* [PATCH net] cipso: stop modifying live ip_options_rcu
@ 2026-11-06 21:40 Jann Horn
2026-11-06 23:06 ` Eric Dumazet
` (2 more replies)
0 siblings, 3 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: Jann Horn @ 2026-11-06 21:40 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Paul Moore, David S. Miller, Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni
Cc: James Morris, Serge E. Hallyn, Simon Horman, Stephen Smalley,
Ondrej Mosnáček, Casey Schaufler, netdev,
linux-security-module, linux-kernel, selinux, stable, Jann Horn
cipso_v4_delopt() operates on the ip_options_rcu of a socket or a request
socket, and tries to remove CIPSO options from the middle by moving all
subsequent options.
That's not allowed - ip_options_rcu can be read locklessly and must always
be consistent. For example, ip_options_undo() reads trusted offsets and
length values from the options buffer.
Fix it by doing the modification in a copy.
The core change is in cipso_v4_delopt(), the rest is ugly plumbing to
propagate memory allocation failures.
Triggering this bug requires that the system is configured to use CIPSO.
(Setting up CIPSO requires privileges in init_user_ns.)
Fixes: f6d8bd051c39 ("inet: add RCU protection to inet->opt")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Jann Horn <jannh@google.com>
---
I've sent a separate mail with a reproducer to Paul Moore.
---
include/net/cipso_ipv4.h | 11 ++++++-----
include/net/netlabel.h | 11 ++++++-----
net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c | 16 +++++++++++++---
net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c | 24 ++++++++++--------------
security/selinux/netlabel.c | 5 +++--
security/smack/smack_lsm.c | 14 +++++++++-----
6 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/net/cipso_ipv4.h b/include/net/cipso_ipv4.h
index d6780d7903f4..b41672221797 100644
--- a/include/net/cipso_ipv4.h
+++ b/include/net/cipso_ipv4.h
@@ -185,12 +185,12 @@ int cipso_v4_sock_setattr(struct sock *sk,
const struct cipso_v4_doi *doi_def,
const struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr,
bool sk_locked);
-void cipso_v4_sock_delattr(struct sock *sk);
+int cipso_v4_sock_delattr(struct sock *sk);
int cipso_v4_sock_getattr(struct sock *sk, struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr);
int cipso_v4_req_setattr(struct request_sock *req,
const struct cipso_v4_doi *doi_def,
const struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr);
-void cipso_v4_req_delattr(struct request_sock *req);
+int cipso_v4_req_delattr(struct request_sock *req);
int cipso_v4_skbuff_setattr(struct sk_buff *skb,
const struct cipso_v4_doi *doi_def,
const struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr);
@@ -221,8 +221,9 @@ static inline int cipso_v4_sock_setattr(struct sock *sk,
return -ENOSYS;
}
-static inline void cipso_v4_sock_delattr(struct sock *sk)
+static inline int cipso_v4_sock_delattr(struct sock *sk)
{
+ return 0;
}
static inline int cipso_v4_sock_getattr(struct sock *sk,
@@ -238,9 +239,9 @@ static inline int cipso_v4_req_setattr(struct request_sock *req,
return -ENOSYS;
}
-static inline void cipso_v4_req_delattr(struct request_sock *req)
+static inline int cipso_v4_req_delattr(struct request_sock *req)
{
- return;
+ return 0;
}
static inline int cipso_v4_skbuff_setattr(struct sk_buff *skb,
diff --git a/include/net/netlabel.h b/include/net/netlabel.h
index 02914b1df38b..f896b9d52ed1 100644
--- a/include/net/netlabel.h
+++ b/include/net/netlabel.h
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ int netlbl_sock_setattr(struct sock *sk,
u16 family,
const struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr,
bool sk_locked);
-void netlbl_sock_delattr(struct sock *sk);
+int netlbl_sock_delattr(struct sock *sk);
int netlbl_sock_getattr(struct sock *sk,
struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr);
int netlbl_conn_setattr(struct sock *sk,
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ int netlbl_conn_setattr(struct sock *sk,
const struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr);
int netlbl_req_setattr(struct request_sock *req,
const struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr);
-void netlbl_req_delattr(struct request_sock *req);
+int netlbl_req_delattr(struct request_sock *req);
int netlbl_skbuff_setattr(struct sk_buff *skb,
u16 family,
const struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr);
@@ -626,8 +626,9 @@ static inline int netlbl_sock_setattr(struct sock *sk,
{
return -ENOSYS;
}
