Re: [PATCH net] amt: linearize skb in amt_rcv() to fix use-after-free of cached headers

From: Eric Dumazet

Date: Tue Jul 21 2026 - 22:39:41 EST


On Wed, Jul 22, 2026 at 1:28 AM Xiang Mei (Microsoft) <xmei5@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> The AMT message handlers cache pointers into the skb linear area (grec,
> iph, ip6h, eth) and keep using them across ip_mc_may_pull() /
> pskb_may_pull(). On a non-linear skb (e.g. a reassembled fragmented AMT
> membership update) such a pull can reallocate skb->head via
> pskb_expand_head(), leaving those pointers dangling into freed memory.
>
> Linearize the skb on entry to amt_rcv() so no later pull reallocates the
> head. This is a no-op for the common linear skb, and covers all handlers
> at once. Drop the packet if linearization fails.
>
> BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in amt_igmpv3_report_handler (drivers/net/amt.c:2023)
> Read of size 4 at addr ffff888013fdd71c by task exploit
> Call Trace:
> <IRQ>
> amt_igmpv3_report_handler (drivers/net/amt.c:2023)
> amt_update_handler (drivers/net/amt.c:2503)
> amt_rcv (drivers/net/amt.c:2846)
> udp_queue_rcv_one_skb (net/ipv4/udp.c:2389)
> udp_unicast_rcv_skb (net/ipv4/udp.c:2580)
> ip_protocol_deliver_rcu (net/ipv4/ip_input.c:207)
> ip_local_deliver_finish (net/ipv4/ip_input.c:242)
> ip_local_deliver (net/ipv4/ip_input.c:262)
> ip_rcv (net/ipv4/ip_input.c:612)
> __netif_receive_skb_one_core (net/core/dev.c:6212)
>
> Fixes: cbc21dc1cfe9 ("amt: add data plane of amt interface")
> Reported-by: AutonomousCodeSecurity@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Xiang Mei (Microsoft) <xmei5@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/net/amt.c | 4 ++++
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/amt.c b/drivers/net/amt.c
> index 951dd10e192b..2bce99d45d2c 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/amt.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/amt.c
> @@ -2785,6 +2785,10 @@ static int amt_rcv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
> }
>
> skb->dev = amt->dev;
> + if (skb_linearize(skb)) {
> + err = true;
> + goto drop;
> + }
> iph = ip_hdr(skb);
> type = amt_parse_type(skb);
> if (type == -1) {
> --
> 2.43.0
>

You are essentially killing the performance and usability of this module.

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