From: Jiayuan Chen icmp_route_lookup() performs multiple route lookups to find a suitable route for sending ICMP error messages, with special handling for XFRM (IPsec) policies. The lookup sequence is: 1. First, lookup output route for ICMP reply (dst = original src) 2. Pass through xfrm_lookup() for policy check 3. If blocked (-EPERM) or dst is not local, enter "reverse path" 4. In reverse path, call xfrm_decode_session_reverse() to get fl4_dec which reverses the original packet's flow (saddr<->daddr swapped) 5. If fl4_dec.saddr is local (we are the original destination), use __ip_route_output_key() for output route lookup 6. If fl4_dec.saddr is NOT local (we are a forwarding node), use ip_route_input() to simulate the reverse packet's input path 7. Finally, pass rt2 through xfrm_lookup() with XFRM_LOOKUP_ICMP flag The bug occurs in step 6: ip_route_input() is called with fl4_dec.daddr (original packet's source) as destination. If this address becomes local between the initial check and ip_route_input() call (e.g., due to concurrent "ip addr add"), ip_route_input() returns a LOCAL route with dst.output set to ip_rt_bug. This route is then used for ICMP output, causing dst_output() to call ip_rt_bug(), triggering a WARN_ON: ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: net/ipv4/route.c:1275 at ip_rt_bug+0x21/0x30, CPU#1 Call Trace: ip_push_pending_frames+0x202/0x240 icmp_push_reply+0x30d/0x430 __icmp_send+0x1149/0x24f0 ip_options_compile+0xa2/0xd0 ip_rcv_finish_core+0x829/0x1950 ip_rcv+0x2d7/0x420 __netif_receive_skb_one_core+0x185/0x1f0 netif_receive_skb+0x90/0x450 tun_get_user+0x3413/0x3fb0 tun_chr_write_iter+0xe4/0x220 ... Fix this by checking rt2->rt_type after ip_route_input(). If it's RTN_LOCAL, the route cannot be used for output, so treat it as an error. The reproducer requires kernel modification to widen the race window, making it unsuitable as a selftest. It is available at: https://gist.github.com/mrpre/eae853b72ac6a750f5d45d64ddac1e81 Reported-by: syzbot+e738404dcd14b620923c@syzkaller.appspotmail.com Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/000000000000b1060905eada8881@google.com/T/ Fixes: 8b7817f3a959 ("[IPSEC]: Add ICMP host relookup support") Signed-off-by: Jiayuan Chen Signed-off-by: Jiayuan Chen --- net/ipv4/icmp.c | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) diff --git a/net/ipv4/icmp.c b/net/ipv4/icmp.c index 19c9c838967f..dc9dcc799824 100644 --- a/net/ipv4/icmp.c +++ b/net/ipv4/icmp.c @@ -559,6 +559,23 @@ static struct rtable *icmp_route_lookup(struct net *net, struct flowi4 *fl4, /* steal dst entry from skb_in, don't drop refcnt */ skb_dstref_steal(skb_in); skb_dstref_restore(skb_in, orefdst); + + /* + * At this point, fl4_dec.daddr should NOT be local (we + * checked fl4_dec.saddr above). However, a race condition + * may occur if the address is added to the interface + * concurrently. In that case, ip_route_input() returns a + * LOCAL route with dst.output=ip_rt_bug, which must not + * be used for output. + */ + if (!err && rt2 && rt2->rt_type == RTN_LOCAL) { + net_warn_ratelimited("%s: detected local route for %pI4 " + "during ICMP error handling (src %pI4), " + "possible address race\n", + __func__, &fl4_dec.daddr, &fl4_dec.saddr); + dst_release(&rt2->dst); + err = -EINVAL; + } } if (err) -- 2.43.0