[PATCH net] netfilter: nf_flow_table: drop existing skb dst before skb_dst_set_noref()
Eric Dumazet <[email protected]> Tue, 4 Aug 2026 09:33:28 +0000
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.security.firewalls.netfilter.devel,gmane.linux.network |
|---|---|
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
Incoming skbs passing through netfilter flowtable offload hooks (or XFRM
offload path) might already carry a ref-counted dst_entry assigned during
earlier RX or routing steps.
Calling skb_dst_set_noref() when skb already holds a ref-counted dst
overwrites skb->_skb_refdst, leaking the previous dst_entry reference
count and triggering a DEBUG_NET_WARN_ON_ONCE assertion in
skb_dst_check_unset():
WARNING: at skb_dst_check_unset include/linux/skbuff.h:1170
WARNING: at skb_dst_set_noref include/linux/skbuff.h:1234
WARNING: at nf_flow_offload_ip_hook+0xf6c/0x2b60 net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_ip.c:864
Drop any existing dst_entry reference with skb_dst_drop(skb) before
setting the non-referenced flowtable destination.
Fixes: 2a79fd3908ac ("netfilter: nf_flow_table: attach dst to skbs")
Reported-by: [email protected]
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/[email protected]/T/#u
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <[email protected]>
---
net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_ip.c | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_ip.c b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_ip.c
index 0b78decce8a9bdc3ed404f9913384335408b00d3..c9e332fafcb5c22559f68858b36f3207822c4423 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_ip.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_ip.c
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ static unsigned int nf_flow_xmit_xfrm(struct sk_buff *skb,
struct dst_entry *dst)
{
skb_orphan(skb);
+ skb_dst_drop(skb);
skb_dst_set_noref(skb, dst);
dst_output(state->net, state->sk, skb);
return NF_STOLEN;
@@ -861,6 +862,7 @@ nf_flow_offload_ip_hook(void *priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
return NF_DROP;
}
xmit.dest = neigh->ha;
+ skb_dst_drop(skb);
skb_dst_set_noref(skb, &rt->dst);
break;
case FLOW_OFFLOAD_XMIT_DIRECT:
@@ -1178,6 +1180,7 @@ nf_flow_offload_ipv6_hook(void *priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
return NF_DROP;
}
xmit.dest = neigh->ha;
+ skb_dst_drop(skb);
skb_dst_set_noref(skb, &rt->dst);
break;
case FLOW_OFFLOAD_XMIT_DIRECT:
--
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