kernel/linux.git/net/netfilter/ipvs, branch v6.18.21

ipvs: do not keep dest_dst if dev is going down

2026-02-26T22:59:39+00:00

[ Upstream commit 8fde939b0206afc1d5846217a01a16b9bc8c7896 ] There is race between the netdev notifier ip_vs_dst_event() and the code that caches dst with dev that is going down. As the FIB can be notified for the closed device after our handler finishes, it is possible valid route to be returned and cached resuling in a leaked dev reference until the dest is not removed. To prevent new dest_dst to be attached to dest just after the handler dropped the old one, add a netif_running() check to make sure the notifier handler is not currently running for device that is closing. Fixes: 7a4f0761fce3 ("IPVS: init and cleanup restructuring") Signed-off-by: Julian Anastasov Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin

ipvs: fix ipv4 null-ptr-deref in route error path

2026-01-02T11:56:47+00:00

[ Upstream commit ad891bb3d079a46a821bf2b8867854645191bab0 ] The IPv4 code path in __ip_vs_get_out_rt() calls dst_link_failure() without ensuring skb->dev is set, leading to a NULL pointer dereference in fib_compute_spec_dst() when ipv4_link_failure() attempts to send ICMP destination unreachable messages. The issue emerged after commit ed0de45a1008 ("ipv4: recompile ip options in ipv4_link_failure") started calling __ip_options_compile() from ipv4_link_failure(). This code path eventually calls fib_compute_spec_dst() which dereferences skb->dev. An attempt was made to fix the NULL skb->dev dereference in commit 0113d9c9d1cc ("ipv4: fix null-deref in ipv4_link_failure"), but it only addressed the immediate dev_net(skb->dev) dereference by using a fallback device. The fix was incomplete because fib_compute_spec_dst() later in the call chain still accesses skb->dev directly, which remains NULL when IPVS calls dst_link_failure(). The crash occurs when: 1. IPVS processes a packet in NAT mode with a misconfigured destination 2. Route lookup fails in __ip_vs_get_out_rt() before establishing a route 3. The error path calls dst_link_failure(skb) with skb->dev == NULL 4. ipv4_link_failure() → ipv4_send_dest_unreach() → __ip_options_compile() → fib_compute_spec_dst() 5. fib_compute_spec_dst() dereferences NULL skb->dev Apply the same fix used for IPv6 in commit 326bf17ea5d4 ("ipvs: fix ipv6 route unreach panic"): set skb->dev from skb_dst(skb)->dev before calling dst_link_failure(). KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000328-0x000000000000032f] CPU: 1 PID: 12732 Comm: syz.1.3469 Not tainted 6.6.114 #2 RIP: 0010:__in_dev_get_rcu include/linux/inetdevice.h:233 RIP: 0010:fib_compute_spec_dst+0x17a/0x9f0 net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c:285 Call Trace: spec_dst_fill net/ipv4/ip_options.c:232 spec_dst_fill net/ipv4/ip_options.c:229 __ip_options_compile+0x13a1/0x17d0 net/ipv4/ip_options.c:330 ipv4_send_dest_unreach net/ipv4/route.c:1252 ipv4_link_failure+0x702/0xb80 net/ipv4/route.c:1265 dst_link_failure include/net/dst.h:437 __ip_vs_get_out_rt+0x15fd/0x19e0 net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c:412 ip_vs_nat_xmit+0x1d8/0xc80 net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c:764 Fixes: ed0de45a1008 ("ipv4: recompile ip options in ipv4_link_failure") Signed-off-by: Slavin Liu Acked-by: Julian Anastasov Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin

ipvs: Defer ip_vs_ftp unregister during netns cleanup

2025-09-24T09:50:28+00:00

On the netns cleanup path, __ip_vs_ftp_exit() may unregister ip_vs_ftp before connections with valid cp->app pointers are flushed, leading to a use-after-free. Fix this by introducing a global `exiting_module` flag, set to true in ip_vs_ftp_exit() before unregistering the pernet subsystem. In __ip_vs_ftp_exit(), skip ip_vs_ftp unregister if called during netns cleanup (when exiting_module is false) and defer it to __ip_vs_cleanup_batch(), which unregisters all apps after all connections are flushed. If called during module exit, unregister ip_vs_ftp immediately. Fixes: 61b1ab4583e2 ("IPVS: netns, add basic init per netns.") Suggested-by: Julian Anastasov Signed-off-by: Slavin Liu Signed-off-by: Julian Anastasov Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal

ipvs: Use READ_ONCE/WRITE_ONCE for ipvs->enable

2025-09-11T13:40:55+00:00

KCSAN reported a data-race on the `ipvs->enable` flag, which is written in the control path and read concurrently from many other contexts. Following a suggestion by Julian, this patch fixes the race by converting all accesses to use `WRITE_ONCE()/READ_ONCE()`. This lightweight approach ensures atomic access and acts as a compiler barrier, preventing unsafe optimizations where the flag is checked in loops (e.g., in ip_vs_est.c). Additionally, the `enable` checks in the fast-path hooks (`ip_vs_in_hook`, `ip_vs_out_hook`, `ip_vs_forward_icmp`) are removed. These are unnecessary since commit 857ca89711de ("ipvs: register hooks only with services"). The `enable=0` condition they check for can only occur in two rare and non-fatal scenarios: 1) after hooks are registered but before the flag is set, and 2) after hooks are unregistered on cleanup_net. In the worst case, a single packet might be mishandled (e.g., dropped), which does not lead to a system crash or data corruption. Adding a check in the performance-critical fast-path to handle this harmless condition is not a worthwhile trade-off. Fixes: 857ca89711de ("ipvs: register hooks only with services") Reported-by: syzbot+1651b5234028c294c339@syzkaller.appspotmail.com Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=1651b5234028c294c339 Suggested-by: Julian Anastasov Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lvs-devel/2189fc62-e51e-78c9-d1de-d35b8e3657e3@ssi.bg/ Signed-off-by: Zhang Tengfei Acked-by: Julian Anastasov Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal

ipvs: Fix estimator kthreads preferred affinity

2025-08-13T06:34:33+00:00

The estimator kthreads' affinity are defined by sysctl overwritten preferences and applied through a plain call to the scheduler's affinity API. However since the introduction of managed kthreads preferred affinity, such a practice shortcuts the kthreads core code which eventually overwrites the target to the default unbound affinity. Fix this with using the appropriate kthread's API. Fixes: d1a89197589c ("kthread: Default affine kthread to its preferred NUMA node") Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker Acked-by: Julian Anastasov Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal

ipvs: Rename del_timer in comment in ip_vs_conn_expire_now()

2025-07-25T16:39:29+00:00

Commit 8fa7292fee5c ("treewide: Switch/rename to timer_delete[_sync]()") switched del_timer to timer_delete, but did not modify the comment for ip_vs_conn_expire_now(). Now fix it. Signed-off-by: WangYuli Acked-by: Julian Anastasov Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso

net: dst: annotate data-races around dst->obsolete

2025-07-02T21:32:29+00:00

(dst_entry)->obsolete is read locklessly, add corresponding annotations. Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Reviewed-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250630121934.3399505-2-edumazet@google.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

treewide, timers: Rename from_timer() to timer_container_of()

2025-06-08T07:07:37+00:00

Move this API to the canonical timer_*() namespace. [ tglx: Redone against pre rc1 ] Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/aB2X0jCKQO56WdMt@gmail.com

sctp: use skb_crc32c() instead of __skb_checksum()

2025-05-21T22:40:16+00:00

Make sctp_compute_cksum() just use the new function skb_crc32c(), instead of calling __skb_checksum() with a skb_checksum_ops struct that does CRC32C. This is faster and simpler. Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250519175012.36581-6-ebiggers@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

