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authorDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2024-08-07 13:15:13 +0000
committerDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2024-08-07 13:15:13 +0000
commit98f739b627c5daa488e70dae1c8097aa78ca80ae (patch)
treeafd38c73d3b6b7a6567383aeeaee0536dcdcb920 /net
parentAdding upstream version 6.9.9. (diff)
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Adding upstream version 6.9.10.upstream/6.9.10
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
Diffstat (limited to '')
-rw-r--r--net/ceph/mon_client.c14
-rw-r--r--net/core/datagram.c3
-rw-r--r--net/core/skmsg.c3
-rw-r--r--net/ethtool/ioctl.c3
-rw-r--r--net/ethtool/linkstate.c41
-rw-r--r--net/ipv4/tcp_input.c11
-rw-r--r--net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c17
-rw-r--r--net/ipv4/udp.c4
-rw-r--r--net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c158
-rw-r--r--net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c2
-rw-r--r--net/sched/act_ct.c8
-rw-r--r--net/sched/sch_ingress.c12
-rw-r--r--net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c7
13 files changed, 107 insertions, 176 deletions
diff --git a/net/ceph/mon_client.c b/net/ceph/mon_client.c
index f263f7e91a..ab66b599ac 100644
--- a/net/ceph/mon_client.c
+++ b/net/ceph/mon_client.c
@@ -1085,13 +1085,19 @@ static void delayed_work(struct work_struct *work)
struct ceph_mon_client *monc =
container_of(work, struct ceph_mon_client, delayed_work.work);
- dout("monc delayed_work\n");
mutex_lock(&monc->mutex);
+ dout("%s mon%d\n", __func__, monc->cur_mon);
+ if (monc->cur_mon < 0) {
+ goto out;
+ }
+
if (monc->hunting) {
dout("%s continuing hunt\n", __func__);
reopen_session(monc);
} else {
int is_auth = ceph_auth_is_authenticated(monc->auth);
+
+ dout("%s is_authed %d\n", __func__, is_auth);
if (ceph_con_keepalive_expired(&monc->con,
CEPH_MONC_PING_TIMEOUT)) {
dout("monc keepalive timeout\n");
@@ -1116,6 +1122,8 @@ static void delayed_work(struct work_struct *work)
}
}
__schedule_delayed(monc);
+
+out:
mutex_unlock(&monc->mutex);
}
@@ -1232,13 +1240,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ceph_monc_init);
void ceph_monc_stop(struct ceph_mon_client *monc)
{
dout("stop\n");
- cancel_delayed_work_sync(&monc->delayed_work);
mutex_lock(&monc->mutex);
__close_session(monc);
+ monc->hunting = false;
monc->cur_mon = -1;
mutex_unlock(&monc->mutex);
+ cancel_delayed_work_sync(&monc->delayed_work);
+
/*
* flush msgr queue before we destroy ourselves to ensure that:
* - any work that references our embedded con is finished.
diff --git a/net/core/datagram.c b/net/core/datagram.c
index cb72923acc..99abfafb0b 100644
--- a/net/core/datagram.c
+++ b/net/core/datagram.c
@@ -442,11 +442,12 @@ static int __skb_datagram_iter(const struct sk_buff *skb, int offset,
if (copy > len)
copy = len;
+ n = 0;
skb_frag_foreach_page(frag,
skb_frag_off(frag) + offset - start,
copy, p, p_off, p_len, copied) {
vaddr = kmap_local_page(p);
- n = INDIRECT_CALL_1(cb, simple_copy_to_iter,
+ n += INDIRECT_CALL_1(cb, simple_copy_to_iter,
vaddr + p_off, p_len, data, to);
kunmap_local(vaddr);
}
diff --git a/net/core/skmsg.c b/net/core/skmsg.c
index fd20aae30b..bbf40b9997 100644
--- a/net/core/skmsg.c
+++ b/net/core/skmsg.c
@@ -434,7 +434,8 @@ int sk_msg_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct sk_psock *psock, struct msghdr *msg,
page = sg_page(sge);
if (copied + copy > len)
copy = len - copied;
- copy = copy_page_to_iter(page, sge->offset, copy, iter);
+ if (copy)
+ copy = copy_page_to_iter(page, sge->offset, copy, iter);
if (!copy) {
copied = copied ? copied : -EFAULT;
goto out;
diff --git a/net/ethtool/ioctl.c b/net/ethtool/ioctl.c
index e645d751a5..223dcd25d8 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/ioctl.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/ioctl.c
@@ -1306,7 +1306,8 @@ static noinline_for_stack int ethtool_set_rxfh(struct net_device *dev,
if (rxfh.input_xfrm && rxfh.input_xfrm != RXH_XFRM_SYM_XOR &&
rxfh.input_xfrm != RXH_XFRM_NO_CHANGE)
return -EINVAL;
