linux/net/sched
Jamal Hadi Salim f1f5c8a395 net/sched: act_tunnel_key: Defer dst_release to RCU callback
Fix a race-condition use-after-free in tunnel_key_release_params().

The function releases the metadata_dst of the old params synchronously
via dst_release() while deferring the params struct free with
kfree_rcu(). A concurrent tunnel_key_act() reader on the datapath may
still hold the old params pointer (under rcu_read_lock_bh) and proceed
to call dst_clone(&params->tcft_enc_metadata->dst) after the writer's
dst_release has already pushed the dst's rcuref to RCUREF_DEAD.

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com produced a poc which i (and Victor) verified
that KASAN reports:

==================================================================
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in instrument_atomic_read_write include/linux/instrumented.h:112
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in atomic_sub_return_release include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:326
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __rcuref_put include/linux/rcuref.h:109
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in rcuref_put include/linux/rcuref.h:173
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in dst_release+0x5b/0x370 net/core/dst.c:168
Write of size 4 at addr ffff88806158de40 by task poc/9388

CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 9388 Comm: poc Tainted: G        W           7.1.0-rc7 #7 PREEMPT(lazy)
Tainted: [W]=WARN
Hardware name: QEMU Ubuntu 25.10 PC v2 (i440FX + PIIX, + 10.1 machine, 1996), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94
 dump_stack_lvl+0x100/0x190 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378
 print_report+0x139/0x4ad mm/kasan/report.c:482
 kasan_report+0xe4/0x1d0 mm/kasan/report.c:595
 check_region_inline mm/kasan/generic.c:186
 kasan_check_range+0x125/0x200 mm/kasan/generic.c:200
 instrument_atomic_read_write include/linux/instrumented.h:112
 atomic_sub_return_release include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:326
 __rcuref_put include/linux/rcuref.h:109
 rcuref_put include/linux/rcuref.h:173
 dst_release+0x5b/0x370 net/core/dst.c:168
 refdst_drop include/net/dst.h:272
 skb_dst_drop include/net/dst.h:284
 skb_release_head_state+0x293/0x400 net/core/skbuff.c:1163
 skb_release_all net/core/skbuff.c:1187
[..]
Allocated by task 9391:
 kasan_save_stack+0x30/0x50 mm/kasan/common.c:57
 kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30 mm/kasan/common.c:78
 poison_kmalloc_redzone mm/kasan/common.c:398
 __kasan_kmalloc+0x9a/0xb0 mm/kasan/common.c:415
 kasan_kmalloc include/linux/kasan.h:263
 __do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:5296
 __kmalloc_noprof+0x2f1/0x830 mm/slub.c:5308
 kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:954
 kzalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:1188
 offload_action_alloc+0x2f/0x130 net/core/flow_offload.c:35
 tcf_action_offload_add_ex+0x1ba/0x880 net/sched/act_api.c:258
 tcf_action_offload_add net/sched/act_api.c:293
 tcf_action_init+0x66e/0xa20 net/sched/act_api.c:1547
 tcf_action_add+0xf6/0x5d0 net/sched/act_api.c:2101
[..]
Freed by task 9391:
 kasan_save_stack+0x30/0x50 mm/kasan/common.c:57
 kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30 mm/kasan/common.c:78
 kasan_save_free_info+0x3b/0x70 mm/kasan/generic.c:584
 poison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:253
 __kasan_slab_free+0x6b/0x90 mm/kasan/common.c:285
 kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:235
 slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:2689
 slab_free mm/slub.c:6251
 kfree+0x21f/0x6b0 mm/slub.c:6566
 tcf_action_offload_add_ex+0x4ad/0x880 net/sched/act_api.c:284
 tcf_action_offload_add net/sched/act_api.c:293
 tcf_action_init+0x66e/0xa20 net/sched/act_api.c:1547
 tcf_action_add+0xf6/0x5d0 net/sched/act_api.c:2101

The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff88806158de00
 which belongs to the cache kmalloc-256 of size 256
The buggy address is located 64 bytes inside of
 freed 256-byte region [ffff88806158de00, ffff88806158df00)

The buggy address belongs to the physical page:
page: refcount:0 mapcount:0 mapping:0000000000000000 index:0xffff88806158d600 pfn:0x6158c
head: order:1 mapcount:0 entire_mapcount:0 nr_pages_mapped:0 pincount:0
flags: 0x4fff00000000240(workingset|head|node=1|zone=1|lastcpupid=0x7ff)
page_type: f5(slab)
raw: 04fff00000000240 ffff88801c841b40 ffffea0001856290 ffffea0001856190
raw: ffff88806158d600 0000000800100009 00000000f5000000 0000000000000000
head: 04fff00000000240 ffff88801c841b40 ffffea0001856290 ffffea0001856190
head: ffff88806158d600 0000000800100009 00000000f5000000 0000000000000000
head: 04fff00000000001 ffffffffffffff81 00000000ffffffff 00000000ffffffff
head: ffffffffffffffff 0000000000000000 00000000ffffffff 0000000000000002
page dumped because: kasan: bad access detected
page_owner tracks the page as allocated
page last allocated via order 1, migratetype Unmovable, gfp_mask 0xd2820(GFP_ATOMIC|__GFP_NOWARN|__GFP_NORETRY|__GFP_COMP|__GFP_NOMEMALLOC), pid 9391, tgid 9378 (poc), ts 123227323196, free_ts 0
 set_page_owner include/linux/page_owner.h:32
 post_alloc_hook+0xfe/0x140 mm/page_alloc.c:1853
 prep_new_page mm/page_alloc.c:1861
 get_page_from_freelist+0x110c/0x2fc0 mm/page_alloc.c:3941
 __alloc_frozen_pages_noprof+0x263/0x2bc0 mm/page_alloc.c:5221
 alloc_slab_page mm/slub.c:3278
 allocate_slab mm/slub.c:3467
 new_slab+0xa6/0x690 mm/slub.c:3525
 refill_objects+0x271/0x420 mm/slub.c:7272
 refill_sheaf mm/slub.c:2816
 __pcs_replace_empty_main+0x373/0x630 mm/slub.c:4652
 alloc_from_pcs mm/slub.c:4750
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4884
 __do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:5295
 __kmalloc_noprof+0x66d/0x830 mm/slub.c:5308
 kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:954
 metadata_dst_alloc+0x26/0x90 net/core/dst.c:298
 tun_rx_dst include/net/dst_metadata.h:144
 __ip_tun_set_dst include/net/dst_metadata.h:208
 tunnel_key_init+0xb01/0x1b90 net/sched/act_tunnel_key.c:451
 tcf_action_init_1+0x46b/0x6c0 net/sched/act_api.c:1428
 tcf_action_init+0x448/0xa20 net/sched/act_api.c:1503
 tcf_action_add+0xf6/0x5d0 net/sched/act_api.c:2101
[..]
==================================================================

Fix by moving dst_release() into a custom RCU callback that runs
after the grace period, matching the lifetime of the containing
params struct.  Readers in the datapath therefore always find a live
rcuref when calling dst_clone().

Fixes: 9174c3df1c ("net/sched: act_tunnel_key: fix memory leak in case of action replace")
Reported-by: zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com
Tested-by: Victor Nogueira <victor@mojatatu.com>
Signed-off-by: Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@mojatatu.com>
Reviewed-by: Davide Caratti <dcaratti@redhat.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260711150537.7946-1-jhs@mojatatu.com
Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
2026-07-17 12:13:20 +02:00
..
act_api.c net/sched: act_pedit: fix TOCTOU heap OOB write in tc offload 2026-07-06 12:52:01 +02:00
act_bpf.c net/sched: act_bpf: use rcu_dereference_bh() to read the filter 2026-06-30 18:27:26 -07:00
act_connmark.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
act_csum.c net/sched: act_csum: don't mangle UDP tunnel GSO packets 2026-06-14 13:27:39 +02:00
act_ct.c net/sched: act_ct: fix nf_connlabels leak on two error paths 2026-06-21 15:00:47 -07:00
act_ctinfo.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
act_gact.c net/sched: Add module aliases for cls_,sch_,act_ modules 2024-02-02 10:57:55 -08:00
act_gate.c net/sched: act_gate: snapshot parameters with RCU on replace 2026-02-27 16:10:36 -08:00
act_ife.c net/sched: add qstats_cpu_drop_inc() helper 2026-05-04 18:59:07 -07:00
act_meta_mark.c
act_meta_skbprio.c
act_meta_skbtcindex.c
act_mirred.c net/sched: act_mirred: Fix return code in early mirred redirect error paths 2026-05-28 12:26:36 +02:00
act_mpls.c net/sched: add qstats_cpu_drop_inc() helper 2026-05-04 18:59:07 -07:00
act_nat.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
act_pedit.c net/sched: act_pedit: fix TOCTOU heap OOB write in tc offload 2026-07-06 12:52:01 +02:00
act_police.c net/sched: add qstats_cpu_drop_inc() helper 2026-05-04 18:59:07 -07:00
act_sample.c net: sched: act_sample: add action cookie to sample 2024-07-05 17:45:47 -07:00
act_simple.c net/sched: Remove redundant memset(0) call in reset_policy() 2025-08-12 17:13:29 -07:00
act_skbedit.c net/sched: add qstats_cpu_drop_inc() helper 2026-05-04 18:59:07 -07:00
act_skbmod.c net/sched: rename qstats_overlimit_inc() to qstats_cpu_overlimit_inc() 2026-04-29 16:42:44 -07:00
act_tunnel_key.c net/sched: act_tunnel_key: Defer dst_release to RCU callback 2026-07-17 12:13:20 +02:00
act_vlan.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
bpf_qdisc.c bpf: net_sched: Use the correct destructor kfunc type 2026-01-12 18:53:57 -08:00
cls_api.c net/sched: act_pedit: fix TOCTOU heap OOB write in tc offload 2026-07-06 12:52:01 +02:00
cls_basic.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
cls_bpf.c net/sched: cls_bpf: prevent unbounded recursion in offload rollback 2026-05-27 17:46:35 -07:00
cls_cgroup.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
cls_flow.c net/sched: cls_flow: Dont expose folded kernel pointers 2026-06-11 15:04:56 -07:00
cls_flower.c net/sched: cls_flower: revert unintended changes 2026-04-30 13:47:01 +02:00
cls_fw.c net/sched: cls_fw: fix NULL dereference of "old" filters before change() 2026-04-12 08:49:13 -07:00
cls_matchall.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
cls_route.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
cls_u32.c net: sched: cls_u32: Avoid memcpy() false-positive warning in u32_init_knode() 2026-03-10 19:39:35 -07:00
em_canid.c net/sched: em_canid: fix uninit-value in em_canid_match 2025-11-26 16:28:10 +01:00
em_cmp.c net: sched: fix TCF_LAYER_TRANSPORT handling in tcf_get_base_ptr() 2025-11-24 18:53:14 -08:00
em_ipset.c sched: consistently handle layer3 header accesses in the presence of VLANs 2020-07-03 14:34:53 -07:00
em_ipt.c sched: consistently handle layer3 header accesses in the presence of VLANs 2020-07-03 14:34:53 -07:00
em_meta.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
em_nbyte.c net: sched: fix TCF_LAYER_TRANSPORT handling in tcf_get_base_ptr() 2025-11-24 18:53:14 -08:00
em_text.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
em_u32.c net: fill in MODULE_DESCRIPTION()s for net/sched 2024-02-09 14:12:02 -08:00
