linux/net
Yan Zhai 03d6c848bf ipv6: avoid atomic fragment on GSO packets
When the ipv6 stack output a GSO packet, if its gso_size is larger than
dst MTU, then all segments would be fragmented. However, it is possible
for a GSO packet to have a trailing segment with smaller actual size
than both gso_size as well as the MTU, which leads to an "atomic
fragment". Atomic fragments are considered harmful in RFC-8021. An
Existing report from APNIC also shows that atomic fragments are more
likely to be dropped even it is equivalent to a no-op [1].

Add an extra check in the GSO slow output path. For each segment from
the original over-sized packet, if it fits with the path MTU, then avoid
generating an atomic fragment.

Link: https://www.potaroo.net/presentations/2022-03-01-ipv6-frag.pdf [1]
Fixes: b210de4f8c ("net: ipv6: Validate GSO SKB before finish IPv6 processing")
Reported-by: David Wragg <dwragg@cloudflare.com>
Signed-off-by: Yan Zhai <yan@cloudflare.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/90912e3503a242dca0bc36958b11ed03a2696e5e.1698156966.git.yan@cloudflare.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
2023-10-25 18:04:29 -07:00
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6lowpan 6lowpan: Remove redundant initialisation. 2023-03-29 08:22:52 +01:00
9p net: annotate data-races around sock->ops 2023-08-09 15:32:43 -07:00
802
8021q Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net 2023-08-18 12:44:56 -07:00
appletalk appletalk: remove special handling code for ipddp 2023-10-13 17:59:32 -07:00
atm net: atm: Remove redundant check. 2023-10-23 08:45:25 +01:00
ax25 net: implement lockless SO_PRIORITY 2023-10-01 19:09:54 +01:00
batman-adv Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net 2023-08-24 10:51:39 -07:00
bluetooth Bluetooth: hci_sync: Fix Opcode prints in bt_dev_dbg/err 2023-10-23 11:05:32 -07:00
bpf bpf: Prevent inlining of bpf_fentry_test7() 2023-08-30 08:36:17 +02:00
bpfilter net: Use umd_cleanup_helper() 2023-05-31 13:06:57 +02:00
bridge netfilter: bridge: convert br_netfilter to NF_DROP_REASON 2023-10-18 10:26:43 +02:00
caif sock: Remove ->sendpage*() in favour of sendmsg(MSG_SPLICE_PAGES) 2023-06-24 15:50:13 -07:00
can Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net 2023-10-12 17:07:34 -07:00
ceph Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net 2023-10-19 13:29:01 -07:00
core net: dsa: Use conduit and user terms 2023-10-24 13:08:14 -07:00
dcb net: dcb: choose correct policy to parse DCB_ATTR_BCN 2023-08-01 21:07:46 -07:00
dccp tcp: record last received ipv6 flowlabel 2023-10-10 10:02:59 +02:00
devlink devlink: remove netlink small_ops 2023-10-23 16:16:51 -07:00
dns_resolver
dsa net: dsa: Rename IFLA_DSA_MASTER to IFLA_DSA_CONDUIT 2023-10-24 13:08:14 -07:00
ethernet
ethtool ethtool: untangle the linkmode and ethtool headers 2023-10-20 12:47:33 +01:00
handshake handshake: Fix sign of key_serial_t fields 2023-10-02 12:34:21 -07:00
hsr net: hsr: Add __packed to struct hsr_sup_tlv. 2023-09-18 08:26:19 +01:00
ieee802154 sysctl-6.6-rc1 2023-08-29 17:39:15 -07:00
ife
ipv4 ipv6: drop feature RTAX_FEATURE_ALLFRAG 2023-10-25 18:04:29 -07:00
ipv6 ipv6: avoid atomic fragment on GSO packets 2023-10-25 18:04:29 -07:00
iucv net/iucv: Fix size of interrupt data 2023-03-16 17:34:40 -07:00
kcm kcm: Fix error handling for SOCK_DGRAM in kcm_sendmsg(). 2023-09-14 10:43:51 +02:00
key Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net 2023-08-18 12:44:56 -07:00
