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When skb_segment() attempts to unpack these malformed packets,\nit encounters invalid state and triggers a kernel panic.\n\nScenario (Tethering/Device forwarding):\n 1. Driver: Generated aggregated packet P1 via LRO with frag_list\n 2. Dev A: Receives aggregated fraglist packet and flush flag set\n 3. Dev A: Re-enters GRO, skb_gro_receive_list() is called\n 4. Missing flush check allows re-aggregation despite flush flag\n 5. Frag_list chain becomes corrupted (loops or dangling refs)\n 6. Dev B: TX path calls skb_segment(), crashes on corrupted frag_list\n\nRoot cause in skb_segment():\n The check at line ~4891:\n if (hsize <= 0 && i >= nfrags && skb_headlen(list_skb) &&\n (skb_headlen(list_skb) == len || sg)) {\n\n When frag_list is corrupted by double aggregation, when list_skb is\n a NULL pointer from skb->next, skb_headlen(list_skb) dereference\n NULL/corrupted pointers occurs.\n\nCall Trace:\n skb_headlen(NULL skb)\n skb_segment\n tcp_gso_segment\n tcp4_gso_segment\n inet_gso_segment\n skb_mac_gso_segment\n __skb_gso_segment\n skb_gso_segment\n validate_xmit_skb\n validate_xmit_skb_list\n sch_direct_xmit\n qdisc_restart\n __qdisc_run\n qdisc_run\n net_tx_action\n\nFix: Add NAPI_GRO_CB(skb)->flush validation to the early-return check in\nskb_gro_receive_list(), matching the defensive programming pattern of\nskb_gro_receive().","state":0,"publishedAt":"2026-08-10T11:58:59.45+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-19T20:58:52.839+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor 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