kernel/linux.git/net/mptcp/subflow.c, branch linux-7.1.y

mptcp: use MPTCP_RST_EMPTCP for ACK HMAC validation failure

2026-05-05T02:20:50+00:00

When HMAC validation fails on a received ACK + MP_JOIN in subflow_syn_recv_sock(), the subflow is reset with reason MPTCP_RST_EPROHIBIT ("Administratively prohibited"). This is incorrect: HMAC validation failure is an MPTCP protocol-level error, not an administrative policy denial. The mirror site on the client, in subflow_finish_connect(), already uses MPTCP_RST_EMPTCP ("MPTCP-specific error") for the same kind of HMAC failure on the SYN/ACK + MP_JOIN. Use the same reason on the server side for symmetry and accuracy. Suggested-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) Fixes: 443041deb5ef ("mptcp: fix NULL pointer in can_accept_new_subflow") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Shardul Bankar Reviewed-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) Signed-off-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260501-net-mptcp-misc-fixes-7-1-rc3-v1-2-b70118df778e@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

mptcp: use MPJoinSynAckHMacFailure for SynAck HMAC failure

2026-05-05T02:20:50+00:00

In subflow_finish_connect(), HMAC validation of the server's HMAC in SYN/ACK + MP_JOIN increments MPTCP_MIB_JOINACKMAC ("HMAC was wrong on ACK + MP_JOIN") on failure. The function processes the SYN/ACK, not the ACK; the matching MPTCP_MIB_JOINSYNACKMAC counter ("HMAC was wrong on SYN/ACK + MP_JOIN") exists but is not incremented anywhere in the tree. The mirror site on the server, subflow_syn_recv_sock(), already uses JOINACKMAC correctly for ACK HMAC failure. Use JOINSYNACKMAC at the SYN/ACK validation site so each counter reflects the packet whose HMAC actually failed. Suggested-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) Fixes: fc518953bc9c ("mptcp: add and use MIB counter infrastructure") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Shardul Bankar Reviewed-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) Signed-off-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260501-net-mptcp-misc-fixes-7-1-rc3-v1-1-b70118df778e@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

net: use get_random_u{16,32,64}() where appropriate

2026-04-10T02:27:43+00:00

Use the typed random integer helpers instead of get_random_bytes() when filling a single integer variable. The helpers return the value directly, require no pointer or size argument, and better express intent. Skipped sites writing into __be16 (netdevsim) and __le64 (ceph) fields where a direct assignment would trigger sparse endianness warnings. Signed-off-by: David Carlier Reviewed-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) Reviewed-by: Eric Dumazet Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260407150758.5889-1-devnexen@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

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

2026-04-09T20:20:59+00:00

Cross-merge networking fixes after downstream PR (net-7.0-rc8). Conflicts: net/ipv6/seg6_iptunnel.c c3812651b522f ("seg6: separate dst_cache for input and output paths in seg6 lwtunnel") 78723a62b969a ("seg6: add per-route tunnel source address") https://lore.kernel.org/adZhwtOYfo-0ImSa@sirena.org.uk net/ipv4/icmp.c fde29fd934932 ("ipv4: icmp: fix null-ptr-deref in icmp_build_probe()") d98adfbdd5c01 ("ipv4: drop ipv6_stub usage and use direct function calls") https://lore.kernel.org/adO3dccqnr6j-BL9@sirena.org.uk Adjacent changes: drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/chain_mode.c 51f4e090b9f8 ("net: stmmac: fix integer underflow in chain mode") 6b4286e05508 ("net: stmmac: rename STMMAC_GET_ENTRY() -> STMMAC_NEXT_ENTRY()") Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

mptcp: fix slab-use-after-free in __inet_lookup_established

2026-04-09T02:30:08+00:00

The ehash table lookups are lockless and rely on SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU to guarantee socket memory stability during RCU read-side critical sections. Both tcp_prot and tcpv6_prot have their slab caches created with this flag via proto_register(). However, MPTCP's mptcp_subflow_init() copies tcpv6_prot into tcpv6_prot_override during inet_init() (fs_initcall, level 5), before inet6_init() (module_init/device_initcall, level 6) has called proto_register(&tcpv6_prot). At that point, tcpv6_prot.slab is still NULL, so tcpv6_prot_override.slab remains NULL permanently. This causes MPTCP v6 subflow child sockets to be allocated via kmalloc (falling into kmalloc-4k) instead of the TCPv6 slab cache. The kmalloc-4k cache lacks SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU, so when these sockets are freed without SOCK_RCU_FREE (which is cleared for child sockets by design), the memory can be immediately reused. Concurrent ehash lookups under rcu_read_lock can then access freed memory, triggering a slab-use-after-free in __inet_lookup_established. Fix this by splitting the IPv6-specific initialization out of mptcp_subflow_init() into a new mptcp_subflow_v6_init(), called from mptcp_proto_v6_init() before protocol registration. This ensures tcpv6_prot_override.slab correctly inherits the SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU slab cache. Fixes: b19bc2945b40 ("mptcp: implement delegated actions") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jiayuan Chen Reviewed-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260406031512.189159-1-jiayuan.chen@linux.dev Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