l2tp Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net 2023-10-05 13:16:47 -07:00
l3mdev
lapb
llc net/llc/llc_conn.c: fix 4 instances of -Wmissing-variable-declarations 2023-08-09 15:34:28 -07:00
mac80211 wifi: mac80211: fix error path key leak 2023-10-11 16:36:14 +02:00
mac802154 Core WPAN changes: 2023-06-24 15:41:46 -07:00
mctp mctp: perform route lookups under a RCU read-side lock 2023-10-10 19:43:22 -07:00
mpls networking: Update to register_net_sysctl_sz 2023-08-15 15:26:18 -07:00
mptcp ipv6: drop feature RTAX_FEATURE_ALLFRAG 2023-10-25 18:04:29 -07:00
ncsi ncsi: Propagate carrier gain/loss events to the NCSI controller 2023-09-18 07:06:05 +01:00
netfilter tcp: introduce tcp_clock_ms() 2023-10-23 09:35:01 +01:00
netlabel netlabel: Remove unused declaration netlbl_cipsov4_doi_free() 2023-08-02 12:28:22 -07:00
netlink genetlink: don't merge dumpit split op for different cmds into single iter 2023-10-23 16:11:53 -07:00
netrom net: implement lockless SO_PRIORITY 2023-10-01 19:09:54 +01:00
nfc nfc: nci: fix possible NULL pointer dereference in send_acknowledge() 2023-10-16 17:34:53 -07:00
nsh net: move gso declarations and functions to their own files 2023-06-10 00:11:41 -07:00
openvswitch net: openvswitch: Annotate struct mask_array with __counted_by 2023-10-17 13:56:03 +02:00
packet Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net 2023-10-12 17:07:34 -07:00
phonet sock: Remove ->sendpage*() in favour of sendmsg(MSG_SPLICE_PAGES) 2023-06-24 15:50:13 -07:00
psample
qrtr net: qrtr: Handle IPCR control port format of older targets 2023-07-17 09:02:30 +01:00
rds net: prevent address rewrite in kernel_bind() 2023-10-01 19:31:29 +01:00
rfkill net: rfkill: reduce data->mtx scope in rfkill_fop_open 2023-10-11 16:55:10 +02:00
rose net: implement lockless SO_PRIORITY 2023-10-01 19:09:54 +01:00
rxrpc Networking changes for 6.5. 2023-06-28 16:43:10 -07:00
sched sched: act_ct: switch to per-action label counting 2023-10-25 10:24:04 +01:00
sctp Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net 2023-10-05 13:16:47 -07:00
smc Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net 2023-10-19 13:29:01 -07:00
strparser
sunrpc SUNRPC/TLS: Lock the lower_xprt during the tls handshake 2023-09-27 15:16:40 -04:00
switchdev net: switchdev: Add a helper to replay objects on a bridge port 2023-07-21 08:54:03 +01:00
tipc Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net 2023-10-05 13:16:47 -07:00
tls tls: don't reset prot->aad_size and prot->tail_size for TLS_HW 2023-10-23 10:15:09 -07:00
unix bpf: Implement cgroup sockaddr hooks for unix sockets 2023-10-11 17:27:47 -07:00
vmw_vsock vsock: enable setting SO_ZEROCOPY 2023-10-15 13:19:42 +01:00
wireless Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net 2023-10-19 13:29:01 -07:00
x25 net: implement lockless SO_PRIORITY 2023-10-01 19:09:54 +01:00
xdp Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net 2023-10-12 17:07:34 -07:00
xfrm Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net 2023-10-19 13:29:01 -07:00
compat.c net/compat: Update msg_control_is_user when setting a kernel pointer 2023-04-14 11:09:27 +01:00
devres.c
Kconfig net: add skb_segment kunit test 2023-10-11 10:39:01 +01:00
Kconfig.debug
Makefile net/handshake: Create a NETLINK service for handling handshake requests 2023-04-19 18:48:48 -07:00
socket.c net: prevent address rewrite in kernel_bind() 2023-10-01 19:31:29 +01:00
sysctl_net.c sysctl: Add size to register_net_sysctl function 2023-08-15 15:26:17 -07:00