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From: Roman Gushchin <roman.gushchin@linux.dev>
To: alex.aring@gmail.com, davem@davemloft.net, edumazet@kernel.org,
	kuba@kernel.org, pabeni@redhat.com
Cc: horms@kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-wpan@vger.kernel.org, linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Roman Gushchin <roman.gushchin@linux.dev>
Subject: [PATCH net] 6lowpan: fix netdev_priv() type confusion in lowpan_event()
Date: Fri,  6 Nov 2026 22:59:30 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261106225930.1379968-1-roman.gushchin@linux.dev> (raw)

lowpan_event() assumes any netdevice with dev->type == ARPHRD_6LOWPAN
has a struct lowpan_dev in netdev_priv(dev). However, non-6LoWPAN
devices can also have ARPHRD_6LOWPAN, e.g. a TUN device via TUNSETLINK
or a bonding device inheriting dev->type from its lower device.

Bringing such a device up or down causes lowpan_event() to read and
overwrite unrelated netdev_priv() memory. Since unprivileged users can
create TUN and bonding devices in a user and network namespace, they
can corrupt struct bonding and trigger a slab use-after-free.

Also check dev->ndisc_ops == &lowpan_ndisc_ops, which is set only by
lowpan_register_netdevice() on genuine 6LoWPAN devices.

Signed-off-by: Roman Gushchin <roman.gushchin@linux.dev>
Fixes: 5609c185f24d ("6lowpan: iphc: add support for stateful compression")
Fixes: 2ad3ed59198c ("6lowpan: add 802.15.4 short addr slaac")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Reported-by: Sashiko <sashiko-bot@kernel.org>
Closes: https://sashiko.dev/#/bug/linux-97b284e0-576e-4373-b62f-eb132f482b91
---
 net/6lowpan/6lowpan_i.h | 13 ++++++++++---
 net/6lowpan/core.c      |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/6lowpan/6lowpan_i.h b/net/6lowpan/6lowpan_i.h
index 01853cec0209..07f11d4dde6e 100644
--- a/net/6lowpan/6lowpan_i.h
+++ b/net/6lowpan/6lowpan_i.h
@@ -2,19 +2,26 @@
 #ifndef __6LOWPAN_I_H
 #define __6LOWPAN_I_H
 
+#include <linux/if_arp.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 
 #include <net/6lowpan.h>
 
-/* caller need to be sure it's dev->type is ARPHRD_6LOWPAN */
+extern const struct ndisc_ops lowpan_ndisc_ops;
+
+static inline bool lowpan_is_dev(const struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	return dev->type == ARPHRD_6LOWPAN &&
+	       dev->ndisc_ops == &lowpan_ndisc_ops;
+}
+
+/* caller must ensure lowpan_is_dev(dev) is true */
 static inline bool lowpan_is_ll(const struct net_device *dev,
 				enum lowpan_lltypes lltype)
 {
 	return lowpan_dev(dev)->lltype == lltype;
 }
 
-extern const struct ndisc_ops lowpan_ndisc_ops;
-
 int addrconf_ifid_802154_6lowpan(u8 *eui, struct net_device *dev);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_6LOWPAN_DEBUGFS
diff --git a/net/6lowpan/core.c b/net/6lowpan/core.c
index 850d4a185f55..748103d37e31 100644
--- a/net/6lowpan/core.c
+++ b/net/6lowpan/core.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static int lowpan_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
 	struct in6_addr addr;
 	int i;
 
-	if (dev->type != ARPHRD_6LOWPAN)
+	if (!lowpan_is_dev(dev))
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
 	idev = __in6_dev_get(dev);
-- 
2.56.0.455.g6c5a503b38-goog


             reply	other threads:[~2026-11-06 22:59 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-11-06 22:59 Roman Gushchin [this message]
2026-11-06 23:02 ` netdev-bot+sinfo
2026-11-06 23:10   ` Roman Gushchin
2026-11-06 23:50 ` Eric Dumazet

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