[PATCH net v7] net: use skb_header_pointer() for TCPv4 GSO frag_off check

From: Guoyu Su

Date: Fri Mar 27 2026 - 11:36:52 EST


Syzbot reported a KMSAN uninit-value warning in gso_features_check()
called from netif_skb_features() [1].

gso_features_check() reads iph->frag_off to decide whether to clear
mangleid_features. Accessing the IPv4 header via ip_hdr()/inner_ip_hdr()
can rely on skb header offsets that are not always safe for direct
dereference on packets injected from PF_PACKET paths.

Use skb_header_pointer() for the TCPv4 frag_off check so the header read
is robust whether data is already linear or needs copying.

[1] https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=1543a7d954d9c6d00407

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/willemdebruijn.kernel.1a9f35039caab@xxxxxxxxx/
Fixes: cbc53e08a793 ("GSO: Add GSO type for fixed IPv4 ID")
Reported-by: syzbot+1543a7d954d9c6d00407@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=1543a7d954d9c6d00407
Tested-by: syzbot+1543a7d954d9c6d00407@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Guoyu Su <yss2813483011xxl@xxxxxxxxx>
---
v7:
- Drop revision-diff wording from commit message body.
- Minor style: keep variable definitions contiguous in gso_features_check().
- No functional change from v6.

v6: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260326121813.457049-1-yss2813483011xxl@xxxxxxxxx/
v5: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260320141459.9691-1-yss2813483011xxl@xxxxxxxxx/
v4: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260319005421.14908-1-yss2813483011xxl@xxxxxxxxx/
v3: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260312104351.185370-1-yss2813483011xxl@xxxxxxxxx/
v2: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260308083319.1255118-1-yss2813483011xxl@xxxxxxxxx/
v1: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260307162905.3697050-1-yss2813483011xxl@xxxxxxxxx/

net/core/dev.c | 11 ++++++++---
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index fc5557062414..831129f2a69b 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -3821,10 +3821,15 @@ static netdev_features_t gso_features_check(const struct sk_buff *skb,
* segmentation-offloads.rst).
*/
if (skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_type & SKB_GSO_TCPV4) {
- struct iphdr *iph = skb->encapsulation ?
- inner_ip_hdr(skb) : ip_hdr(skb);
+ const struct iphdr *iph;
+ struct iphdr _iph;
+ int nhoff = skb->encapsulation ?
+ skb_inner_network_offset(skb) :
+ skb_network_offset(skb);

- if (!(iph->frag_off & htons(IP_DF)))
+ iph = skb_header_pointer(skb, nhoff, sizeof(_iph), &_iph);
+
+ if (!iph || !(iph->frag_off & htons(IP_DF)))
features &= ~dev->mangleid_features;
}

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2.34.1