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    "date": "2026-04-29T23:18:45",
    "name": "[v2,0/2] netfilter: fix NULL ops dereference in iptable lazy init",
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        "From": "Tristan Madani <tristmd@gmail.com>",
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        "To": "Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>",
        "Cc": "Phil Sutter <phil@nwl.cc>, Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>,\n netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org,\n stable@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org",
        "Subject": "\n [PATCH v2 0/2] netfilter: fix NULL ops dereference in iptable lazy init",
        "Date": "Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:18:45 -0000",
        "Message-ID": "<177750472539.3004201.15967003942391945312@talencesecurity.com>",
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    "content": "v1 moved the ops allocation before xt_register_table(), but as Phil\nSutter pointed out, new_table->ops is still assigned after the table\nbecomes visible via list_add() inside xt_register_table(). The race\nwindow was reduced but not eliminated.\n\nv2 takes a different approach: guard the pre_exit path against a NULL\nops pointer. If cleanup_net races against lazy table init and finds the\ntable before ops has been assigned, it simply skips the\nnf_unregister_net_hooks() call. The register path will either complete\nnormally or fail and clean up via __ipt_unregister_table().\n\nv1: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260429175613.1459342-1-tristmd@gmail.com/\n\nTristan Madani (2):\n  netfilter: ip_tables: guard ipt_unregister_table_pre_exit against NULL ops\n  netfilter: ip6_tables: guard ip6t_unregister_table_pre_exit against NULL ops\n\n net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c  | 2 +-\n net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c | 2 +-\n 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)"
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