net/core/flow_dissector.c | 5 ++--- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
From: Ludovic Cintrat <ludovic.cintrat@gatewatcher.com>
__flow_hash_consistentify() wrongly swaps ipv4 addresses in few cases.
This function is indirectly used by __skb_get_hash_symmetric(), which is
used to fanout packets in AF_PACKET.
Intrusion detection systems may be impacted by this issue.
__flow_hash_consistentify() computes the addresses difference then swaps
them if the difference is negative. In few cases src - dst and dst - src
are both negative.
The following snippet mimics __flow_hash_consistentify():
```
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdint.h>
int main(int argc, char** argv) {
int diffs_d, diffd_s;
uint32_t dst = 0xb225a8c0; /* 178.37.168.192 --> 192.168.37.178 */
uint32_t src = 0x3225a8c0; /* 50.37.168.192 --> 192.168.37.50 */
uint32_t dst2 = 0x3325a8c0; /* 51.37.168.192 --> 192.168.37.51 */
diffs_d = src - dst;
diffd_s = dst - src;
printf("src:%08x dst:%08x, diff(s-d)=%d(0x%x) diff(d-s)=%d(0x%x)\n",
src, dst, diffs_d, diffs_d, diffd_s, diffd_s);
diffs_d = src - dst2;
diffd_s = dst2 - src;
printf("src:%08x dst:%08x, diff(s-d)=%d(0x%x) diff(d-s)=%d(0x%x)\n",
src, dst2, diffs_d, diffs_d, diffd_s, diffd_s);
return 0;
}
```
Results:
src:3225a8c0 dst:b225a8c0, \
diff(s-d)=-2147483648(0x80000000) \
diff(d-s)=-2147483648(0x80000000)
src:3225a8c0 dst:3325a8c0, \
diff(s-d)=-16777216(0xff000000) \
diff(d-s)=16777216(0x1000000)
In the first case the addresses differences are always < 0, therefore
__flow_hash_consistentify() always swaps, thus dst->src and src->dst
packets have differents hashes.
Fixes: c3f8324188fa8 ("net: Add full IPv6 addresses to flow_keys")
Signed-off-by: Ludovic Cintrat <ludovic.cintrat@gatewatcher.com>
---
net/core/flow_dissector.c | 5 ++---
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/core/flow_dissector.c b/net/core/flow_dissector.c
index 764c4cb3fe8f..5dc3860e9fc7 100644
--- a/net/core/flow_dissector.c
+++ b/net/core/flow_dissector.c
@@ -1611,9 +1611,8 @@ static inline void __flow_hash_consistentify(struct flow_keys *keys)
switch (keys->control.addr_type) {
case FLOW_DISSECTOR_KEY_IPV4_ADDRS:
- addr_diff = (__force u32)keys->addrs.v4addrs.dst -
- (__force u32)keys->addrs.v4addrs.src;
- if (addr_diff < 0)
+ if ((__force u32)keys->addrs.v4addrs.dst <
+ (__force u32)keys->addrs.v4addrs.src)
swap(keys->addrs.v4addrs.src, keys->addrs.v4addrs.dst);
if ((__force u16)keys->ports.dst <
--
2.30.2
Hello:
This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (master)
by David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>:
On Wed, 7 Sep 2022 12:08:13 +0200 you wrote:
> From: Ludovic Cintrat <ludovic.cintrat@gatewatcher.com>
>
> __flow_hash_consistentify() wrongly swaps ipv4 addresses in few cases.
> This function is indirectly used by __skb_get_hash_symmetric(), which is
> used to fanout packets in AF_PACKET.
> Intrusion detection systems may be impacted by this issue.
>
> [...]
Here is the summary with links:
- [net,v1] net: core: fix flow symmetric hash
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/64ae13ed4784
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