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
next prev 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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