* [PATCH nf-next 0/2] netfilter: do not assume skb->sk is inet sk
@ 2026-10-01 12:06 Florian Westphal
2026-10-01 12:06 ` [PATCH nf-next 1/2] netfilter: add nf_skb_sk helper and use it Florian Westphal
2026-10-01 12:06 ` [PATCH nf-next 2/2] netfilter: add nf_sk_to_full_sk " Florian Westphal
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From: Florian Westphal @ 2026-10-01 12:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: netfilter-devel; +Cc: Florian Westphal
LLM reported that packet socket could be handed off to an ip tunnel,
where the now tunneled skb retains skb->sk as packet socket.
There are spots where we assume skb->sk is inet socket. Add helpers
for this and use them where needed. Not reproducible (no crash / out
of bound access, nft_socket just provides a 'random' result instead of
'no match').
There are more skb->sk users but I could not find bad-access scenarios
for those, they fetch valid sk fields or are restricted to input hooks.
Florian Westphal (2):
netfilter: add nf_skb_sk helper and use it
netfilter: add nf_sk_to_full_sk helper and use it
include/net/netfilter/nf_socket.h | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
net/ipv4/netfilter.c | 3 ++-
net/ipv6/netfilter.c | 3 ++-
net/netfilter/nft_socket.c | 16 +++++++-------
net/netfilter/xt_socket.c | 26 ++++++++++++-----------
5 files changed, 62 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
--
2.55.0
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* [PATCH nf-next 1/2] netfilter: add nf_skb_sk helper and use it
2026-10-01 12:06 [PATCH nf-next 0/2] netfilter: do not assume skb->sk is inet sk Florian Westphal
@ 2026-10-01 12:06 ` Florian Westphal
2026-10-01 12:06 ` [PATCH nf-next 2/2] netfilter: add nf_sk_to_full_sk " Florian Westphal
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From: Florian Westphal @ 2026-10-01 12:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: netfilter-devel; +Cc: Florian Westphal, Vega
nft and xt socket matching pass skb->sk to inet_sk_transparent().
On the LOCAL_OUT path an IP tunnel transmits while preserving the
original skb owner, so a non-INET socket (e.g. PF_PACKET) can reach
these code paths. This is reachable for nft_socket.c which does allow
LOCAL_OUT. xt_socket only permits PREROUTING/LOCAL_IN.
nf_nat does this too, but there the inet_sk_transparent() call
is explicitly restricted to the INPUT hook.
For a packet socket the INET-specific offset lands inside the
packet statistics area.
Introduce nf_skb_sk() in nf_socket.h which returns skb->sk only when
it belongs to the given net namespace and passes sk_is_inet().
While at it, replace the `sk != skb->sk` refcount test with an
explicit refcounted flag that is set when the socket is obtained
via the lookup helper (the path that takes a reference).
LLM finding, no reproducer, no out-of-bounds memory access.
Assisted-by: LLM
Reported-by: Vega <vega@nebusec.ai>
Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>
---
include/net/netfilter/nf_socket.h | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
net/netfilter/nft_socket.c | 16 +++++++++-------
net/netfilter/xt_socket.c | 26 ++++++++++++++------------
3 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_socket.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_socket.h
index f9d7bee9bd4e..39047c73b642 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_socket.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_socket.h
@@ -10,4 +10,24 @@ struct sock *nf_sk_lookup_slow_v4(struct net *net, const struct sk_buff *skb,
struct sock *nf_sk_lookup_slow_v6(struct net *net, const struct sk_buff *skb,
const struct net_device *indev);
+/**
+ * nf_skb_sk - Return the inet socket associated with an skb
+ * @skb: The skb to fetch sk from.
+ * @net: The network namespace the socket must belong to.
+ *
+ * On the output path, skb->sk may be non-INET when the skb is passing
+ * through an IP tunnel.
+ *
+ * Return:
+ * *sk* if it is an INET socket that belongs to @net, %NULL otherwise.
+ */
+static inline struct sock *nf_skb_sk(const struct sk_buff *skb, const struct net *net)
+{
+ struct sock *sk = skb->sk;
+
+ if (sk && net_eq(net, sock_net(sk)) && sk_is_inet(sk))
+ return sk;
+
+ return NULL;
+}
#endif
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_socket.c b/net/netfilter/nft_socket.c
index 52d892e04261..ea6c2f3dc3ff 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_socket.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_socket.c
@@ -111,15 +111,17 @@ static void nft_socket_eval(const struct nft_expr *expr,
const struct nft_pktinfo *pkt)
{
const struct nft_socket *priv = nft_expr_priv(expr);
- struct sk_buff *skb = pkt->skb;
- struct sock *sk = skb->sk;
u32 *dest = ®s->data[priv->dreg];
+ struct sk_buff *skb = pkt->skb;
+ bool refcounted = false;
+ struct sock *sk;
- if (sk && !net_eq(nft_net(pkt), sock_net(sk)))
- sk = NULL;
-
- if (!sk)
+ sk = nf_skb_sk(skb, nft_net(pkt));
+ if (!sk) {
sk = nft_socket_do_lookup(pkt);
+ if (sk)
+ refcounted = true;
+ }
if (!sk) {
regs->verdict.code = NFT_BREAK;
@@ -159,7 +161,7 @@ static void nft_socket_eval(const struct nft_expr *expr,
}
out_put_sk:
- if (sk != skb->sk)
+ if (refcounted)
sock_gen_put(sk);
}
diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_socket.c b/net/netfilter/xt_socket.c
index 811e53bee408..cd3fc333ccf1 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_socket.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_socket.c
@@ -49,14 +49,15 @@ static bool
socket_match(const struct sk_buff *skb, struct xt_action_param *par,
const struct xt_socket_mtinfo1 *info)
{
+ struct sock *sk = nf_skb_sk(skb, xt_net(par));
struct sk_buff *pskb = (struct sk_buff *)skb;
- struct sock *sk = skb->sk;
+ bool refcounted = false;
- if (sk && !net_eq(xt_net(par), sock_net(sk)))
- sk = NULL;
-
- if (!sk)
+ if (!sk) {
sk = nf_sk_lookup_slow_v4(xt_net(par), skb, xt_in(par));
+ if (sk)
+ refcounted = true;
+ }
if (sk) {
bool wildcard;
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ socket_match(const struct sk_buff *skb, struct xt_action_param *par,
transparent && sk_fullsock(sk))
pskb->mark = READ_ONCE(sk->sk_mark);
- if (sk != skb->sk)
+ if (refcounted)
sock_gen_put(sk);
if (wildcard || !transparent)
@@ -110,14 +111,15 @@ static bool
socket_mt6_v1_v2_v3(const struct sk_buff *skb, struct xt_action_param *par)
{
const struct xt_socket_mtinfo1 *info = (struct xt_socket_mtinfo1 *) par->matchinfo;
+ struct sock *sk = nf_skb_sk(skb, xt_net(par));
struct sk_buff *pskb = (struct sk_buff *)skb;
- struct sock *sk = skb->sk;
+ bool refcounted = false;
- if (sk && !net_eq(xt_net(par), sock_net(sk)))
- sk = NULL;
-
- if (!sk)
+ if (!sk) {
sk = nf_sk_lookup_slow_v6(xt_net(par), skb, xt_in(par));
+ if (sk)
+ refcounted = true;
+ }
if (sk) {
bool wildcard;
@@ -140,7 +142,7 @@ socket_mt6_v1_v2_v3(const struct sk_buff *skb, struct xt_action_param *par)
transparent && sk_fullsock(sk))
pskb->mark = READ_ONCE(sk->sk_mark);
- if (sk != skb->sk)
+ if (refcounted)
sock_gen_put(sk);
if (wildcard || !transparent)
--
2.55.0
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* [PATCH nf-next 2/2] netfilter: add nf_sk_to_full_sk helper and use it
2026-10-01 12:06 [PATCH nf-next 0/2] netfilter: do not assume skb->sk is inet sk Florian Westphal
2026-10-01 12:06 ` [PATCH nf-next 1/2] netfilter: add nf_skb_sk helper and use it Florian Westphal
@ 2026-10-01 12:06 ` Florian Westphal
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From: Florian Westphal @ 2026-10-01 12:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: netfilter-devel; +Cc: Florian Westphal
Some callers of these helpers pass skb->sk as sk_partial argument, but
for LOCAL_OUT path an IP tunnel transmits while preserving the original
skb owner, so a non-INET socket (e.g. PF_PACKET) can reach these.
Like previous patch, add a helper to also check for this case.
Related to LLM finding in the earlier patch when querying the agent about
other possible scenarios.
Assisted-by: LLM
Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>
---
include/net/netfilter/nf_socket.h | 15 +++++++++++++++
net/ipv4/netfilter.c | 3 ++-
net/ipv6/netfilter.c | 3 ++-
3 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_socket.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_socket.h
index 39047c73b642..f7da3dc150a9 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_socket.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_socket.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
#define _NF_SOCK_H_
#include <net/sock.h>
+#include <net/inet_sock.h>
struct sock *nf_sk_lookup_slow_v4(struct net *net, const struct sk_buff *skb,
const struct net_device *indev);
@@ -30,4 +31,18 @@ static inline struct sock *nf_skb_sk(const struct sk_buff *skb, const struct net
return NULL;
}
+
+/**
+ * nf_sk_to_full_sk - Careful access to a full socket
+ * @sk: pointer to a socket
+ *
+ * %sk_to_full_sk for use when sk might not be an inet socket.
+ */
+static inline struct sock *nf_sk_to_full_sk(struct sock *sk)
+{
+ if (sk && sk_is_inet(sk))
+ return sk_to_full_sk(sk);
+
+ return NULL;
+}
#endif
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter.c
index ce9e1bfa4259..76e1eb40b8ce 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
#include <net/xfrm.h>
#include <net/ip.h>
#include <net/netfilter/nf_queue.h>
+#include <net/netfilter/nf_socket.h>
/* route_me_harder function, used by iptable_nat, iptable_mangle + ip_queue */
int ip_route_me_harder(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int addr_type)
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ int ip_route_me_harder(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, un
struct flow_keys flkeys;
unsigned int hh_len;
- sk = sk_to_full_sk(sk);
+ sk = nf_sk_to_full_sk(sk);
flags = sk ? inet_sk_flowi_flags(sk) : 0;
if (addr_type == RTN_UNSPEC)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter.c
index a7025ec87035..70e47ccdf9ae 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter.c
@@ -17,14 +17,15 @@
#include <net/ip6_route.h>
#include <net/xfrm.h>
#include <net/netfilter/nf_queue.h>
+#include <net/netfilter/nf_socket.h>
#include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_bridge.h>
#include <net/netfilter/ipv6/nf_defrag_ipv6.h>
#include "../bridge/br_private.h"
int ip6_route_me_harder(struct net *net, struct sock *sk_partial, struct sk_buff *skb)
{
+ struct sock *sk = nf_sk_to_full_sk(sk_partial);
const struct ipv6hdr *iph = ipv6_hdr(skb);
- struct sock *sk = sk_to_full_sk(sk_partial);
struct net_device *dev = skb_dst_dev(skb);
struct flow_keys flkeys;
unsigned int hh_len;
--
2.55.0
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