Re: [PATCH net 8/9] ipvs: fix more places with wrong ipv6 transport offsets

	Hello,

On Fri, 17 Jul 2026, Paolo Abeni wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> On 7/10/26 4:37 PM, Florian Westphal wrote:
> > From: Julian Anastasov <[email protected]>
> > 
> > Sashiko reports for more incorrect IPv6 transport offsets.
> > 
> > The app code for TCP was assuming IPv4 network header
> > even after the ipvsh argument was provided. This can
> > cause problems with apps over IPv6. As for the only
> > official app in the kernel tree (FTP) this problem is
> > harmless because we use Netfilter to mangle the FTP
> > ports and we do not adjust the TCP seq numbers.
> > 
> > Also, provide correct offset of the ICMPV6 header in
> > ip_vs_out_icmp_v6() for correct checksum checks when
> > the IPv6 packet has extension headers.
> > 
> > Fixes: d12e12299a69 ("ipvs: add ipv6 support to ftp")
> > Fixes: 2a3b791e6e11 ("IPVS: Add/adjust Netfilter hook functions and helpers for v6")
> > Cc: [email protected]
> > Link: https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260706101624.69471-1-zhaoyz24%40mails.tsinghua.edu.cn
> > Signed-off-by: Julian Anastasov <[email protected]>
> > Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal <[email protected]>
> > ---
> >  net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_app.c  | 10 ++++------
> >  net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c |  3 +--
> >  2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_app.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_app.c
> > index d54d7da58334..b0e00be85cb1 100644
> > --- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_app.c
> > +++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_app.c
> > @@ -361,14 +361,13 @@ static inline int app_tcp_pkt_out(struct ip_vs_conn *cp, struct sk_buff *skb,
> >  				  struct ip_vs_iphdr *ipvsh)
> >  {
> >  	int diff;
> > -	const unsigned int tcp_offset = ip_hdrlen(skb);
> >  	struct tcphdr *th;
> >  	__u32 seq;
> >  
> > -	if (skb_ensure_writable(skb, tcp_offset + sizeof(*th)))
> > +	if (skb_ensure_writable(skb, ipvsh->len + sizeof(*th)))
> >  		return 0;
> >  
> > -	th = (struct tcphdr *)(skb_network_header(skb) + tcp_offset);
> > +	th = (struct tcphdr *)(skb_network_header(skb) + ipvsh->len);
> 
> Beyond the usual set of pre-existing issues, sashiko-gemini noted this
> patch may need a follow-up:
> 
> https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260710143733.29741-2-fw%40strlen.de

	I'll provide fix to continue supporting non-zero
network offset but I already don't remember what is the use
case. As for the handle_response_icmp() checksum validation
problem I'm still working on the patch.

Regards