- if ((rxfh.input_xfrm & RXH_XFRM_SYM_XOR) &&
+ if (rxfh.input_xfrm != RXH_XFRM_NO_CHANGE &&
+ (rxfh.input_xfrm & RXH_XFRM_SYM_XOR) &&
!ops->cap_rss_sym_xor_supported)
return -EOPNOTSUPP;
diff --git a/net/ethtool/linkstate.c b/net/ethtool/linkstate.c
index b2de2108b3..34d76e8784 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/linkstate.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/linkstate.c
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ static int linkstate_get_sqi(struct net_device *dev)
mutex_lock(&phydev->lock);
if (!phydev->drv || !phydev->drv->get_sqi)
ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+ else if (!phydev->link)
+ ret = -ENETDOWN;
else
ret = phydev->drv->get_sqi(phydev);
mutex_unlock(&phydev->lock);
@@ -55,6 +57,8 @@ static int linkstate_get_sqi_max(struct net_device *dev)
mutex_lock(&phydev->lock);
if (!phydev->drv || !phydev->drv->get_sqi_max)
ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+ else if (!phydev->link)
+ ret = -ENETDOWN;
else
ret = phydev->drv->get_sqi_max(phydev);
mutex_unlock(&phydev->lock);
@@ -62,6 +66,17 @@ static int linkstate_get_sqi_max(struct net_device *dev)
return ret;
};
+static bool linkstate_sqi_critical_error(int sqi)
+{
+ return sqi < 0 && sqi != -EOPNOTSUPP && sqi != -ENETDOWN;
+}
+
+static bool linkstate_sqi_valid(struct linkstate_reply_data *data)
+{
+ return data->sqi >= 0 && data->sqi_max >= 0 &&
+ data->sqi <= data->sqi_max;
+}
+
static int linkstate_get_link_ext_state(struct net_device *dev,
struct linkstate_reply_data *data)
{
@@ -93,12 +108,12 @@ static int linkstate_prepare_data(const struct ethnl_req_info *req_base,
data->link = __ethtool_get_link(dev);
ret = linkstate_get_sqi(dev);
- if (ret < 0 && ret != -EOPNOTSUPP)
+ if (linkstate_sqi_critical_error(ret))
goto out;
data->sqi = ret;
ret = linkstate_get_sqi_max(dev);
- if (ret < 0 && ret != -EOPNOTSUPP)
+ if (linkstate_sqi_critical_error(ret))
goto out;
data->sqi_max = ret;
@@ -136,11 +151,10 @@ static int linkstate_reply_size(const struct ethnl_req_info *req_base,
len = nla_total_size(sizeof(u8)) /* LINKSTATE_LINK */
+ 0;
- if (data->sqi != -EOPNOTSUPP)
- len += nla_total_size(sizeof(u32));
-
- if (data->sqi_max != -EOPNOTSUPP)
- len += nla_total_size(sizeof(u32));
+ if (linkstate_sqi_valid(data)) {
+ len += nla_total_size(sizeof(u32)); /* LINKSTATE_SQI */
+ len += nla_total_size(sizeof(u32)); /* LINKSTATE_SQI_MAX */
+ }
if (data->link_ext_state_provided)
len += nla_total_size(sizeof(u8)); /* LINKSTATE_EXT_STATE */
@@ -164,13 +178,14 @@ static int linkstate_fill_reply(struct sk_buff *skb,
nla_put_u8(skb, ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_LINK, !!data->link))
return -EMSGSIZE;
- if (data->sqi != -EOPNOTSUPP &&
- nla_put_u32(skb, ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_SQI, data->sqi))
- return -EMSGSIZE;
+ if (linkstate_sqi_valid(data)) {
+ if (nla_put_u32(skb, ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_SQI, data->sqi))
+ return -EMSGSIZE;
- if (data->sqi_max != -EOPNOTSUPP &&
- nla_put_u32(skb, ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_SQI_MAX, data->sqi_max))
- return -EMSGSIZE;
+ if (nla_put_u32(skb, ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_SQI_MAX,
+ data->sqi_max))
+ return -EMSGSIZE;
+ }
if (data->link_ext_state_provided) {
if (nla_put_u8(skb, ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_EXT_STATE,
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index 7b692bcb61..c765d47986 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -2126,8 +2126,16 @@ void tcp_clear_retrans(struct tcp_sock *tp)
static inline void tcp_init_undo(struct tcp_sock *tp)
{
tp->undo_marker = tp->snd_una;
+
/* Retransmission still in flight may cause DSACKs later. */
- tp->undo_retrans = tp->retrans_out ? : -1;
+ /* First, account for regular retransmits in flight: */
+ tp->undo_retrans = tp->retrans_out;
+ /* Next, account for TLP retransmits in flight: */
+ if (tp->tlp_high_seq && tp->tlp_retrans)
+ tp->undo_retrans++;
+ /* Finally, avoid 0, because undo_retrans==0 means "can undo now": */
