CVE-2026-46273

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The network stack will perform software segmentation instead.\n\nThe 224-byte minimum matches ibmvnic\ncommit <f10b09ef687f> (\"ibmvnic: Enforce stronger sanity checks\non GSO packets\")\nwhich uses the same physical adapters in SEA configurations.\n\nThe issue occurs specifically when the hardware attempts to perform\nsegmentation (gso_segs > 1) with a small MSS. Single-segment GSO packets\n(gso_segs == 1) do not trigger the problematic LSO code path and are\ntransmitted normally without segmentation.\n\nAdd an ndo_features_check callback to disable GSO when MSS < 224 bytes.\nAlso call vlan_features_check() to ensure proper handling of VLAN packets,\nparticularly QinQ (802.1ad) configurations where the hardware parser may\nnot support certain offload features.\n\nValidated using iptables to force small MSS values. Without the fix,\nthe adapter freezes. With the fix, packets are segmented in software\nand transmission succeeds. 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Attempting to send such\npackets causes the adapter to freeze, stopping all traffic until\nmanually reset.\n\nImplement ndo_features_check to disable GSO for packets with small MSS\nvalues. The network stack will perform software segmentation instead.\n\nThe 224-byte minimum matches ibmvnic\ncommit <f10b09ef687f> (\"ibmvnic: Enforce stronger sanity checks\non GSO packets\")\nwhich uses the same physical adapters in SEA configurations.\n\nThe issue occurs specifically when the hardware attempts to perform\nsegmentation (gso_segs > 1) with a small MSS. Single-segment GSO packets\n(gso_segs == 1) do not trigger the problematic LSO code path and are\ntransmitted normally without segmentation.\n\nAdd an ndo_features_check callback to disable GSO when MSS < 224 bytes.\nAlso call vlan_features_check() to ensure proper handling of VLAN packets,\nparticularly QinQ (802.1ad) configurations where the hardware parser may\nnot support certain offload features.\n\nValidated using iptables to force small MSS values. Without the fix,\nthe adapter freezes. With the fix, packets are segmented in software\nand transmission succeeds. Comprehensive regression testing completedd\n(MSS tests, performance, stability)."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "En el kernel de Linux, la siguiente vulnerabilidad ha sido resuelta:\n\nibmveth: Deshabilitar GSO para paquetes con MSS peque\u00f1o\n\nAlgunos adaptadores f\u00edsicos en sistemas Power no soportan la descarga de segmentaci\u00f3n cuando el MSS es inferior a 224 bytes. Intentar enviar dichos paquetes hace que el adaptador se congele, deteniendo todo el tr\u00e1fico hasta que se reinicie manualmente.\n\nImplementar ndo_features_check para deshabilitar GSO para paquetes con valores de MSS peque\u00f1os. La pila de red realizar\u00e1 la segmentaci\u00f3n por software en su lugar.\n\nEl m\u00ednimo de 224 bytes coincide con el commit <f10b09ef687f> de ibmvnic ('ibmvnic: Aplicar comprobaciones de cordura m\u00e1s estrictas en los paquetes GSO') que utiliza los mismos adaptadores f\u00edsicos en configuraciones SEA.\n\nEl problema ocurre espec\u00edficamente cuando el hardware intenta realizar la segmentaci\u00f3n (gso_segs > 1) con un MSS peque\u00f1o. Los paquetes GSO de un solo segmento (gso_segs == 1) no activan la ruta de c\u00f3digo LSO problem\u00e1tica y se transmiten normalmente sin segmentaci\u00f3n.\n\nA\u00f1adir una devoluci\u00f3n de llamada ndo_features_check para deshabilitar GSO cuando MSS < 224 bytes. 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