Re: [PATCH net] net: sched: fix NULL pointer dereference when action calls some targets

[Xin Long <lucien.xin@gmail.com>]

On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 5:57 PM, Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 1:39 AM, Xin Long <lucien.xin@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 7:33 AM, Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 7:33 PM, Xin Long <lucien.xin@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 9:15 AM, Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> This looks like a completely API burden?
>>>> netfilter xt targets are not really compatible with netsched action.
>>>> I've got to say, the patch is just a way to make checkentry return
>>>> false and avoid panic. like [1] said
>>>
>>> I don't doubt you fix a crash, I am thinking if we can
>>> "fix" the API instead of fixing the caller.
>> Hi, Cong,
>>
>> For now, I don't think it's possible to change APIs or  some of their targets
>> for the panic caused by action xt calling.
>>
>> The common way should be fixed in net_sched side.
>>
>> Given that the issue is very easy to triggered,
>> let's wait for netfilter's replies for another few days,
>> otherwise I will repost the fix, agree ?
>
> Yeah, no objections from me.
>
> By the way, do you know how other callers of this API
> use 'entryinfo'? Do they pass the address of the struct
> on stack too?
afaik, two places:
1. translate_table -> find_check_entry -> check_target -> xt_check_target
most iptables operations go there and .entryinfo is set in check_target
with struct ipt_entry *e, which is an iptable rule, so can't be NULL.
(as well as ip6table in netfilter/ip6_tables.c )

2. nft_target_init -> xt_check_target, where nft_target_set_tgchk_param
does the exact thing to set .entryinfo with a local varible union nft_entry e:
union nft_entry {
        struct ipt_entry e4;
        struct ip6t_entry e6;
        struct ebt_entry ebt;
        struct arpt_entry arp;
};

case 2 is actually what nft does to use xt targets, so net/sched
action should do
the same.