+ if (!tp->undo_retrans)
+ tp->undo_retrans = -1;
}
static bool tcp_is_rack(const struct sock *sk)
@@ -2206,6 +2214,7 @@ void tcp_enter_loss(struct sock *sk)
tcp_set_ca_state(sk, TCP_CA_Loss);
tp->high_seq = tp->snd_nxt;
+ tp->tlp_high_seq = 0;
tcp_ecn_queue_cwr(tp);
/* F-RTO RFC5682 sec 3.1 step 1: retransmit SND.UNA if no previous
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
index f96f68cf79..cceb4fabd4 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
@@ -481,15 +481,26 @@ static bool tcp_rtx_probe0_timed_out(const struct sock *sk,
const struct sk_buff *skb,
u32 rtx_delta)
{
+ const struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
+ u32 user_timeout = READ_ONCE(icsk->icsk_user_timeout);
const struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
- const int timeout = TCP_RTO_MAX * 2;
+ int timeout = TCP_RTO_MAX * 2;
s32 rcv_delta;
+ if (user_timeout) {
+ /* If user application specified a TCP_USER_TIMEOUT,
+ * it does not want win 0 packets to 'reset the timer'
+ * while retransmits are not making progress.
+ */
+ if (rtx_delta > user_timeout)
+ return true;
+ timeout = min_t(u32, timeout, msecs_to_jiffies(user_timeout));
+ }
/* Note: timer interrupt might have been delayed by at least one jiffy,
* and tp->rcv_tstamp might very well have been written recently.
* rcv_delta can thus be negative.
*/
- rcv_delta = inet_csk(sk)->icsk_timeout - tp->rcv_tstamp;
+ rcv_delta = icsk->icsk_timeout - tp->rcv_tstamp;
if (rcv_delta <= timeout)
return false;
@@ -534,8 +545,6 @@ void tcp_retransmit_timer(struct sock *sk)
if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!skb))
return;
- tp->tlp_high_seq = 0;
-
if (!tp->snd_wnd && !sock_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD) &&
!((1 << sk->sk_state) & (TCPF_SYN_SENT | TCPF_SYN_RECV))) {
/* Receiver dastardly shrinks window. Our retransmits
diff --git a/net/ipv4/udp.c b/net/ipv4/udp.c
index 72d3bf1368..fb71bf3b12 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/udp.c
@@ -326,6 +326,8 @@ found:
goto fail_unlock;
}
+ sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_RCU_FREE);
+
sk_add_node_rcu(sk, &hslot->head);
hslot->count++;
sock_prot_inuse_add(sock_net(sk), sk->sk_prot, 1);
@@ -342,7 +344,7 @@ found:
hslot2->count++;
spin_unlock(&hslot2->lock);
}
- sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_RCU_FREE);
+
error = 0;
fail_unlock:
spin_unlock_bh(&hslot->lock);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 0f77ba3306..d129b82692 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -3823,6 +3823,15 @@ static void nf_tables_rule_release(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_rule *r
nf_tables_rule_destroy(ctx, rule);
}
+/** nft_chain_validate - loop detection and hook validation
+ *
+ * @ctx: context containing call depth and base chain
+ * @chain: chain to validate
+ *
+ * Walk through the rules of the given chain and chase all jumps/gotos
+ * and set lookups until either the jump limit is hit or all reachable
+ * chains have been validated.
+ */
int nft_chain_validate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, const struct nft_chain *chain)
{
struct nft_expr *expr, *last;
@@ -3844,6 +3853,9 @@ int nft_chain_validate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, const struct nft_chain *chain)
if (!expr->ops->validate)
continue;
+ /* This may call nft_chain_validate() recursively,
+ * callers that do so must increment ctx->level.
+ */
err = expr->ops->validate(ctx, expr, &data);
if (err < 0)
return err;
@@ -10805,150 +10817,6 @@ int nft_chain_validate_hooks(const struct nft_chain *chain,
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nft_chain_validate_hooks);
-/*
- * Loop detection - walk through the ruleset beginning at the destination chain
- * of a new jump until either the source chain is reached (loop) or all
- * reachable chains have been traversed.
- *
- * The loop check is performed whenever a new jump verdict is added to an
- * expression or verdict map or a verdict map is bound to a new chain.
