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* [PATCH nf-next 0/4] netfilter: nf_queue: rework refcount handling
@ 2020-03-27  2:24 Florian Westphal
  2020-03-27  2:24 ` [PATCH nf-next 1/4] netfilter: nf_queue: make nf_queue_entry_release_refs static Florian Westphal
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  0 siblings, 5 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Florian Westphal @ 2020-03-27  2:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: netfilter-devel

running nft_queue.sh selftest with refcount debugging
enabled triggers following splat:

------------[ cut here ]------------
refcount_t: addition on 0; use-after-free.
WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 2441 at lib/refcount.c:25 refcount_warn_saturate+0xbc/0x110
RIP: 0010:refcount_warn_saturate+0xbc/0x110
[..]
Call Trace:
 nf_queue_entry_get_refs+0x194/0x1b0
 nf_queue+0x38b/0x640
 nf_reinject+0x264/0x280
 nfqnl_recv_verdict+0x5d5/0x920
 nfnetlink_rcv_msg+0x27a/0x460

This is because nf_queue uses following pattern:
nf_queue_entry_get_refs()
  nf_queue() // leave rcu protection
  // nfnetlink, wait for verdict
  // sk might be closed now
nf_reinject // reenter rcu protection
  nf_queue_entry_release_refs // refcount can drop to 0
  // iterate/call remaining hooks and okfn

If the hook iteration results in another nf_queue() call, above splat
might be triggered.

This series fixes this by deferring the call to
nf_queue_entry_release_refs() until after the hook iteration/okfn
returns; i.e. another nf_queue invocation from nf_reinject path will
not observe a zero refcount.

This series also applies to nf, but given we're a bit further along in
release cycle nf-next might be better; this fix isn't simple,
unfortunately.


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2020-03-27  2:24 [PATCH nf-next 0/4] netfilter: nf_queue: rework refcount handling Florian Westphal
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2020-03-27  2:24 ` [PATCH nf-next 2/4] netfilter: nf_queue: place bridge physports into queue_entry struct Florian Westphal
2020-03-27  2:24 ` [PATCH nf-next 3/4] netfilter: nf_queue: do not release refcouts until nf_reinject is done Florian Westphal
2020-03-27  2:24 ` [PATCH nf-next 4/4] netfilter: nf_queue: prefer nf_queue_entry_free Florian Westphal
2020-03-29 15:07 ` [PATCH nf-next 0/4] netfilter: nf_queue: rework refcount handling Pablo Neira Ayuso

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