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ip_tunnel: Fix a memory corruption in ip_tunnel_xmit

We might extend the used aera of a skb beyond the total
headroom when we install the ipip header. Fix this by
calling skb_cow_head() unconditionally.

Bug was introduced with commit c544193214
("GRE: Refactor GRE tunneling code.")

Cc: Pravin Shelar <pshelar@nicira.com>
Signed-off-by: Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@secunet.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Steffen Klassert 11 years ago
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1 changed files with 6 additions and 6 deletions
  1. 6 6
      net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c

+ 6 - 6
net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c

@@ -642,13 +642,13 @@ void ip_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 
 	max_headroom = LL_RESERVED_SPACE(rt->dst.dev) + sizeof(struct iphdr)
 			+ rt->dst.header_len;
-	if (max_headroom > dev->needed_headroom) {
+	if (max_headroom > dev->needed_headroom)
 		dev->needed_headroom = max_headroom;
-		if (skb_cow_head(skb, dev->needed_headroom)) {
-			dev->stats.tx_dropped++;
-			dev_kfree_skb(skb);
-			return;
-		}
+
+	if (skb_cow_head(skb, dev->needed_headroom)) {
+		dev->stats.tx_dropped++;
+		dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+		return;
 	}
 
 	err = iptunnel_xmit(rt, skb, fl4.saddr, fl4.daddr, protocol,