Subject: [PATCH net-next v2] net: check qdisc_pkt_len_segs_init() return value on ingress

From: David Carlier <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:22:25 +0100

Commit 7fb4c1967011 ("net: pull headers in qdisc_pkt_len_segs_init()")
changed qdisc_pkt_len_segs_init() to return an skb drop reason when
it detects malicious GSO packets. The egress path in __dev_queue_xmit()
checks this return value and drops bad packets, but the ingress path in
sch_handle_ingress() ignores it.

This means malformed GSO packets entering via TC ingress are not dropped
and could be redirected to another interface or cause incorrect qdisc
accounting.

Check the return value and drop the packet when a bad GSO is detected.

Fixes: 7fb4c1967011 ("net: pull headers in qdisc_pkt_len_segs_init()")
Signed-off-by: David Carlier <[email-masked]>
---

v1 -> v2: reorder variable declarations for reverse xmas tree
v1: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/[email-masked]/
 net/core/dev.c | 12 ++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 5a31f9d2128c..d11c22cafca9 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -4459,8 +4459,8 @@ sch_handle_ingress(struct sk_buff *skb, struct packet_type **pt_prev, int *ret,
 		   struct net_device *orig_dev, bool *another)
 {
 	struct bpf_mprog_entry *entry = rcu_dereference_bh(skb->dev->tcx_ingress);
-	enum skb_drop_reason drop_reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_TC_INGRESS;
 	struct bpf_net_context __bpf_net_ctx, *bpf_net_ctx;
+	enum skb_drop_reason drop_reason;
 	int sch_ret;
 
 	if (!entry)
@@ -4472,7 +4472,15 @@ sch_handle_ingress(struct sk_buff *skb, struct packet_type **pt_prev, int *ret,
 		*pt_prev = NULL;
 	}
 
-	qdisc_pkt_len_segs_init(skb);
+	drop_reason = qdisc_pkt_len_segs_init(skb);
+	if (unlikely(drop_reason)) {
+		kfree_skb_reason(skb, drop_reason);
+		*ret = NET_RX_DROP;
+		bpf_net_ctx_clear(bpf_net_ctx);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	drop_reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_TC_INGRESS;
 	tcx_set_ingress(skb, true);
 
 	if (static_branch_unlikely(&tcx_needed_key)) {
-- 
2.53.0