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xsk: require at least 16 bytes of TX metadata
authorStanislav Fomichev <sdf.kernel@gmail.com>
Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:19:54 +0000 (09:19 -0700)
committerJakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Mon, 3 Aug 2026 23:43:53 +0000 (16:43 -0700)
commit1bb30b181d9f0484e141f8411e15ed906d5c6780
tree93c1e88698b03dd0ec613128d562f2d51d2cffe6
parentd5c5ecea1fb4ed0c32d639c023a64e906e038bc3
xsk: require at least 16 bytes of TX metadata

AF_XDP accepts a TX metadata length as small as eight bytes, but every
supported request needs the flags plus at least one eight-byte request
field. Such short metadata also lets the kernel read beyond the registered
area.

Require 16 bytes rather than sizeof(struct xsk_tx_metadata) to preserve
compatibility with applications that do not use launch-time metadata.

Fixes: 341ac980eab9 ("xsk: Support tx_metadata_len")
Reported-by: AutonomousCodeSecurity@microsoft.com
Reported-by: Cen Zhang (Microsoft) <blbllhy@gmail.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260720155210.34229-1-blbllhy@gmail.com/
Signed-off-by: Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@fomichev.me>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260727161959.885642-2-sdf@fomichev.me
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
net/xdp/xdp_umem.c