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

ipv6: mcast: Fix use-after-free when processing MLD queries

2026-06-04T15:50:33+00:00

When processing an MLD query, a pointer to the multicast group address is retrieved when initially parsing the packet. This pointer is later dereferenced without being reloaded despite the fact that the skb header might have been reallocated following the pskb_may_pull() calls, leading to a use-after-free [1]. Fix by copying the multicast group address when the packet is initially parsed. [1] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __mld_query_work (net/ipv6/mcast.c:1512) Read of size 8 at addr ffff8881154b8e90 by task kworker/4:1/118 Workqueue: mld mld_query_work Call Trace: dump_stack_lvl (lib/dump_stack.c:94 lib/dump_stack.c:120) print_address_description.constprop.0 (mm/kasan/report.c:378) print_report (mm/kasan/report.c:482) kasan_report (mm/kasan/report.c:595) __mld_query_work (net/ipv6/mcast.c:1512) mld_query_work (net/ipv6/mcast.c:1563) process_one_work (kernel/workqueue.c:3314) worker_thread (kernel/workqueue.c:3397 kernel/workqueue.c:3478) kthread (kernel/kthread.c:436) ret_from_fork (arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158) ret_from_fork_asm (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245) [...] Freed by task 118: kasan_save_stack (mm/kasan/common.c:57) kasan_save_track (mm/kasan/common.c:78) kasan_save_free_info (mm/kasan/generic.c:584) __kasan_slab_free (mm/kasan/common.c:253 mm/kasan/common.c:285) kfree (./include/linux/kasan.h:235 mm/slub.c:2689 mm/slub.c:6251 mm/slub.c:6566) pskb_expand_head (net/core/skbuff.c:2335) __pskb_pull_tail (net/core/skbuff.c:2878 (discriminator 4)) __mld_query_work (net/ipv6/mcast.c:1495 (discriminator 1)) mld_query_work (net/ipv6/mcast.c:1563) process_one_work (kernel/workqueue.c:3314) worker_thread (kernel/workqueue.c:3397 kernel/workqueue.c:3478) kthread (kernel/kthread.c:436) ret_from_fork (arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158) ret_from_fork_asm (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245) Fixes: 97300b5fdfe2 ("[MCAST] IPv6: Check packet size when process Multicast") Reported-by: Leo Lin Reviewed-by: David Ahern Signed-off-by: Ido Schimmel Reviewed-by: Eric Dumazet Reviewed-by: Jiayuan Chen Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260603101811.612594-1-idosch@nvidia.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument

2026-02-22T01:09:51+00:00

This was done entirely with mindless brute force, using git grep -l '\

treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types

2026-02-21T09:02:28+00:00

This is the result of running the Coccinelle script from scripts/coccinelle/api/kmalloc_objs.cocci. The script is designed to avoid scalar types (which need careful case-by-case checking), and instead replace kmalloc-family calls that allocate struct or union object instances: Single allocations: kmalloc(sizeof(TYPE), ...) are replaced with: kmalloc_obj(TYPE, ...) Array allocations: kmalloc_array(COUNT, sizeof(TYPE), ...) are replaced with: kmalloc_objs(TYPE, COUNT, ...) Flex array allocations: kmalloc(struct_size(PTR, FAM, COUNT), ...) are replaced with: kmalloc_flex(*PTR, FAM, COUNT, ...) (where TYPE may also be *VAR) The resulting allocations no longer return "void *", instead returning "TYPE *". Signed-off-by: Kees Cook

ipv6: start using dst_dev_rcu()

2025-08-30T02:36:32+00:00

Refactor icmpv6_xrlim_allow() and ip6_dst_hoplimit() so that we acquire rcu_read_lock() a bit longer to be able to use dst_dev_rcu() instead of dst_dev(). __ip6_rt_update_pmtu() and rt6_do_redirect can directly use dst_dev_rcu() in sections already holding rcu_read_lock(). Small changes to use dst_dev_net_rcu() in ip6_default_advmss(), ipv6_sock_ac_join(), ip6_mc_find_dev() and ndisc_send_skb(). Fixes: 4a6ce2b6f2ec ("net: introduce a new function dst_dev_put()") Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Reviewed-by: David Ahern Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250828195823.3958522-3-edumazet@google.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

ipv6: mcast: Add ip6_mc_find_idev() helper

2025-08-25T23:36:59+00:00

Extract the same code logic from __ipv6_sock_mc_join() and ip6_mc_find_dev(), also add new helper ip6_mc_find_idev() to reduce redundancy and enhance readability. No functional changes intended. Signed-off-by: Yue Haibing Reviewed-by: Dawid Osuchowski Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250822064051.2991480-1-yuehaibing@huawei.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

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

2025-07-17T18:00:33+00:00

Cross-merge networking fixes after downstream PR (net-6.16-rc7). Conflicts: Documentation/netlink/specs/ovpn.yaml 880d43ca9aa4 ("netlink: specs: clean up spaces in brackets") af52020fc599 ("ovpn: reject unexpected netlink attributes") drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c a44312d58e78 ("net: phy: Don't register LEDs for genphy") f0f2b992d818 ("net: phy: Don't register LEDs for genphy") https://lore.kernel.org/20250710114926.7ec3a64f@kernel.org drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/regulatory.c drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/regulatory.c 5fde0fcbd760 ("wifi: iwlwifi: mask reserved bits in chan_state_active_bitmap") ea045a0de3b9 ("wifi: iwlwifi: add support for accepting raw DSM tables by firmware") net/ipv6/mcast.c ae3264a25a46 ("ipv6: mcast: Delay put pmc->idev in mld_del_delrec()") a8594c956cc9 ("ipv6: mcast: Avoid a duplicate pointer check in mld_del_delrec()") https://lore.kernel.org/8cc52891-3653-4b03-a45e-05464fe495cf@kernel.org No adjacent changes. Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

ipv6: mcast: Delay put pmc->idev in mld_del_delrec()

2025-07-17T01:33:39+00:00

pmc->idev is still used in ip6_mc_clear_src(), so as mld_clear_delrec() does, the reference should be put after ip6_mc_clear_src() return. Fixes: 63ed8de4be81 ("mld: add mc_lock for protecting per-interface mld data") Signed-off-by: Yue Haibing Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250714141957.3301871-1-yuehaibing@huawei.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

ipv6: mcast: Simplify mld_clear_{report|query}()

2025-07-16T23:14:42+00:00

Use __skb_queue_purge() instead of re-implementing it. Note that it uses kfree_skb_reason() instead of kfree_skb() internally, and pass SKB_DROP_REASON_QUEUE_PURGE drop reason to the kfree_skb tracepoint. Signed-off-by: Yue Haibing Reviewed-by: Hangbin Liu Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250715120709.3941510-1-yuehaibing@huawei.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

ipv6: mcast: Remove unnecessary null check in ip6_mc_find_dev()

2025-07-15T23:34:01+00:00

These is no need to check null for idev before return NULL. Signed-off-by: Yue Haibing Reviewed-by: Simon Horman Reviewed-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250714081732.3109764-1-yuehaibing@huawei.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

ipv6: mcast: Avoid a duplicate pointer check in mld_del_delrec()

2025-07-15T09:02:53+00:00

Avoid duplicate non-null pointer check for pmc in mld_del_delrec(). No functional changes. Signed-off-by: Yue Haibing Reviewed-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250714081949.3109947-1-yuehaibing@huawei.com Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni