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ipv6: prevent possible UAF in ip6_xmit()

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If skb_expand_head() returns NULL, skb has been freed
and the associated dst/idev could also have been freed.

We must use rcu_read_lock() to prevent a possible UAF.

Fixes: 0c9f227bee ("ipv6: use skb_expand_head in ip6_xmit")
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Cc: Vasily Averin <vasily.averin@linux.dev>
Reviewed-by: David Ahern <dsahern@kernel.org>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20240820160859.3786976-4-edumazet@google.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
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Eric Dumazet 2024-08-20 16:08:59 +00:00 committed by Jakub Kicinski
parent da273b377a
commit 2d5ff7e339
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net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
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@ -287,11 +287,15 @@ int ip6_xmit(const struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, struct flowi6 *fl6,
head_room += opt->opt_nflen + opt->opt_flen;
if (unlikely(head_room > skb_headroom(skb))) {
/* Make sure idev stays alive */
rcu_read_lock();
skb = skb_expand_head(skb, head_room);
if (!skb) {
IP6_INC_STATS(net, idev, IPSTATS_MIB_OUTDISCARDS);
rcu_read_unlock();
return -ENOBUFS;
}
rcu_read_unlock();
}
if (opt) {