This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled netfilter: xt_TCPMSS: add more sanity tests on tcph->doff to the 4.9-stable tree which can be found at: http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git;a=summary The filename of the patch is: netfilter-xt_tcpmss-add-more-sanity-tests-on-tcph-doff.patch and it can be found in the queue-4.9 subdirectory. If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree, please let <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> know about it. >From 2638fd0f92d4397884fd991d8f4925cb3f081901 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@xxxxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2017 10:55:11 -0700 Subject: netfilter: xt_TCPMSS: add more sanity tests on tcph->doff From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@xxxxxxxxxx> commit 2638fd0f92d4397884fd991d8f4925cb3f081901 upstream. Denys provided an awesome KASAN report pointing to an use after free in xt_TCPMSS I have provided three patches to fix this issue, either in xt_TCPMSS or in xt_tcpudp.c. It seems xt_TCPMSS patch has the smallest possible impact. Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@xxxxxxxxxx> Reported-by: Denys Fedoryshchenko <nuclearcat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- net/netfilter/xt_TCPMSS.c | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) --- a/net/netfilter/xt_TCPMSS.c +++ b/net/netfilter/xt_TCPMSS.c @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ tcpmss_mangle_packet(struct sk_buff *skb tcph = (struct tcphdr *)(skb_network_header(skb) + tcphoff); tcp_hdrlen = tcph->doff * 4; - if (len < tcp_hdrlen) + if (len < tcp_hdrlen || tcp_hdrlen < sizeof(struct tcphdr)) return -1; if (info->mss == XT_TCPMSS_CLAMP_PMTU) { @@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ tcpmss_mangle_packet(struct sk_buff *skb if (len > tcp_hdrlen) return 0; + /* tcph->doff has 4 bits, do not wrap it to 0 */ + if (tcp_hdrlen >= 15 * 4) + return 0; + /* * MSS Option not found ?! add it.. */ Patches currently in stable-queue which might be from edumazet@xxxxxxxxxx are queue-4.9/fix-an-intermittent-pr_emerg-warning-about-lo-becoming-free.patch queue-4.9/netfilter-xt_tcpmss-add-more-sanity-tests-on-tcph-doff.patch queue-4.9/ipv6-release-dst-on-error-in-ip6_dst_lookup_tail.patch queue-4.9/igmp-acquire-pmc-lock-for-ip_mc_clear_src.patch