Thread (3 messages) 3 messages, 3 authors, 2025-10-24

Re: [PATCH v2] net: sctp: fix KMSAN uninit-value in sctp_inq_pop

From: Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>
Date: 2025-10-24 16:39:06
Also in: linux-sctp, lkml

On Fri, Oct 24, 2025 at 05:14:17PM +0530, Ranganath V N wrote:
Fix an issue detected by syzbot:

KMSAN reported an uninitialized-value access in sctp_inq_pop
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in sctp_inq_pop

The issue is actually caused by skb trimming via sk_filter() in sctp_rcv().
In the reproducer, skb->len becomes 1 after sk_filter(), which bypassed the
original check:

        if (skb->len < sizeof(struct sctphdr) + sizeof(struct sctp_chunkhdr) +
                       skb_transport_offset(skb))
To handle this safely, a new check should be performed after sk_filter().

Reported-by: syzbot+d101e12bccd4095460e7@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Tested-by: syzbot+d101e12bccd4095460e7@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Fixes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=d101e12bccd4095460e7
Hi,

Thanks for your patch.

Unfortunately, this is not the correct format for a fixes tag.
A fixes tag should reference the commit where the bug
was introduced into the tree. In this case, perhaps that
is the beginning of git history. If so:

Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2")

I think the URL you provide is appropriate for a Closed tag.

Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=d101e12bccd4095460e7

See https://docs.kernel.org/process/submitting-patches.html
Suggested-by: Xin Long <lucien.xin@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Ranganath V N <redacted>
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KMSAN reported an uninitialized-value access in sctp_inq_pop
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Changes in v2:
- changes in commit message as per the code changes.
- fixed as per the suggestion.
- Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20251023-kmsan_fix-v1-1-d08c18db8877@gmail.com (local)
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