net/ipv4/metrics.c | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
User can pass zero to snd_cwnd_clamp via RTAX_CWND type.
This could lead to division of zero error if not checked properly.
Oops: divide error: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI
Call Trace:
<IRQ>
tcp_reno_cong_avoid (net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c:510 (discriminator 1))
tcp_ack (net/ipv4/tcp_input.c:3517 net/ipv4/tcp_input.c:3873 net/ipv4/tcp_input.c:4440)
tcp_rcv_established (net/ipv4/tcp_input.c:6685)
tcp_v4_do_rcv (net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c:1854)
tcp_v4_rcv (net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c:2248)
ip_protocol_deliver_rcu (net/ipv4/ip_input.c:207 (discriminator 1))
ip_local_deliver_finish (net/ipv4/ip_input.c:241 (discriminator 1))
ip_local_deliver (./include/linux/netfilter.h:325 ./include/linux/netfilter.h:319 net/ipv4/ip_input.c:262)
ip_rcv (./include/net/dst.h:481 (discriminator 6) net/ipv4/ip_input.c:492 (discriminator 6) ./include/linux/netfilter.h:325 (discriminator 6) ./include/li)
__netif_receive_skb_one_core (net/core/dev.c:6297 (discriminator 4))
__netif_receive_skb (net/core/dev.c:6410)
process_backlog (net/core/dev.c:6761)
__napi_poll.constprop.0 (net/core/dev.c:7830)
net_rx_action (net/core/dev.c:7893 net/core/dev.c:8050)
handle_softirqs (kernel/softirq.c:645)
__irq_exit_rcu (kernel/softirq.c:679 kernel/softirq.c:519 kernel/softirq.c:758)
irq_exit_rcu (kernel/softirq.c:775)
sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt (arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1062 (discriminator 35) arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1062 (discriminator 35))
RIP: 0010:tcp_cong_avoid_ai (net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c:482)
Fix by checking if user pass in zero as parameter,
if so reject the value zero.
Fixes: 51c5d0c4b169 ("tcp: Maintain dynamic metrics in local cache.")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Reported-by: co+71b6509cb791e531@bugs.sh
Assisted-by: LLM
Signed-off-by: Kaho Jiang <kj2864@nyu.edu>
---
net/ipv4/metrics.c | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/metrics.c b/net/ipv4/metrics.c
index ad40762a8b38..e83a129a25b6 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/metrics.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/metrics.c
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ static int ip_metrics_convert(struct nlattr *fc_mx,
NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Unknown flag set in feature mask in metrics attribute");
return -EINVAL;
}
+ if (type == RTAX_CWND && val == 0) {
+ NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "RTAX_CWND must be greater than zero");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
metrics[type - 1] = val;
}
--
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