ppp_synctty: ensure a writeable skb header

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ppp_sync_txmunge() checks headroom before prepending the address and
control bytes, but does not ensure that the skb header is writable.
A received skb can reach this function through PPP channel bridging
without passing through ppp_start_xmit(), which calls skb_cow_head().

For example, a PPPoE frame may share its buffer with a clone queued to
an AF_PACKET socket. If it is bridged to a synchronous tty channel, the
address/control bytes can overwrite data still visible to that socket.

Use skb_cow_head() to ensure both sufficient headroom and a writable
header.

Fixes: 4cf476ced4 ("ppp: add PPPIOCBRIDGECHAN and PPPIOCUNBRIDGECHAN ioctls")
Signed-off-by: Qingfang Deng <qingfang.deng@linux.dev>
Reviewed-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260908072135.877364-1-qingfang.deng@linux.dev
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>

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Qingfang Deng 2026-09-08 15:21:31 +08:00 • committed by Jakub Kicinski

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drivers/net/ppp/ppp_synctty.c

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