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

2026-02-26T18:23:00+00:00

Cross-merge networking fixes after downstream PR (net-7.0-rc2). Conflicts: tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/hw/rss_ctx.py 19c3a2a81d2b ("selftests: drv-net: rss: Generate unique ports for RSS context tests") ce5a0f4612db ("selftests: drv-net: rss_ctx: test RSS contexts persist after ifdown/up") include/net/inet_connection_sock.h 858d2a4f67ff6 ("tcp: fix potential race in tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock()") fcd3d039fab69 ("tcp: make tcp_v{4,6}_send_check() static") https://lore.kernel.org/aZ8PSFLzBrEU3I89@sirena.org.uk drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xsk/setup.c drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xsk/pool.c 69050f8d6d075 ("treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types") bf4afc53b77ae ("Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument") 8a96b9144f18a ("net/mlx5e: Alloc xsk channel param out of mlx5e_open_xsk()") Adjacent changes: net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c c59bd9e62e06 ("ipvs: use more counters to avoid service lookups") bf4afc53b77a ("Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument") Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

Merge tag 'net-7.0-rc2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net

2026-02-26T16:00:13+00:00

Pull networking fixes from Paolo Abeni: "Including fixes from IPsec, Bluetooth and netfilter Current release - regressions: - wifi: fix dev_alloc_name() return value check - rds: fix recursive lock in rds_tcp_conn_slots_available Current release - new code bugs: - vsock: lock down child_ns_mode as write-once Previous releases - regressions: - core: - do not pass flow_id to set_rps_cpu() - consume xmit errors of GSO frames - netconsole: avoid OOB reads, msg is not nul-terminated - netfilter: h323: fix OOB read in decode_choice() - tcp: re-enable acceptance of FIN packets when RWIN is 0 - udplite: fix null-ptr-deref in __udp_enqueue_schedule_skb(). - wifi: brcmfmac: fix potential kernel oops when probe fails - phy: register phy led_triggers during probe to avoid AB-BA deadlock - eth: - bnxt_en: fix deleting of Ntuple filters - wan: farsync: fix use-after-free bugs caused by unfinished tasklets - xscale: check for PTP support properly Previous releases - always broken: - tcp: fix potential race in tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock() - kcm: fix zero-frag skb in frag_list on partial sendmsg error - xfrm: - fix race condition in espintcp_close() - always flush state and policy upon NETDEV_UNREGISTER event - bluetooth: - purge error queues in socket destructors - fix response to L2CAP_ECRED_CONN_REQ - eth: - mlx5: - fix circular locking dependency in dump - fix "scheduling while atomic" in IPsec MAC address query - gve: fix incorrect buffer cleanup for QPL - team: avoid NETDEV_CHANGEMTU event when unregistering slave - usb: validate USB endpoints" * tag 'net-7.0-rc2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net: (72 commits) netfilter: nf_conntrack_h323: fix OOB read in decode_choice() dpaa2-switch: validate num_ifs to prevent out-of-bounds write net: consume xmit errors of GSO frames vsock: document write-once behavior of the child_ns_mode sysctl vsock: lock down child_ns_mode as write-once selftests/vsock: change tests to respect write-once child ns mode net/mlx5e: Fix "scheduling while atomic" in IPsec MAC address query net/mlx5: Fix missing devlink lock in SRIOV enable error path net/mlx5: E-switch, Clear legacy flag when moving to switchdev net/mlx5: LAG, disable MPESW in lag_disable_change() net/mlx5: DR, Fix circular locking dependency in dump selftests: team: Add a reference count leak test team: avoid NETDEV_CHANGEMTU event when unregistering slave net: mana: Fix double destroy_workqueue on service rescan PCI path MAINTAINERS: Update maintainer entry for QUALCOMM ETHQOS ETHERNET DRIVER dpll: zl3073x: Remove redundant cleanup in devm_dpll_init() selftests/net: packetdrill: Verify acceptance of FIN packets when RWIN is 0 tcp: re-enable acceptance of FIN packets when RWIN is 0 vsock: Use container_of() to get net namespace in sysctl handlers net: usb: kaweth: validate USB endpoints ...

tcp: make tcp_v{4,6}_send_check() static

2026-02-25T01:16:09+00:00

tcp_v{4,6}_send_check() are only called from tcp_output.c and should be made static so that the compiler does not need to put an out of line copy of them. Remove (struct inet_connection_sock_af_ops) send_check field and use instead @net_header_len. Move @net_header_len close to @queue_xmit for data locality as both are used in TCP tx fast path. $ scripts/bloat-o-meter -t vmlinux.2 vmlinux.3 add/remove: 0/2 grow/shrink: 0/3 up/down: 0/-172 (-172) Function old new delta __tcp_transmit_skb 3426 3423 -3 tcp_v4_send_check 136 132 -4 mptcp_subflow_init 777 763 -14 __pfx_tcp_v6_send_check 16 - -16 tcp_v6_send_check 135 - -135 Total: Before=25143196, After=25143024, chg -0.00% Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Reviewed-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260223100729.3761597-4-edumazet@google.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

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

tcp: fix potential race in tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock()

2026-02-19T22:02:19+00:00

Code in tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock() after the call to tcp_v4_syn_recv_sock() is done too late. After tcp_v4_syn_recv_sock(), the child socket is already visible from TCP ehash table and other cpus might use it. Since newinet->pinet6 is still pointing to the listener ipv6_pinfo bad things can happen as syzbot found. Move the problematic code in tcp_v6_mapped_child_init() and call this new helper from tcp_v4_syn_recv_sock() before the ehash insertion. This allows the removal of one tcp_sync_mss(), since tcp_v4_syn_recv_sock() will call it with the correct context. Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2") Reported-by: syzbot+937b5bbb6a815b3e5d0b@syzkaller.appspotmail.com Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/69949275.050a0220.2eeac1.0145.GAE@google.com/ Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Reviewed-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260217161205.2079883-1-edumazet@google.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski