[PATCH nf] netfilter: ip6tables: set hotdrop for malformed extension header matches
From: Zhixing Chen <hidden>
Date: 2026-07-09 06:30:42
Also in:
netfilter-devel
Subsystem:
networking [general], the rest · Maintainers:
"David S. Miller", Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni, Linus Torvalds
The hbh, srh and ipv6header matches have paths that return false for malformed IPv6 extension header packets without setting hotdrop. For hbh, strict option parsing stops when the option type or length field cannot be read, or when advancing to the next requested option would exceed the available header data. Mark these packets for hotdrop instead of treating them as a rule mismatch. For srh, keep a missing SRH as a normal mismatch, but set hotdrop when header lookup fails for other reasons, when the SRH fixed header is not present, when the advertised SRH length exceeds the available skb data, or when SID selector reads fail. For ipv6header, set hotdrop when the next extension header is not fully present or when the advertised extension header length exceeds the available skb data. Returning false treats the packet as a rule mismatch. Set hotdrop for these malformed packets so they cannot bypass rules intended to drop packets with these IPv6 extension headers. Signed-off-by: Zhixing Chen <redacted> --- This is a follow-up to the previous IPv6 extension header hotdrop fix: https://lore.kernel.org/netfilter-devel/20260703125709.16493-6-fw@strlen.de/ (local) --- net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_hbh.c | 21 +++++++++----- net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_ipv6header.c | 10 +++++-- net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_srh.c | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++------ 3 files changed, 54 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_hbh.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_hbh.c
index 6d1a5d2026a6..a67f7d0fe93f 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_hbh.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_hbh.c@@ -104,8 +104,10 @@ hbh_mt6(const struct sk_buff *skb, struct xt_action_param *par) break; tp = skb_header_pointer(skb, ptr, sizeof(_opttype), &_opttype); - if (tp == NULL) - break; + if (!tp) { + par->hotdrop = true; + return false; + } /* Type check */ if (*tp != (optinfo->opts[temp] & 0xFF00) >> 8) {
@@ -120,13 +122,17 @@ hbh_mt6(const struct sk_buff *skb, struct xt_action_param *par) u16 spec_len; /* length field exists ? */ - if (hdrlen < 2) - break; + if (hdrlen < 2) { + par->hotdrop = true; + return false; + } lp = skb_header_pointer(skb, ptr + 1, sizeof(_optlen), &_optlen); - if (lp == NULL) - break; + if (!lp) { + par->hotdrop = true; + return false; + } spec_len = optinfo->opts[temp] & 0x00FF; if (spec_len != 0x00FF && spec_len != *lp) {
@@ -147,7 +153,8 @@ hbh_mt6(const struct sk_buff *skb, struct xt_action_param *par) if ((ptr > skb->len - optlen || hdrlen < optlen) && temp < optinfo->optsnr - 1) { pr_debug("new pointer is too large!\n"); - break; + par->hotdrop = true; + return false; } ptr += optlen; hdrlen -= optlen;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_ipv6header.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_ipv6header.c
index c52ff929c93b..0568eb99eb1c 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_ipv6header.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_ipv6header.c@@ -53,8 +53,10 @@ ipv6header_mt6(const struct sk_buff *skb, struct xt_action_param *par) break; } /* Is there enough space for the next ext header? */ - if (len < (int)sizeof(struct ipv6_opt_hdr)) + if (len < (int)sizeof(struct ipv6_opt_hdr)) { + par->hotdrop = true; return false; + } /* ESP -> evaluate */ if (nexthdr == NEXTHDR_ESP) { temp |= MASK_ESP;