ipvs: fix uninit-value for saddr in do_output_route4

2025-05-07T21:57:24+00:00

syzbot reports for uninit-value for the saddr argument [1]. commit 4754957f04f5 ("ipvs: do not use random local source address for tunnels") already implies that the input value of saddr should be ignored but the code is still reading it which can prevent to connect the route. Fix it by changing the argument to ret_saddr. [1] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in do_output_route4+0x42c/0x4d0 net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c:147 do_output_route4+0x42c/0x4d0 net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c:147 __ip_vs_get_out_rt+0x403/0x21d0 net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c:330 ip_vs_tunnel_xmit+0x205/0x2380 net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c:1136 ip_vs_in_hook+0x1aa5/0x35b0 net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c:2063 nf_hook_entry_hookfn include/linux/netfilter.h:154 [inline] nf_hook_slow+0xf7/0x400 net/netfilter/core.c:626 nf_hook include/linux/netfilter.h:269 [inline] __ip_local_out+0x758/0x7e0 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:118 ip_local_out net/ipv4/ip_output.c:127 [inline] ip_send_skb+0x6a/0x3c0 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:1501 udp_send_skb+0xfda/0x1b70 net/ipv4/udp.c:1195 udp_sendmsg+0x2fe3/0x33c0 net/ipv4/udp.c:1483 inet_sendmsg+0x1fc/0x280 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:851 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:712 [inline] __sock_sendmsg+0x267/0x380 net/socket.c:727 ____sys_sendmsg+0x91b/0xda0 net/socket.c:2566 ___sys_sendmsg+0x28d/0x3c0 net/socket.c:2620 __sys_sendmmsg+0x41d/0x880 net/socket.c:2702 __compat_sys_sendmmsg net/compat.c:360 [inline] __do_compat_sys_sendmmsg net/compat.c:367 [inline] __se_compat_sys_sendmmsg net/compat.c:364 [inline] __ia32_compat_sys_sendmmsg+0xc8/0x140 net/compat.c:364 ia32_sys_call+0x3ffa/0x41f0 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_32.h:346 do_syscall_32_irqs_on arch/x86/entry/syscall_32.c:83 [inline] __do_fast_syscall_32+0xb0/0x110 arch/x86/entry/syscall_32.c:306 do_fast_syscall_32+0x38/0x80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_32.c:331 do_SYSENTER_32+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/syscall_32.c:369 entry_SYSENTER_compat_after_hwframe+0x84/0x8e Uninit was created at: slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4167 [inline] slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4210 [inline] __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x8fa/0xe00 mm/slub.c:4367 kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:905 [inline] ip_vs_dest_dst_alloc net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c:61 [inline] __ip_vs_get_out_rt+0x35d/0x21d0 net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c:323 ip_vs_tunnel_xmit+0x205/0x2380 net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c:1136 ip_vs_in_hook+0x1aa5/0x35b0 net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c:2063 nf_hook_entry_hookfn include/linux/netfilter.h:154 [inline] nf_hook_slow+0xf7/0x400 net/netfilter/core.c:626 nf_hook include/linux/netfilter.h:269 [inline] __ip_local_out+0x758/0x7e0 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:118 ip_local_out net/ipv4/ip_output.c:127 [inline] ip_send_skb+0x6a/0x3c0 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:1501 udp_send_skb+0xfda/0x1b70 net/ipv4/udp.c:1195 udp_sendmsg+0x2fe3/0x33c0 net/ipv4/udp.c:1483 inet_sendmsg+0x1fc/0x280 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:851 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:712 [inline] __sock_sendmsg+0x267/0x380 net/socket.c:727 ____sys_sendmsg+0x91b/0xda0 net/socket.c:2566 ___sys_sendmsg+0x28d/0x3c0 net/socket.c:2620 __sys_sendmmsg+0x41d/0x880 net/socket.c:2702 __compat_sys_sendmmsg net/compat.c:360 [inline] __do_compat_sys_sendmmsg net/compat.c:367 [inline] __se_compat_sys_sendmmsg net/compat.c:364 [inline] __ia32_compat_sys_sendmmsg+0xc8/0x140 net/compat.c:364 ia32_sys_call+0x3ffa/0x41f0 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_32.h:346 do_syscall_32_irqs_on arch/x86/entry/syscall_32.c:83 [inline] __do_fast_syscall_32+0xb0/0x110 arch/x86/entry/syscall_32.c:306 do_fast_syscall_32+0x38/0x80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_32.c:331 do_SYSENTER_32+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/syscall_32.c:369 entry_SYSENTER_compat_after_hwframe+0x84/0x8e CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 22408 Comm: syz.4.5165 Not tainted 6.15.0-rc3-syzkaller-00019-gbc3372351d0c #0 PREEMPT(undef) Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 02/12/2025 Reported-by: syzbot+04b9a82855c8aed20860@syzkaller.appspotmail.com Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/68138dfa.050a0220.14dd7d.0017.GAE@google.com/ Fixes: 4754957f04f5 ("ipvs: do not use random local source address for tunnels") Signed-off-by: Julian Anastasov Acked-by: Simon Horman Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso