Re: [nft PATCH] erec: Sanitize erec location indesc

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On Tue, Feb 09, 2021 at 04:54:33PM +0100, Pablo Neira Ayuso wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 09, 2021 at 04:53:19PM +0100, Pablo Neira Ayuso wrote:
> > On Tue, Feb 09, 2021 at 04:50:30PM +0100, Pablo Neira Ayuso wrote:
> > > On Tue, Feb 09, 2021 at 03:11:51PM +0100, Phil Sutter wrote:
> > > > Hi Pablo,
> > > > 
> > > > On Tue, Feb 09, 2021 at 02:15:11PM +0100, Pablo Neira Ayuso wrote:
> > > > > On Wed, Feb 03, 2021 at 11:45:07AM +0100, Phil Sutter wrote:
> > > > > > On Wed, Feb 03, 2021 at 01:38:32AM +0100, Pablo Neira Ayuso wrote:
> > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 06:55:02PM +0100, Phil Sutter wrote:
> > > > > > > > erec_print() unconditionally dereferences erec->locations->indesc, so
> > > > > > > > make sure it is valid when either creating an erec or adding a location.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > I guess your're trigger a bug where erec is indesc is NULL, thing is
> > > > > > > that indesc should be always set on. Is there a reproducer for this bug?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Yes, exactly. I hit it when trying to clean up the netdev family reject
> > > > > > support, while just "hacking around". You can trigger it with the
> > > > > > following change:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > | --- a/src/evaluate.c
> > > > > > | +++ b/src/evaluate.c
> > > > > > | @@ -2718,7 +2718,7 @@ static int stmt_evaluate_reject_bridge(struct eval_ctx *ctx, struct stmt *stmt,
> > > > > > |         const struct proto_desc *desc;
> > > > > > |  
> > > > > > |         desc = ctx->pctx.protocol[PROTO_BASE_LL_HDR].desc;
> > > > > > | -       if (desc != &proto_eth && desc != &proto_vlan && desc != &proto_netdev)
> > > > > > | +       if (desc != &proto_eth && desc != &proto_vlan)
> > > > > > |                 return stmt_binary_error(ctx,
> > > > > > |                                          &ctx->pctx.protocol[PROTO_BASE_LL_HDR],
> > > > > > |                                          stmt, "unsupported link layer protocol");
> > > > > 
> > > > > I'm attaching fix.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Looks like call to stmt_binary_error() parameters are not in the right
> > > > > order, &ctx->pctx.protocol[PROTO_BASE_LL_HDR] has indesc.
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks for addressing the root problem!
> > > > 
> > > > > Probably add a bugtrap to erec to check that indesc is always set on
> > > > > accordingly instead?
> > > > 
> > > > Is it better than just sanitizing input to error functions? After all we
> > > > just want to make sure users see the error message, right? Catching
> > > > the programming mistake (wrong args passed to __stmt_binary_error())
> > > > IMHO is useful only if we can compile-time assert it. Otherwise we risk
> > > > hiding error info from user.
> > > 
> > > I see. I don't see a way to catch this at compile time.
> > > 
> > > Push out your patch and I'll push mine too for correctness.

DONE.

> > Hm, one second: Probably set internal_indesc for autogenerated
> > dependencies?
> 
> Either way, it's just changing where internal_indesc is set.
> 
> Probably not worth spending more cycles on this issue.

ACK. :)

Cheers, Phil



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