@@ -99,8 +101,10 @@ ipv6header_mt6(const struct sk_buff *skb, struct xt_action_param *par) nexthdr = hp->nexthdr; len -= hdrlen; ptr += hdrlen; - if (ptr > skb->len) - break; + if (ptr > skb->len) { + par->hotdrop = true; + return false; + } } if (nexthdr != NEXTHDR_NONE && nexthdr != NEXTHDR_ESP)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_srh.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_srh.c
index db0fd64d8986..33a659b9b0e3 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_srh.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_srh.c@@ -27,16 +27,25 @@ static bool srh_mt6(const struct sk_buff *skb, struct xt_action_param *par) struct ipv6_sr_hdr *srh; struct ipv6_sr_hdr _srh; int hdrlen, srhoff = 0; + int err; - if (ipv6_find_hdr(skb, &srhoff, IPPROTO_ROUTING, NULL, NULL) < 0) + err = ipv6_find_hdr(skb, &srhoff, IPPROTO_ROUTING, NULL, NULL); + if (err < 0) { + if (err != -ENOENT) + par->hotdrop = true; return false; + } srh = skb_header_pointer(skb, srhoff, sizeof(_srh), &_srh); - if (!srh) + if (!srh) { + par->hotdrop = true; return false; + } hdrlen = ipv6_optlen(srh); - if (skb->len - srhoff < hdrlen) + if (skb->len - srhoff < hdrlen) { + par->hotdrop = true; return false; + } if (srh->type != IPV6_SRCRT_TYPE_4) return false;
@@ -121,16 +130,25 @@ static bool srh1_mt6(const struct sk_buff *skb, struct xt_action_param *par) struct in6_addr _psid, _nsid, _lsid; struct ipv6_sr_hdr *srh; struct ipv6_sr_hdr _srh; + int err; - if (ipv6_find_hdr(skb, &srhoff, IPPROTO_ROUTING, NULL, NULL) < 0) + err = ipv6_find_hdr(skb, &srhoff, IPPROTO_ROUTING, NULL, NULL); + if (err < 0) { + if (err != -ENOENT) + par->hotdrop = true; return false; + } srh = skb_header_pointer(skb, srhoff, sizeof(_srh), &_srh); - if (!srh) + if (!srh) { + par->hotdrop = true; return false; + } hdrlen = ipv6_optlen(srh); - if (skb->len - srhoff < hdrlen) + if (skb->len - srhoff < hdrlen) { + par->hotdrop = true; return false; + } if (srh->type != IPV6_SRCRT_TYPE_4) return false;
@@ -206,8 +224,10 @@ static bool srh1_mt6(const struct sk_buff *skb, struct xt_action_param *par) psidoff = srhoff + sizeof(struct ipv6_sr_hdr) + ((srh->segments_left + 1) * sizeof(struct in6_addr)); psid = skb_header_pointer(skb, psidoff, sizeof(_psid), &_psid); - if (!psid) + if (!psid) { + par->hotdrop = true; return false; + } if (NF_SRH_INVF(srhinfo, IP6T_SRH_INV_PSID, ipv6_masked_addr_cmp(psid, &srhinfo->psid_msk, &srhinfo->psid_addr)))
@@ -221,8 +241,10 @@ static bool srh1_mt6(const struct sk_buff *skb, struct xt_action_param *par) nsidoff = srhoff + sizeof(struct ipv6_sr_hdr) + ((srh->segments_left - 1) * sizeof(struct in6_addr)); nsid = skb_header_pointer(skb, nsidoff, sizeof(_nsid), &_nsid); - if (!nsid) + if (!nsid) { + par->hotdrop = true; return false; + } if (NF_SRH_INVF(srhinfo, IP6T_SRH_INV_NSID, ipv6_masked_addr_cmp(nsid, &srhinfo->nsid_msk, &srhinfo->nsid_addr)))
@@ -233,8 +255,10 @@ static bool srh1_mt6(const struct sk_buff *skb, struct xt_action_param *par) if (srhinfo->mt_flags & IP6T_SRH_LSID) { lsidoff = srhoff + sizeof(struct ipv6_sr_hdr); lsid = skb_header_pointer(skb, lsidoff, sizeof(_lsid), &_lsid); - if (!lsid) + if (!lsid) { + par->hotdrop = true; return false; + } if (NF_SRH_INVF(srhinfo, IP6T_SRH_INV_LSID, ipv6_masked_addr_cmp(lsid, &srhinfo->lsid_msk, &srhinfo->lsid_addr)))
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