On 2026/6/1 08:44, Alexei Starovoitov wrote:
> On Fri, May 29, 2026 at 8:14 AM Leon Hwang <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Sashiko pointed out [1]:
>> The hdr pointer passed to bpf_lwt_push_ip_encap() can point to concurrently
>> mutable memory such as a BPF map value.
>>
>> So, the memory of hdr pointer can be updated after skb_postpush_rcsum().
>>
>> To fix it, memcpy() the hdr to a local buffer, which will be used for the
>> following checks and updates.
>>
>> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/[email protected]/
>>
>> Fixes: 52f278774e79 ("bpf: implement BPF_LWT_ENCAP_IP mode in 
>> bpf_lwt_push_encap")
>> Signed-off-by: Leon Hwang <[email protected]>
>> ---
>>  net/core/lwt_bpf.c | 7 +++++--
>>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/net/core/lwt_bpf.c b/net/core/lwt_bpf.c
>> index f71ef82a5f3d..8009e427851f 100644
>> --- a/net/core/lwt_bpf.c
>> +++ b/net/core/lwt_bpf.c
>> @@ -599,6 +599,7 @@ static int handle_gso_encap(struct sk_buff *skb, bool 
>> ipv4, int encap_len)
>>
>>  int bpf_lwt_push_ip_encap(struct sk_buff *skb, void *hdr, u32 len, bool 
>> ingress)
>>  {
>> +       u8 buff[LWT_BPF_MAX_HEADROOM];
> 
> extra 256 bytes of stack to partially close a hypothetical issue
> is not worth it.
> Ignore such AI complaints.
> Not every "bug" needs a fix.
> If a malicious bpf user wants to crash the kernel they will
> find a way to do so. Especially with agents.
> We cannot realistically close all of the holes.
> Right now the priority is to fix the issues that normal
> users can hit and not bots.
> 

Ack.

Will focus on the fix for encapsulating VxLAN in lwt.

Thanks,
Leon


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