From: Ilya Maximets <i.maximets@ovn.org>
To: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>,
Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>, Phil Sutter <phil@nwl.cc>,
"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>,
Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>,
Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>,
Aaron Conole <aconole@redhat.com>,
Eelco Chaudron <echaudro@redhat.com>,
Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@mojatatu.com>,
Jiri Pirko <jiri@resnulli.us>, Xin Long <lucien.xin@gmail.com>,
Marcelo Ricardo Leitner <marcelo.leitner@gmail.com>,
netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org, coreteam@netfilter.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, dev@openvswitch.org,
Ilya Maximets <i.maximets@ovn.org>,
stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH net 2/6] net: openvswitch: conntrack: remove 'add_helper' dead code
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:55:44 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260921145655.3167436-3-i.maximets@ovn.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260921145655.3167436-1-i.maximets@ovn.org>
This variable can only become 'true' when the connection is not
confirmed, but it is only checked when it is confirmed. So, it can be
treated as being always false and just removed.
Fixes: 3c1860543fcc ("openvswitch: add nf_ct_is_confirmed check before assigning the helper")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Ilya Maximets <i.maximets@ovn.org>
---
net/openvswitch/conntrack.c | 10 ++--------
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c b/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c
index a733029c28dd0..c20f096eef40e 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c
@@ -778,8 +778,6 @@ static int __ovs_ct_lookup(struct net *net, struct sw_flow_key *key,
ct = nf_ct_get(skb, &ctinfo);
if (ct) {
- bool add_helper = false;
-
/* Packets starting a new connection must be NATted before the
* helper, so that the helper knows about the NAT. We enforce
* this by delaying both NAT and helper calls for unconfirmed
@@ -811,7 +809,6 @@ static int __ovs_ct_lookup(struct net *net, struct sw_flow_key *key,
GFP_ATOMIC);
if (err)
return err;
- add_helper = true;
/* helper installed, add seqadj if NAT is required */
if (info->nat && !nfct_seqadj(ct)) {
@@ -821,13 +818,10 @@ static int __ovs_ct_lookup(struct net *net, struct sw_flow_key *key,
}
/* Call the helper only if:
- * - nf_conntrack_in() was executed above ("!cached") or a
- * helper was just attached ("add_helper") for a confirmed
- * connection, or
+ * - nf_conntrack_in() was executed above ("!cached"), or
* - When committing an unconfirmed connection.
*/
- if ((nf_ct_is_confirmed(ct) ? !cached || add_helper :
- info->commit)) {
+ if ((nf_ct_is_confirmed(ct) ? !cached : info->commit)) {
int err = nf_ct_helper(skb, ct, ctinfo, info->family);
err = verdict_to_errno(err);
--
2.55.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-21 14:57 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 31+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-21 14:55 [PATCH net 0/6] ovs, net/sched: fixes for UAF after conntrack extension realloc Ilya Maximets
2026-09-21 14:55 ` [PATCH net 1/6] net: openvswitch: conntrack: avoid modifying shared unconfirmed ct entry Ilya Maximets
2026-09-22 14:58 ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-09-22 15:27 ` Ilya Maximets
2026-09-22 15:26 ` Aaron Conole
2026-09-21 14:55 ` Ilya Maximets [this message]
2026-09-22 14:58 ` [PATCH net 2/6] net: openvswitch: conntrack: remove 'add_helper' dead code netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-09-22 15:29 ` Ilya Maximets
2026-09-22 15:26 ` Aaron Conole
2026-09-21 14:55 ` [PATCH net 3/6] net: openvswitch: conntrack: fix helper UAF due to extensions realloc Ilya Maximets
2026-09-22 14:58 ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-09-22 15:43 ` Ilya Maximets
2026-09-22 15:26 ` Aaron Conole
2026-09-21 14:55 ` [PATCH net 4/6] net/sched: act_ct: avoid modifying shared unconfirmed ct entry Ilya Maximets
2026-09-22 14:58 ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-09-22 15:52 ` Ilya Maximets
2026-09-22 15:27 ` Aaron Conole
2026-09-22 20:42 ` Xin Long
2026-09-22 21:34 ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2026-09-21 14:55 ` [PATCH net 5/6] net/sched: act_ct: remove 'add_helper' dead code Ilya Maximets
2026-09-22 15:27 ` Aaron Conole
2026-09-22 20:43 ` Xin Long
2026-09-22 21:35 ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2026-09-21 14:55 ` [PATCH net 6/6] net/sched: act_ct: fix helper UAF due to extensions realloc Ilya Maximets
2026-09-22 14:58 ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-09-22 15:54 ` Ilya Maximets
2026-09-22 20:43 ` Xin Long
2026-09-22 21:36 ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2026-09-23 12:35 ` Aaron Conole
2026-09-24 1:21 ` [PATCH net 0/6] ovs, net/sched: fixes for UAF after conntrack extension realloc Jakub Kicinski
2026-09-24 17:10 ` patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
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