PANIC: "kernel BUG at net/core/skbuff.c:4082!"

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • System crashed with PANIC: "kernel BUG at net/core/skbuff.c:4082!" and vmcore backtrace similar to:
    [exception RIP: skb_segment+0xbda]
...
 #7 [ffffa5dac1d70910] tcp_gso_segment at ffffffff966a9a21
 #8 [ffffa5dac1d70960] inet_gso_segment at ffffffff966beb31
 #9 [ffffa5dac1d709b0] skb_mac_gso_segment at ffffffff965ded0d
#10 [ffffa5dac1d709d8] skb_udp_tunnel_segment at ffffffff966b35b9
#11 [ffffa5dac1d70a38] inet_gso_segment at ffffffff966beb31
#12 [ffffa5dac1d70a88] skb_mac_gso_segment at ffffffff965ded0d
#13 [ffffa5dac1d70ab0] __skb_gso_segment at ffffffff965dee2d
#14 [ffffa5dac1d70ad8] validate_xmit_skb at ffffffff965df2ae
#15 [ffffa5dac1d70b10] validate_xmit_skb_list at ffffffff965df4b6
#16 [ffffa5dac1d70b40] sch_direct_xmit at ffffffff9663df13
#17 [ffffa5dac1d70b88] __dev_queue_xmit at ffffffff965e0233

Note: There is a similar but different issue described at:

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.1 and earlier (kernel-5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 series)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.7 and earlier (kernel-4.18.0-425.3.1 series)
  • Generic Receive Offload (GRO)
  • Generic Segmentation Offload (GSO)
  • eBPF program to redirect traffic (optional)

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