Re: [PATCH bpf-next v3 09/15] bpf: add bpf_skc_to_udp6_sock() helper

[Eric Dumazet]

On 6/23/20 10:03 AM, Yonghong Song wrote:
> 
> 
> On 6/23/20 9:27 AM, Eric Dumazet wrote:
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>> On 6/22/20 7:22 PM, Yonghong Song wrote:
>>>
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>>> On 6/22/20 6:47 PM, Eric Dumazet wrote:
>> &
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>>>> Why is the sk_fullsock(sk) needed ?
>>>
>>> The parameter 'sk' could be a sock_common. That is why the
>>> helper name bpf_skc_to_udp6_sock implies. The sock_common cannot
>>> access sk_protocol, hence we requires sk_fullsock(sk) here.
>>> Did I miss anything?
>>
>> OK, if arbitrary sockets can land here, you need also to check sk_type
> 
> The current check is:
>         if (sk_fullsock(sk) && sk->sk_protocol == IPPROTO_UDP &&
>             sk->sk_family == AF_INET6)
>                 return (unsigned long)sk;
> it checks to ensure it is full socket, it is a ipv6 socket and then check 
> protocol.
> 
> Are you suggesting to add the following check?
>   sk->sk_type == SOCK_DGRAM
> 
> Not a networking expert. Maybe you can explain when we could have
> protocol is IPPROTO_UDP and sk_type not SOCK_DGRAM?


RAW sockets for instance.

Look at :

commit 940ba14986657a50c15f694efca1beba31fa568f
Author: Eric Dumazet <eduma...@google.com>
Date:   Tue Jan 21 23:17:14 2020 -0800

    gtp: make sure only SOCK_DGRAM UDP sockets are accepted
    
    A malicious user could use RAW sockets and fool
    GTP using them as standard SOCK_DGRAM UDP sockets.