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XFRM_MSG_ALLOCSPI Netlink message triggers the xfrm_alloc_spi() function, which internally returns success even when the SPI value is a duplicate . This results in multiple inbound SAs having the same SPI, albeit with different destination addresses. Consequently, during SPI lookup for inbound packets, inconsistent values are returned, which leads to packet drops.

RFC 6071 states: In IPsec-v3, a unicast SA is uniquely identified by the SPI alone. Hence the change

Fix: Duplicate SPI Handling – IPsec-v3 Compliance Concern
a43b900 
XFRM_MSG_ALLOCSPI Netlink message triggers the xfrm_alloc_spi()
function, which internally returns success even when the SPI value
is a duplicate . This results in multiple inbound SAs having the
same SPI, albeit with different destination addresses. Consequently,
during SPI lookup for inbound packets, inconsistent values are returned,
which leads to packet drops.

RFC 6071 states: In IPsec-v3, a unicast SA is uniquely identified by the
SPI alone. Hence the change
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honjow pushed a commit to 3003n/linux that referenced this pull request May 19, 2025
@misaleh @gregkh
ubsan: Fix panic from test_ubsan_out_of_bounds
d34368d 
[ Upstream commit 9b04461 ]

Running lib_ubsan.ko on arm64 (without CONFIG_UBSAN_TRAP) panics the
kernel:

[   31.616546] Kernel panic - not syncing: stack-protector: Kernel stack is corrupted in: test_ubsan_out_of_bounds+0x158/0x158 [test_ubsan]
[   31.646817] CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 179 Comm: insmod Not tainted 6.15.0-rc2 #1 PREEMPT
[   31.648153] Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT)
[   31.648970] Call trace:
[   31.649345]  show_stack+0x18/0x24 (C)
[   31.650960]  dump_stack_lvl+0x40/0x84
[   31.651559]  dump_stack+0x18/0x24
[   31.652264]  panic+0x138/0x3b4
[   31.652812]  __ktime_get_real_seconds+0x0/0x10
[   31.653540]  test_ubsan_load_invalid_value+0x0/0xa8 [test_ubsan]
[   31.654388]  init_module+0x24/0xff4 [test_ubsan]
[   31.655077]  do_one_initcall+0xd4/0x280
[   31.655680]  do_init_module+0x58/0x2b4

That happens because the test corrupts other data in the stack:
400:   d5384108        mrs     x8, sp_el0
404:   f9426d08        ldr     x8, [x8, torvalds#1240]
408:   f85f83a9        ldur    x9, [x29, #-8]
40c:   eb09011f        cmp     x8, x9
410:   54000301        b.ne    470 <test_ubsan_out_of_bounds+0x154>  // b.any

As there is no guarantee the compiler will order the local variables
as declared in the module:
        volatile char above[4] = { }; /* Protect surrounding memory. */
        volatile int arr[4];
        volatile char below[4] = { }; /* Protect surrounding memory. */

There is another problem where the out-of-bound index is 5 which is larger
than the extra surrounding memory for protection.

So, use a struct to enforce the ordering, and fix the index to be 4.
Also, remove some of the volatiles and rely on OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR()

Signed-off-by: Mostafa Saleh <[email protected]>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/[email protected]
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <[email protected]>
coolo pushed a commit to coolo/linux-fslc that referenced this pull request May 21, 2025
@misaleh @gregkh
ubsan: Fix panic from test_ubsan_out_of_bounds
aa0cf04 
[ Upstream commit 9b04461 ]

Running lib_ubsan.ko on arm64 (without CONFIG_UBSAN_TRAP) panics the
kernel:

