This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled
netfilter: nf_tables: Fix potential data-race in __nft_expr_type_get()
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-fix-potential-data-race-in-__nft.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.
commit 518fe96715e41fc744cabf20338b86c159b00533
Author: Ziyang Xuan <william.xuanziyang@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun Apr 7 14:56:04 2024 +0800
netfilter: nf_tables: Fix potential data-race in __nft_expr_type_get()
[ Upstream commit f969eb84ce482331a991079ab7a5c4dc3b7f89bf ]
nft_unregister_expr() can concurrent with __nft_expr_type_get(),
and there is not any protection when iterate over nf_tables_expressions
list in __nft_expr_type_get(). Therefore, there is potential data-race
of nf_tables_expressions list entry.
Use list_for_each_entry_rcu() to iterate over nf_tables_expressions
list in __nft_expr_type_get(), and use rcu_read_lock() in the caller
nft_expr_type_get() to protect the entire type query process.
Fixes: ef1f7df9170d ("netfilter: nf_tables: expression ops overloading")
Signed-off-by: Ziyang Xuan <william.xuanziyang@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@xxxxxxxxxx>
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index b4bb93b9aafc7..8131d858f38d9 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -2239,7 +2239,7 @@ static const struct nft_expr_type *__nft_expr_type_get(u8 family,
{
const struct nft_expr_type *type, *candidate = NULL;
- list_for_each_entry(type, &nf_tables_expressions, list) {
+ list_for_each_entry_rcu(type, &nf_tables_expressions, list) {
if (!nla_strcmp(nla, type->name)) {
if (!type->family && !candidate)
candidate = type;
@@ -2271,9 +2271,13 @@ static const struct nft_expr_type *nft_expr_type_get(struct net *net,
if (nla == NULL)
return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+ rcu_read_lock();
type = __nft_expr_type_get(family, nla);
- if (type != NULL && try_module_get(type->owner))
+ if (type != NULL && try_module_get(type->owner)) {
+ rcu_read_unlock();
return type;
+ }
+ rcu_read_unlock();
lockdep_nfnl_nft_mutex_not_held();
#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