-static inline void netlbl_sock_delattr(struct sock *sk)
+static inline int netlbl_sock_delattr(struct sock *sk)
{
+ return 0;
}
static inline int netlbl_sock_getattr(struct sock *sk,
struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr)
@@ -645,9 +646,9 @@ static inline int netlbl_req_setattr(struct request_sock *req,
{
return -ENOSYS;
}
-static inline void netlbl_req_delattr(struct request_sock *req)
+static inline int netlbl_req_delattr(struct request_sock *req)
{
- return;
+ return 0;
}
static inline int netlbl_skbuff_setattr(struct sk_buff *skb,
u16 family,
diff --git a/net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c
index e65a3f29d2ca..ee0c72fbc877 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c
@@ -2004,11 +2004,16 @@ static int cipso_v4_delopt(struct ip_options_rcu __rcu **opt_ptr)
if (!opt || opt->opt.cipso == 0)
return 0;
if (opt->opt.srr || opt->opt.rr || opt->opt.ts || opt->opt.router_alert) {
+ struct ip_options_rcu *old_opt = opt;
u8 cipso_len;
u8 cipso_off;
unsigned char *cipso_ptr;
int optlen_new;
+ /* ip_options_rcu must not be modified in place, use a copy */
+ opt = kmemdup(opt, sizeof(*opt) + opt->opt.optlen, GFP_ATOMIC);
+ if (!opt)
+ return -ENOMEM;
cipso_off = opt->opt.cipso - sizeof(struct iphdr);
cipso_ptr = &opt->opt.__data[cipso_off];
cipso_len = cipso_ptr[1];
@@ -2036,6 +2041,8 @@ static int cipso_v4_delopt(struct ip_options_rcu __rcu **opt_ptr)
memset(&opt->opt.__data[optlen_new], IPOPT_END,
opt->opt.optlen - optlen_new);
+ rcu_assign_pointer(*opt_ptr, opt);
+ kfree_rcu(old_opt, rcu);
} else {
/* only the cipso option was present on the socket so we can
* remove the entire option struct */
@@ -2055,7 +2062,7 @@ static int cipso_v4_delopt(struct ip_options_rcu __rcu **opt_ptr)
* Removes the CIPSO option from a socket, if present.
*
*/
-void cipso_v4_sock_delattr(struct sock *sk)
+int cipso_v4_sock_delattr(struct sock *sk)
{
struct inet_sock *sk_inet;
int hdr_delta;
@@ -2068,6 +2075,7 @@ void cipso_v4_sock_delattr(struct sock *sk)
sk_conn->icsk_ext_hdr_len -= hdr_delta;
sk_conn->icsk_sync_mss(sk, sk_conn->icsk_pmtu_cookie);
}
+ return (hdr_delta < 0) ? hdr_delta : 0;
}
/**
@@ -2078,9 +2086,11 @@ void cipso_v4_sock_delattr(struct sock *sk)
* Removes the CIPSO option from a request socket, if present.
*
*/
-void cipso_v4_req_delattr(struct request_sock *req)
+int cipso_v4_req_delattr(struct request_sock *req)
{
- cipso_v4_delopt(&inet_rsk(req)->ireq_opt);
+ int hdr_delta = cipso_v4_delopt(&inet_rsk(req)->ireq_opt);
+
+ return (hdr_delta < 0) ? hdr_delta : 0;
}
/**
diff --git a/net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c b/net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c
index 3583fa63dd01..c0eddb6afef3 100644
--- a/net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c
+++ b/net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c
@@ -1045,18 +1045,18 @@ int netlbl_sock_setattr(struct sock *sk,
* ensuring that @sk is locked.
*
*/
-void netlbl_sock_delattr(struct sock *sk)
+int netlbl_sock_delattr(struct sock *sk)
{
switch (sk->sk_family) {
case AF_INET:
- cipso_v4_sock_delattr(sk);
- break;
+ return cipso_v4_sock_delattr(sk);
#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
case AF_INET6:
calipso_sock_delattr(sk);
break;
#endif /* IPv6 */
}
+ return 0;
}
/**
@@ -1156,8 +1156,7 @@ int netlbl_conn_setattr(struct sock *sk,
case NETLBL_NLTYPE_UNLABELED:
/* just delete the protocols we support for right now
* but we could remove other protocols if needed */
- netlbl_sock_delattr(sk);
- ret_val = 0;
+ ret_val = netlbl_sock_delattr(sk);
break;
default:
ret_val = -ENOENT;
@@ -1185,8 +1184,7 @@ int netlbl_conn_setattr(struct sock *sk,
case NETLBL_NLTYPE_UNLABELED:
/* just delete the protocols we support for right now
* but we could remove other protocols if needed */
- netlbl_sock_delattr(sk);
- ret_val = 0;
+ ret_val = netlbl_sock_delattr(sk);
break;
default:
ret_val = -ENOENT;
@@ -1234,8 +1232,7 @@ int netlbl_req_setattr(struct request_sock *req,
entry->cipso, secattr);
break;
case NETLBL_NLTYPE_UNLABELED:
- netlbl_req_delattr(req);
- ret_val = 0;
+ ret_val = netlbl_req_delattr(req);
break;
default:
ret_val = -ENOENT;
@@ -1255,8 +1252,7 @@ int netlbl_req_setattr(struct request_sock *req,
entry->calipso, secattr);
break;
case NETLBL_NLTYPE_UNLABELED:
- netlbl_req_delattr(req);
- ret_val = 0;
+ ret_val = netlbl_req_delattr(req);
break;
default:
ret_val = -ENOENT;
@@ -1280,18 +1276,18 @@ int netlbl_req_setattr(struct request_sock *req,
* Remove all the NetLabel labeling from @req.
