* [PATCH nf,v1 2/4] netfilter: nf_conntrack_expect: store master_tuple in expectation
2026-06-23 5:46 [PATCH nf,v1 1/4] netfilter: ctnetlink: do not allow to reset helper on existing conntrack Pablo Neira Ayuso
@ 2026-06-23 5:46 ` Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-06-23 5:46 ` [PATCH nf,v1 3/4] netfilter: nf_conntrack_expect: run expectation eviction with no helper Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-06-23 5:46 ` [PATCH nf,v1 4/4] netfilter: nf_conntrack_helper: cap maximum number of expectation at helper registration Pablo Neira Ayuso
2 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Pablo Neira Ayuso @ 2026-06-23 5:46 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: netfilter-devel
Store master conntrack tuple in the expectation since exp->master might
refer to a different conntrack when accessed from rcu read side lock
area due to typesafe rcu rules.
Fixes: 02a3231b6d82 ("netfilter: nf_conntrack_expect: store netns and zone in expectation")
Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
---
v1: resend to let sashiko pick in with this batch.
include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.h | 1 +
net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_broadcast.c | 1 +
net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c | 2 ++
net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c | 10 ++++------
4 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.h
index be4a120d549e..c024345c9bd8 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ struct nf_conntrack_expect {
possible_net_t net;
/* We expect this tuple, with the following mask */
+ struct nf_conntrack_tuple master_tuple;
struct nf_conntrack_tuple tuple;
struct nf_conntrack_tuple_mask mask;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_broadcast.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_broadcast.c
index 400119b6320e..bf78828c7549 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_broadcast.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_broadcast.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ int nf_conntrack_broadcast_help(struct sk_buff *skb,
if (exp == NULL)
goto out;
+ exp->master_tuple = ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].tuple;
exp->tuple = ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_REPLY].tuple;
helper = rcu_dereference(help->helper);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c
index 49e18eda037e..9454913e1b33 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c
@@ -355,6 +355,8 @@ void nf_ct_expect_init(struct nf_conntrack_expect *exp, unsigned int class,
exp->tuple.src.l3num = family;
exp->tuple.dst.protonum = proto;
+ exp->master_tuple = ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].tuple;
+
if (saddr) {
memcpy(&exp->tuple.src.u3, saddr, len);
if (sizeof(exp->tuple.src.u3) > len)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index cb38ef42e9e6..4217715d42dc 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -3002,7 +3002,6 @@ ctnetlink_exp_dump_expect(struct sk_buff *skb,
const struct nf_conntrack_expect *exp)
{
__s32 timeout = (__s32)(READ_ONCE(exp->timeout) - nfct_time_stamp) / HZ;
- struct nf_conn *master = exp->master;
struct nf_conntrack_helper *helper;
#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_NAT)
struct nlattr *nest_parms;
@@ -3017,9 +3016,7 @@ ctnetlink_exp_dump_expect(struct sk_buff *skb,
goto nla_put_failure;
if (ctnetlink_exp_dump_mask(skb, &exp->tuple, &exp->mask) < 0)
goto nla_put_failure;
- if (ctnetlink_exp_dump_tuple(skb,
- &master->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].tuple,
- CTA_EXPECT_MASTER) < 0)
+ if (ctnetlink_exp_dump_tuple(skb, &exp->master_tuple, CTA_EXPECT_MASTER) < 0)
goto nla_put_failure;
#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_NAT)
@@ -3032,9 +3029,9 @@ ctnetlink_exp_dump_expect(struct sk_buff *skb,
if (nla_put_be32(skb, CTA_EXPECT_NAT_DIR, htonl(exp->dir)))
goto nla_put_failure;
- nat_tuple.src.l3num = nf_ct_l3num(master);
+ nat_tuple.src.l3num = exp->master_tuple.src.l3num;
nat_tuple.src.u3 = exp->saved_addr;
- nat_tuple.dst.protonum = nf_ct_protonum(master);
+ nat_tuple.dst.protonum = exp->master_tuple.dst.protonum;
nat_tuple.src.u = exp->saved_proto;
if (ctnetlink_exp_dump_tuple(skb, &nat_tuple,
@@ -3576,6 +3573,7 @@ ctnetlink_alloc_expect(const struct nlattr * const cda[], struct nf_conn *ct,
#endif
rcu_assign_pointer(exp->helper, helper);
rcu_assign_pointer(exp->assign_helper, assign_helper);
+ exp->master_tuple = ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].tuple;
exp->tuple = *tuple;
exp->mask.src.u3 = mask->src.u3;
exp->mask.src.u.all = mask->src.u.all;
--
2.47.3
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2026-06-23 5:46 [PATCH nf,v1 1/4] netfilter: ctnetlink: do not allow to reset helper on existing conntrack Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-06-23 5:46 ` [PATCH nf,v1 2/4] netfilter: nf_conntrack_expect: store master_tuple in expectation Pablo Neira Ayuso
@ 2026-06-23 5:46 ` Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-06-23 5:46 ` [PATCH nf,v1 4/4] netfilter: nf_conntrack_helper: cap maximum number of expectation at helper registration Pablo Neira Ayuso
2 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Pablo Neira Ayuso @ 2026-06-23 5:46 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: netfilter-devel
Run expectation eviction if no helper is specified to deal with the
nft_ct expectation support.
Cap the maximum expectation limit per master conntrack to
NF_CT_EXPECT_MAX_CNT (255).
Fixes: 857b46027d6f ("netfilter: nft_ct: add ct expectations support")
Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
---
v1: resend to let sashiko pick in with this batch.
net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c | 7 +++++++
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c
index 9454913e1b33..113bb1cb1683 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c
@@ -499,6 +499,13 @@ static inline int __nf_ct_expect_check(struct nf_conntrack_expect *expect,
if (p->max_expected &&
master_help->expecting[expect->class] >= p->max_expected)
evict_oldest_expect(master_help, expect, p);
+ } else {
+ const struct nf_conntrack_expect_policy default_exp_policy = {
+ .max_expected = NF_CT_EXPECT_MAX_CNT,
+ };
+
+ if (master_help->expecting[expect->class] >= default_exp_policy.max_expected)
+ evict_oldest_expect(master_help, expect, &default_exp_policy);
}
cnet = nf_ct_pernet(net);
--
2.47.3
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2026-06-23 5:46 [PATCH nf,v1 1/4] netfilter: ctnetlink: do not allow to reset helper on existing conntrack Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-06-23 5:46 ` [PATCH nf,v1 2/4] netfilter: nf_conntrack_expect: store master_tuple in expectation Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-06-23 5:46 ` [PATCH nf,v1 3/4] netfilter: nf_conntrack_expect: run expectation eviction with no helper Pablo Neira Ayuso
@ 2026-06-23 5:46 ` Pablo Neira Ayuso
2 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Pablo Neira Ayuso @ 2026-06-23 5:46 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: netfilter-devel
On helper registration, the maximum number of expectations cannot go over
NF_CT_EXPECT_MAX_CNT (255), but zero can be specified then
nf_conntrack_expect_max applies. Turn zero into NF_CT_EXPECT_MAX_CNT
otherwise, expectation LRU eviction on insertion is disabled.
Moreover, expand this sanity check all expectation classes.
This max_expecy policy is only tunable since userspace helpers are
available, set Fixes: tag to the commit that adds such infrastructure.
Remove the check for p->max_expected given this field must always
be non-zero after this patch.
Fixes: 12f7a505331e ("netfilter: add user-space connection tracking helper infrastructure")
Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
---
v1: resend to let sashiko pick in with this batch.
net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c | 3 +--
net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c | 9 +++++++--
2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c
index 113bb1cb1683..38630c5e006f 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c
@@ -496,8 +496,7 @@ static inline int __nf_ct_expect_check(struct nf_conntrack_expect *expect,
lockdep_is_held(&nf_conntrack_expect_lock));
if (helper) {
p = &helper->expect_policy[expect->class];
- if (p->max_expected &&
- master_help->expecting[expect->class] >= p->max_expected)
+ if (master_help->expecting[expect->class] >= p->max_expected)
evict_oldest_expect(master_help, expect, p);
} else {
const struct nf_conntrack_expect_policy default_exp_policy = {
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
index 8b94001c2430..a7fffe26b830 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
@@ -374,8 +374,13 @@ int __nf_conntrack_helper_register(struct nf_conntrack_helper *me)
if (!nf_ct_helper_hash)
return -ENOENT;
- if (me->expect_policy->max_expected > NF_CT_EXPECT_MAX_CNT)
- return -EINVAL;
+ for (i = 0; i < me->expect_class_max; i++) {
+ if (!me->expect_policy[i].max_expected)
+ me->expect_policy[i].max_expected = NF_CT_EXPECT_MAX_CNT;
+
+ if (me->expect_policy[i].max_expected > NF_CT_EXPECT_MAX_CNT)
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
mutex_lock(&nf_ct_helper_mutex);
for (i = 0; i < nf_ct_helper_hsize; i++) {
--
2.47.3
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