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net: ipv4: fix ARM64 alignment fault in multipath hash seed

`struct sysctl_fib_multipath_hash_seed` contains two u32 fields
(user_seed and mp_seed), making it an 8-byte structure with a 4-byte
alignment requirement.

In `fib_multipath_hash_from_keys()`, the code evaluates the entire
struct atomically via `READ_ONCE()`:

mp_seed = READ_ONCE(net->ipv4.sysctl_fib_multipath_hash_seed).mp_seed;

While this silently works on GCC by falling back to unaligned regular
loads which the ARM64 kernel tolerates, it causes a fatal kernel panic
when compiled with Clang and LTO enabled.

Commit e35123d83ee3 ("arm64: lto: Strengthen READ_ONCE() to acquire
when CONFIG_LTO=y") strengthens `READ_ONCE()` to use Load-Acquire
instructions (`ldar` / `ldapr`) to prevent compiler reordering bugs
under Clang LTO. Since the macro evaluates the full 8-byte struct,
Clang emits a 64-bit `ldar` instruction. ARM64 architecture strictly
requires `ldar` to be naturally aligned, thus executing it on a 4-byte
aligned address triggers a strict Alignment Fault (FSC = 0x21).

Fix the read side by moving the `READ_ONCE()` directly to the `u32`
member, which emits a safe 32-bit `ldar Wn`.

Furthermore, Eric Dumazet pointed out that `WRITE_ONCE()` on the entire
struct in `proc_fib_multipath_hash_set_seed()` is also flawed. Analysis
shows that Clang splits this 8-byte write into two separate 32-bit
`str` instructions. While this avoids an alignment fault, it destroys
atomicity and exposes a tear-write vulnerability. Fix this by
explicitly splitting the write into two 32-bit `WRITE_ONCE()`
operations.

Finally, add the missing `READ_ONCE()` when reading `user_seed` in
`proc_fib_multipath_hash_seed()` to ensure proper pairing and
concurrency safety.

Fixes: 4ee2a8cace3f ("net: ipv4: Add a sysctl to set multipath hash seed")
Signed-off-by: Yung Chih Su <yuuchihsu@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260302060247.7066-1-yuuchihsu@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>

authored by

Yung Chih Su and committed by
Jakub Kicinski
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include/net/ip_fib.h
··· 559 559 siphash_aligned_key_t hash_key; 560 560 u32 mp_seed; 561 561 562 - mp_seed = READ_ONCE(net->ipv4.sysctl_fib_multipath_hash_seed).mp_seed; 562 + mp_seed = READ_ONCE(net->ipv4.sysctl_fib_multipath_hash_seed.mp_seed); 563 563 fib_multipath_hash_construct_key(&hash_key, mp_seed); 564 564 565 565 return flow_hash_from_keys_seed(keys, &hash_key);
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net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
··· 486 486 proc_fib_multipath_hash_rand_seed), 487 487 }; 488 488 489 - WRITE_ONCE(net->ipv4.sysctl_fib_multipath_hash_seed, new); 489 + WRITE_ONCE(net->ipv4.sysctl_fib_multipath_hash_seed.user_seed, new.user_seed); 490 + WRITE_ONCE(net->ipv4.sysctl_fib_multipath_hash_seed.mp_seed, new.mp_seed); 490 491 } 491 492 492 493 static int proc_fib_multipath_hash_seed(const struct ctl_table *table, int write, ··· 501 500 int ret; 502 501 503 502 mphs = &net->ipv4.sysctl_fib_multipath_hash_seed; 504 - user_seed = mphs->user_seed; 503 + user_seed = READ_ONCE(mphs->user_seed); 505 504 506 505 tmp = *table; 507 506 tmp.data = &user_seed;