kernel/linux.git/net/ipv6/ndisc.c, branch v6.12.102

ipv6: ndisc: fix NULL deref in accept_untracked_na()

2026-07-24T14:11:13+00:00

[ Upstream commit d186e942365acece7c56d39da05dd63bf95b280a ] accept_untracked_na() re-fetches the inet6_dev with __in6_dev_get(dev) and dereferences idev->cnf.accept_untracked_na without a NULL check, even though its only caller ndisc_recv_na() already fetched and NULL-checked idev for the same device. Both reads of dev->ip6_ptr run in the same RCU read-side critical section, but a concurrent addrconf_ifdown() can clear dev->ip6_ptr between them: lowering the MTU below IPV6_MIN_MTU calls addrconf_ifdown() without the synchronize_net() that orders the unregister path, so the re-fetch returns NULL and oopses: BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in ndisc_recv_na (net/ipv6/ndisc.c:974) Read of size 4 at addr 0000000000000364 Call Trace: ndisc_recv_na (net/ipv6/ndisc.c:974) icmpv6_rcv (net/ipv6/icmp.c:1193) ip6_protocol_deliver_rcu (net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:479) ip6_input_finish (net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:534) ip6_input (net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:545) ip6_mc_input (net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:635) ipv6_rcv (net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:351) It is reachable by an unprivileged user via a network namespace. Pass the caller's already validated idev instead of re-fetching it; the idev stays alive for the whole RCU critical section, so it is safe even after dev->ip6_ptr has been cleared. Fixes: aaa5f515b16b ("net: ipv6: new accept_untracked_na option to accept na only if in-network") Reported-by: Xiang Mei Signed-off-by: Weiming Shi Reviewed-by: Jiayuan Chen Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260617065512.2529757-2-bestswngs@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin

net: ipv6: ndisc: fix ndisc_ra_useropt to initialize nduseropt_padX fields to zero to prevent an info-leak

2026-04-11T12:24:31+00:00

[ Upstream commit ae05340ccaa9d347fe85415609e075545bec589f ] When processing Router Advertisements with user options the kernel builds an RTM_NEWNDUSEROPT netlink message. The nduseroptmsg struct has three padding fields that are never zeroed and can leak kernel data The fix is simple, just zeroes the padding fields. Fixes: 31910575a9de ("[IPv6]: Export userland ND options through netlink (RDNSS support)") Signed-off-by: Yochai Eisenrich Reviewed-by: Simon Horman Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260324224925.2437775-1-echelonh@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin

ipv6: annotate data-race in ndisc_router_discovery()

2026-01-30T09:28:42+00:00

[ Upstream commit 9a063f96d87efc3a6cc667f8de096a3d38d74bb5 ] syzbot found that ndisc_router_discovery() could read and write in6_dev->ra_mtu without holding a lock [1] This looks fine, IFLA_INET6_RA_MTU is best effort. Add READ_ONCE()/WRITE_ONCE() to document the race. Note that we might also reject illegal MTU values (mtu < IPV6_MIN_MTU || mtu > skb->dev->mtu) in a future patch. [1] BUG: KCSAN: data-race in ndisc_router_discovery / ndisc_router_discovery read to 0xffff888119809c20 of 4 bytes by task 25817 on cpu 1: ndisc_router_discovery+0x151d/0x1c90 net/ipv6/ndisc.c:1558 ndisc_rcv+0x2ad/0x3d0 net/ipv6/ndisc.c:1841 icmpv6_rcv+0xe5a/0x12f0 net/ipv6/icmp.c:989 ip6_protocol_deliver_rcu+0xb2a/0x10d0 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:438 ip6_input_finish+0xf0/0x1d0 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:489 NF_HOOK include/linux/netfilter.h:318 [inline] ip6_input+0x5e/0x140 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:500 ip6_mc_input+0x27c/0x470 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:590 dst_input include/net/dst.h:474 [inline] ip6_rcv_finish+0x336/0x340 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:79 ... write to 0xffff888119809c20 of 4 bytes by task 25816 on cpu 0: ndisc_router_discovery+0x155a/0x1c90 net/ipv6/ndisc.c:1559 ndisc_rcv+0x2ad/0x3d0 net/ipv6/ndisc.c:1841 icmpv6_rcv+0xe5a/0x12f0 net/ipv6/icmp.c:989 ip6_protocol_deliver_rcu+0xb2a/0x10d0 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:438 ip6_input_finish+0xf0/0x1d0 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:489 NF_HOOK include/linux/netfilter.h:318 [inline] ip6_input+0x5e/0x140 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:500 ip6_mc_input+0x27c/0x470 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:590 dst_input include/net/dst.h:474 [inline] ip6_rcv_finish+0x336/0x340 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:79 ... value changed: 0x00000000 -> 0xe5400659 Fixes: 49b99da2c9ce ("ipv6: add IFLA_INET6_RA_MTU to expose mtu value") Reported-by: syzbot Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Cc: Rocco Yue Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260118152941.2563857-1-edumazet@google.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin

ipv6: adopt dst_dev() helper

2026-01-08T09:15:01+00:00

[ Upstream commit 1caf27297215a5241f9bfc9c07336349d9034ee3 ] Use the new helper as a step to deal with potential dst->dev races. Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Reviewed-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250630121934.3399505-9-edumazet@google.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski [Harshit: Backport to 6.12.y, pulled this is a prerequisite] Stable-dep-of: 99a2ace61b21 ("net: use dst_dev_rcu() in sk_setup_caps()") Signed-off-by: Harshit Mogalapalli Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

ndisc: extend RCU protection in ndisc_send_skb()

2025-02-21T13:01:43+00:00

[ Upstream commit ed6ae1f325d3c43966ec1b62ac1459e2b8e45640 ] ndisc_send_skb() can be called without RTNL or RCU held. Acquire rcu_read_lock() earlier, so that we can use dev_net_rcu() and avoid a potential UAF. Fixes: 1762f7e88eb3 ("[NETNS][IPV6] ndisc - make socket control per namespace") Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Reviewed-by: David Ahern Reviewed-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250207135841.1948589-8-edumazet@google.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin

ndisc: use RCU protection in ndisc_alloc_skb()

2025-02-21T13:01:42+00:00

[ Upstream commit 628e6d18930bbd21f2d4562228afe27694f66da9 ] ndisc_alloc_skb() can be called without RTNL or RCU being held. Add RCU protection to avoid possible UAF. Fixes: de09334b9326 ("ndisc: Introduce ndisc_alloc_skb() helper.") Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Reviewed-by: David Ahern Reviewed-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250207135841.1948589-3-edumazet@google.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin

ndisc: ndisc_send_redirect() must use dev_get_by_index_rcu()

2025-02-21T13:01:16+00:00

[ Upstream commit 48145a57d4bbe3496e8e4880b23ea6b511e6e519 ] ndisc_send_redirect() is called under RCU protection, not RTNL. It must use dev_get_by_index_rcu() instead of __dev_get_by_index() Fixes: 2f17becfbea5 ("vrf: check the original netdevice for generating redirect") Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Cc: Stephen Suryaputra Reviewed-by: David Ahern Reviewed-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250207135841.1948589-2-edumazet@google.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin

inetpeer: do not get a refcount in inet_getpeer()

2025-02-08T08:57:06+00:00

[ Upstream commit a853c609504e2d1d83e71285e3622fda1f1451d8 ] All inet_getpeer() callers except ip4_frag_init() don't need to acquire a permanent refcount on the inetpeer. They can switch to full RCU protection. Move the refcount_inc_not_zero() into ip4_frag_init(), so that all the other callers no longer have to perform a pair of expensive atomic operations on a possibly contended cache line. inet_putpeer() no longer needs to be exported. After this patch, my DUT can receive 8,400,000 UDP packets per second targeting closed ports, using 50% less cpu cycles than before. Also change two calls to l3mdev_master_ifindex() by l3mdev_master_ifindex_rcu() (Ido ideas) Fixes: 8c2bd38b95f7 ("icmp: change the order of rate limits") Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20241215175629.1248773-5-edumazet@google.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin

inetpeer: remove create argument of inet_getpeer_v[46]()

2025-02-08T08:57:06+00:00

[ Upstream commit 661cd8fc8e9039819ca0c22e0add52b632240a9e ] All callers of inet_getpeer_v4() and inet_getpeer_v6() want to create an inetpeer. Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20241215175629.1248773-2-edumazet@google.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski Stable-dep-of: a853c609504e ("inetpeer: do not get a refcount in inet_getpeer()") Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin

net/ipv6: replace deprecated strcpy with strscpy

2024-08-29T19:33:07+00:00

The deprecated helper strcpy() performs no bounds checking on the destination buffer. This could result in linear overflows beyond the end of the buffer, leading to all kinds of misbehaviors. The safe replacement is strscpy() [1]. Link: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/deprecated.html#strcpy [1] Signed-off-by: Hongbo Li Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20240828123224.3697672-3-lihongbo22@huawei.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski