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, horms@kernel.org,
fw@strlen.de, ja@ssi.bg
Subject: [PATCH net 3/4] netfilter: nf_nat: unregister and release hooks on error
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2026 22:54:46 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260913205447.1889203-4-pablo@netfilter.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260913205447.1889203-1-pablo@netfilter.org>
If nf_hook_entries_insert_raw() fails, the NAT hooks get never released,
resulting in a memleak.
Postpone setting nat_proto_net->nat_hook_ops when the hooks are
registered to simplify the error path to decide whether the nat hooks
need unwinding.
Fixes: 1cd472bf036c ("netfilter: nf_nat: add nat hook register functions to nf_nat")
Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
---
net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
index 8ac326e1eb5b..a4858c2b2d65 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
@@ -1224,31 +1224,45 @@ int nf_nat_register_fn(struct net *net, u8 pf, const struct nf_hook_ops *ops,
}
ret = nf_register_net_hooks(net, nat_ops, ops_count);
- if (ret < 0) {
- mutex_unlock(&nf_nat_proto_mutex);
- for (i = 0; i < ops_count; i++) {
- priv = nat_ops[i].priv;
- kfree_rcu(priv, rcu_head);
- }
- kfree_rcu(nat_ops, rcu);
- return ret;
- }
-
- nat_proto_net->nat_hook_ops = nat_ops;
+ if (ret < 0)
+ goto err_free_hooks;
+ } else {
+ nat_ops = nat_proto_net->nat_hook_ops;
}
- nat_ops = nat_proto_net->nat_hook_ops;
priv = nat_ops[hooknum].priv;
if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!priv)) {
- mutex_unlock(&nf_nat_proto_mutex);
- return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+ ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+ goto err_unregister_hooks;
}
ret = nf_hook_entries_insert_raw(&priv->entries, ops);
- if (ret == 0)
- nat_proto_net->users++;
+ if (ret)
+ goto err_unregister_hooks;
+
+ if (!nat_proto_net->nat_hook_ops)
+ nat_proto_net->nat_hook_ops = nat_ops;
+
+ nat_proto_net->users++;
mutex_unlock(&nf_nat_proto_mutex);
+
+ return 0;
+
+err_unregister_hooks:
+ if (nat_proto_net->nat_hook_ops) {
+ mutex_unlock(&nf_nat_proto_mutex);
+ return ret;
+ }
+ nf_unregister_net_hooks(net, nat_ops, ops_count);
+err_free_hooks:
+ mutex_unlock(&nf_nat_proto_mutex);
+ for (i = 0; i < ops_count; i++) {
+ priv = nat_ops[i].priv;
+ kfree_rcu(priv, rcu_head);
+ }
+ kfree_rcu(nat_ops, rcu);
+
return ret;
}
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-13 20:55 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-13 20:54 [PATCH net,v2 0/4 RESEND] Netfilter fixes for net Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-09-13 20:54 ` [PATCH net 1/4] netfilter: nft_nat: fully initialise new_addr in netmap setup Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-09-13 20:54 ` [PATCH net 2/4] netfilter: nf_tables: fix device name and prefix match in hook lookup Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-09-13 20:54 ` Pablo Neira Ayuso [this message]
2026-09-13 20:54 ` [PATCH net 4/4] netfilter: flowtable: hold reference on ct until flow is released Pablo Neira Ayuso
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2026-09-11 11:21 [PATCH net,v2 0/4] Netfilter fixes for net Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-09-11 11:21 ` [PATCH net 3/4] netfilter: nf_nat: unregister and release hooks on error Pablo Neira Ayuso
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