Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/6] netfilter: sanity checks on NFPROTO_NUMPROTO

From: Pablo Neira Ayuso <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 21:04:16 +0200

On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 05:04:10PM +0100, Alban Crequy wrote:
> Le Mon, 14 May 2012 16:39:49 +0100,
> Alban Crequy <[email-masked]> a écrit :
> 
> > Le Mon, 14 May 2012 16:42:35 +0200,
> > Pablo Neira Ayuso <[email-masked]> a écrit :
> > 
> > > On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 02:56:34PM +0100, Alban Crequy wrote:
> > > > With the NFPROTO_* constants introduced by commit 7e9c6e
> > > > ("netfilter: Introduce NFPROTO_* constants"), it is too easy to
> > > > confuse PF_* and NFPROTO_* constants in new protocols.
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Alban Crequy <[email-masked]>
> > > > Reviewed-by: Javier Martinez Canillas
> > > > <[email-masked]> Reviewed-by: Vincent Sanders
> > > > <[email-masked]> ---
> > > >  net/netfilter/core.c |    5 +++++
> > > >  1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> > > > 
> > > > diff --git a/net/netfilter/core.c b/net/netfilter/core.c
> > > > index e1b7e05..4f16552 100644
> > > > --- a/net/netfilter/core.c
> > > > +++ b/net/netfilter/core.c
> > > > @@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ int nf_register_hook(struct nf_hook_ops *reg)
> > > >  	struct nf_hook_ops *elem;
> > > >  	int err;
> > > >  
> > > > +	if (reg->pf >= NFPROTO_NUMPROTO || reg->hooknum >=
> > > > NF_MAX_HOOKS) {
> > > > +		BUG();
> > > > +		return 1;
> > > 
> > > nf_register_hook returns a negative value on error. -EINVAL can be
> > > fine.
> > 
> > Is it the patch you mean? Do you want me to do a series repost?
> 
> Please disregard the previous patch, this is the correct one.
> 
> 
> From: Alban Crequy <[email-masked]>
> 
> netfilter: sanity checks on NFPROTO_NUMPROTO
> 
> With the NFPROTO_* constants introduced by commit 7e9c6e ("netfilter: Introduce
> NFPROTO_* constants"), it is too easy to confuse PF_* and NFPROTO_* constants
> in new protocols.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alban Crequy <[email-masked]>
> ---
>  net/netfilter/core.c |    8 ++++++++
>  1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/core.c b/net/netfilter/core.c
> index e1b7e05..7422989 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/core.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/core.c
> @@ -67,6 +67,14 @@ int nf_register_hook(struct nf_hook_ops *reg)
>  	struct nf_hook_ops *elem;
>  	int err;
>  
> +	if (reg->pf >= NFPROTO_NUMPROTO || reg->hooknum >= NF_MAX_HOOKS) {
> +		WARN(reg->pf >= NFPROTO_NUMPROTO,
> +		     "netfilter: Invalid nfproto %d\n", reg->pf);
> +		WARN(reg->hooknum >= NF_MAX_HOOKS,
> +		     "netfilter: Invalid hooknum %d\n", reg->hooknum);

Then, better add two checkings. One to spot the first warning, and
another to spot the second.

I havent seen such a code in any netfilter code and I like that things
remain consistent.

> +		return -EINVAL;
> +	}
> +
>  	err = mutex_lock_interruptible(&nf_hook_mutex);
>  	if (err < 0)
>  		return err;
> -- 
> 1.7.2.5
>