head and skb->data distance is more than 64k and skb->network_header (u16) has wrapped around. The bug is in the ip_tunnel infrastructure, which can cause dev->needed_headroom to increment ad infinitum. The syzkaller reproducer consists of packets getting routed via a gre tunnel, and route of gre encapsulated packets pointing at another (ipip) tunnel. The ipip encapsulation finds gre0 as next output device. This results in the following pattern: 1). First packet is to be sent out via gre0. Route lookup found an output device, ipip0. 2). ip_tunnel_xmit for gre0 bumps gre0->needed_headroom based on the future output device, rt.dev->needed_headroom (ipip0). 3). ip output / start_xmit moves skb on to ipip0. which runs the same code path again (xmit recursion). 4). Routing step for the post- gre0-encap packet finds gre0 as output device to use for ipip0 encapsulated packet. tunl0->needed_headroom is then incremented based on the (already bumped) gre0 device headroom. This repeats for every future packet: gre0->needed_headroom gets inflated because previous packets' ipip0 step incremented rt->dev (gre0) headroom, and ipip0 incremented because gre0 needed_headroom was increased. For each subsequent packet, gre/ipip0->needed_headroom grows until post-expand- head reallocations result in a skb->head/data distance of more than 64k. Once that happens, skb->network_header (u16) wraps around when pskb_expand_head tries to make sure that skb_network_offset() is unchanged after the headroom expansion/reallocation. After this skb_network_offset(skb) returns a different (and negative) result post headroom expansion. The next trip to neigh layer (or anything else that would __skb_pull the network header) makes skb->data point to a memory location outside skb->head area. v2: Cap the needed_headroom update to an arbitarily chosen upperlimit to prevent perpetual increase instead of dropping the headroom increment completely. "> head,and,skb->data,distance,is,more,than,64k,and skb->network_header,(u16),has,wrapped,around.,The,bug,is,in,the ip_tunnel,infrastructure,,which,can,cause,dev->needed_headroom,to increment,ad,infinitum.,The,syzkaller,reproducer,consists,of,packets getting,routed,via,a,gre,tunnel,,and,route,of,gre,encapsulated,packets pointing,at,another,(ipip),tunnel.,The,ipip,encapsulation,finds,gre0 as,next,output,device.,This,results,in,the,following,pattern:,1). First,packet,is,to,be,sent,out,via,gre0.,Route,lookup,found,an,output device,,ipip0.,2).,ip_tunnel_xmit,for,gre0,bumps,gre0->needed_headroom based,on,the,future,output,device,,rt.dev->needed_headroom,(ipip0). 3).,ip,output,/,start_xmit,moves,skb,on,to,ipip0.,which,runs,the,same code,path,again,(xmit,recursion).,4).,Routing,step,for,the,post- gre0-encap,packet,finds,gre0,as,output,device,to,use,for,ipip0 encapsulated,packet.,tunl0->needed_headroom,is,then,incremented,based on,the,(already,bumped),gre0,device,headroom.,This,repeats,for,every future,packet:,gre0->needed_headroom,gets,inflated,because,previous packets',ipip0,step,incremented,rt->dev,(gre0),headroom,,and,ipip0 incremented,because,gre0,needed_headroom,was,increased.,For,each subsequent,packet,,gre/ipip0->needed_headroom,grows,until,post-expand- head,reallocations,result,in,a,skb->head/data,distance,of,more,than 64k.,Once,that,happens,,skb->network_header,(u16),wraps,around,when pskb_expand_head,tries,to,make,sure,that,skb_network_offset(),is unchanged,after,the,headroom,expansion/reallocation.,After,this skb_network_offset(skb),returns,a,different,(and,negative),result,post headroom,expansion.,The,next,trip,to,neigh,layer,(or,anything,else that,would,__skb_pull,the,network,header),makes,skb->data,point,to,a memory,location,outside,skb->head,area.,v2:,Cap,the,needed_headroom update,to,an,arbitarily,chosen,upperlimit,to,prevent,perpetual increase,instead,of,dropping,the,headroom,increment,completely. "> SecuritySpace - CVE-2024-26804
 
 
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CVE ID:CVE-2024-26804
