__nf_conntrack_update() might refresh the conntrack object that is attached to the skbuff. Otherwise, this triggers UAF. [ 633.200434] ================================================================== [ 633.200472] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in nf_conntrack_update+0x34e/0x770 [nf_conntrack] [ 633.200478] Read of size 1 at addr ffff888370804c00 by task nfqnl_test/6769 [ 633.200487] CPU: 1 PID: 6769 Comm: nfqnl_test Not tainted 5.8.0-rc2+ #388 [ 633.200490] Hardware name: LENOVO 23259H1/23259H1, BIOS G2ET32WW (1.12 ) 05/30/2012 [ 633.200491] Call Trace: [ 633.200499] dump_stack+0x7c/0xb0 [ 633.200526] ? nf_conntrack_update+0x34e/0x770 [nf_conntrack] [ 633.200532] print_address_description.constprop.6+0x1a/0x200 [ 633.200539] ? _raw_write_lock_irqsave+0xc0/0xc0 [ 633.200568] ? nf_conntrack_update+0x34e/0x770 [nf_conntrack] [ 633.200594] ? nf_conntrack_update+0x34e/0x770 [nf_conntrack] [ 633.200598] kasan_report.cold.9+0x1f/0x42 [ 633.200604] ? call_rcu+0x2c0/0x390 [ 633.200633] ? nf_conntrack_update+0x34e/0x770 [nf_conntrack] [ 633.200659] nf_conntrack_update+0x34e/0x770 [nf_conntrack] [ 633.200687] ? nf_conntrack_find_get+0x30/0x30 [nf_conntrack] Closes: https://bugzilla.netfilter.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1436 Fixes: ee04805ff54a ("netfilter: conntrack: make conntrack userspace helpers work again") Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c index 79cd9dde457b..f33d72c5b06e 100644 --- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c +++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c @@ -2158,6 +2158,8 @@ static int nf_conntrack_update(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb) err = __nf_conntrack_update(net, skb, ct, ctinfo); if (err < 0) return err; + + ct = nf_ct_get(skb, &ctinfo); } return nf_confirm_cthelper(skb, ct, ctinfo); -- 2.20.1