[iptables PATCH v2 0/2] Critical: Unbreak nfnl_osf tool

[iptables PATCH v2 0/2] Critical: Unbreak nfnl_osf tool

[Phil Sutter]

No changes in patch 1, it is still the right fix for the problem and
restores original behaviour.

Patch 2 changed according to feedback:

- Elaborate on why there are duplicates in pf.os in the first place.

- Ignore ENOENT when deleting. Since the code ignores EEXIST when
  creating, reporting this was asymmetrical behaviour.

- Fix for ugly error message when user didn't specify '-f' option.

Phil Sutter (2):
  nfnl_osf: Fix broken conversion to nfnl_query()
  nfnl_osf: Improve error handling

 utils/nfnl_osf.c | 21 ++++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

-- 
2.26.2

[iptables PATCH v2 1/2] nfnl_osf: Fix broken conversion to nfnl_query()

[Phil Sutter]

Due to missing NLM_F_ACK flag in request, nfnetlink code in kernel
didn't create an own ACK message but left it upon subsystem to ACK or
not. Since nfnetlink_osf doesn't ACK by itself, nfnl_query() got stuck
waiting for a reply.

Whoever did the conversion from deprecated nfnl_talk() obviously didn't
even test basic functionality of the tool.

Fixes: 52aa15098ebd6 ("nfnl_osf: Replace deprecated nfnl_talk() by nfnl_query()")
Signed-off-by: Phil Sutter <phil@nwl.cc>
---
 utils/nfnl_osf.c | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/utils/nfnl_osf.c b/utils/nfnl_osf.c
index 15d531975e11d..922d90ac135b7 100644
--- a/utils/nfnl_osf.c
+++ b/utils/nfnl_osf.c
@@ -378,9 +378,11 @@ static int osf_load_line(char *buffer, int len, int del)
 	memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
 
 	if (del)
-		nfnl_fill_hdr(nfnlssh, nmh, 0, AF_UNSPEC, 0, OSF_MSG_REMOVE, NLM_F_REQUEST);
+		nfnl_fill_hdr(nfnlssh, nmh, 0, AF_UNSPEC, 0, OSF_MSG_REMOVE,
+			      NLM_F_ACK | NLM_F_REQUEST);
 	else
-		nfnl_fill_hdr(nfnlssh, nmh, 0, AF_UNSPEC, 0, OSF_MSG_ADD, NLM_F_REQUEST | NLM_F_CREATE);
+		nfnl_fill_hdr(nfnlssh, nmh, 0, AF_UNSPEC, 0, OSF_MSG_ADD,
+			      NLM_F_ACK | NLM_F_REQUEST | NLM_F_CREATE);
 
 	nfnl_addattr_l(nmh, sizeof(buf), OSF_ATTR_FINGER, &f, sizeof(struct xt_osf_user_finger));
 
-- 
2.26.2

[iptables PATCH v2 2/2] nfnl_osf: Improve error handling

[Phil Sutter]

For some error cases, no log message was created - hence apart from the
return code there was no indication of failing execution.

If a line load fails, don't abort but continue with the remaining
file contents. The current pf.os file in this repository serves as
proof-of-concept:

Lines 700 and 701: Duplicates of lines 698 and 699 because 'W*' and 'W0'
parse into the same data.

Line 704: Duplicate of line 702 because apart from 'W*' and 'W0', only
the first three fields on right-hand side are sent to the kernel.

When loading, these dups are ignored (they would bounce if NLM_F_EXCL
was given). Upon deletion, they cause ENOENT response from kernel.

Signed-off-by: Phil Sutter <phil@nwl.cc>
---
Changes since v1:
- Don't use ulog_err() when complaining about missing fingerprints
  argument, the use of strerror() with zero errno is misleading.
- Don't print error on osf_load_line() failure when deleting and errno
  is ENOENT. Upon add, NLM_F_EXCL is not set so EEXIST is basically
  ignored, be equally error-tolerant upon deletion.
---
 utils/nfnl_osf.c | 15 ++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/utils/nfnl_osf.c b/utils/nfnl_osf.c
index 922d90ac135b7..4183d66c22d16 100644
--- a/utils/nfnl_osf.c
+++ b/utils/nfnl_osf.c
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ static int osf_load_line(char *buffer, int len, int del)
 static int osf_load_entries(char *path, int del)
 {
 	FILE *inf;
-	int err = 0;
+	int err = 0, lineno = 0;
 	char buf[1024];
 
 	inf = fopen(path, "r");
@@ -402,7 +402,9 @@ static int osf_load_entries(char *path, int del)
 	}
 
 	while(fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), inf)) {
-		int len;
+		int len, rc;
+
+		lineno++;
 
 		if (buf[0] == '#' || buf[0] == '\n' || buf[0] == '\r')
 			continue;
@@ -414,9 +416,11 @@ static int osf_load_entries(char *path, int del)
 
 		buf[len] = '\0';
 
-		err = osf_load_line(buf, len, del);
-		if (err)
-			break;
+		rc = osf_load_line(buf, len, del);
+		if (rc && (!del || errno == ENOENT)) {
+			ulog_err("Failed to load line %d", lineno);
+			err = rc;
+		}
 
 		memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
 	}
@@ -448,6 +452,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	if (!fingerprints) {
 		err = -ENOENT;
+		ulog("Missing fingerprints file argument.\n");
 		goto err_out_exit;
 	}
 
-- 
2.26.2

Re: [iptables PATCH v2 2/2] nfnl_osf: Improve error handling

[Phil Sutter]

Two minor nits during final review:

On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 04:03:30PM +0200, Phil Sutter wrote:
[...]
> ---
> Changes since v1:
> - Don't use ulog_err() when complaining about missing fingerprints
>   argument, the use of strerror() with zero errno is misleading.
> - Don't print error on osf_load_line() failure when deleting and errno
>   is ENOENT. Upon add, NLM_F_EXCL is not set so EEXIST is basically
>   ignored, be equally error-tolerant upon deletion.

This change didn't make it into the commit message, although it's worth
mentioning.

[...]
> @@ -414,9 +416,11 @@ static int osf_load_entries(char *path, int del)
>  
>  		buf[len] = '\0';
>  
> -		err = osf_load_line(buf, len, del);
> -		if (err)
> -			break;
> +		rc = osf_load_line(buf, len, del);
> +		if (rc && (!del || errno == ENOENT)) {

Stupid typo here, it should read 'errno != ENOENT'.

I'll fix both before pushing upstream.

Cheers, Phil

Re: [iptables PATCH v2 0/2] Critical: Unbreak nfnl_osf tool

[Pablo Neira Ayuso]

On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 04:03:28PM +0200, Phil Sutter wrote:
> No changes in patch 1, it is still the right fix for the problem and
> restores original behaviour.
> 
> Patch 2 changed according to feedback:
> 
> - Elaborate on why there are duplicates in pf.os in the first place.
> 
> - Ignore ENOENT when deleting. Since the code ignores EEXIST when
>   creating, reporting this was asymmetrical behaviour.
> 
> - Fix for ugly error message when user didn't specify '-f' option.

This looks good.

Thanks for addressing my feedback.