[   31.616546] Kernel panic - not syncing: stack-protector: Kernel stack is corrupted in: test_ubsan_out_of_bounds+0x158/0x158 [test_ubsan]
[   31.646817] CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 179 Comm: insmod Not tainted 6.15.0-rc2 Freescale#1 PREEMPT
[   31.648153] Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT)
[   31.648970] Call trace:
[   31.649345]  show_stack+0x18/0x24 (C)
[   31.650960]  dump_stack_lvl+0x40/0x84
[   31.651559]  dump_stack+0x18/0x24
[   31.652264]  panic+0x138/0x3b4
[   31.652812]  __ktime_get_real_seconds+0x0/0x10
[   31.653540]  test_ubsan_load_invalid_value+0x0/0xa8 [test_ubsan]
[   31.654388]  init_module+0x24/0xff4 [test_ubsan]
[   31.655077]  do_one_initcall+0xd4/0x280
[   31.655680]  do_init_module+0x58/0x2b4

That happens because the test corrupts other data in the stack:
400:   d5384108        mrs     x8, sp_el0
404:   f9426d08        ldr     x8, [x8, torvalds#1240]
408:   f85f83a9        ldur    x9, [x29, #-8]
40c:   eb09011f        cmp     x8, x9
410:   54000301        b.ne    470 <test_ubsan_out_of_bounds+0x154>  // b.any

As there is no guarantee the compiler will order the local variables
as declared in the module:
        volatile char above[4] = { }; /* Protect surrounding memory. */
        volatile int arr[4];
        volatile char below[4] = { }; /* Protect surrounding memory. */

There is another problem where the out-of-bound index is 5 which is larger
than the extra surrounding memory for protection.

So, use a struct to enforce the ordering, and fix the index to be 4.
Also, remove some of the volatiles and rely on OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR()

Signed-off-by: Mostafa Saleh <[email protected]>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/[email protected]
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <[email protected]>
thestinger pushed a commit to GrapheneOS/kernel_common-6.12 that referenced this pull request May 27, 2025
@misaleh @gregkh
ubsan: Fix panic from test_ubsan_out_of_bounds
3027e5d 
[ Upstream commit 9b04461 ]

Running lib_ubsan.ko on arm64 (without CONFIG_UBSAN_TRAP) panics the
kernel:

[   31.616546] Kernel panic - not syncing: stack-protector: Kernel stack is corrupted in: test_ubsan_out_of_bounds+0x158/0x158 [test_ubsan]
[   31.646817] CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 179 Comm: insmod Not tainted 6.15.0-rc2 #1 PREEMPT
[   31.648153] Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT)
[   31.648970] Call trace:
[   31.649345]  show_stack+0x18/0x24 (C)
[   31.650960]  dump_stack_lvl+0x40/0x84
[   31.651559]  dump_stack+0x18/0x24
[   31.652264]  panic+0x138/0x3b4
[   31.652812]  __ktime_get_real_seconds+0x0/0x10
[   31.653540]  test_ubsan_load_invalid_value+0x0/0xa8 [test_ubsan]
[   31.654388]  init_module+0x24/0xff4 [test_ubsan]
[   31.655077]  do_one_initcall+0xd4/0x280
[   31.655680]  do_init_module+0x58/0x2b4

That happens because the test corrupts other data in the stack:
400:   d5384108        mrs     x8, sp_el0
404:   f9426d08        ldr     x8, [x8, torvalds#1240]
408:   f85f83a9        ldur    x9, [x29, #-8]
40c:   eb09011f        cmp     x8, x9
410:   54000301        b.ne    470 <test_ubsan_out_of_bounds+0x154>  // b.any

As there is no guarantee the compiler will order the local variables
as declared in the module:
        volatile char above[4] = { }; /* Protect surrounding memory. */
        volatile int arr[4];
        volatile char below[4] = { }; /* Protect surrounding memory. */

There is another problem where the out-of-bound index is 5 which is larger
than the extra surrounding memory for protection.

