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{ "id": 2216446, "url": "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/api/patches/2216446/?format=api", "web_url": "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/netfilter-devel/patch/20260326125153.685915-13-pablo@netfilter.org/", "project": { "id": 26, "url": "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/api/projects/26/?format=api", "name": "Netfilter Development", "link_name": "netfilter-devel", "list_id": "netfilter-devel.vger.kernel.org", "list_email": "netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org", "web_url": null, "scm_url": null, "webscm_url": null, "list_archive_url": "", "list_archive_url_format": "", "commit_url_format": "" }, "msgid": "<20260326125153.685915-13-pablo@netfilter.org>", "list_archive_url": null, "date": "2026-03-26T12:51:53", "name": "[net,12/12] netfilter: ctnetlink: use netlink policy range checks", "commit_ref": null, "pull_url": null, "state": "handled-elsewhere", "archived": true, "hash": "74a033393d88f712d119333ba0334a079f6ba532", "submitter": { "id": 1315, "url": "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/api/people/1315/?format=api", "name": "Pablo Neira Ayuso", "email": "pablo@netfilter.org" }, "delegate": null, "mbox": "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/netfilter-devel/patch/20260326125153.685915-13-pablo@netfilter.org/mbox/", "series": [ { "id": 497584, "url": "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/api/series/497584/?format=api", "web_url": "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/netfilter-devel/list/?series=497584", "date": "2026-03-26T12:51:41", "name": "[net,01/12] netfilter: nft_set_pipapo_avx2: don't return non-matching entry on expiry", "version": 3, "mbox": "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/series/497584/mbox/" } ], "comments": "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/api/patches/2216446/comments/", "check": "pending", "checks": "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/api/patches/2216446/checks/", "tags": {}, "related": [], "headers": { "Return-Path": "\n <netfilter-devel+bounces-11451-incoming=patchwork.ozlabs.org@vger.kernel.org>", "X-Original-To": [ "incoming@patchwork.ozlabs.org", "netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org" ], "Delivered-To": "patchwork-incoming@legolas.ozlabs.org", "Authentication-Results": [ "legolas.ozlabs.org;\n\tdkim=pass (2048-bit key;\n unprotected) header.d=netfilter.org header.i=@netfilter.org\n header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=2025 header.b=pb0HrXW+;\n\tdkim-atps=neutral", "legolas.ozlabs.org;\n spf=pass (sender SPF authorized) smtp.mailfrom=vger.kernel.org\n (client-ip=172.234.253.10; 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t=1774529537; c=relaxed/simple;\n\tbh=p3BC6hh9fW+7jRDjxwF/oC2PzTjoSAf5VECZcqHqTJc=;\n\th=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References:\n\t MIME-Version;\n b=ekctovfvduBrwqXsrT4S/kn9kiKxJKMM50qxEb7fRPosvH4lEpTl4cmottYQWSAoLQ7McG0PfnFRxVLuphqBcF+SuuyzWDmNl/i8x80KGtbYVDWAVCu3oOCstrt8uVbKnkEFqVtEs+7RZ00FgnTsR5JBwu323Y9KqGF6u2lMIxM=", "ARC-Authentication-Results": "i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org;\n dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=netfilter.org;\n spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=netfilter.org;\n dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=netfilter.org header.i=@netfilter.org\n header.b=pb0HrXW+; arc=none