linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net v2] virtio-net: fix received length check in big packets

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Message-ID: <d808395d-2aad-47a3-a43a-cf2138d1d2b1@redhat.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2025 11:57:50 +0200
From: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>
To: Bui Quang Minh <minhquangbui99@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>, Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>,
 Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com>, Eugenio Pérez
 <eperezma@...hat.com>, Andrew Lunn <andrew+netdev@...n.ch>,
 "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
 Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Gavin Li <gavinl@...dia.com>,
 Gavi Teitz <gavi@...dia.com>, Parav Pandit <parav@...dia.com>,
 virtualization@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net v2] virtio-net: fix received length check in big
 packets

On 7/8/25 4:42 PM, Bui Quang Minh wrote:
> Since commit 4959aebba8c0 ("virtio-net: use mtu size as buffer length
> for big packets"), the allocated size for big packets is not
> MAX_SKB_FRAGS * PAGE_SIZE anymore but depends on negotiated MTU. The
> number of allocated frags for big packets is stored in
> vi->big_packets_num_skbfrags. This commit fixes the received length
> check corresponding to that change. The current incorrect check can lead
> to NULL page pointer dereference in the below while loop when erroneous
> length is received.
> 
> Fixes: 4959aebba8c0 ("virtio-net: use mtu size as buffer length for big packets")
> Signed-off-by: Bui Quang Minh <minhquangbui99@...il.com>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - Remove incorrect give_pages call
> ---
>  drivers/net/virtio_net.c | 9 ++++++---
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> index 5d674eb9a0f2..3a7f435c95ae 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> @@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *page_to_skb(struct virtnet_info *vi,
>  {
>  	struct sk_buff *skb;
>  	struct virtio_net_common_hdr *hdr;
> -	unsigned int copy, hdr_len, hdr_padded_len;
> +	unsigned int copy, hdr_len, hdr_padded_len, max_remaining_len;
>  	struct page *page_to_free = NULL;
>  	int tailroom, shinfo_size;
>  	char *p, *hdr_p, *buf;
> @@ -887,12 +887,15 @@ static struct sk_buff *page_to_skb(struct virtnet_info *vi,
>  	 * tries to receive more than is possible. This is usually
>  	 * the case of a broken device.
>  	 */
> -	if (unlikely(len > MAX_SKB_FRAGS * PAGE_SIZE)) {
> +	BUG_ON(offset >= PAGE_SIZE);

Minor nit (not intended to block this patch): since you are touching
this, you could consider replacing the BUG_ON() with a:

 if (WARN_ON_ONCE()) <goto error path>.

/P