batadv_send_skb_prepare_unicast(_4addr) might reallocate the skb's data. If it does then our ethhdr pointer is not valid anymore in batadv_send_skb_unicast(), resulting in a kernel paging error.
Fixing this by refetching the ethhdr pointer after the potential reallocation. Signed-off-by: Linus Lüssing <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Antonio Quartulli <[email protected]> --- net/batman-adv/send.c | 9 +++++++-- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/batman-adv/send.c b/net/batman-adv/send.c index 579f5f0..843febd 100644 --- a/net/batman-adv/send.c +++ b/net/batman-adv/send.c @@ -254,9 +254,9 @@ static int batadv_send_skb_unicast(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node, unsigned short vid) { - struct ethhdr *ethhdr = (struct ethhdr *)skb->data; + struct ethhdr *ethhdr; struct batadv_unicast_packet *unicast_packet; - int ret = NET_XMIT_DROP; + int ret = NET_XMIT_DROP, hdr_size; if (!orig_node) goto out; @@ -265,12 +265,16 @@ static int batadv_send_skb_unicast(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, case BATADV_UNICAST: if (!batadv_send_skb_prepare_unicast(skb, orig_node)) goto out; + + hdr_size = sizeof(*unicast_packet); break; case BATADV_UNICAST_4ADDR: if (!batadv_send_skb_prepare_unicast_4addr(bat_priv, skb, orig_node, packet_subtype)) goto out; + + hdr_size = sizeof(struct batadv_unicast_4addr_packet); break; default: /* this function supports UNICAST and UNICAST_4ADDR only. It @@ -279,6 +283,7 @@ static int batadv_send_skb_unicast(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, goto out; } + ethhdr = (struct ethhdr *)(skb->data + hdr_size); unicast_packet = (struct batadv_unicast_packet *)skb->data; /* inform the destination node that we are still missing a correct route -- 1.8.5.3