smtp.client-ip=217.70.190.124", "DKIM-Signature": "v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=netfilter.org;\n\ts=2025; t=1774529532;\n\tbh=lm1MgmEPExXmZ/44UAb/bzWwRl79gcVYhzAAvZyGJmk=;\n\th=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:In-Reply-To:References:From;\n\tb=pb0HrXW+mnB15IPW0LGaJMA5UlV2XuUnD8i/1+tcLbY2BrGuwzFRYF2JUJdRxi4oC\n\t Be3lMhLbhMKTbyO5tQnjtaXJwc0TEU95/zr577HM/sL0fLswYvb1IKzbNe/XtWrJvg\n\t uPbs/HZ6FKMgeVghEYcjmDUmZ8c4Ow1Au8qjWTlD1kRKH1W60JIVesfku+w7gJ4VI6\n\t nlbR2o+5hHl94uWI2g8XXu/xxSiI7DEhfTUTogIaZT/Q8NjYEkbjYnyGqmnSj8E7LI\n\t Paxaw90QDGc9lK3E8uhsUPbpLJUUo09QJnufkrSTjT2oBaXxypN84+CsR8HJYHmEB9\n\t 3H6FD52MRFFbw==", "From": "Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>", "To": "netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org", "Cc": "davem@davemloft.net,\n\tnetdev@vger.kernel.org,\n\tkuba@kernel.org,\n\tpabeni@redhat.com,\n\tedumazet@google.com,\n\tfw@strlen.de,\n\thorms@kernel.org", "Subject": "[PATCH net 12/12] netfilter: ctnetlink: use netlink policy range\n checks", "Date": "Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:51:53 +0100", "Message-ID": "<20260326125153.685915-13-pablo@netfilter.org>", "X-Mailer": "git-send-email 2.47.3", "In-Reply-To": "<20260326125153.685915-1-pablo@netfilter.org>", "References": "<20260326125153.685915-1-pablo@netfilter.org>", "Precedence": "bulk", "X-Mailing-List": "netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org", "List-Id": "<netfilter-devel.vger.kernel.org>", "List-Subscribe": "<mailto:netfilter-devel+subscribe@vger.kernel.org>", "List-Unsubscribe": "<mailto:netfilter-devel+unsubscribe@vger.kernel.org>", "MIME-Version": "1.0", "Content-Transfer-Encoding": "8bit" }, "content": "From: David Carlier <devnexen@gmail.com>\n\nReplace manual range and mask validations with netlink policy\nannotations in ctnetlink code paths, so that the netlink core rejects\ninvalid values early and can generate extack errors.\n\n- CTA_PROTOINFO_TCP_STATE: reject values > TCP_CONNTRACK_SYN_SENT2 at\n policy level, removing the manual >= TCP_CONNTRACK_MAX check.\n- CTA_PROTOINFO_TCP_WSCALE_ORIGINAL/REPLY: reject values > TCP_MAX_WSCALE\n (14). The normal TCP option parsing path already clamps to this value,\n but the ctnetlink path accepted 0-255, causing undefined behavior when\n used as a u32 shift count.\n- CTA_FILTER_ORIG_FLAGS/REPLY_FLAGS: use NLA_POLICY_MASK with\n CTA_FILTER_F_ALL, removing the manual mask checks.\n- CTA_EXPECT_FLAGS: use NLA_POLICY_MASK with NF_CT_EXPECT_MASK, adding\n a new mask define grouping all valid expect flags.\n\nExtracted from a broader nf-next patch by Florian Westphal, scoped to\nctnetlink for the fixes tree.\n\nFixes: c8e2078cfe41 (\"[NETFILTER]: ctnetlink: add support for internal tcp connection tracking flags handling\")\nSigned-off-by: David Carlier <devnexen@gmail.com>\nCo-developed-by: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>\nSigned-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>\n---\n .../uapi/linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_common.h | 4 ++++\n net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c | 16 +++++-----------\n net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c | 10 +++-------\n 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)", "diff": "diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_common.h b/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_common.h\nindex 26071021e986..56b6b60a814f 100644\n--- a/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_common.h\n+++ b/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_common.h\n@@ -159,5 +159,9 @@ enum ip_conntrack_expect_events {\n #define NF_CT_EXPECT_INACTIVE\t\t0x2\n #define NF_CT_EXPECT_USERSPACE\t\t0x4\n \n+#ifdef __KERNEL__\n+#define NF_CT_EXPECT_MASK\t(NF_CT_EXPECT_PERMANENT | NF_CT_EXPECT_INACTIVE | \\\n+\t\t\t\t NF_CT_EXPECT_USERSPACE)\n+#endif\n \n #endif /* _UAPI_NF_CONNTRACK_COMMON_H */\ndiff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c\nindex 6e6aeb0ab0a1..3f408f3713bb 100644\n--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c\n+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c\n@@ -910,8 +910,8 @@ struct ctnetlink_filter {\n };\n \n static const struct nla_policy cta_filter_nla_policy[CTA_FILTER_MAX + 1] = {\n-\t[CTA_FILTER_ORIG_FLAGS]\t\t= { .type = NLA_U32 },\n-\t[CTA_FILTER_REPLY_FLAGS]\t= { .type = NLA_U32 },\n+\t[CTA_FILTER_ORIG_FLAGS]\t\t= NLA_POLICY_MASK(NLA_U32, CTA_FILTER_F_ALL),\n+\t[CTA_FILTER_REPLY_FLAGS]\t= NLA_POLICY_MASK(NLA_U32, CTA_FILTER_F_ALL),\n };\n \n static int ctnetlink_parse_filter(const struct nlattr *attr,\n@@ -925,17 +925,11 @@ static int ctnetlink_parse_filter(const struct nlattr *attr,\n \tif (ret)\n \t\treturn ret;\n \n-\tif (tb[CTA_FILTER_ORIG_FLAGS]) {\n+\tif (tb[CTA_FILTER_ORIG_FLAGS])\n \t\tfilter->orig_flags = nla_get_u32(tb[CTA_FILTER_ORIG_FLAGS]);\n-\t\tif (filter->orig_flags & ~CTA_FILTER_F_ALL)\n-\t\t\treturn -EOPNOTSUPP;\n-\t}\n \n-\tif (tb[CTA_FILTER_REPLY_FLAGS]) {\n+\tif (tb[CTA_FILTER_REPLY_FLAGS])\n \t\tfilter->reply_flags = nla_get_u32(tb[CTA_FILTER_REPLY_FLAGS]);\n-\t\tif (filter->reply_flags & ~CTA_FILTER_F_ALL)\n-\t\t\treturn -EOPNOTSUPP;\n-\t}\n \n \treturn 0;\n }\n@@ -2634,7 +2628,7 @@ static const struct nla_policy exp_nla_policy[CTA_EXPECT_MAX+1] = {\n \t[CTA_EXPECT_HELP_NAME]\t= { .type = NLA_NUL_STRING,\n \t\t\t\t .len = NF_CT_HELPER_NAME_LEN - 1 },\n \t[CTA_EXPECT_ZONE]\t= { .type = NLA_U16 },\n-\t[CTA_EXPECT_FLAGS]\t= { .type = NLA_U32 },\n+\t[CTA_EXPECT_FLAGS]\t= NLA_POLICY_MASK(NLA_BE32, NF_CT_EXPECT_MASK),\n \t[CTA_EXPECT_CLASS]\t= { .type = NLA_U32 },\n \t[CTA_EXPECT_NAT]\t= { .type = NLA_NESTED },\n \t[CTA_EXPECT_FN]\t\t= { .type = NLA_NUL_STRING },\ndiff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c\nindex 0c1d086e96cb..b67426c2189b 100644\n--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c\n+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c\n@@ -1385,9 +1385,9 @@ static int tcp_to_nlattr(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlattr *nla,\n }\n \n static const struct nla_policy tcp_nla_policy[CTA_PROTOINFO_TCP_MAX+1] = {\n-\t[CTA_PROTOINFO_TCP_STATE]\t = { .type = NLA_U8 },\n-\t[CTA_PROTOINFO_TCP_WSCALE_ORIGINAL] = { .type = NLA_U8 },\n-\t[CTA_PROTOINFO_TCP_WSCALE_REPLY] = { .type = NLA_U8 },\n+\t[CTA_PROTOINFO_TCP_STATE]\t = NLA_POLICY_MAX(NLA_U8, TCP_CONNTRACK_SYN_SENT2),\n+\t[CTA_PROTOINFO_TCP_WSCALE_ORIGINAL] = NLA_POLICY_MAX(NLA_U8, TCP_MAX_WSCALE),\n+\t[CTA_PROTOINFO_TCP_WSCALE_REPLY] = NLA_POLICY_MAX(NLA_U8, TCP_MAX_WSCALE),\n \t[CTA_PROTOINFO_TCP_FLAGS_ORIGINAL] = { .len = sizeof(struct nf_ct_tcp_flags) },\n \t[CTA_PROTOINFO_TCP_FLAGS_REPLY]\t = { .len = sizeof(struct nf_ct_tcp_flags) },\n };\n@@ -1414,10 +1414,6 @@ static int nlattr_to_tcp(struct nlattr *cda[], struct nf_conn *ct)\n \tif (err < 0)\n \t\treturn err;\n \n-\tif (tb[CTA_PROTOINFO_TCP_STATE] &&\n-\t nla_get_u8(tb[CTA_PROTOINFO_TCP_STATE]) >= TCP_CONNTRACK_MAX)\n-\t\treturn -EINVAL;\n-\n \tspin_lock_bh(&ct->lock);\n \tif (tb[CTA_PROTOINFO_TCP_STATE])\n \t\tct->proto.tcp.state = nla_get_u8(tb[CTA_PROTOINFO_TCP_STATE]);\n", "prefixes": [ "net", "12/12" ] }