[PATCH] tipc: unshare skb in tipc_l2_rcv_msg() before decrypting
From: Nguyen Ngoc Thang
Date: Sun Oct 18 2026 - 10:59:43 EST
Packet taps such as AF_PACKET sockets bound to ETH_P_TIPC take an extra
reference on the skb before handing it to the TIPC packet handler.
tipc_l2_rcv_msg() passes it on as is, and for an encrypted message
tipc_aead_decrypt() calls skb_cow_data(), which may end up in
pskb_expand_head() and hit BUG_ON(skb_shared(skb)):
kernel BUG at net/core/skbuff.c:2308!
pskb_expand_head
__pskb_pull_tail
skb_cow_data
tipc_aead_decrypt
tipc_crypto_rcv
tipc_rcv
tipc_l2_rcv_msg
__netif_receive_skb_core
A packet_type handler must not modify a shared skb. Use
skb_share_check() on entry, which clones a shared skb and frees the
original reference.
Reported-by: syzbot+0017742620a9d06f06ef@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=0017742620a9d06f06ef
Fixes: fc1b6d6de220 ("tipc: introduce TIPC encryption & authentication")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Nguyen Ngoc Thang <ngocthang2710.1999@xxxxxxxxx>
---
net/tipc/bearer.c | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/net/tipc/bearer.c b/net/tipc/bearer.c
index 05dcd2f9e887..5e7e220fa7f5 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bearer.c
+++ b/net/tipc/bearer.c
@@ -659,6 +659,10 @@ static int tipc_l2_rcv_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
{
struct tipc_bearer *b;
+ skb = skb_share_check(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+ if (!skb)
+ return NET_RX_DROP;
+
rcu_read_lock();
b = rcu_dereference(dev->tipc_ptr) ?:
rcu_dereference(orig_dev->tipc_ptr);
--
2.43.0