Re: [PATCH net] ppp_synctty: ensure a writeable skb header

From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf

Date: Wed Sep 09 2026 - 21:51:34 EST


Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>:

On Tue, 8 Sep 2026 15:21:31 +0800 you wrote:
> ppp_sync_txmunge() checks headroom before prepending the address and
> control bytes, but does not ensure that the skb header is writable.
> A received skb can reach this function through PPP channel bridging
> without passing through ppp_start_xmit(), which calls skb_cow_head().
>
> For example, a PPPoE frame may share its buffer with a clone queued to
> an AF_PACKET socket. If it is bridged to a synchronous tty channel, the
> address/control bytes can overwrite data still visible to that socket.
>
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
- [net] ppp_synctty: ensure a writeable skb header
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/8aaeb56aff2a

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