net_sched: Prevent creation of classes with TC_H_ROOT

The function qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog() uses TC_H_ROOT as a termination
condition when traversing up the qdisc tree to update parent backlog
counters. However, if a class is created with classid TC_H_ROOT, the
traversal terminates prematurely at this class instead of reaching the
actual root qdisc, causing parent statistics to be incorrectly maintained.
In case of DRR, this could lead to a crash as reported by Mingi Cho.

Prevent the creation of any Qdisc class with classid TC_H_ROOT
(0xFFFFFFFF) across all qdisc types, as suggested by Jamal.

Reported-by: Mingi Cho <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Cong Wang <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <[email protected]>
Fixes: 066a3b5 ("[NET_SCHED] sch_api: fix qdisc_tree_decrease_qlen() loop")
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/[email protected]
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <[email protected]>

Author: congwang

net/sched/sch_api.c

@@ -2254,6 +2254,12 @@ static int tc_ctl_tclass(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *n,
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
+	/* Prevent creation of traffic classes with classid TC_H_ROOT */
+	if (clid == TC_H_ROOT) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Cannot create traffic class with classid TC_H_ROOT");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	new_cl = cl;
 	err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	if (cops->change)