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netfilter: nf_tables: fix infinite loop when expr is not available

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nft will loop forever if the kernel doesn't support an expression:

1. nft_expr_type_get() appends the family specific name to the module list.
2. -EAGAIN is returned to nfnetlink, nfnetlink calls abort path.
3. abort path sets ->done to true and calls request_module for the
   expression.
4. nfnetlink replays the batch, we end up in nft_expr_type_get() again.
5. nft_expr_type_get attempts to append family-specific name. This
   one already exists on the list, so we continue
6. nft_expr_type_get adds the generic expression name to the module
   list. -EAGAIN is returned, nfnetlink calls abort path.
7. abort path encounters the family-specific expression which
   has 'done' set, so it gets removed.
8. abort path requests the generic expression name, sets done to true.
9. batch is replayed.

If the expression could not be loaded, then we will end up back at 1),
because the family-specific name got removed and the cycle starts again.

Note that userspace can SIGKILL the nft process to stop the cycle, but
the desired behaviour is to return an error after the generic expr name
fails to load the expression.

Fixes: eb014de4fd ("netfilter: nf_tables: autoload modules from the abort path")
Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>
Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
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Florian Westphal 2020-03-05 11:15:36 +01:00 committed by Pablo Neira Ayuso
parent d78008de61
commit 1d305ba40e
1 changed files with 3 additions and 7 deletions
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net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
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@ -7388,13 +7388,8 @@ static void nf_tables_module_autoload(struct net *net)
list_splice_init(&net->nft.module_list, &module_list);
mutex_unlock(&net->nft.commit_mutex);
list_for_each_entry_safe(req, next, &module_list, list) {
if (req->done) {
list_del(&req->list);
kfree(req);
} else {
request_module("%s", req->module);
req->done = true;
}
request_module("%s", req->module);
req->done = true;
}
mutex_lock(&net->nft.commit_mutex);
list_splice(&module_list, &net->nft.module_list);
@ -8177,6 +8172,7 @@ static void __net_exit nf_tables_exit_net(struct net *net)
__nft_release_tables(net);
mutex_unlock(&net->nft.commit_mutex);
WARN_ON_ONCE(!list_empty(&net->nft.tables));
WARN_ON_ONCE(!list_empty(&net->nft.module_list));
}
static struct pernet_operations nf_tables_net_ops = {