[PATCH net v6] net: use skb_header_pointer() for TCPv4 GSO frag_off
From: Guoyu Su
Date: Thu Mar 26 2026 - 08:23:57 EST
Syzbot reported a KMSAN uninit-value warning in gso_features_check()
called from netif_skb_features() [1].
gso_features_check() reads iph->frag_off to decide whether to clear
mangleid_features. Accessing the IPv4 header via ip_hdr()/inner_ip_hdr()
can rely on skb header offsets that are not always safe for direct
dereference on packets injected from PF_PACKET paths.
Use skb_header_pointer() for the TCPv4 frag_off check so the header read
is robust whether data is already linear or needs copying.
This also removes the SKB_GSO_DODGY special casing: skb_header_pointer()
already fast-paths linear data, so a separate direct-access path is not
needed.
[1] https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=1543a7d954d9c6d00407
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/willemdebruijn.kernel.1a9f35039caab@xxxxxxxxx/
Fixes: cbc53e08a793 ("GSO: Add GSO type for fixed IPv4 ID")
Reported-by: syzbot+1543a7d954d9c6d00407@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=1543a7d954d9c6d00407
Tested-by: syzbot+1543a7d954d9c6d00407@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Guoyu Su <yss2813483011xxl@xxxxxxxxx>
---
v6:
- Use skb_header_pointer() for both DODGY and non-DODGY TCPv4 GSO
packets in gso_features_check().
- Drop the SKB_GSO_DODGY special-casing for IPv4 header access.
v5: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260320141459.9691-1-yss2813483011xxl@xxxxxxxxx/
v4: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260319005421.14908-1-yss2813483011xxl@xxxxxxxxx/
v3: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260312104351.185370-1-yss2813483011xxl@xxxxxxxxx/
v2: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260308083319.1255118-1-yss2813483011xxl@xxxxxxxxx/
v1: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260307162905.3697050-1-yss2813483011xxl@xxxxxxxxx/
net/core/dev.c | 12 +++++++++---
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 14a83f2035b9..8a15ca67cfed 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -3805,10 +3805,16 @@ static netdev_features_t gso_features_check(const struct sk_buff *skb,
* segmentation-offloads.rst).
*/
if (skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_type & SKB_GSO_TCPV4) {
- struct iphdr *iph = skb->encapsulation ?
- inner_ip_hdr(skb) : ip_hdr(skb);
+ const struct iphdr *iph;
+ struct iphdr _iph;
- if (!(iph->frag_off & htons(IP_DF)))
+ int nhoff = skb->encapsulation ?
+ skb_inner_network_offset(skb) :
+ skb_network_offset(skb);
+
+ iph = skb_header_pointer(skb, nhoff, sizeof(_iph), &_iph);
+
+ if (!iph || !(iph->frag_off & htons(IP_DF)))
features &= ~dev->mangleid_features;
}
--
2.34.1