kernel/linux.git/net/ipv6/icmp.c, branch linux-7.1.y

ipv6: fix possible UAF in icmpv6_rcv()

2026-04-18T19:09:52+00:00

Caching saddr and daddr before pskb_pull() is problematic since skb->head can change. Remove these temporary variables: - We only access &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr and &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr when net_dbg_ratelimited() is called in the slow path. - Avoid potential future misuse after pskb_pull() call. Fixes: 4b3418fba0fe ("ipv6: icmp: include addresses in debug messages") Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Reviewed-by: Fernando Fernandez Mancera Reviewed-by: Joe Damato Reviewed-by: Ido Schimmel Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260416103505.2380753-1-edumazet@google.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

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

2026-04-02T18:03:13+00:00

Cross-merge networking fixes after downstream PR (net-7.0-rc7). Conflicts: net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b18c83388874 ("vsock: initialize child_ns_mode_locked in vsock_net_init()") 0de607dc4fd8 ("vsock: add G2H fallback for CIDs not owned by H2G transport") Adjacent changes: drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c ceee35e5674a ("bnxt_en: Refactor some basic ring setup and adjustment logic") 57cdfe0dc70b ("bnxt_en: Resize RSS contexts on channel count change") drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/mac80211.c 4d56037a02bd ("wifi: iwlwifi: mld: block EMLSR during TDLS connections") 687a95d204e7 ("wifi: iwlwifi: mld: correctly set wifi generation data") drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/scan.h b6045c899e37 ("wifi: iwlwifi: mld: Refactor scan command handling") ec66ec6a5a8f ("wifi: iwlwifi: mld: Fix MLO scan timing") drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c 078df640ef05 ("wifi: iwlwifi: mld: add support for iwl_mcc_allowed_ap_type_cmd v 2") 323156c3541e ("wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: don't send a 6E related command when not supported") Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

ipv6: remove dynamic ICMPv6 sender registration infrastructure

2026-03-29T18:21:23+00:00

As IPv6 is built-in only, there is no need to maintain the sender registration infrastructure used to allow built-in subsystems to send ICMPv6 messages when IPv6 was compiled as a module. Drop the registration mechanism and the __icmpv6_send() sender implementation. While icmpv6_send() users could be converted to icmp6_send() that doesn't seems necessary as none of them are using the force_saddr parameter. Signed-off-by: Fernando Fernandez Mancera Tested-by: Ricardo B. Marlière Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260325120928.15848-5-fmancera@suse.de Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

ipv6: icmp: clear skb2->cb[] in ip6_err_gen_icmpv6_unreach()

2026-03-28T03:22:46+00:00

Sashiko AI-review observed: In ip6_err_gen_icmpv6_unreach(), the skb is an outer IPv4 ICMP error packet where its cb contains an IPv4 inet_skb_parm. When skb is cloned into skb2 and passed to icmp6_send(), it uses IP6CB(skb2). IP6CB interprets the IPv4 inet_skb_parm as an inet6_skb_parm. The cipso offset in inet_skb_parm.opt directly overlaps with dsthao in inet6_skb_parm at offset 18. If an attacker sends a forged ICMPv4 error with a CIPSO IP option, dsthao would be a non-zero offset. Inside icmp6_send(), mip6_addr_swap() is called and uses ipv6_find_tlv(skb, opt->dsthao, IPV6_TLV_HAO). This would scan the inner, attacker-controlled IPv6 packet starting at that offset, potentially returning a fake TLV without checking if the remaining packet length can hold the full 18-byte struct ipv6_destopt_hao. Could mip6_addr_swap() then perform a 16-byte swap that extends past the end of the packet data into skb_shared_info? Should the cb array also be cleared in ip6_err_gen_icmpv6_unreach() and ip6ip6_err() to prevent this? This patch implements the first suggestion. I am not sure if ip6ip6_err() needs to be changed. A separate patch would be better anyway. Fixes: ca15a078bd90 ("sit: generate icmpv6 error when receiving icmpv4 error") Reported-by: Ido Schimmel Closes: https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260326155138.2429480-1-edumazet%40google.com Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Cc: Oskar Kjos Reviewed-by: Ido Schimmel Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260326202608.2976021-1-edumazet@google.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

ipv6: icmp: icmpv6_xrlim_allow() optimization if net.ipv6.icmp.ratelimit is zero

2026-02-19T00:46:37+00:00

If net.ipv6.icmp.ratelimit is zero we do not have to call inet_getpeer_v6() and inet_peer_xrlim_allow(). Both can be very expensive under DDOS. Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Reviewed-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260216142832.3834174-6-edumazet@google.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

ipv6: icmp: remove obsolete code in icmpv6_xrlim_allow()

