netdev - Re: [PATCH stable 4.4 0/9] fix SegmentSmack (CVE-2018-5390)

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Date:   Wed, 15 Aug 2018 15:24:32 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Mao Wenan <maowenan@...wei.com>
Cc:     dwmw2@...radead.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        eric.dumazet@...il.com, edumazet@...gle.com, davem@...emloft.net,
        ycheng@...gle.com, jdw@...zon.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH stable 4.4 0/9] fix SegmentSmack (CVE-2018-5390)

On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 09:20:59PM +0800, Mao Wenan wrote:
> There are five patches to fix CVE-2018-5390 in latest mainline 
> branch, but only two patches exist in stable 4.4 and 3.18: 
> dc6ae4d tcp: detect malicious patterns in tcp_collapse_ofo_queue()
> 5fbec48 tcp: avoid collapses in tcp_prune_queue() if possible
> but I have tested with these patches, and found the cpu usage was very high.
> test results:
> with fix patch： 78.2%   ksoftirqd
> no fix patch：   90%     ksoftirqd
> 
> After analysing the codes of stable 4.4, and debuging the 
> system, the search of ofo_queue(tcp ofo using a simple queue) cost more cycles.
> So I think only two patches can't fix the CVE-2018-5390.
> So I try to backport "tcp: use an RB tree for ooo receive queue" using RB tree 
> instead of simple queue, then backport Eric Dumazet 5 fixed patches in mainline,
> good news is that ksoftirqd is turn to about 20%, which is the same with mainline now.

Thanks for doing this work, I had some questions on the individual
patches.  Can you address them and resend?

thanks,

greg k-h