The kernel forbids the creation of non-FDB nexthop groups with FDB
nexthops:
# ip nexthop add id 1 via 192.0.2.1 fdb
# ip nexthop add id 2 group 1
Error: Non FDB nexthop group cannot have fdb nexthops.
And vice versa:
# ip nexthop add id 3 via 192.0.2.2 dev dummy1
# ip nexthop add id 4 group 3 fdb
Error: FDB nexthop group can only have fdb nexthops.
However, as long as no routes are pointing to a non-FDB nexthop group,
the kernel allows changing the type of a nexthop from FDB to non-FDB and
vice versa:
# ip nexthop add id 5 via 192.0.2.2 dev dummy1
# ip nexthop add id 6 group 5
# ip nexthop replace id 5 via 192.0.2.2 fdb
# echo $?
0
This configuration is invalid and can result in a NPD [1] since FDB
nexthops are not associated with a nexthop device:
# ip route add 198.51.100.1/32 nhid 6
# ping 198.51.100.1
Fix by preventing nexthop FDB status change while the nexthop is in a
group:
# ip nexthop add id 7 via 192.0.2.2 dev dummy1
# ip nexthop add id 8 group 7
# ip nexthop replace id 7 via 192.0.2.2 fdb
Error: Cannot change nexthop FDB status while in a group.
[1]
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 00000000000003c0
[...]
Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP
CPU: 6 UID: 0 PID: 367 Comm: ping Not tainted 6.17.0-rc6-virtme-gb65678cacc03 #1 PREEMPT(voluntary)
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.17.0-4.fc41 04/01/2014
RIP: 0010:fib_lookup_good_nhc+0x1e/0x80
[...]
Call Trace:
<TASK>
fib_table_lookup+0x541/0x650
ip_route_output_key_hash_rcu+0x2ea/0x970
ip_route_output_key_hash+0x55/0x80
__ip4_datagram_connect+0x250/0x330
udp_connect+0x2b/0x60
__sys_connect+0x9c/0xd0
__x64_sys_connect+0x18/0x20
do_syscall_64+0xa4/0x2a0
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53
Fixes: 38428d6871 ("nexthop: support for fdb ecmp nexthops")
Reported-by: syzbot+6596516dd2b635ba2350@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/68c9a4d2.050a0220.3c6139.0e63.GAE@google.com/
Tested-by: syzbot+6596516dd2b635ba2350@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Signed-off-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@nvidia.com>
Reviewed-by: David Ahern <dsahern@kernel.org>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250921150824.149157-2-idosch@nvidia.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
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