From fb99a82e3f13e6a2800ac1df0ebbcd6bc525df00 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paulos Yibelo <habte.yibelo@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2026 22:16:49 -0400
Subject: [PATCH net v6 2/2] ip: reject partial checksums covering network
 headers

ip_do_fragment() and nf_br_ip_fragment() complete a CHECKSUM_PARTIAL skb
before reading the IPv4 header length. ip6_fragment() and br_ip6_fragment()
complete one after parsing the IPv6 header chain. A virtualization
interface can supply a checksum start which, after link-layer removal,
still points inside that parsed network header.

skb_checksum_help() then writes the completed checksum into header bytes
the stack has already consumed. For IPv4, changing iph->ihl after routing
and validation can make fragmentation copy beyond the skb's logical linear
head into transmitted options. A negative checksum-start offset is rejected
by skb_checksum_help(), but only after a WARN_ONCE which can panic a
panic_on_warn system.

Validate the checksum start against the parsed header length before
completing it. For IPv4, read and validate IHL first, retain it, and
reacquire iph after skb_checksum_help() in both implementations. For IPv6,
use the length returned by ip6_find_1stfragopt() in both implementations.

Compare the signed checksum-start offset with the bounded signed header
length so integer promotion cannot bypass either boundary.

Fixes: dbd3393c56a8 ("ipv4: add defensive check for CHECKSUM_PARTIAL skbs in ip_fragment")
Fixes: 405c92f7a541 ("ipv6: add defensive check for CHECKSUM_PARTIAL skbs in ip_fragment")
Fixes: 3c171f496ef5 ("netfilter: bridge: add connection tracking system")
Fixes: 764dd163ac92 ("netfilter: nf_conntrack_bridge: add support for IPv6")
Reported-by: Paulos Yibelo <habte.yibelo@gmail.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260920004733.6473-3-habte.yibelo@gmail.com/
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Assisted-by: LLM
Signed-off-by: Paulos Yibelo <habte.yibelo@gmail.com>
---
 net/bridge/netfilter/nf_conntrack_bridge.c | 21 +++++++++++++++-----
 net/ipv4/ip_output.c                       | 23 ++++++++++++++++------
 net/ipv6/ip6_output.c                      | 12 ++++++++---
 net/ipv6/netfilter.c                       | 12 ++++++++---
 4 files changed, 51 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/bridge/netfilter/nf_conntrack_bridge.c b/net/bridge/netfilter/nf_conntrack_bridge.c
index 7ecb8a26b..d81ed8692 100644
--- a/net/bridge/netfilter/nf_conntrack_bridge.c
+++ b/net/bridge/netfilter/nf_conntrack_bridge.c
@@ -38,18 +38,29 @@ static int nf_br_ip_fragment(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
 	struct iphdr *iph;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	/* for offloaded checksums cleanup checksum before fragmentation */
-	if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_PARTIAL &&
-	    (err = skb_checksum_help(skb)))
+	iph = ip_hdr(skb);
+	hlen = iph->ihl * 4;
+	if (unlikely(hlen < sizeof(*iph) || hlen > skb_headlen(skb))) {
+		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto blackhole;
+	}
 
-	iph = ip_hdr(skb);
+	/* Complete offloaded checksums only after the validated IP header. */
+	if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_PARTIAL) {
+		if (unlikely(skb_checksum_start_offset(skb) < (int)hlen)) {
+			err = -EINVAL;
+			goto blackhole;
+		}
+		err = skb_checksum_help(skb);
+		if (err)
+			goto blackhole;
+		iph = ip_hdr(skb);
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 *	Setup starting values
 	 */
 
-	hlen = iph->ihl * 4;
 	frag_max_size -= hlen;
 	ll_rs = LL_RESERVED_SPACE(skb->dev);
 	mtu = skb->dev->mtu;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
index a24cc8ee1..fa6a74d20 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
@@ -770,16 +770,28 @@ int ip_do_fragment(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct ip_frag_state state;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	/* for offloaded checksums cleanup checksum before fragmentation */
-	if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_PARTIAL &&
-	    (err = skb_checksum_help(skb)))
-		goto fail;
-
 	/*
 	 *	Point into the IP datagram header.
 	 */
 
 	iph = ip_hdr(skb);
+	hlen = iph->ihl * 4;
+	if (unlikely(hlen < sizeof(*iph) || hlen > skb_headlen(skb))) {
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	/* Complete offloaded checksums only after the validated IP header. */
+	if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_PARTIAL) {
+		if (unlikely(skb_checksum_start_offset(skb) < (int)hlen)) {
+			err = -EINVAL;
+			goto fail;
+		}
+		err = skb_checksum_help(skb);
+		if (err)
+			goto fail;
+		iph = ip_hdr(skb);
+	}
 
 	mtu = ip_skb_dst_mtu(sk, skb);
 	if (IPCB(skb)->frag_max_size && IPCB(skb)->frag_max_size < mtu)
@@ -789,7 +801,6 @@ int ip_do_fragment(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	 *	Setup starting values.
 	 */
 
-	hlen = iph->ihl * 4;
 	if (mtu < hlen + 8) {
 		err = -EMSGSIZE;
 		goto fail;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
index 550965058..d157b6ade 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
@@ -942,9 +942,15 @@ int ip6_fragment(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	frag_id = ipv6_select_ident(net, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr,
 				    &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
 
-	if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_PARTIAL &&
-	    (err = skb_checksum_help(skb)))
-		goto fail;
+	if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_PARTIAL) {
+		if (unlikely(skb_checksum_start_offset(skb) < (int)hlen)) {
+			err = -EINVAL;
+			goto fail;
+		}
+		err = skb_checksum_help(skb);
+		if (err)
+			goto fail;
+	}
 
 	prevhdr = skb_network_header(skb) + nexthdr_offset;
 	hroom = LL_RESERVED_SPACE(rt->dst.dev);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter.c
index a7025ec87..da7ada12f 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter.c
@@ -144,9 +144,15 @@ int br_ip6_fragment(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	frag_id = ipv6_select_ident(net, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr,
 				    &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
 
-	if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_PARTIAL &&
-	    (err = skb_checksum_help(skb)))
-		goto blackhole;
+	if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_PARTIAL) {
+		if (unlikely(skb_checksum_start_offset(skb) < (int)hlen)) {
+			err = -EINVAL;
+			goto blackhole;
+		}
+		err = skb_checksum_help(skb);
+		if (err)
+			goto blackhole;
+	}
 
 	prevhdr = skb_network_header(skb) + nexthdr_offset;
 	hroom = LL_RESERVED_SPACE(skb->dev);
-- 
2.46.0

