Thread (26 messages) 26 messages, 5 authors, 2021-05-18

Re: [PATCH bpf] bpf: check for data_len before upgrading mss when 6 to 4

From: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
Date: 2021-05-05 20:55:17
Also in: bpf, lkml

On 4/29/21 12:08 PM, Dongseok Yi wrote:
quoted hunk ↗ jump to hunk
tcp_gso_segment check for the size of GROed payload if it is bigger
than the mss. bpf_skb_proto_6_to_4 increases mss, but the mss can be
bigger than the size of GROed payload unexpectedly if data_len is not
big enough.

Assume that skb gso_size = 1372 and data_len = 8. bpf_skb_proto_6_to_4
would increse the gso_size to 1392. tcp_gso_segment will get an error
with 1380 <= 1392.

Check for the size of GROed payload if it is really bigger than target
mss when increase mss.

Fixes: 6578171a7ff0 (bpf: add bpf_skb_change_proto helper)
Signed-off-by: Dongseok Yi <redacted>
---
  net/core/filter.c | 4 +++-
  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index 9323d34..3f79e3c 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -3308,7 +3308,9 @@ static int bpf_skb_proto_6_to_4(struct sk_buff *skb)
  		}
  
  		/* Due to IPv4 header, MSS can be upgraded. */
-		skb_increase_gso_size(shinfo, len_diff);
+		if (skb->data_len > len_diff)
Could you elaborate some more on what this has to do with data_len specifically
here? I'm not sure I follow exactly your above commit description. Are you saying
that you're hitting in tcp_gso_segment():

         [...]
         mss = skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_size;
         if (unlikely(skb->len <= mss))
                 goto out;
         [...]

Please provide more context on the bug, thanks!
+			skb_increase_gso_size(shinfo, len_diff);
+
  		/* Header must be checked, and gso_segs recomputed. */
  		shinfo->gso_type |= SKB_GSO_DODGY;
  		shinfo->gso_segs = 0;
  
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