From: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
To: netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: davem@davemloft.net, netdev@vger.kernel.org, kuba@kernel.org,
pabeni@redhat.com, edumazet@google.com, fw@strlen.de,
horms@kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH net 07/14] netfilter: nf_tables: fix netdev hook allocation memleak with dormant tables
Date: Fri, 1 May 2026 14:22:30 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260501122237.296262-8-pablo@netfilter.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260501122237.296262-1-pablo@netfilter.org>
From: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>
sashiko says:
could the related code in __nf_tables_abort() leak the struct nft_hook objects when the table is dormant?
In __nf_tables_abort(), when rolling back a NEWCHAIN transaction that
updates hooks, the code conditionally unregisters and frees the hooks only
if the table is not dormant [..]
if (!(table->flags & NFT_TABLE_F_DORMANT)) {
nft_netdev_unregister_hooks(net,
&nft_trans_chain_hooks(trans),
true);
}
...
nft_trans_destroy(trans);
Unfortunately netdev family mixes hook registration and allocation.
Push table struct down and only check for the flag to unregister.
Fixes: 216e7bf7402c ("netfilter: nf_tables: skip netdev hook unregistration if table is dormant")
Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>
Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
---
net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++--------------
1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 38e33c66c618..87387adbca65 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@ static void nft_netdev_unregister_trans_hook(struct net *net,
}
static void nft_netdev_unregister_hooks(struct net *net,
+ const struct nft_table *table,
struct list_head *hook_list,
bool release_netdev)
{
@@ -414,8 +415,10 @@ static void nft_netdev_unregister_hooks(struct net *net,
struct nf_hook_ops *ops;
list_for_each_entry_safe(hook, next, hook_list, list) {
- list_for_each_entry(ops, &hook->ops_list, list)
- nf_unregister_net_hook(net, ops);
+ if (!(table->flags & NFT_TABLE_F_DORMANT)) {
+ list_for_each_entry(ops, &hook->ops_list, list)
+ nf_unregister_net_hook(net, ops);
+ }
if (release_netdev)
nft_netdev_hook_unlink_free_rcu(hook);
}
@@ -452,20 +455,25 @@ static void __nf_tables_unregister_hook(struct net *net,
struct nft_base_chain *basechain;
const struct nf_hook_ops *ops;
- if (table->flags & NFT_TABLE_F_DORMANT ||
- !nft_is_base_chain(chain))
+ if (!nft_is_base_chain(chain))
return;
basechain = nft_base_chain(chain);
ops = &basechain->ops;
+ /* must also be called for dormant tables */
+ if (nft_base_chain_netdev(table->family, basechain->ops.hooknum)) {
+ nft_netdev_unregister_hooks(net, table, &basechain->hook_list,
+ release_netdev);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ if (table->flags & NFT_TABLE_F_DORMANT)
+ return;
+
if (basechain->type->ops_unregister)
return basechain->type->ops_unregister(net, ops);
- if (nft_base_chain_netdev(table->family, basechain->ops.hooknum))
- nft_netdev_unregister_hooks(net, &basechain->hook_list,
- release_netdev);
- else
- nf_unregister_net_hook(net, &basechain->ops);
+ nf_unregister_net_hook(net, &basechain->ops);
}
static void nf_tables_unregister_hook(struct net *net,
@@ -11282,11 +11290,9 @@ static int __nf_tables_abort(struct net *net, enum nfnl_abort_action action)
break;
case NFT_MSG_NEWCHAIN:
if (nft_trans_chain_update(trans)) {
- if (!(table->flags & NFT_TABLE_F_DORMANT)) {
- nft_netdev_unregister_hooks(net,
- &nft_trans_chain_hooks(trans),
- true);
- }
+ nft_netdev_unregister_hooks(net, table,
+ &nft_trans_chain_hooks(trans),
+ true);
free_percpu(nft_trans_chain_stats(trans));
kfree(nft_trans_chain_name(trans));
nft_trans_destroy(trans);
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-05-01 12:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-05-01 12:22 [PATCH net 00/14] Netfilter fixes for net Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-05-01 12:22 ` [PATCH net 01/14] netfilter: replace skb_try_make_writable() by skb_ensure_writable() Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-05-01 23:50 ` patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
2026-05-01 12:22 ` [PATCH net 02/14] netfilter: nft_fwd_netdev: add device and headroom validate with neigh forwarding Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-05-01 12:22 ` [PATCH net 03/14] netfilter: nft_fwd_netdev: use recursion counter in neigh egress path Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-05-01 12:22 ` [PATCH net 04/14] netfilter: x_tables: add .check_hooks to matches and targets Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-05-01 12:22 ` [PATCH net 05/14] netfilter: nft_compat: run xt_check_hooks_{match,target}() from .validate Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-05-01 12:22 ` [PATCH net 06/14] netfilter: xt_CT: fix usersize for v1 and v2 revision Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-05-01 12:22 ` Pablo Neira Ayuso [this message]
2026-05-01 12:22 ` [PATCH net 08/14] netfilter: nf_socket: skip socket lookup for non-first fragments Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-05-01 12:22 ` [PATCH net 09/14] netfilter: nf_tables: skip L4 header parsing " Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-05-01 12:22 ` [PATCH net 10/14] netfilter: xtables: fix " Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-05-01 12:22 ` [PATCH net 11/14] netfilter: flowtable: ensure sufficient headroom in xmit path Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-05-01 12:22 ` [PATCH net 12/14] netfilter: flowtable: fix inline vlan encapsulation " Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-05-01 12:22 ` [PATCH net 13/14] netfilter: flowtable: fix inline pppoe " Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-05-01 12:22 ` [PATCH net 14/14] netfilter: flowtable: use skb_pull_rcsum() to pop vlan/pppoe header Pablo Neira Ayuso
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