[PATCH 6.18.y] netfilter: nf_conntrack_expect: restore helper propagation via expectation
Ilya Maximets <[email protected]> Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:35:21 +0200
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From: Pablo Neira Ayuso <[email protected]> [ Upstream commit dcb0f9aefdd604d36710fda53c25bd7cf4a3e37a ] A recent series to fix expectations broke helper propagation via expectation, this mechanism is used by the sip and h323 helper. This also propagates the conntrack helper to expected connections. I changed semantics of exp->helper which now tells us the actual helper that created the expectation. Add an explicit assign_helper field to expectations for this purpose and update helpers to use it. Restore this feature for userspace conntrack helper via ctnetlink nfqueue integration so it is again possible to attach a helper to an expectation, where it makes sense. This is not restored via ctnetlink expectation creation as there is no client for such feature. Use the expectation layer 4 protocol number for the helper lookup for consistency. Make sure the expectation using this helper propagation mechanism also go away when the helper is unregistered. Fixes: 9c42bc9db90a ("netfilter: nf_conntrack_expect: honor expectation helper field") Fixes: 917b61fa2042 ("netfilter: ctnetlink: ignore explicit helper on new expectations") Reported-by: Ilya Maximets <[email protected]> Tested-by: Ilya Maximets <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Ilya Maximets <[email protected]> --- Direct cherry-pick, no conflicts. This patch was tested on and directly applicable to 6.18.y, 6.12.y and 6.6.y. include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.h | 5 ++++- net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_broadcast.c | 1 + net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c | 7 +++++-- net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c | 1 + net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_h323_main.c | 12 ++++++------ net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c | 5 +++++ net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c | 18 ++++++++++++++++-- net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c | 2 +- 8 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.h index e9a8350e7ccf..80f50fd0f7ad 100644 --- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.h +++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.h @@ -45,9 +45,12 @@ struct nf_conntrack_expect { void (*expectfn)(struct nf_conn *new, struct nf_conntrack_expect *this); - /* Helper to assign to new connection */ + /* Helper that created this expectation */ struct nf_conntrack_helper __rcu *helper; + /* Helper to assign to new connection */ + struct nf_conntrack_helper __rcu *assign_helper; + /* The conntrack of the master connection */ struct nf_conn *master; diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_broadcast.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_broadcast.c index 4f39bf7c843f..75e53fde6b29 100644 --- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_broadcast.c +++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_broadcast.c @@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ int nf_conntrack_broadcast_help(struct sk_buff *skb, exp->flags = NF_CT_EXPECT_PERMANENT; exp->class = NF_CT_EXPECT_CLASS_DEFAULT; rcu_assign_pointer(exp->helper, helper); + rcu_assign_pointer(exp->assign_helper, NULL); write_pnet(&exp->net, net); #ifdef CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_ZONES exp->zone = ct->zone; diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c index a877f9ad1cf2..44fa3224cc87 100644 --- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c +++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c @@ -1771,14 +1771,17 @@ init_conntrack(struct net *net, struct nf_conn *tmpl, spin_lock_bh(&nf_conntrack_expect_lock); exp = nf_ct_find_expectation(net, zone, tuple, !tmpl || nf_ct_is_confirmed(tmpl)); if (exp) { + struct nf_conntrack_helper *assign_helper; + /* Welcome, Mr. Bond. We've been expecting you... */ __set_bit(IPS_EXPECTED_BIT, &ct->status); /* exp->master safe, refcnt bumped in nf_ct_find_expectation */ ct->master = exp->master; - if (exp->helper) { + assign_helper = rcu_dereference(exp->assign_helper); + if (assign_helper) { help = nf_ct_helper_ext_add(ct, GFP_ATOMIC); if (help) - rcu_assign_pointer(help->helper, exp->helper); + rcu_assign_pointer(help->helper, assign_helper); } #ifdef CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_MARK diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c index 24d0576d84b7..8e943efbdf0a 100644 --- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c +++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c @@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ void nf_ct_expect_init(struct nf_conntrack_expect *exp, unsigned int class, helper = rcu_dereference(help->helper); rcu_assign_pointer(exp->helper, helper); + rcu_assign_pointer(exp->assign_helper, NULL); write_pnet(&exp->net, net); #ifdef CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_ZONES exp->zone = ct->zone; diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_h323_main.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_h323_main.c index bd7e9e13e4f6..a116c6629e2b 100644 --- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_h323_main.c +++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_h323_main.c @@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ static int expect_h245(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nf_conn *ct, &ct->tuplehash[!dir].tuple.src.u3, &ct->tuplehash[!dir].tuple.dst.u3, IPPROTO_TCP, NULL, &port); - rcu_assign_pointer(exp->helper, &nf_conntrack_helper_h245); + rcu_assign_pointer(exp->assign_helper, &nf_conntrack_helper_h245); nathook = rcu_dereference(nfct_h323_nat_hook); if (memcmp(&ct->tuplehash[dir].tuple.src.u3, @@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ static int expect_callforwarding(struct sk_buff *skb, nf_ct_expect_init(exp, NF_CT_EXPECT_CLASS_DEFAULT, nf_ct_l3num(ct), &ct->tuplehash[!dir].tuple.src.u3, &addr, IPPROTO_TCP, NULL, &port); - rcu_assign_pointer(exp->helper, nf_conntrack_helper_q931); + rcu_assign_pointer(exp->assign_helper, nf_conntrack_helper_q931); nathook = rcu_dereference(nfct_h323_nat_hook); if (memcmp(&ct->tuplehash[dir].tuple.src.u3, @@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ static int expect_q931(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nf_conn *ct, &ct->tuplehash[!dir].tuple.src.u3 : NULL, &ct->tuplehash[!dir].tuple.dst.u3, IPPROTO_TCP, NULL, &port); - rcu_assign_pointer(exp->helper, nf_conntrack_helper_q931); + rcu_assign_pointer(exp->assign_helper, nf_conntrack_helper_q931); exp->flags = NF_CT_EXPECT_PERMANENT; /* Accept multiple calls */ nathook = rcu_dereference(nfct_h323_nat_hook); @@ -1305,7 +1305,7 @@ static int process_gcf(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nf_conn *ct, nf_ct_expect_init(exp, NF_CT_EXPECT_CLASS_DEFAULT, nf_ct_l3num(ct), &ct->tuplehash[!dir].tuple.src.u3, &addr, IPPROTO_UDP, NULL, &port); - rcu_assign_pointer(exp->helper, nf_conntrack_helper_ras); + rcu_assign_pointer(exp->assign_helper, nf_conntrack_helper_ras); if (nf_ct_expect_related(exp, 0) == 0) { pr_debug("nf_ct_ras: expect RAS "); @@ -1522,7 +1522,7 @@ static int process_acf(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nf_conn *ct, &ct->tuplehash[!dir].tuple.src.u3, &addr, IPPROTO_TCP, NULL, &port); exp->flags = NF_CT_EXPECT_PERMANENT; - rcu_assign_pointer(exp->helper, nf_conntrack_helper_q931); + rcu_assign_pointer(exp->assign_helper, nf_conntrack_helper_q931); if (nf_ct_expect_related(exp, 0) == 0) { pr_debug("nf_ct_ras: expect Q.931 "); @@ -1576,7 +1576,7 @@ static int