This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled
netfilter: nf_tables: use correct lock to protect gc_list
to the 5.4-stable tree which can be found at:
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git;a=summary
The filename of the patch is:
netfilter-nf_tables-use-correct-lock-to-protect-gc_list.patch
and it can be found in the queue-5.4 subdirectory.
If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree,
please let <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> know about it.
>From stable-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Tue Nov 21 12:13:56 2023
From: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2023 13:13:22 +0100
Subject: netfilter: nf_tables: use correct lock to protect gc_list
To: netfilter-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, sashal@xxxxxxxxxx, stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <20231121121333.294238-16-pablo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
From: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
commit 8357bc946a2abc2a10ca40e5a2105d2b4c57515e upstream.
Use nf_tables_gc_list_lock spinlock, not nf_tables_destroy_list_lock to
protect the gc_list.
Fixes: 5f68718b34a5 ("netfilter: nf_tables: GC transaction API to avoid race with control plane")
Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -7028,9 +7028,9 @@ static void nft_trans_gc_work(struct wor
struct nft_trans_gc *trans, *next;
LIST_HEAD(trans_gc_list);
- spin_lock(&nf_tables_destroy_list_lock);
+ spin_lock(&nf_tables_gc_list_lock);
list_splice_init(&nf_tables_gc_list, &trans_gc_list);
- spin_unlock(&nf_tables_destroy_list_lock);
+ spin_unlock(&nf_tables_gc_list_lock);
list_for_each_entry_safe(trans, next, &trans_gc_list, list) {
list_del(&trans->list);
Patches currently in stable-queue which might be from stable-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx are
queue-5.4/netfilter-nf_tables-fix-memleak-when-more-than-255-elements-expired.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nft_set_rbtree-fix-overlap-expiration-walk.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nf_tables-use-correct-lock-to-protect-gc_list.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nf_tables-disable-toggling-dormant-table-state-more-than-once.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nf_tables-gc-transaction-race-with-netns-dismantle.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nf_tables-drop-map-element-references-from-preparation-phase.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nf_tables-fix-gc-transaction-races-with-netns-and-netlink-event-exit-path.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nf_tables-don-t-skip-expired-elements-during-walk.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nf_tables-remove-busy-mark-and-gc-batch-api.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nf_tables-gc-transaction-race-with-abort-path.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nf_tables-unregister-flowtable-hooks-on-netns-exit.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nft_set_rbtree-switch-to-node-list-walk-for-overlap-detection.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nf_tables-adapt-set-backend-to-use-gc-transaction-api.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nftables-rename-set-element-data-activation-deactivation-functions.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nft_set_rbtree-skip-sync-gc-for-new-elements-in-this-transaction.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nf_tables-pass-context-to-nft_set_destroy.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nf_tables-bogus-ebusy-when-deleting-flowtable-after-flush-for-5.4.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nft_set_hash-try-later-when-gc-hits-eagain-on-iteration.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nf_tables-defer-gc-run-if-previous-batch-is-still-pending.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nft_set_rbtree-use-read-spinlock-to-avoid-datapath-contention.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nf_tables-double-hook-unregistration-in-netns-path.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nftables-update-table-flags-from-the-commit-phase.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nft_set_hash-mark-set-element-as-dead-when-deleting-from-packet-path.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nf_tables-gc-transaction-api-to-avoid-race-with-control-plane.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nf_tables-fix-table-flag-updates.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nft_set_rbtree-fix-null-deref-on-element-insertion.patch
