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| author | Yung Chih Su <yuuchihsu@gmail.com> | 2026-03-02 14:02:47 +0800 |
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| committer | Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> | 2026-03-03 17:20:37 -0800 |
| commit | 4ee7fa6cf78ff26d783d39e2949d14c4c1cd5e7f (patch) | |
| tree | 2e258ec5466c4dce2ab1f5debfc7ab7e9b36153e /include | |
| parent | 67edfec516d30d3e62925c397be4a1e5185802fc (diff) | |
net: ipv4: fix ARM64 alignment fault in multipath hash seed
`struct sysctl_fib_multipath_hash_seed` contains two u32 fields
(user_seed and mp_seed), making it an 8-byte structure with a 4-byte
alignment requirement.
In `fib_multipath_hash_from_keys()`, the code evaluates the entire
struct atomically via `READ_ONCE()`:
mp_seed = READ_ONCE(net->ipv4.sysctl_fib_multipath_hash_seed).mp_seed;
While this silently works on GCC by falling back to unaligned regular
loads which the ARM64 kernel tolerates, it causes a fatal kernel panic
when compiled with Clang and LTO enabled.
Commit e35123d83ee3 ("arm64: lto: Strengthen READ_ONCE() to acquire
when CONFIG_LTO=y") strengthens `READ_ONCE()` to use Load-Acquire
instructions (`ldar` / `ldapr`) to prevent compiler reordering bugs
under Clang LTO. Since the macro evaluates the full 8-byte struct,
Clang emits a 64-bit `ldar` instruction. ARM64 architecture strictly
requires `ldar` to be naturally aligned, thus executing it on a 4-byte
aligned address triggers a strict Alignment Fault (FSC = 0x21).
Fix the read side by moving the `READ_ONCE()` directly to the `u32`
member, which emits a safe 32-bit `ldar Wn`.
Furthermore, Eric Dumazet pointed out that `WRITE_ONCE()` on the entire
struct in `proc_fib_multipath_hash_set_seed()` is also flawed. Analysis
shows that Clang splits this 8-byte write into two separate 32-bit
`str` instructions. While this avoids an alignment fault, it destroys
atomicity and exposes a tear-write vulnerability. Fix this by
explicitly splitting the write into two 32-bit `WRITE_ONCE()`
operations.
Finally, add the missing `READ_ONCE()` when reading `user_seed` in
`proc_fib_multipath_hash_seed()` to ensure proper pairing and
concurrency safety.
Fixes: 4ee2a8cace3f ("net: ipv4: Add a sysctl to set multipath hash seed")
Signed-off-by: Yung Chih Su <yuuchihsu@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260302060247.7066-1-yuuchihsu@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'include')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/net/ip_fib.h | 2 |
1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/include/net/ip_fib.h b/include/net/ip_fib.h index b4495c38e0a0..318593743b6e 100644 --- a/include/net/ip_fib.h +++ b/include/net/ip_fib.h @@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ static inline u32 fib_multipath_hash_from_keys(const struct net *net, siphash_aligned_key_t hash_key; u32 mp_seed; - mp_seed = READ_ONCE(net->ipv4.sysctl_fib_multipath_hash_seed).mp_seed; + mp_seed = READ_ONCE(net->ipv4.sysctl_fib_multipath_hash_seed.mp_seed); fib_multipath_hash_construct_key(&hash_key, mp_seed); return flow_hash_from_keys_seed(keys, &hash_key); |
