[PATCH v2 1/3] xfrm/compat: Translate by copying XFRMA_UNSPEC attribute

From: Dmitry Safonov
Date: Mon Nov 02 2020 - 11:15:00 EST


xfrm_xlate32() translates 64-bit message provided by kernel to be sent
for 32-bit listener (acknowledge or monitor). Translator code doesn't
expect XFRMA_UNSPEC attribute as it doesn't know its payload.
Kernel never attaches such attribute, but a user can.

I've searched if any opensource does it and the answer is no.
Nothing on github and google finds only tfcproject that has such code
commented-out.

What will happen if a user sends a netlink message with XFRMA_UNSPEC
attribute? Ipsec code ignores this attribute. But if there is a
monitor-process or 32-bit user requested ack - kernel will try to
translate such message and will hit WARN_ONCE() in xfrm_xlate64_attr().

Deal with XFRMA_UNSPEC by copying the attribute payload with
xfrm_nla_cpy(). In result, the default switch-case in xfrm_xlate64_attr()
becomes an unused code. Leave those 3 lines in case a new xfrm attribute
will be added.

Fixes: 5461fc0c8d9f ("xfrm/compat: Add 64=>32-bit messages translator")
Reported-by: syzbot+a7e701c8385bd8543074@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Dmitry Safonov <dima@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
net/xfrm/xfrm_compat.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_compat.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_compat.c
index e28f0c9ecd6a..17edbf935e35 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_compat.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_compat.c
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ static int xfrm_xlate64_attr(struct sk_buff *dst, const struct nlattr *src)
case XFRMA_PAD:
/* Ignore */
return 0;
+ case XFRMA_UNSPEC:
case XFRMA_ALG_AUTH:
case XFRMA_ALG_CRYPT:
case XFRMA_ALG_COMP:
--
2.28.0