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 11/14] netfilter: nf_conntrack_expect: store master_tuple in expectation
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:15:44 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260623221548.701545-12-pablo@netfilter.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260623221548.701545-1-pablo@netfilter.org>
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>
---
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
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-23 22:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-23 22:15 [PATCH net 00/14] Netfilter fixes for net Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-06-23 22:15 ` [PATCH net 01/14] netfilter: nf_nat: avoid invalid nat_net pointer use on failed nf_nat_init() Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-06-25 3:00 ` patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
2026-06-23 22:15 ` [PATCH net 02/14] netfilter: nf_conncount: prevent connlimit drops for early confirmed ct Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-06-23 22:15 ` [PATCH net 03/14] netfilter: flowtable: Validate iph->ihl in nf_flow_ip4_tunnel_proto() Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-06-23 22:15 ` [PATCH net 04/14] netfilter: x_tables.h: fix all kernel-doc warnings Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-06-23 22:15 ` [PATCH net 05/14] netfilter: nft_synproxy: stop bypassing the priv->info snapshot Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-06-23 22:15 ` [PATCH net 06/14] selftests: netfilter: conntrack_sctp_collision.sh: Introduce SCTP INIT collision test Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-06-23 22:15 ` [PATCH net 07/14] netfilter: nft_compat: ebtables emulation must reject non-bridge targets Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-06-23 22:15 ` [PATCH net 08/14] selftests: nft_queue.sh: add a bridge queue test Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-06-23 22:15 ` [PATCH net 09/14] netfilter: ctnetlink: do not allow to reset helper on existing conntrack Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-06-23 22:15 ` [PATCH net 10/14] netfilter: conntrack: add deprecation warnings for irc and pptp trackers Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-06-23 22:15 ` Pablo Neira Ayuso [this message]
2026-06-23 22:15 ` [PATCH net 12/14] netfilter: nf_conntrack_expect: run expectation eviction with no helper Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-06-23 22:15 ` [PATCH net 13/14] netfilter: nft_ct: expectation timeouts are passed in milliseconds Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-06-23 22:15 ` [PATCH net 14/14] netfilter: nf_conntrack_helper: cap maximum number of expectation at helper registration Pablo Neira Ayuso
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