process_lcf(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nf_conn *ct, &ct->tuplehash[!dir].tuple.src.u3, &addr, IPPROTO_TCP, NULL, &port); exp->flags = NF_CT_EXPECT_PERMANENT; - rcu_assign_pointer(exp->helper, nf_conntrack_helper_q931); + rcu_assign_pointer(exp->assign_helper, nf_conntrack_helper_q931); if (nf_ct_expect_related(exp, 0) == 0) { pr_debug("nf_ct_ras: expect Q.931 "); diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c index 9150bcfd7ca8..ea0cdb7ec915 100644 --- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c +++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c @@ -419,6 +419,11 @@ static bool expect_iter_me(struct nf_conntrack_expect *exp, void *data) this = rcu_dereference_protected(exp->helper, lockdep_is_held(&nf_conntrack_expect_lock)); + if (this == me) + return true; + + this = rcu_dereference_protected(exp->assign_helper, + lockdep_is_held(&nf_conntrack_expect_lock)); return this == me; } diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c index c8fe284b86db..3df7e5fc76c8 100644 --- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c +++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c @@ -2635,6 +2635,7 @@ static const struct nla_policy exp_nla_policy[CTA_EXPECT_MAX+1] = { static struct nf_conntrack_expect * ctnetlink_alloc_expect(const struct nlattr *const cda[], struct nf_conn *ct, + const struct nf_conntrack_helper *assign_helper, struct nf_conntrack_tuple *tuple, struct nf_conntrack_tuple *mask); @@ -2861,6 +2862,7 @@ static int ctnetlink_glue_attach_expect(const struct nlattr *attr, struct nf_conn *ct, u32 portid, u32 report) { + struct nf_conntrack_helper *assign_helper = NULL; struct nlattr *cda[CTA_EXPECT_MAX+1]; struct nf_conntrack_tuple tuple, mask; struct nf_conntrack_expect *exp; @@ -2876,8 +2878,18 @@ ctnetlink_glue_attach_expect(const struct nlattr *attr, struct nf_conn *ct, if (err < 0) return err; + if (cda[CTA_EXPECT_HELP_NAME]) { + const char *helpname = nla_data(cda[CTA_EXPECT_HELP_NAME]); + + assign_helper = __nf_conntrack_helper_find(helpname, + nf_ct_l3num(ct), + tuple.dst.protonum); + if (!assign_helper) + return -EOPNOTSUPP; + } + exp = ctnetlink_alloc_expect((const struct nlattr * const *)cda, ct, - &tuple, &mask); + assign_helper, &tuple, &mask); if (IS_ERR(exp)) return PTR_ERR(exp); @@ -3516,6 +3528,7 @@ ctnetlink_parse_expect_nat(const struct nlattr *attr, static struct nf_conntrack_expect * ctnetlink_alloc_expect(const struct nlattr * const cda[], struct nf_conn *ct, + const struct nf_conntrack_helper *assign_helper, struct nf_conntrack_tuple *tuple, struct nf_conntrack_tuple *mask) { @@ -3569,6 +3582,7 @@ ctnetlink_alloc_expect(const struct nlattr * const cda[], struct nf_conn *ct, exp->zone = ct->zone; #endif rcu_assign_pointer(exp->helper, helper); + rcu_assign_pointer(exp->assign_helper, assign_helper); exp->tuple = *tuple; exp->mask.src.u3 = mask->src.u3; exp->mask.src.u.all = mask->src.u.all; @@ -3624,7 +3638,7 @@ ctnetlink_create_expect(struct net *net, ct = nf_ct_tuplehash_to_ctrack(h); rcu_read_lock(); - exp = ctnetlink_alloc_expect(cda, ct, &tuple, &mask); + exp = ctnetlink_alloc_expect(cda, ct, NULL, &tuple, &mask); if (IS_ERR(exp)) { err = PTR_ERR(exp); goto err_rcu; diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c index 81534213f00f..fd4326ee1aca 100644 --- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c +++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c @@ -1384,7 +1384,7 @@ static int process_register_request(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int protoff, nf_ct_expect_init(exp, SIP_EXPECT_SIGNALLING, nf_ct_l3num(ct), saddr, &daddr, proto, NULL, &port); exp->timeout.expires = sip_timeout * HZ; - rcu_assign_pointer(exp->helper, helper); + rcu_assign_pointer(exp->assign_helper, helper); exp->flags = NF_CT_EXPECT_PERMANENT | NF_CT_EXPECT_INACTIVE; hooks = rcu_dereference(nf_nat_sip_hooks); -- 2.55.0