Description:In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ip_tunnel: prevent perpetual headroom growth syzkaller triggered following kasan splat: BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in __skb_flow_dissect+0x19d1/0x7a50 net/core/flow_dissector.c:1170 Read of size 1 at addr ffff88812fb4000e by task syz-executor183/5191 [..] kasan_report+0xda/0x110 mm/kasan/report.c:588 __skb_flow_dissect+0x19d1/0x7a50 net/core/flow_dissector.c:1170 skb_flow_dissect_flow_keys include/linux/skbuff.h:1514 [inline] ___skb_get_hash net/core/flow_dissector.c:1791 [inline] __skb_get_hash+0xc7/0x540 net/core/flow_dissector.c:1856 skb_get_hash include/linux/skbuff.h:1556 [inline] ip_tunnel_xmit+0x1855/0x33c0 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c:748 ipip_tunnel_xmit+0x3cc/0x4e0 net/ipv4/ipip.c:308 __netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4940 [inline] netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4954 [inline] xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3548 [inline] dev_hard_start_xmit+0x13d/0x6d0 net/core/dev.c:3564 __dev_queue_xmit+0x7c1/0x3d60 net/core/dev.c:4349 dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3134 [inline] neigh_connected_output+0x42c/0x5d0 net/core/neighbour.c:1592 ... ip_finish_output2+0x833/0x2550 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:235 ip_finish_output+0x31/0x310 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:323 .. iptunnel_xmit+0x5b4/0x9b0 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c:82 ip_tunnel_xmit+0x1dbc/0x33c0 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c:831 ipgre_xmit+0x4a1/0x980 net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:665 __netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4940 [inline] netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4954 [inline] xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3548 [inline] dev_hard_start_xmit+0x13d/0x6d0 net/core/dev.c:3564 ... The splat occurs because skb->data points past skb->head allocated area. This is because neigh layer does: __skb_pull(skb, skb_network_offset(skb)); ... but skb_network_offset() returns a negative offset and __skb_pull() arg is unsigned. IOW, we skb->data gets "adjusted" by a huge value. The negative value is returned because skb->head and skb->data distance is more than 64k and skb->network_header (u16) has wrapped around. The bug is in the ip_tunnel infrastructure, which can cause dev->needed_headroom to increment ad infinitum. The syzkaller reproducer consists of packets getting routed via a gre tunnel, and route of gre encapsulated packets pointing at another (ipip) tunnel. The ipip encapsulation finds gre0 as next output device. This results in the following pattern: 1). First packet is to be sent out via gre0. Route lookup found an output device, ipip0. 2). ip_tunnel_xmit for gre0 bumps gre0->needed_headroom based on the future output device, rt.dev->needed_headroom (ipip0). 3). ip output / start_xmit moves skb on to ipip0. which runs the same code path again (xmit recursion). 4). Routing step for the post- gre0-encap packet finds gre0 as output device to use for ipip0 encapsulated packet. tunl0->needed_headroom is then incremented based on the (already bumped) gre0 device headroom. This repeats for every future packet: gre0->needed_headroom gets inflated because previous packets' ipip0 step incremented rt->dev (gre0) headroom, and ipip0 incremented because gre0 needed_headroom was increased. For each subsequent packet, gre/ipip0->needed_headroom grows until post-expand- head reallocations result in a skb->head/data distance of more than 64k. Once that happens, skb->network_header (u16) wraps around when pskb_expand_head tries to make sure that skb_network_offset() is unchanged after the headroom expansion/reallocation. After this skb_network_offset(skb) returns a different (and negative) result post headroom expansion. The next trip to neigh layer (or anything else that would __skb_pull the network header) makes skb->data point to a memory location outside skb->head area. v2: Cap the needed_headroom update to an arbitarily chosen upperlimit to prevent perpetual increase instead of dropping the headroom increment completely.
Test IDs: None available
Cross References: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-26804
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/049d7989c67e8dd50f07a2096dbafdb41331fb9b
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