2026-02-19T00:46:36+00:00

Following part was needed before the blamed commit, because inet_getpeer_v6() second argument was the prefix. /* Give more bandwidth to wider prefixes. */ if (rt->rt6i_dst.plen < 128) tmo >>= ((128 - rt->rt6i_dst.plen)>>5); Now inet_getpeer_v6() retrieves hosts, we need to remove @tmo adjustement or wider prefixes likes /24 allow 8x more ICMP to be sent for a given ratelimit. As we had this issue for a while, this patch changes net.ipv6.icmp.ratelimit default value from 1000ms to 100ms to avoid potential regressions. Also add a READ_ONCE() when reading net->ipv6.sysctl.icmpv6_time. Fixes: fd0273d7939f ("ipv6: Remove external dependency on rt6i_dst and rt6i_src") Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Reviewed-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima Cc: Martin KaFai Lau Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260216142832.3834174-4-edumazet@google.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

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

2026-02-11T14:14:35+00:00

Merge in late fixes in preparation for the net-next PR. Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni

inet: RAW sockets using IPPROTO_RAW MUST drop incoming ICMP

2026-02-05T20:36:49+00:00

Yizhou Zhao reported that simply having one RAW socket on protocol IPPROTO_RAW (255) was dangerous. socket(AF_INET, SOCK_RAW, 255); A malicious incoming ICMP packet can set the protocol field to 255 and match this socket, leading to FNHE cache changes. inner = IP(src="192.168.2.1", dst="8.8.8.8", proto=255)/Raw("TEST") pkt = IP(src="192.168.1.1", dst="192.168.2.1")/ICMP(type=3, code=4, nexthopmtu=576)/inner "man 7 raw" states: A protocol of IPPROTO_RAW implies enabled IP_HDRINCL and is able to send any IP protocol that is specified in the passed header. Receiving of all IP protocols via IPPROTO_RAW is not possible using raw sockets. Make sure we drop these malicious packets. Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2") Reported-by: Yizhou Zhao Link: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20251109134600.292125-1-zhaoyz24@mails.tsinghua.edu.cn/ Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Reviewed-by: David Ahern Reviewed-by: Ido Schimmel Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260203192509.682208-1-edumazet@google.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

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

2026-01-30T01:28:54+00:00

Cross-merge networking fixes after downstream PR (net-6.19-rc8). No adjacent changes, conflicts: drivers/net/ethernet/spacemit/k1_emac.c 2c84959167d64 ("net: spacemit: Check for netif_carrier_ok() in emac_stats_update()") f66086798f91f ("net: spacemit: Remove broken flow control support") https://lore.kernel.org/aXjAqZA3iEWD_DGM@sirena.org.uk Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

ipv6: use the right ifindex when replying to icmpv6 from localhost

2026-01-25T21:16:47+00:00

When replying to a ICMPv6 echo request that comes from localhost address the right output ifindex is 1 (lo) and not rt6i_idev dev index. Use the skb device ifindex instead. This fixes pinging to a local address from localhost source address. $ ping6 -I ::1 2001:1:1::2 -c 3 PING 2001:1:1::2 (2001:1:1::2) from ::1 : 56 data bytes 64 bytes from 2001:1:1::2: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.037 ms 64 bytes from 2001:1:1::2: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.069 ms 64 bytes from 2001:1:1::2: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.122 ms 2001:1:1::2 ping statistics 3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2032ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.037/0.076/0.122/0.035 ms Fixes: 1b70d792cf67 ("ipv6: Use rt6i_idev index for echo replies to a local address") Signed-off-by: Fernando Fernandez Mancera Reviewed-by: David Ahern Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260121194409.6749-1-fmancera@suse.de Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski