tree 6fdeeb99d5fbf952c7185e39bd086b095a018a7b
parent db19a3e1d6304ccb8151359520ca0c6151ad11e6
author William Liu <will@willsroot.io> 1751993006 +0000
committer Robert Kolchmeyer <rkolchmeyer@google.com> 1757557045 -0700

net/sched: Restrict conditions for adding duplicating netems to qdisc tree

[ Upstream commit ec8e0e3d7adef940cdf9475e2352c0680189d14e ]

netem_enqueue's duplication prevention logic breaks when a netem
resides in a qdisc tree with other netems - this can lead to a
soft lockup and OOM loop in netem_dequeue, as seen in [1].
Ensure that a duplicating netem cannot exist in a tree with other
netems.

Previous approaches suggested in discussions in chronological order:

1) Track duplication status or ttl in the sk_buff struct. Considered
too specific a use case to extend such a struct, though this would
be a resilient fix and address other previous and potential future
DOS bugs like the one described in loopy fun [2].

2) Restrict netem_enqueue recursion depth like in act_mirred with a
per cpu variable. However, netem_dequeue can call enqueue on its
child, and the depth restriction could be bypassed if the child is a
netem.

3) Use the same approach as in 2, but add metadata in netem_skb_cb
to handle the netem_dequeue case and track a packet's involvement
in duplication. This is an overly complex approach, and Jamal
notes that the skb cb can be overwritten to circumvent this
safeguard.

4) Prevent the addition of a netem to a qdisc tree if its ancestral
path contains a netem. However, filters and actions can cause a
packet to change paths when re-enqueued to the root from netem
duplication, leading us to the current solution: prevent a
duplicating netem from inhabiting the same tree as other netems.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/8DuRWwfqjoRDLDmBMlIfbrsZg9Gx50DHJc1ilxsEBNe2D6NMoigR_eIRIG0LOjMc3r10nUUZtArXx4oZBIdUfZQrwjcQhdinnMis_0G7VEk=@willsroot.io/
[2] https://lwn.net/Articles/719297/

BUG=b/440033990
TEST=presubmit
RELEASE_NOTE=Fixed CVE-2025-38553 in the Linux kernel.

cos-patch: security-moderate
Fixes: 0afb51e72855 ("[PKT_SCHED]: netem: reinsert for duplication")
Reported-by: William Liu <will@willsroot.io>
Reported-by: Savino Dicanosa <savy@syst3mfailure.io>
Change-Id: Iada55106f6e979c57952e201de173b767f3259cb
Signed-off-by: William Liu <will@willsroot.io>
Signed-off-by: Savino Dicanosa <savy@syst3mfailure.io>
Acked-by: Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@mojatatu.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250708164141.875402-1-will@willsroot.io
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Robert Kolchmeyer <rkolchmeyer@google.com>
Reviewed-on: https://cos-review.googlesource.com/c/third_party/kernel/+/111035
Tested-by: Cusky Presubmit Bot <presubmit@cos-infra-prod.iam.gserviceaccount.com>
Reviewed-by: Chenglong Tang <chenglongtang@google.com>