if the underlying device does not support fragments. esp_output_tail() may add a fragment to the skb while adding the auth tag/ IV. Devices without the proper support will then send skb->data points to with the correct length so the packet will have garbage at the end. A pcap sniffer will claim that the proper data has been sent since it parses the skb properly. It is not affected with INET_ESP_OFFLOAD disabled. Linearize the skb after offloading if the sending hardware requires it. It was tested on v4, v6 has been adopted. Fixes: 7785bba299a8d ("esp: Add a software GRO codepath") Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior Signed-off-by: Steffen Klassert

net: move gso declarations and functions to their own files

2023-06-10T07:11:41+00:00

Move declarations into include/net/gso.h and code into net/core/gso.c Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Cc: Stanislav Fomichev Reviewed-by: Simon Horman Reviewed-by: David Ahern Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230608191738.3947077-1-edumazet@google.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

Merge branch 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/klassert/ipsec-next

2022-11-30T04:50:51+00:00

Steffen Klassert says: ==================== ipsec-next 2022-11-26 1) Remove redundant variable in esp6. From Colin Ian King. 2) Update x->lastused for every packet. It was used only for outgoing mobile IPv6 packets, but showed to be usefull to check if the a SA is still in use in general. From Antony Antony. 3) Remove unused variable in xfrm_byidx_resize. From Leon Romanovsky. 4) Finalize extack support for xfrm. From Sabrina Dubroca. * 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/klassert/ipsec-next: xfrm: add extack to xfrm_set_spdinfo xfrm: add extack to xfrm_alloc_userspi xfrm: add extack to xfrm_do_migrate xfrm: add extack to xfrm_new_ae and xfrm_replay_verify_len xfrm: add extack to xfrm_del_sa xfrm: add extack to xfrm_add_sa_expire xfrm: a few coding style clean ups xfrm: Remove not-used total variable xfrm: update x->lastused for every packet esp6: remove redundant variable err ==================== Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20221126110303.1859238-1-steffen.klassert@secunet.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski