linux/drivers/net/ppp, branch v6.17

ppp: fix memory leak in pad_compress_skb

2025-09-04T14:25:48Z

If alloc_skb() fails in pad_compress_skb(), it returns NULL without releasing the old skb. The caller does: skb = pad_compress_skb(ppp, skb); if (!skb) goto drop; drop: kfree_skb(skb); When pad_compress_skb() returns NULL, the reference to the old skb is lost and kfree_skb(skb) ends up doing nothing, leading to a memory leak. Align pad_compress_skb() semantics with realloc(): only free the old skb if allocation and compression succeed. At the call site, use the new_skb variable so the original skb is not lost when pad_compress_skb() fails. Fixes: b3f9b92a6ec1 ("[PPP]: add PPP MPPE encryption module") Signed-off-by: Qingfang Deng Reviewed-by: Eric Dumazet Reviewed-by: Yue Haibing Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250903100726.269839-1-dqfext@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

ppp: fix race conditions in ppp_fill_forward_path

2025-08-19T09:25:32Z

ppp_fill_forward_path() has two race conditions: 1. The ppp->channels list can change between list_empty() and list_first_entry(), as ppp_lock() is not held. If the only channel is deleted in ppp_disconnect_channel(), list_first_entry() may access an empty head or a freed entry, and trigger a panic. 2. pch->chan can be NULL. When ppp_unregister_channel() is called, pch->chan is set to NULL before pch is removed from ppp->channels. Fix these by using a lockless RCU approach: - Use list_first_or_null_rcu() to safely test and access the first list entry. - Convert list modifications on ppp->channels to their RCU variants and add synchronize_net() after removal. - Check for a NULL pch->chan before dereferencing it. Fixes: f6efc675c9dd ("net: ppp: resolve forwarding path for bridge pppoe devices") Signed-off-by: Qingfang Deng Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250814012559.3705-2-dqfext@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni

pptp: fix pptp_xmit() error path

2025-08-07T14:47:04Z

I accidentally added a bug in pptp_xmit() that syzbot caught for us. Only call ip_rt_put() if a route has been allocated. BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffffffffffffdb PGD df3b067 P4D df3b067 PUD df3d067 PMD 0 Oops: Oops: 0002 [#1] SMP KASAN PTI CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 6346 Comm: syz.0.336 Not tainted 6.16.0-next-20250804-syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025 RIP: 0010:arch_atomic_add_return arch/x86/include/asm/atomic.h:85 [inline] RIP: 0010:raw_atomic_sub_return_release include/linux/atomic/atomic-arch-fallback.h:846 [inline] RIP: 0010:atomic_sub_return_release include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:327 [inline] RIP: 0010:__rcuref_put include/linux/rcuref.h:109 [inline] RIP: 0010:rcuref_put+0x172/0x210 include/linux/rcuref.h:173 Call Trace: dst_release+0x24/0x1b0 net/core/dst.c:167 ip_rt_put include/net/route.h:285 [inline] pptp_xmit+0x14b/0x1a90 drivers/net/ppp/pptp.c:267 __ppp_channel_push+0xf2/0x1c0 drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c:2166 ppp_channel_push+0x123/0x660 drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c:2198 ppp_write+0x2b0/0x400 drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c:544 vfs_write+0x27b/0xb30 fs/read_write.c:684 ksys_write+0x145/0x250 fs/read_write.c:738 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f Fixes: de9c4861fb42 ("pptp: ensure minimal skb length in pptp_xmit()") Reported-by: syzbot+27d7cfbc93457e472e00@syzkaller.appspotmail.com Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/689095a5.050a0220.1fc43d.0009.GAE@google.com/ Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250807142146.2877060-1-edumazet@google.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

pptp: ensure minimal skb length in pptp_xmit()

2025-07-31T02:11:16Z

Commit aabc6596ffb3 ("net: ppp: Add bound checking for skb data on ppp_sync_txmung") fixed ppp_sync_txmunge() We need a similar fix in pptp_xmit(), otherwise we might read uninit data as reported by syzbot. BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in pptp_xmit+0xc34/0x2720 drivers/net/ppp/pptp.c:193 pptp_xmit+0xc34/0x2720 drivers/net/ppp/pptp.c:193 ppp_channel_bridge_input drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c:2290 [inline] ppp_input+0x1d6/0xe60 drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c:2314 pppoe_rcv_core+0x1e8/0x760 drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c:379 sk_backlog_rcv+0x142/0x420 include/net/sock.h:1148 __release_sock+0x1d3/0x330 net/core/sock.c:3213 release_sock+0x6b/0x270 net/core/sock.c:3767 pppoe_sendmsg+0x15d/0xcb0 drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c:904 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:712 [inline] __sock_sendmsg+0x330/0x3d0 net/socket.c:727 ____sys_sendmsg+0x893/0xd80 net/socket.c:2566 ___sys_sendmsg+0x271/0x3b0 net/socket.c:2620 __sys_sendmmsg+0x2d9/0x7c0 net/socket.c:2709 Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2") Reported-by: syzbot+afad90ffc8645324afe5@syzkaller.appspotmail.com Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/68887d86.a00a0220.b12ec.00cd.GAE@google.com/T/#u Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Reviewed-by: Dawid Osuchowski Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250729080207.1863408-1-edumazet@google.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

ppp: Replace per-CPU recursion counter with lock-owner field

2025-07-17T13:36:18Z

The per-CPU variable ppp::xmit_recursion is protecting against recursion due to wrong configuration of the ppp unit. The per-CPU variable relies on disabled BH for its locking. Without per-CPU locking in local_bh_disable() on PREEMPT_RT this data structure requires explicit locking. The ppp::xmit_recursion is used as a per-CPU boolean. The counter is checked early in the send routing and the transmit path is only entered if the counter is zero. Then the counter is incremented to avoid recursion. It used to detect recursion on channel::downl and ppp::wlock. Create a struct ppp_xmit_recursion and move the counter into it. Add local_lock_t to the struct and use local_lock_nested_bh() for locking. Due to possible nesting, the lock cannot be acquired unconditionally but it requires an owner field to identify recursion before attempting to acquire the lock. The counter is incremented and checked only after the lock is acquired. Since it functions as a boolean rather than a count, and its role is now superseded by the owner field, it can be safely removed. Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250715150806.700536-2-bigeasy@linutronix.de Reviewed-by: Guillaume Nault Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni

pppoe: drop PACKET_OTHERHOST before skb_share_check()

2025-06-24T23:37:02Z

Align with ip_rcv() by dropping PACKET_OTHERHOST packets before calling skb_share_check(). This avoids unnecessary skb processing for packets that will be discarded anyway. Signed-off-by: Qingfang Deng Acked-by: Guillaume Nault Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250623033431.408810-1-dqfext@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

ppp: convert to percpu netstats

2025-06-11T21:11:48Z

Convert to percpu netstats to avoid lock contention when reading them. Signed-off-by: Qingfang Deng Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250610083211.909015-1-dqfext@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

ppp: Split ppp_exit_net() to ->exit_rtnl().

2025-04-23T02:07:41Z

ppp_exit_net() unregisters devices related to the netns under RTNL and destroys lists and IDR. Let's use ->exit_rtnl() for the device unregistration part to save RTNL dances for each netns. Note that we delegate the for_each_netdev_safe() part to default_device_exit_batch() and replace unregister_netdevice_queue() with ppp_nl_dellink() to align with bond, geneve, gtp, and pfcp. Signed-off-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250418003259.48017-4-kuniyu@amazon.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

net: ppp: Add bound checking for skb data on ppp_sync_txmung

2025-04-10T09:24:17Z

Ensure we have enough data in linear buffer from skb before accessing initial bytes. This prevents potential out-of-bounds accesses when processing short packets. When ppp_sync_txmung receives an incoming package with an empty payload: (remote) gef➤ p *(struct pppoe_hdr *) (skb->head + skb->network_header) $18 = { type = 0x1, ver = 0x1, code = 0x0, sid = 0x2, length = 0x0, tag = 0xffff8880371cdb96 } from the skb struct (trimmed) tail = 0x16, end = 0x140, head = 0xffff88803346f400 "4", data = 0xffff88803346f416 ":\377", truesize = 0x380, len = 0x0, data_len = 0x0, mac_len = 0xe, hdr_len = 0x0, it is not safe to access data[2]. Reported-by: syzbot+29fc8991b0ecb186cf40@syzkaller.appspotmail.com Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=29fc8991b0ecb186cf40 Tested-by: syzbot+29fc8991b0ecb186cf40@syzkaller.appspotmail.com Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2") Signed-off-by: Arnaud Lecomte Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250408-bound-checking-ppp_txmung-v2-1-94bb6e1b92d0@arnaud-lcm.com [pabeni@redhat.com: fixed subj typo] Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni

net: move misc netdev_lock flavors to a separate header

2025-03-08T17:06:50Z

Move the more esoteric helpers for netdev instance lock to a dedicated header. This avoids growing netdevice.h to infinity and makes rebuilding the kernel much faster (after touching the header with the helpers). The main netdev_lock() / netdev_unlock() functions are used in static inlines in netdevice.h and will probably be used most commonly, so keep them in netdevice.h. Acked-by: Stanislav Fomichev Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250307183006.2312761-1-kuba@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski