Re: [PATCH net v2] ipv6: rpl: fix hdrlen overflow in ipv6_rpl_srh_decompress()

From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf

Date: Wed May 27 2026 - 22:20:09 EST


Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>:

On Mon, 25 May 2026 21:10:31 +0530 you wrote:
> ipv6_rpl_srh_decompress() computes:
>
> outhdr->hdrlen = (((n + 1) * sizeof(struct in6_addr)) >> 3);
>
> hdrlen is __u8. For n >= 127 the result exceeds 255 and silently
> truncates. With n=127 (cmpri=15, cmpre=15, pad=0, hdrlen=16):
>
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
- [net,v2] ipv6: rpl: fix hdrlen overflow in ipv6_rpl_srh_decompress()
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/9d5e7a46a9f6

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