*
*/
-void netlbl_req_delattr(struct request_sock *req)
+int netlbl_req_delattr(struct request_sock *req)
{
switch (req->rsk_ops->family) {
case AF_INET:
- cipso_v4_req_delattr(req);
- break;
+ return cipso_v4_req_delattr(req);
#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
case AF_INET6:
calipso_req_delattr(req);
break;
#endif /* IPv6 */
}
+ return 0;
}
/**
diff --git a/security/selinux/netlabel.c b/security/selinux/netlabel.c
index d51dfe892312..24b11d1891d8 100644
--- a/security/selinux/netlabel.c
+++ b/security/selinux/netlabel.c
@@ -557,9 +557,10 @@ static int selinux_netlbl_socket_connect_helper(struct sock *sk,
* is set to AF_UNSPEC, if that is what is happening we want to reset
* the socket */
if (addr->sa_family == AF_UNSPEC) {
- netlbl_sock_delattr(sk);
+ rc = netlbl_sock_delattr(sk);
+ if (rc)
+ return rc;
sksec->nlbl_state = NLBL_REQSKB;
- rc = 0;
return rc;
}
secattr = selinux_netlbl_sock_genattr(sk);
diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
index 28a8e12603ce..3a4a33568297 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
@@ -2656,22 +2656,26 @@ static int smack_netlbl_add(struct sock *sk)
*
* Remove the outbound smack value from a socket
*/
-static void smack_netlbl_delete(struct sock *sk)
+static int smack_netlbl_delete(struct sock *sk)
{
struct socket_smack *ssp = smack_sock(sk);
+ int rc;
/*
* Take the label off the socket if one is set.
*/
if (ssp->smk_state != SMK_NETLBL_LABELED)
- return;
+ return 0;
local_bh_disable();
bh_lock_sock_nested(sk);
- netlbl_sock_delattr(sk);
+ rc = netlbl_sock_delattr(sk);
bh_unlock_sock(sk);
local_bh_enable();
+ if (rc)
+ return rc;
ssp->smk_state = SMK_NETLBL_UNLABELED;
+ return 0;
}
/**
@@ -2711,7 +2715,7 @@ static int smk_ipv4_check(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr_in *sap)
* Clear the socket netlabel if it's set.
*/
if (!rc)
- smack_netlbl_delete(sk);
+ rc = smack_netlbl_delete(sk);
}
rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -4548,7 +4552,7 @@ static int smack_inet_conn_request(const struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
if (hskp == NULL)
rc = netlbl_req_setattr(req, &ssp->smk_out->smk_netlabel);
else
- netlbl_req_delattr(req);
+ rc = netlbl_req_delattr(req);
return rc;
}
---
base-commit: a91337fb5e8e0127c8b5be87be9f3027f95b48bc
change-id: 20261106-cipso-rcuopts-e26ffa45b392
Best regards,
--
Jann Horn <jannh@google.com>
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2026-11-06 21:40 [PATCH net] cipso: stop modifying live ip_options_rcu Jann Horn
@ 2026-11-06 23:06 ` Eric Dumazet
2026-11-09 20:14 ` Paul Moore
2026-11-10 16:41 ` Casey Schaufler
2026-11-09 20:13 ` Paul Moore
2026-11-10 16:10 ` Casey Schaufler
2 siblings, 2 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: Eric Dumazet @ 2026-11-06 23:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jann Horn
Cc: Paul Moore, David S. Miller, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni,
James Morris, Serge E. Hallyn, Simon Horman, Stephen Smalley,
Ondrej Mosnáček, Casey Schaufler, netdev,
linux-security-module, linux-kernel, selinux, stable
Le ven. 6 nov. 2026 à 22:40, Jann Horn <jannh@google.com> a écrit :
>
> cipso_v4_delopt() operates on the ip_options_rcu of a socket or a request
> socket, and tries to remove CIPSO options from the middle by moving all
> subsequent options.
> That's not allowed - ip_options_rcu can be read locklessly and must always
> be consistent. For example, ip_options_undo() reads trusted offsets and
> length values from the options buffer.
> Fix it by doing the modification in a copy.
>
> The core change is in cipso_v4_delopt(), the rest is ugly plumbing to
> propagate memory allocation failures.
>
> Triggering this bug requires that the system is configured to use CIPSO.
> (Setting up CIPSO requires privileges in init_user_ns.)
>
> Fixes: f6d8bd051c39 ("inet: add RCU protection to inet->opt")
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Jann Horn <jannh@google.com>
> ---
> I've sent a separate mail with a reproducer to Paul Moore.
Reviewed-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@kernel.org>
Side note, not for this patch: Smack calls netlbl_sock_delattr()
and netlbl_sock_setattr() under bh_lock_sock_nested() only, which does
not exclude a concurrent lock_sock() owner such as
setsockopt(IP_OPTIONS). Both sides can then kfree_rcu() the same
old inet_opt. This already exists in the "cipso only" branch of
cipso_v4_delopt() and in cipso_v4_sock_setattr(), and with this patch
the copy branch has the same issue.
The rcu_dereference_protected(*opt_ptr, 1) in cipso_v4_delopt() hides
this from lockdep. Smack should probably use lock_sock() like
SELinux does in selinux_netlbl_socket_connect().
Thanks !
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2026-11-06 23:06 ` Eric Dumazet
@ 2026-11-09 20:14 ` Paul Moore
2026-11-10 16:41 ` Casey Schaufler
1 sibling, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: Paul Moore @ 2026-11-09 20:14 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Casey Schaufler
Cc: Eric Dumazet, Jann Horn, David S. Miller, Jakub Kicinski,
Paolo Abeni, James Morris, Serge E. Hallyn, Simon Horman,
Stephen Smalley, Ondrej Mosnáček, netdev,
linux-security-module, linux-kernel, selinux, stable
On Fri, Nov 6, 2026 at 6:06 PM Eric Dumazet <edumazet@kernel.org> wrote:
> Le ven. 6 nov. 2026 à 22:40, Jann Horn <jannh@google.com> a écrit :
> >
> > cipso_v4_delopt() operates on the ip_options_rcu of a socket or a request
> > socket, and tries to remove CIPSO options from the middle by moving all
> > subsequent options.
> > That's not allowed - ip_options_rcu can be read locklessly and must always
> > be consistent. For example, ip_options_undo() reads trusted offsets and
> > length values from the options buffer.
> > Fix it by doing the modification in a copy.
> >
> > The core change is in cipso_v4_delopt(), the rest is ugly plumbing to
> > propagate memory allocation failures.
> >
> > Triggering this bug requires that the system is configured to use CIPSO.
> > (Setting up CIPSO requires privileges in init_user_ns.)
> >
> > Fixes: f6d8bd051c39 ("inet: add RCU protection to inet->opt")
> > Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> > Signed-off-by: Jann Horn <jannh@google.com>
> > ---
> > I've sent a separate mail with a reproducer to Paul Moore.
>
> Reviewed-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@kernel.org>
>
> Side note, not for this patch: Smack calls netlbl_sock_delattr()
> and netlbl_sock_setattr() under bh_lock_sock_nested() only, which does
> not exclude a concurrent lock_sock() owner such as
> setsockopt(IP_OPTIONS). Both sides can then kfree_rcu() the same
> old inet_opt. This already exists in the "cipso only" branch of
> cipso_v4_delopt() and in cipso_v4_sock_setattr(), and with this patch
> the copy branch has the same issue.
>
> The rcu_dereference_protected(*opt_ptr, 1) in cipso_v4_delopt() hides
> this from lockdep. Smack should probably use lock_sock() like
> SELinux does in selinux_netlbl_socket_connect().
Casey?
--
paul-moore.com
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2026-11-06 23:06 ` Eric Dumazet
2026-11-09 20:14 ` Paul Moore
@ 2026-11-10 16:41 ` Casey Schaufler
1 sibling, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: Casey Schaufler @ 2026-11-10 16:41 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Eric Dumazet, Jann Horn
Cc: Paul Moore, David S. Miller, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni,
James Morris, Serge E. Hallyn, Simon Horman, Stephen Smalley,
Ondrej Mosnáček, netdev, linux-security-module,
linux-kernel, selinux, stable, Casey Schaufler
On 11/6/2026 3:06 PM, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> Le ven. 6 nov. 2026 à 22:40, Jann Horn <jannh@google.com> a écrit :
>> cipso_v4_delopt() operates on the ip_options_rcu of a socket or a request
>> socket, and tries to remove CIPSO options from the middle by moving all
>> subsequent options.
>> That's not allowed - ip_options_rcu can be read locklessly and must always
>> be consistent. For example, ip_options_undo() reads trusted offsets and
>> length values from the options buffer.
>> Fix it by doing the modification in a copy.
>>
>> The core change is in cipso_v4_delopt(), the rest is ugly plumbing to
>> propagate memory allocation failures.
>>
>> Triggering this bug requires that the system is configured to use CIPSO.
>> (Setting up CIPSO requires privileges in init_user_ns.)
>>
>> Fixes: f6d8bd051c39 ("inet: add RCU protection to inet->opt")
>> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
>> Signed-off-by: Jann Horn <jannh@google.com>
>> ---
>> I've sent a separate mail with a reproducer to Paul Moore.
> Reviewed-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@kernel.org>
>
> Side note, not for this patch: Smack calls netlbl_sock_delattr()
> and netlbl_sock_setattr() under bh_lock_sock_nested() only, which does
> not exclude a concurrent lock_sock() owner such as
> setsockopt(IP_OPTIONS). Both sides can then kfree_rcu() the same
> old inet_opt. This already exists in the "cipso only" branch of
> cipso_v4_delopt() and in cipso_v4_sock_setattr(), and with this patch
> the copy branch has the same issue.
>
> The rcu_dereference_protected(*opt_ptr, 1) in cipso_v4_delopt() hides
> this from lockdep. Smack should probably use lock_sock() like
> SELinux does in selinux_netlbl_socket_connect().
Thank you. I will give this a try. I would be happy to accept a viable
patch from any of the numerous people who know locking better than I.
>
> Thanks !
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* Re: [PATCH net] cipso: stop modifying live ip_options_rcu
2026-11-06 21:40 [PATCH net] cipso: stop modifying live ip_options_rcu Jann Horn
2026-11-06 23:06 ` Eric Dumazet
@ 2026-11-09 20:13 ` Paul Moore
2026-11-10 16:13 ` Casey Schaufler
2026-11-10 16:10 ` Casey Schaufler
2 siblings, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread
From: Paul Moore @ 2026-11-09 20:13 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jann Horn
Cc: David S. Miller, Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni,
James Morris, Serge E. Hallyn, Simon Horman, Stephen Smalley,
Ondrej Mosnáček, Casey Schaufler, netdev,
linux-security-module, linux-kernel, selinux, stable
On Fri, Nov 6, 2026 at 4:40 PM Jann Horn <jannh@google.com> wrote:
>
> cipso_v4_delopt() operates on the ip_options_rcu of a socket or a request
> socket, and tries to remove CIPSO options from the middle by moving all
> subsequent options.
> That's not allowed - ip_options_rcu can be read locklessly and must always
> be consistent. For example, ip_options_undo() reads trusted offsets and
> length values from the options buffer.
> Fix it by doing the modification in a copy.
>
> The core change is in cipso_v4_delopt(), the rest is ugly plumbing to
> propagate memory allocation failures.
>
> Triggering this bug requires that the system is configured to use CIPSO.
> (Setting up CIPSO requires privileges in init_user_ns.)
>
> Fixes: f6d8bd051c39 ("inet: add RCU protection to inet->opt")
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Jann Horn <jannh@google.com>
> ---
> I've sent a separate mail with a reproducer to Paul Moore.
> ---
> include/net/cipso_ipv4.h | 11 ++++++-----
> include/net/netlabel.h | 11 ++++++-----
> net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c | 16 +++++++++++++---
> net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c | 24 ++++++++++--------------
> security/selinux/netlabel.c | 5 +++--
> security/smack/smack_lsm.c | 14 +++++++++-----
> 6 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)
Thanks Jann, this looks good to me. In a perfect world it would be
nice to get Casey's ACK on the Smack changes, but since they are very
minor and basically just pass the return code through I think it's
okay to merge this in another day or so if we don't hear from him.
Acked-by: Paul Moore <paul@paul-moore.com>
--
paul-moore.com
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2026-11-09 20:13 ` Paul Moore
@ 2026-11-10 16:13 ` Casey Schaufler
0 siblings, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: Casey Schaufler @ 2026-11-10 16:13 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Paul Moore, Jann Horn
Cc: David S. Miller, Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni,
James Morris, Serge E. Hallyn, Simon Horman, Stephen Smalley,
Ondrej Mosnáček, netdev, linux-security-module,
linux-kernel, selinux, stable, Casey Schaufler
On 11/9/2026 12:13 PM, Paul Moore wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 6, 2026 at 4:40 PM Jann Horn <jannh@google.com> wrote:
>> cipso_v4_delopt() operates on the ip_options_rcu of a socket or a request
>> socket, and tries to remove CIPSO options from the middle by moving all
>> subsequent options.
>> That's not allowed - ip_options_rcu can be read locklessly and must always
>> be consistent. For example, ip_options_undo() reads trusted offsets and
>> length values from the options buffer.
>> Fix it by doing the modification in a copy.
>>
>> The core change is in cipso_v4_delopt(), the rest is ugly plumbing to
>> propagate memory allocation failures.
>>
>> Triggering this bug requires that the system is configured to use CIPSO.
>> (Setting up CIPSO requires privileges in init_user_ns.)
>>
>> Fixes: f6d8bd051c39 ("inet: add RCU protection to inet->opt")
>> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
>> Signed-off-by: Jann Horn <jannh@google.com>
>> ---
>> I've sent a separate mail with a reproducer to Paul Moore.
>> ---
>> include/net/cipso_ipv4.h | 11 ++++++-----
>> include/net/netlabel.h | 11 ++++++-----
>> net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c | 16 +++++++++++++---
>> net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c | 24 ++++++++++--------------
>> security/selinux/netlabel.c | 5 +++--
>> security/smack/smack_lsm.c | 14 +++++++++-----
>> 6 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)
> Thanks Jann, this looks good to me. In a perfect world it would be
> nice to get Casey's ACK on the Smack changes, but since they are very
> minor and basically just pass the return code through I think it's
> okay to merge this in another day or so if we don't hear from him.
I don't see any reason to wait for my testing to complete. I'll shout
if anything fails.
>
> Acked-by: Paul Moore <paul@paul-moore.com>
>
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 7+ messages in thread
* Re: [PATCH net] cipso: stop modifying live ip_options_rcu
2026-11-06 21:40 [PATCH net] cipso: stop modifying live ip_options_rcu Jann Horn
2026-11-06 23:06 ` Eric Dumazet
2026-11-09 20:13 ` Paul Moore
@ 2026-11-10 16:10 ` Casey Schaufler
2 siblings, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: Casey Schaufler @ 2026-11-10 16:10 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jann Horn, Paul Moore, David S. Miller, Eric Dumazet,
Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni
Cc: James Morris, Serge E. Hallyn, Simon Horman, Stephen Smalley,
Ondrej Mosnáček, netdev, linux-security-module,
linux-kernel, selinux, stable, Casey Schaufler
On 11/6/2026 1:40 PM, Jann Horn wrote:
> cipso_v4_delopt() operates on the ip_options_rcu of a socket or a request
> socket, and tries to remove CIPSO options from the middle by moving all
> subsequent options.
> That's not allowed - ip_options_rcu can be read locklessly and must always
> be consistent. For example, ip_options_undo() reads trusted offsets and
> length values from the options buffer.
> Fix it by doing the modification in a copy.
>
> The core change is in cipso_v4_delopt(), the rest is ugly plumbing to
> propagate memory allocation failures.
I haven't had the opportunity to test this, but the Smack changes
appear innocuous. I will try them today, weather permitting.
>
> Triggering this bug requires that the system is configured to use CIPSO.
> (Setting up CIPSO requires privileges in init_user_ns.)
>
> Fixes: f6d8bd051c39 ("inet: add RCU protection to inet->opt")
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Jann Horn <jannh@google.com>
> ---
> I've sent a separate mail with a reproducer to Paul Moore.
> ---
> include/net/cipso_ipv4.h | 11 ++++++-----
> include/net/netlabel.h | 11 ++++++-----
> net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c | 16 +++++++++++++---
> net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c | 24 ++++++++++--------------
> security/selinux/netlabel.c | 5 +++--
> security/smack/smack_lsm.c | 14 +++++++++-----
> 6 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/net/cipso_ipv4.h b/include/net/cipso_ipv4.h
> index d6780d7903f4..b41672221797 100644
> --- a/include/net/cipso_ipv4.h
> +++ b/include/net/cipso_ipv4.h
> @@ -185,12 +185,12 @@ int cipso_v4_sock_setattr(struct sock *sk,
> const struct cipso_v4_doi *doi_def,
> const struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr,
> bool sk_locked);
> -void cipso_v4_sock_delattr(struct sock *sk);
> +int cipso_v4_sock_delattr(struct sock *sk);
> int cipso_v4_sock_getattr(struct sock *sk, struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr);
> int cipso_v4_req_setattr(struct request_sock *req,
> const struct cipso_v4_doi *doi_def,
> const struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr);
> -void cipso_v4_req_delattr(struct request_sock *req);
> +int cipso_v4_req_delattr(struct request_sock *req);
> int cipso_v4_skbuff_setattr(struct sk_buff *skb,
> const struct cipso_v4_doi *doi_def,
> const struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr);
> @@ -221,8 +221,9 @@ static inline int cipso_v4_sock_setattr(struct sock *sk,
> return -ENOSYS;
> }
>
> -static inline void cipso_v4_sock_delattr(struct sock *sk)
> +static inline int cipso_v4_sock_delattr(struct sock *sk)
> {
> + return 0;
> }
>
> static inline int cipso_v4_sock_getattr(struct sock *sk,
> @@ -238,9 +239,9 @@ static inline int cipso_v4_req_setattr(struct request_sock *req,
> return -ENOSYS;
> }
>
> -static inline void cipso_v4_req_delattr(struct request_sock *req)
> +static inline int cipso_v4_req_delattr(struct request_sock *req)
> {
> - return;
> + return 0;
> }
>
> static inline int cipso_v4_skbuff_setattr(struct sk_buff *skb,
> diff --git a/include/net/netlabel.h b/include/net/netlabel.h
> index 02914b1df38b..f896b9d52ed1 100644
> --- a/include/net/netlabel.h
> +++ b/include/net/netlabel.h
> @@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ int netlbl_sock_setattr(struct sock *sk,
> u16 family,
> const struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr,
> bool sk_locked);
> -void netlbl_sock_delattr(struct sock *sk);
> +int netlbl_sock_delattr(struct sock *sk);
> int netlbl_sock_getattr(struct sock *sk,
> struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr);
> int netlbl_conn_setattr(struct sock *sk,
> @@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ int netlbl_conn_setattr(struct sock *sk,
> const struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr);
> int netlbl_req_setattr(struct request_sock *req,
> const struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr);
> -void netlbl_req_delattr(struct request_sock *req);
> +int netlbl_req_delattr(struct request_sock *req);
> int netlbl_skbuff_setattr(struct sk_buff *skb,
> u16 family,
> const struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr);
> @@ -626,8 +626,9 @@ static inline int netlbl_sock_setattr(struct sock *sk,
> {
> return -ENOSYS;
> }
> -static inline void netlbl_sock_delattr(struct sock *sk)
> +static inline int netlbl_sock_delattr(struct sock *sk)
> {
> + return 0;
> }
> static inline int netlbl_sock_getattr(struct sock *sk,
> struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *secattr)
> @@ -645,9 +646,9 @@ static inline int netlbl_req_setattr(struct request_sock *req,
> {
> return -ENOSYS;
> }
> -static inline void netlbl_req_delattr(struct request_sock *req)
> +static inline int netlbl_req_delattr(struct request_sock *req)
> {
> - return;
> + return 0;
> }
> static inline int netlbl_skbuff_setattr(struct sk_buff *skb,
> u16 family,
> diff --git a/net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c
> index e65a3f29d2ca..ee0c72fbc877 100644
> --- a/net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c
> +++ b/net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c
> @@ -2004,11 +2004,16 @@ static int cipso_v4_delopt(struct ip_options_rcu __rcu **opt_ptr)
> if (!opt || opt->opt.cipso == 0)
> return 0;
> if (opt->opt.srr || opt->opt.rr || opt->opt.ts || opt->opt.router_alert) {
> + struct ip_options_rcu *old_opt = opt;
> u8 cipso_len;
> u8 cipso_off;
> unsigned char *cipso_ptr;
> int optlen_new;
>
> + /* ip_options_rcu must not be modified in place, use a copy */
> + opt = kmemdup(opt, sizeof(*opt) + opt->opt.optlen, GFP_ATOMIC);
> + if (!opt)
> + return -ENOMEM;
> cipso_off = opt->opt.cipso - sizeof(struct iphdr);
> cipso_ptr = &opt->opt.__data[cipso_off];
> cipso_len = cipso_ptr[1];
> @@ -2036,6 +2041,8 @@ static int cipso_v4_delopt(struct ip_options_rcu __rcu **opt_ptr)
>
> memset(&opt->opt.__data[optlen_new], IPOPT_END,
> opt->opt.optlen - optlen_new);
> + rcu_assign_pointer(*opt_ptr, opt);
> + kfree_rcu(old_opt, rcu);
> } else {
> /* only the cipso option was present on the socket so we can
> * remove the entire option struct */
> @@ -2055,7 +2062,7 @@ static int cipso_v4_delopt(struct ip_options_rcu __rcu **opt_ptr)
> * Removes the CIPSO option from a socket, if present.
> *
> */
> -void cipso_v4_sock_delattr(struct sock *sk)
> +int cipso_v4_sock_delattr(struct sock *sk)
> {
> struct inet_sock *sk_inet;
> int hdr_delta;
> @@ -2068,6 +2075,7 @@ void cipso_v4_sock_delattr(struct sock *sk)
> sk_conn->icsk_ext_hdr_len -= hdr_delta;
> sk_conn->icsk_sync_mss(sk, sk_conn->icsk_pmtu_cookie);
> }
> + return (hdr_delta < 0) ? hdr_delta : 0;
> }
>
> /**
> @@ -2078,9 +2086,11 @@ void cipso_v4_sock_delattr(struct sock *sk)
> * Removes the CIPSO option from a request socket, if present.
> *
> */
> -void cipso_v4_req_delattr(struct request_sock *req)
> +int cipso_v4_req_delattr(struct request_sock *req)
> {
> - cipso_v4_delopt(&inet_rsk(req)->ireq_opt);
> + int hdr_delta = cipso_v4_delopt(&inet_rsk(req)->ireq_opt);
> +
> + return (hdr_delta < 0) ? hdr_delta : 0;
> }
>
> /**
> diff --git a/net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c b/net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c
> index 3583fa63dd01..c0eddb6afef3 100644
> --- a/net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c
> +++ b/net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c
> @@ -1045,18 +1045,18 @@ int netlbl_sock_setattr(struct sock *sk,
> * ensuring that @sk is locked.
> *
> */
> -void netlbl_sock_delattr(struct sock *sk)
> +int netlbl_sock_delattr(struct sock *sk)
> {
> switch (sk->sk_family) {
> case AF_INET:
> - cipso_v4_sock_delattr(sk);
> - break;
> + return cipso_v4_sock_delattr(sk);
> #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
> case AF_INET6:
> calipso_sock_delattr(sk);
> break;
> #endif /* IPv6 */
> }
> + return 0;
> }
>
> /**
> @@ -1156,8 +1156,7 @@ int netlbl_conn_setattr(struct sock *sk,
> case NETLBL_NLTYPE_UNLABELED:
> /* just delete the protocols we support for right now
> * but we could remove other protocols if needed */
> - netlbl_sock_delattr(sk);
> - ret_val = 0;
> + ret_val = netlbl_sock_delattr(sk);
> break;
> default:
> ret_val = -ENOENT;
> @@ -1185,8 +1184,7 @@ int netlbl_conn_setattr(struct sock *sk,
> case NETLBL_NLTYPE_UNLABELED:
> /* just delete the protocols we support for right now
> * but we could remove other protocols if needed */
> - netlbl_sock_delattr(sk);
> - ret_val = 0;
> + ret_val = netlbl_sock_delattr(sk);
> break;
> default:
> ret_val = -ENOENT;
> @@ -1234,8 +1232,7 @@ int netlbl_req_setattr(struct request_sock *req,
> entry->cipso, secattr);
> break;
> case NETLBL_NLTYPE_UNLABELED:
> - netlbl_req_delattr(req);
> - ret_val = 0;
> + ret_val = netlbl_req_delattr(req);
> break;
> default:
> ret_val = -ENOENT;
> @@ -1255,8 +1252,7 @@ int netlbl_req_setattr(struct request_sock *req,
> entry->calipso, secattr);
> break;
> case NETLBL_NLTYPE_UNLABELED:
> - netlbl_req_delattr(req);
> - ret_val = 0;
> + ret_val = netlbl_req_delattr(req);
> break;
> default:
> ret_val = -ENOENT;
> @@ -1280,18 +1276,18 @@ int netlbl_req_setattr(struct request_sock *req,
> * Remove all the NetLabel labeling from @req.
> *
> */
> -void netlbl_req_delattr(struct request_sock *req)
> +int netlbl_req_delattr(struct request_sock *req)
> {
> switch (req->rsk_ops->family) {
> case AF_INET:
> - cipso_v4_req_delattr(req);
> - break;
> + return cipso_v4_req_delattr(req);
> #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
> case AF_INET6:
> calipso_req_delattr(req);
> break;
> #endif /* IPv6 */
> }
> + return 0;
> }
>
> /**
> diff --git a/security/selinux/netlabel.c b/security/selinux/netlabel.c
> index d51dfe892312..24b11d1891d8 100644
> --- a/security/selinux/netlabel.c
> +++ b/security/selinux/netlabel.c
> @@ -557,9 +557,10 @@ static int selinux_netlbl_socket_connect_helper(struct sock *sk,
> * is set to AF_UNSPEC, if that is what is happening we want to reset
> * the socket */
> if (addr->sa_family == AF_UNSPEC) {
> - netlbl_sock_delattr(sk);
> + rc = netlbl_sock_delattr(sk);
> + if (rc)
> + return rc;
> sksec->nlbl_state = NLBL_REQSKB;
> - rc = 0;
> return rc;
> }
> secattr = selinux_netlbl_sock_genattr(sk);
> diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
> index 28a8e12603ce..3a4a33568297 100644
> --- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
> +++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
> @@ -2656,22 +2656,26 @@ static int smack_netlbl_add(struct sock *sk)
> *
> * Remove the outbound smack value from a socket
> */
> -static void smack_netlbl_delete(struct sock *sk)
> +static int smack_netlbl_delete(struct sock *sk)
> {
> struct socket_smack *ssp = smack_sock(sk);
> + int rc;
>
> /*
> * Take the label off the socket if one is set.
> */
> if (ssp->smk_state != SMK_NETLBL_LABELED)
> - return;
> + return 0;
>
> local_bh_disable();
> bh_lock_sock_nested(sk);
> - netlbl_sock_delattr(sk);
> + rc = netlbl_sock_delattr(sk);
> bh_unlock_sock(sk);
> local_bh_enable();
> + if (rc)
> + return rc;
> ssp->smk_state = SMK_NETLBL_UNLABELED;
> + return 0;
> }
>
> /**
> @@ -2711,7 +2715,7 @@ static int smk_ipv4_check(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr_in *sap)
> * Clear the socket netlabel if it's set.
> */
> if (!rc)
> - smack_netlbl_delete(sk);
> + rc = smack_netlbl_delete(sk);
> }
> rcu_read_unlock();
>
> @@ -4548,7 +4552,7 @@ static int smack_inet_conn_request(const struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
> if (hskp == NULL)
> rc = netlbl_req_setattr(req, &ssp->smk_out->smk_netlabel);
> else
> - netlbl_req_delattr(req);
> + rc = netlbl_req_delattr(req);
>
> return rc;
> }
>
> ---
> base-commit: a91337fb5e8e0127c8b5be87be9f3027f95b48bc
> change-id: 20261106-cipso-rcuopts-e26ffa45b392
>
> Best regards,
> --
> Jann Horn <jannh@google.com>
>
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