[PATCH net 5/6] batman-adv: bla: reacquire gw address after skb realloc
Simon Wunderlich <[email protected]> Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:44:29 +0200
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From: Sven Eckelmann <[email protected]> The pskb_may_pull() called by batadv_bla_is_backbone_gw() could reallocate the buffer behind the skb. Variables which were pointing to the old buffer need to be reassigned to avoid an use-after-free. Cc: [email protected] Fixes: 9e794b6bf4a2 ("batman-adv: drop unicast packets from other backbone gw") Signed-off-by: Sven Eckelmann <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Simon Wunderlich <[email protected]> --- net/batman-adv/routing.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/net/batman-adv/routing.c b/net/batman-adv/routing.c index 2cc2307a41702..bbd40fe3a8e59 100644 --- a/net/batman-adv/routing.c +++ b/net/batman-adv/routing.c @@ -1029,6 +1029,7 @@ int batadv_recv_unicast_packet(struct sk_buff *skb, hdr_size); batadv_orig_node_put(orig_node_gw); if (is_gw) { + orig_addr_gw = eth_hdr(skb)->h_source; batadv_dbg(BATADV_DBG_BLA, bat_priv, "%s(): Dropped unicast pkt received from another backbone gw %pM.\n", __func__, orig_addr_gw); -- 2.47.3