In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: fix segmentation of forwarding fraglist GRO This patch enhances GSO segment handling by properly checking the SKB_GSO_DODGY flag for frag_list GSO packets, addressing low throughput issues observed when a station accesses IPv4 servers via hotspots with an IPv6-only upstream interface. Specifically, it fixes a bug in GSO segmentation when forwarding GRO packets containing a frag_list. The function skb_segment_list cannot correctly process GRO skbs that have been converted by XLAT, since XLAT only translates the header of the head skb. Consequently, skbs in the frag_list may remain untranslated, resulting in protocol inconsistencies and reduced throughput. To address this, the patch explicitly sets the SKB_GSO_DODGY flag for GSO packets in XLAT's IPv4/IPv6 protocol translation helpers (bpf_skb_proto_4_to_6 and bpf_skb_proto_6_to_4). This marks GSO packets as potentially modified after protocol translation. As a result, GSO segmentation will avoid using skb_segment_list and instead falls back to skb_segment for packets with the SKB_GSO_DODGY flag. This ensures that only safe and fully translated frag_list packets are processed by skb_segment_list, resolving protocol inconsistencies and improving throughput when forwarding GRO packets converted by XLAT.
| Date Added | Due Date | Vulnerability Name | Required Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A |
| Type | Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 3.1 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| CWE ID | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| NVD-CWE-noinfo | Primary | nvd@nist.gov |
| Hyperlink | Source | Resource |
|---|---|---|
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cbef9ea5a0ac51863ede35c45f26931a85d3888 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | N/A |
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d48d59235c494d34e32052f768393111c0806ef | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | Patch |
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e62db1e3140449608975e29e0979cc5f3b1cc07 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | Patch |
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/426ca15c7f6cb6562a081341ca88893a50c59fa2 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | Patch |
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9122d7280b2303e835cdfec156bd932ac1f586ed | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | N/A |