[PATCH net v2] netdevsim: zero initialize struct iphdr in dummy sk_buff

From: Nikola Z. Ivanov

Date: Sun Apr 26 2026 - 16:15:06 EST


Syzbot reports a KMSAN uninit-value originating from
nsim_dev_trap_skb_build, with the allocation also
being performed in the same function.

Fix this by calling skb_put_zero instead of skb_put to
guarantee zero initialization of the whole IP header.

Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=23d7fcd204e3837866ff
Fixes: da58f90f11f5 ("netdevsim: Add devlink-trap support")
Signed-off-by: Nikola Z. Ivanov <zlatistiv@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes since v1:
- avoid unnecessary shuffling of struct member initialization.
https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260421082005.74a3efb4@xxxxxxxxxx/

drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c b/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
index 1e06e781c835..f00fc2f9ebde 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *nsim_dev_trap_skb_build(void)
skb->protocol = htons(ETH_P_IP);

skb_set_network_header(skb, skb->len);
- iph = skb_put(skb, sizeof(struct iphdr));
+ iph = skb_put_zero(skb, sizeof(struct iphdr));
iph->protocol = IPPROTO_UDP;
iph->saddr = in_aton("192.0.2.1");
iph->daddr = in_aton("198.51.100.1");
--
2.53.0