So, use a struct to enforce the ordering, and fix the index to be 4.
Also, remove some of the volatiles and rely on OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR()

Signed-off-by: Mostafa Saleh <[email protected]>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/[email protected]
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <[email protected]>
otavio pushed a commit to Freescale/linux-fslc that referenced this pull request May 30, 2025
@misaleh @gregkh
ubsan: Fix panic from test_ubsan_out_of_bounds
e5e274f 
[ Upstream commit 9b04461 ]

Running lib_ubsan.ko on arm64 (without CONFIG_UBSAN_TRAP) panics the
kernel:

[   31.616546] Kernel panic - not syncing: stack-protector: Kernel stack is corrupted in: test_ubsan_out_of_bounds+0x158/0x158 [test_ubsan]
[   31.646817] CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 179 Comm: insmod Not tainted 6.15.0-rc2 #1 PREEMPT
[   31.648153] Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT)
[   31.648970] Call trace:
[   31.649345]  show_stack+0x18/0x24 (C)
[   31.650960]  dump_stack_lvl+0x40/0x84
[   31.651559]  dump_stack+0x18/0x24
[   31.652264]  panic+0x138/0x3b4
[   31.652812]  __ktime_get_real_seconds+0x0/0x10
[   31.653540]  test_ubsan_load_invalid_value+0x0/0xa8 [test_ubsan]
[   31.654388]  init_module+0x24/0xff4 [test_ubsan]
[   31.655077]  do_one_initcall+0xd4/0x280
[   31.655680]  do_init_module+0x58/0x2b4

That happens because the test corrupts other data in the stack:
400:   d5384108        mrs     x8, sp_el0
404:   f9426d08        ldr     x8, [x8, torvalds#1240]
408:   f85f83a9        ldur    x9, [x29, #-8]
40c:   eb09011f        cmp     x8, x9
410:   54000301        b.ne    470 <test_ubsan_out_of_bounds+0x154>  // b.any

As there is no guarantee the compiler will order the local variables
as declared in the module:
        volatile char above[4] = { }; /* Protect surrounding memory. */
        volatile int arr[4];
        volatile char below[4] = { }; /* Protect surrounding memory. */

There is another problem where the out-of-bound index is 5 which is larger
than the extra surrounding memory for protection.

So, use a struct to enforce the ordering, and fix the index to be 4.
Also, remove some of the volatiles and rely on OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR()

Signed-off-by: Mostafa Saleh <[email protected]>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/[email protected]
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <[email protected]>
ameryhung pushed a commit to ameryhung/linux that referenced this pull request May 30, 2025
@misaleh @kees
ubsan: Fix panic from test_ubsan_out_of_bounds
9b04461 
Running lib_ubsan.ko on arm64 (without CONFIG_UBSAN_TRAP) panics the
kernel:

[   31.616546] Kernel panic - not syncing: stack-protector: Kernel stack is corrupted in: test_ubsan_out_of_bounds+0x158/0x158 [test_ubsan]
[   31.646817] CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 179 Comm: insmod Not tainted 6.15.0-rc2 #1 PREEMPT
[   31.648153] Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT)
[   31.648970] Call trace:
[   31.649345]  show_stack+0x18/0x24 (C)
[   31.650960]  dump_stack_lvl+0x40/0x84
[   31.651559]  dump_stack+0x18/0x24
[   31.652264]  panic+0x138/0x3b4
[   31.652812]  __ktime_get_real_seconds+0x0/0x10
[   31.653540]  test_ubsan_load_invalid_value+0x0/0xa8 [test_ubsan]
[   31.654388]  init_module+0x24/0xff4 [test_ubsan]
[   31.655077]  do_one_initcall+0xd4/0x280
[   31.655680]  do_init_module+0x58/0x2b4

That happens because the test corrupts other data in the stack:
400:   d5384108        mrs     x8, sp_el0
404:   f9426d08        ldr     x8, [x8, torvalds#1240]
408:   f85f83a9        ldur    x9, [x29, #-8]
40c:   eb09011f        cmp     x8, x9
410:   54000301        b.ne    470 <test_ubsan_out_of_bounds+0x154>  // b.any

As there is no guarantee the compiler will order the local variables
as declared in the module:
        volatile char above[4] = { }; /* Protect surrounding memory. */
        volatile int arr[4];
        volatile char below[4] = { }; /* Protect surrounding memory. */

There is another problem where the out-of-bound index is 5 which is larger
than the extra surrounding memory for protection.

So, use a struct to enforce the ordering, and fix the index to be 4.
Also, remove some of the volatiles and rely on OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR()

Signed-off-by: Mostafa Saleh <[email protected]>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/[email protected]
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <[email protected]>
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