Re: [PATCH] net: stmmac: guard FCS stripping against runt frames

From: Lorenzo Bianconi

Date: Wed Sep 23 2026 - 16:37:27 EST


> stmmac_rx_zc() and stmmac_rx() strip the 4-byte FCS from the last
> buffer when ACS (Automatic Checksum Stripping) is disabled:
>
> buf1_len -= ETH_FCS_LEN;
> len -= ETH_FCS_LEN;
>
> Neither path checks that the buffer actually contains at least
> ETH_FCS_LEN bytes. A runt frame delivered by the hardware with a
> buf1_len or buf2_len smaller than 4 underflows the unsigned
> subtraction, producing a very large value. In the XDP zero-copy path
> this wraps data_end backwards:
>
> buf->xdp->data_end = buf->xdp->data + buf1_len;
>
> giving the XDP/BPF program an enormous data region that extends into
> adjacent kernel memory.
>
> Add the missing lower-bound checks so that undersized frames are
> silently passed through without stripping.
>
> Fixes: bba2556efad6 ("net: stmmac: Enable RX via AF_XDP zero-copy")
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Reported-by: Sashiko <sashiko-bot@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Aldo Ariel Panzardo <qwe.aldo@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
> index 1fb5f80..4526669 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
> @@ -5636,7 +5636,8 @@ static int stmmac_rx_zc(struct stmmac_priv *priv, int limit, u32 queue)
> len += buf1_len;
>
> /* ACS is disabled; strip manually. */
> - if (likely(!(status & rx_not_ls))) {
> + if (likely(!(status & rx_not_ls)) &&
> + likely(buf1_len >= ETH_FCS_LEN)) {
> buf1_len -= ETH_FCS_LEN;
> len -= ETH_FCS_LEN;
> }
> @@ -5808,10 +5809,10 @@ static int stmmac_rx(struct stmmac_priv *priv, int limit, u32 queue)
>
> /* ACS is disabled; strip manually. */
> if (likely(!(status & rx_not_ls))) {
> - if (buf2_len) {
> + if (buf2_len >= ETH_FCS_LEN) {

I do not think this approach is correct since, at least theoretically, the FCS can be
splitted between buf1 and buf2.

Please note the non-XDP case is already fixed in the following patch:
https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260923-stmmac-rx-sg-fix-v3-1-ed26fea7180d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/

The XDP-case will be properly handled introducing XDP multi-buff support (I
have already posted v1 and I need to respin the v2).

Regards,
Lorenzo

> buf2_len -= ETH_FCS_LEN;
> len -= ETH_FCS_LEN;
> - } else if (buf1_len) {
> + } else if (buf1_len >= ETH_FCS_LEN) {
> buf1_len -= ETH_FCS_LEN;
> len -= ETH_FCS_LEN;
> }
> --
> 2.43.0
>

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