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 09/12] netfilter: nf_conntrack_expect: store netns and zone in expectation
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:51:50 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260326125153.685915-10-pablo@netfilter.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260326125153.685915-1-pablo@netfilter.org>
__nf_ct_expect_find() and nf_ct_expect_find_get() are called under
rcu_read_lock() but they dereference the master conntrack via
exp->master.
Since the expectation does not hold a reference on the master conntrack,
this could be dying conntrack or different recycled conntrack than the
real master due to SLAB_TYPESAFE_RCU.
Store the netns, the master_tuple and the zone in struct
nf_conntrack_expect as a safety measure.
This patch is required by the follow up fix not to dump expectations
that do not belong to this netns.
Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>
Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
---
include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.h | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_broadcast.c | 6 +++++-
net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c | 9 +++++++--
net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c | 5 +++++
4 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.h
index 1b01400b10bd..e9a8350e7ccf 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.h
@@ -22,10 +22,16 @@ struct nf_conntrack_expect {
/* Hash member */
struct hlist_node hnode;
+ /* Network namespace */
+ possible_net_t net;
+
/* We expect this tuple, with the following mask */
struct nf_conntrack_tuple tuple;
struct nf_conntrack_tuple_mask mask;
+#ifdef CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_ZONES
+ struct nf_conntrack_zone zone;
+#endif
/* Usage count. */
refcount_t use;
@@ -62,7 +68,17 @@ struct nf_conntrack_expect {
static inline struct net *nf_ct_exp_net(struct nf_conntrack_expect *exp)
{
- return nf_ct_net(exp->master);
+ return read_pnet(&exp->net);
+}
+
+static inline bool nf_ct_exp_zone_equal_any(const struct nf_conntrack_expect *a,
+ const struct nf_conntrack_zone *b)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_ZONES
+ return a->zone.id == b->id;
+#else
+ return true;
+#endif
}
#define NF_CT_EXP_POLICY_NAME_LEN 16
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_broadcast.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_broadcast.c
index 1964c596c646..4f39bf7c843f 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_broadcast.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_broadcast.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ int nf_conntrack_broadcast_help(struct sk_buff *skb,
unsigned int timeout)
{
const struct nf_conntrack_helper *helper;
+ struct net *net = read_pnet(&ct->ct_net);
struct nf_conntrack_expect *exp;
struct iphdr *iph = ip_hdr(skb);
struct rtable *rt = skb_rtable(skb);
@@ -71,7 +72,10 @@ int nf_conntrack_broadcast_help(struct sk_buff *skb,
exp->flags = NF_CT_EXPECT_PERMANENT;
exp->class = NF_CT_EXPECT_CLASS_DEFAULT;
rcu_assign_pointer(exp->helper, helper);
-
+ write_pnet(&exp->net, net);
+#ifdef CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_ZONES
+ exp->zone = ct->zone;
+#endif
nf_ct_expect_related(exp, 0);
nf_ct_expect_put(exp);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c
index 1cbe5f1108c2..db28801b1688 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ nf_ct_exp_equal(const struct nf_conntrack_tuple *tuple,
const struct net *net)
{
return nf_ct_tuple_mask_cmp(tuple, &i->tuple, &i->mask) &&
- net_eq(net, nf_ct_net(i->master)) &&
- nf_ct_zone_equal_any(i->master, zone);
+ net_eq(net, read_pnet(&i->net)) &&
+ nf_ct_exp_zone_equal_any(i, zone);
}
bool nf_ct_remove_expect(struct nf_conntrack_expect *exp)
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ void nf_ct_expect_init(struct nf_conntrack_expect *exp, unsigned int class,
{
struct nf_conntrack_helper *helper = NULL;
struct nf_conn *ct = exp->master;
+ struct net *net = read_pnet(&ct->ct_net);
struct nf_conn_help *help;
int len;
@@ -343,6 +344,10 @@ void nf_ct_expect_init(struct nf_conntrack_expect *exp, unsigned int class,
helper = rcu_dereference(help->helper);
rcu_assign_pointer(exp->helper, helper);
+ write_pnet(&exp->net, net);
+#ifdef CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_ZONES
+ exp->zone = ct->zone;
+#endif
exp->tuple.src.l3num = family;
exp->tuple.dst.protonum = proto;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index 89540112d165..6e6aeb0ab0a1 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -3538,6 +3538,7 @@ ctnetlink_alloc_expect(const struct nlattr * const cda[], struct nf_conn *ct,
struct nf_conntrack_tuple *tuple,
struct nf_conntrack_tuple *mask)
{
+ struct net *net = read_pnet(&ct->ct_net);
struct nf_conntrack_expect *exp;
struct nf_conn_help *help;
u32 class = 0;
@@ -3577,6 +3578,10 @@ ctnetlink_alloc_expect(const struct nlattr * const cda[], struct nf_conn *ct,
exp->class = class;
exp->master = ct;
+ write_pnet(&exp->net, net);
+#ifdef CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_ZONES
+ exp->zone = ct->zone;
+#endif
if (!helper)
helper = rcu_dereference(help->helper);
rcu_assign_pointer(exp->helper, helper);
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-26 12:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-26 12:51 [PATCH net,v3 00/12] Netfilter for net Pablo Neira Ayuso
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2026-03-26 15:30 ` patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
2026-03-26 12:51 ` [PATCH net 02/12] selftests: netfilter: nft_concat_range.sh: add check for flush+reload bug Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-03-26 12:51 ` [PATCH net 03/12] netfilter: nfnetlink_log: fix uninitialized padding leak in NFULA_PAYLOAD Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-03-26 12:51 ` [PATCH net 04/12] netfilter: ip6t_rt: reject oversized addrnr in rt_mt6_check() Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-03-26 12:51 ` [PATCH net 05/12] netfilter: nft_set_rbtree: revisit array resize logic Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-03-26 12:51 ` [PATCH net 06/12] netfilter: nf_conntrack_expect: honor expectation helper field Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-03-26 12:51 ` [PATCH net 07/12] netfilter: nf_conntrack_expect: use expect->helper Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-03-26 12:51 ` [PATCH net 08/12] netfilter: ctnetlink: ensure safe access to master conntrack Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-03-26 12:51 ` Pablo Neira Ayuso [this message]
2026-03-26 12:51 ` [PATCH net 10/12] netfilter: nf_conntrack_expect: skip expectations in other netns via proc Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-03-26 12:51 ` [PATCH net 11/12] netfilter: nf_conntrack_sip: fix use of uninitialized rtp_addr in process_sdp Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-03-26 12:51 ` [PATCH net 12/12] netfilter: ctnetlink: use netlink policy range checks Pablo Neira Ayuso
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