[PATCH batadv 2/3] batman-adv: frag: avoid underflow of TTL

Sven Eckelmann <[email protected]> Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:04:24 +0200
Newsgroups org.open-mesh.lists.batman
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Packets with a TTL are using it to limit the amount of time this packet can
be forwarded. But for batadv_frag_packet, the TTL was always only reduced
but it was never evaluated. It could even underflow without any effect.

Check the TTL in batadv_frag_skb_fwd() before attempting to prepare it for
forwarding. This keeps it in sync with the not fragmented unicast packet.

Fixes: 9b3eab61754d ("batman-adv: Receive fragmented packets and merge")
Signed-off-by: Sven Eckelmann <[email protected]>
---
 net/batman-adv/fragmentation.c | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.c b/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.c
index f311a422..8a006a04 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.c
@@ -417,6 +417,13 @@ bool batadv_frag_skb_fwd(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	 */
 	total_size = ntohs(packet->total_size);
 	if (total_size > neigh_node->if_incoming->net_dev->mtu) {
+		if (packet->ttl < 2) {
+			kfree_skb(skb);
+			*rx_result = NET_RX_DROP;
+			ret = true;
+			goto out;
+		}
+
 		if (skb_cow(skb, ETH_HLEN) < 0) {
 			kfree_skb(skb);
 			*rx_result = NET_RX_DROP;

-- 
2.47.3