ematch.c net_sched: reject TCF_EM_SIMPLE case for complex ematch module 2022-12-19 09:43:18 +00:00
Kconfig sched: Add enqueue/dequeue of dualpi2 qdisc 2025-07-23 17:52:07 -07:00
Makefile sched: Add enqueue/dequeue of dualpi2 qdisc 2025-07-23 17:52:07 -07:00
sch_api.c net/sched: prefer existing extack message in qdisc_offload_graft_helper() 2026-05-22 17:23:37 -07:00
sch_blackhole.c Revert "net: sched: Pass root lock to Qdisc_ops.enqueue" 2020-07-16 16:48:34 -07:00
sch_cake.c net/sched: cake: reject overhead values that underflow length 2026-07-08 11:42:21 +02:00
sch_cbs.c net: sched: avoid printing uninitialized link speed 2026-06-11 15:44:55 +02:00
sch_choke.c net/sched: add qdisc_qlen_inc() and qdisc_qlen_dec() 2026-05-11 18:28:07 -07:00
sch_codel.c Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net 2026-06-16 14:59:58 -07:00
sch_drr.c net/sched: sch_drr: make cl->quantum lockless 2026-05-20 19:04:58 -07:00
sch_dualpi2.c net/sched: dualpi2: clear stale classification on filter miss 2026-07-01 09:00:25 +01:00
sch_etf.c net/sched: add qdisc_qlen_inc() and qdisc_qlen_dec() 2026-05-11 18:28:07 -07:00
sch_ets.c net/sched: sch_ets: make cl->quantum lockless 2026-05-25 11:09:27 -07:00
sch_fifo.c pfifo_tail_enqueue: Drop new packet when sch->limit == 0 2025-02-05 18:13:58 -08:00
sch_fq_codel.c Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net 2026-06-16 14:59:58 -07:00
sch_fq_pie.c net/sched: annotate data-races around sch->qstats.backlog 2026-05-11 18:28:07 -07:00
sch_fq.c net_sched: sch_fq: convert skb->tstamp if not monotonic 2026-06-08 16:00:06 -07:00
sch_frag.c net: convert remaining ipv6_stub users to direct function calls 2026-03-29 11:21:23 -07:00
sch_generic.c net: do not acquire dev->tx_global_lock in netdev_watchdog_up() 2026-06-23 14:40:33 -07:00
sch_gred.c net/sched: annotate data-races around sch->qstats.backlog 2026-05-11 18:28:07 -07:00
sch_hfsc.c Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net 2026-06-16 14:59:58 -07:00
sch_hhf.c net/sched: hhf: clear heavy-hitter state on reset 2026-07-01 09:09:38 +01:00
sch_htb.c net/sched: sch_htb: fix htb_dump_class_stats() vs offload mode 2026-05-19 18:42:48 -07:00
sch_ingress.c clsact: Fix use-after-free in init/destroy rollback asymmetry 2026-03-17 12:09:16 +01:00
sch_mq.c net/sched: mq: no longer acquire qdisc spinlocks in dump operations 2026-05-11 18:28:08 -07:00
sch_mqprio_lib.c net: sched: Fill in missing MODULE_DESCRIPTION for qdiscs 2023-11-01 21:49:09 -07:00
sch_mqprio_lib.h net/sched: mqprio: allow per-TC user input of FP adminStatus 2023-04-13 22:22:10 -07:00
sch_mqprio.c net/sched: mq_prio: no longer acquire qdisc spinlocks in mqprio_dump_class_stats() 2026-05-11 18:28:08 -07:00
sch_multiq.c net/sched: sch_multiq: Replace direct dequeue call with peek and qdisc_dequeue_peeked 2026-06-26 18:52:26 -07:00
sch_netem.c Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net 2026-05-28 14:02:21 -07:00
sch_pie.c net/sched: sch_pie: annotate more data-races in pie_dump_stats() 2026-05-01 17:54:57 -07:00
sch_plug.c net/sched: Add module aliases for cls_,sch_,act_ modules 2024-02-02 10:57:55 -08:00
sch_prio.c net/sched: annotate data-races around sch->qstats.backlog 2026-05-11 18:28:07 -07:00
sch_qfq.c net/sched: annotate data-races around sch->qstats.backlog 2026-05-11 18:28:07 -07:00
sch_red.c net/sched: annotate data-races around sch->qstats.backlog 2026-05-11 18:28:07 -07:00
sch_sfb.c net/sched: annotate data-races around sch->qstats.backlog 2026-05-11 18:28:07 -07:00
sch_sfq.c net/sched: annotate data-races around sch->qstats.backlog 2026-05-11 18:28:07 -07:00
sch_skbprio.c net/sched: add qdisc_qlen_inc() and qdisc_qlen_dec() 2026-05-11 18:28:07 -07:00
sch_taprio.c net/sched: sch_taprio: Replace direct dequeue call with peek and qdisc_dequeue_peeked 2026-06-26 18:52:26 -07:00
sch_tbf.c net/sched: tbf: add extack to offload params 2026-05-22 17:23:37 -07:00
sch_teql.c net/sched: sch_teql: move rcu_read_lock()/spin_lock() from _bh variants 2026-07-03 16:02:38 +02:00