[net] ipv6: sr: fix missing sk_buff release in seg6_input_core

From: Andrea Mayer
Date: Fri May 17 2024 - 12:50:45 EST


The seg6_input() function is responsible for adding the SRH into a
packet, delegating the operation to the seg6_input_core(). This function
uses the skb_cow_head() to ensure that there is sufficient headroom in
the sk_buff for accommodating the link-layer header.
In the event that the skb_cow_header() function fails, the
seg6_input_core() catches the error but it does not release the sk_buff,
which will result in a memory leak.

This issue was introduced in commit af3b5158b89d ("ipv6: sr: fix BUG due
to headroom too small after SRH push") and persists even after commit
7a3f5b0de364 ("netfilter: add netfilter hooks to SRv6 data plane"),
where the entire seg6_input() code was refactored to deal with netfilter
hooks.

The proposed patch addresses the identified memory leak by requiring the
seg6_input_core() function to release the sk_buff in the event that
skb_cow_head() fails.

Fixes: af3b5158b89d ("ipv6: sr: fix BUG due to headroom too small after SRH push")
Signed-off-by: Andrea Mayer <andrea.mayer@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
net/ipv6/seg6_iptunnel.c | 11 ++++++-----
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/ipv6/seg6_iptunnel.c b/net/ipv6/seg6_iptunnel.c
index 03b877ff4558..a75df2ec8db0 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/seg6_iptunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/seg6_iptunnel.c
@@ -459,10 +459,8 @@ static int seg6_input_core(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
int err;

err = seg6_do_srh(skb);
- if (unlikely(err)) {
- kfree_skb(skb);
- return err;
- }
+ if (unlikely(err))
+ goto drop;

slwt = seg6_lwt_lwtunnel(orig_dst->lwtstate);

@@ -486,7 +484,7 @@ static int seg6_input_core(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,

err = skb_cow_head(skb, LL_RESERVED_SPACE(dst->dev));
if (unlikely(err))
- return err;
+ goto drop;

if (static_branch_unlikely(&nf_hooks_lwtunnel_enabled))
return NF_HOOK(NFPROTO_IPV6, NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT,
@@ -494,6 +492,9 @@ static int seg6_input_core(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
skb_dst(skb)->dev, seg6_input_finish);

return seg6_input_finish(dev_net(skb->dev), NULL, skb);
+drop:
+ kfree_skb(skb);
+ return err;
}

static int seg6_input_nf(struct sk_buff *skb)
--
2.20.1