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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 2/8] netfilter: nf_tables_offload: drop device refcount on error
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:16:22 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260610161629.214092-3-pablo@netfilter.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260610161629.214092-1-pablo@netfilter.org>

From: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>

Reported by sashiko:
If nft_flow_action_entry_next() returns NULL, dev reference leaks.

Fixes: c6f85577584b ("netfilter: nf_tables_offload: add nft_flow_action_entry_next() and use it")
Reported-by: Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>
Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
---
 net/netfilter/nf_dup_netdev.c | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_dup_netdev.c b/net/netfilter/nf_dup_netdev.c
index 3b0a70e154cd..3d88ef927f31 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_dup_netdev.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_dup_netdev.c
@@ -74,16 +74,18 @@ int nft_fwd_dup_netdev_offload(struct nft_offload_ctx *ctx,
 	struct flow_action_entry *entry;
 	struct net_device *dev;
 
-	/* nft_flow_rule_destroy() releases the reference on this device. */
 	dev = dev_get_by_index(ctx->net, oif);
 	if (!dev)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	entry = nft_flow_action_entry_next(ctx, flow);
-	if (!entry)
+	if (!entry) {
+		dev_put(dev);
 		return -E2BIG;
+	}
 
 	entry->id = id;
+	/* nft_flow_rule_destroy() releases the reference on this device. */
 	entry->dev = dev;
 
 	return 0;
-- 
2.47.3


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-06-10 16:16 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-06-10 16:16 [PATCH net 0/8] Netfilter fixes for net Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-06-10 16:16 ` [PATCH net 1/8] netfilter: revalidate bridge ports Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-06-10 16:16 ` Pablo Neira Ayuso [this message]
2026-06-10 16:16 ` [PATCH net 3/8] netfilter: nf_conntrack: destroy stale expectfn expectations on unregister Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-06-10 16:16 ` [PATCH net 4/8] netfilter: x_tables: avoid leaking percpu counter pointers Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-06-10 16:16 ` [PATCH net 5/8] netfilter: nf_log: validate MAC header was set before dumping it Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-06-10 16:16 ` [PATCH net 6/8] netfilter: nft_exthdr: fix register tracking for F_PRESENT flag Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-06-10 16:16 ` [PATCH net 7/8] netfilter: nft_fib: fix stale stack leak via the OIFNAME register Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-06-10 16:16 ` [PATCH net 8/8] netfilter: nft_meta_bridge: fix stale stack leak via IIFHWADDR register Pablo Neira Ayuso

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