- */
-
-static int nf_tables_check_loops(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
- const struct nft_chain *chain);
-
-static int nft_check_loops(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
- const struct nft_set_ext *ext)
-{
- const struct nft_data *data;
- int ret;
-
- data = nft_set_ext_data(ext);
- switch (data->verdict.code) {
- case NFT_JUMP:
- case NFT_GOTO:
- ret = nf_tables_check_loops(ctx, data->verdict.chain);
- break;
- default:
- ret = 0;
- break;
- }
-
- return ret;
-}
-
-static int nf_tables_loop_check_setelem(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
- struct nft_set *set,
- const struct nft_set_iter *iter,
- struct nft_elem_priv *elem_priv)
-{
- const struct nft_set_ext *ext = nft_set_elem_ext(set, elem_priv);
-
- if (!nft_set_elem_active(ext, iter->genmask))
- return 0;
-
- if (nft_set_ext_exists(ext, NFT_SET_EXT_FLAGS) &&
- *nft_set_ext_flags(ext) & NFT_SET_ELEM_INTERVAL_END)
- return 0;
-
- return nft_check_loops(ctx, ext);
-}
-
-static int nft_set_catchall_loops(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
- struct nft_set *set)
-{
- u8 genmask = nft_genmask_next(ctx->net);
- struct nft_set_elem_catchall *catchall;
- struct nft_set_ext *ext;
- int ret = 0;
-
- list_for_each_entry_rcu(catchall, &set->catchall_list, list) {
- ext = nft_set_elem_ext(set, catchall->elem);
- if (!nft_set_elem_active(ext, genmask))
- continue;
-
- ret = nft_check_loops(ctx, ext);
- if (ret < 0)
- return ret;
- }
-
- return ret;
-}
-
-static int nf_tables_check_loops(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
- const struct nft_chain *chain)
-{
- const struct nft_rule *rule;
- const struct nft_expr *expr, *last;
- struct nft_set *set;
- struct nft_set_binding *binding;
- struct nft_set_iter iter;
-
- if (ctx->chain == chain)
- return -ELOOP;
-
- if (fatal_signal_pending(current))
- return -EINTR;
-
- list_for_each_entry(rule, &chain->rules, list) {
- nft_rule_for_each_expr(expr, last, rule) {
- struct nft_immediate_expr *priv;
- const struct nft_data *data;
- int err;
-
- if (strcmp(expr->ops->type->name, "immediate"))
- continue;
-
- priv = nft_expr_priv(expr);
- if (priv->dreg != NFT_REG_VERDICT)
- continue;
-
- data = &priv->data;
- switch (data->verdict.code) {
- case NFT_JUMP:
- case NFT_GOTO:
- err = nf_tables_check_loops(ctx,
- data->verdict.chain);
- if (err < 0)
- return err;
- break;
- default:
- break;
- }
- }
- }
-
- list_for_each_entry(set, &ctx->table->sets, list) {
- if (!nft_is_active_next(ctx->net, set))
- continue;
- if (!(set->flags & NFT_SET_MAP) ||
- set->dtype != NFT_DATA_VERDICT)
- continue;
-
- list_for_each_entry(binding, &set->bindings, list) {
- if (!(binding->flags & NFT_SET_MAP) ||
- binding->chain != chain)
- continue;
-
- iter.genmask = nft_genmask_next(ctx->net);
- iter.type = NFT_ITER_UPDATE;
- iter.skip = 0;
- iter.count = 0;
- iter.err = 0;
- iter.fn = nf_tables_loop_check_setelem;
-
- set->ops->walk(ctx, set, &iter);
- if (!iter.err)
- iter.err = nft_set_catchall_loops(ctx, set);
-
- if (iter.err < 0)
- return iter.err;
- }
- }
-
- return 0;
-}
-
/**
* nft_parse_u32_check - fetch u32 attribute and check for maximum value
*
@@ -11061,7 +10929,7 @@ static int nft_validate_register_store(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
if (data != NULL &&
(data->verdict.code == NFT_GOTO ||
data->verdict.code == NFT_JUMP)) {
- err = nf_tables_check_loops(ctx, data->verdict.chain);
+ err = nft_chain_validate(ctx, data->verdict.chain);
if (err < 0)
return err;
}
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c
index f1c31757e4..55e28e1da6 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ static void nf_reinject(struct nf_queue_entry *entry, unsigned int verdict)
hooks = nf_hook_entries_head(net, pf, entry->state.hook);
i = entry->hook_index;
- if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!hooks || i >= hooks->num_hook_entries)) {
+ if (!hooks || i >= hooks->num_hook_entries) {
kfree_skb_reason(skb, SKB_DROP_REASON_NETFILTER_DROP);
nf_queue_entry_free(entry);
return;
diff --git a/net/sched/act_ct.c b/net/sched/act_ct.c
index 2a96d9c1db..6fa3cca87d 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_ct.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_ct.c
@@ -1077,6 +1077,14 @@ do_nat:
*/
if (nf_conntrack_confirm(skb) != NF_ACCEPT)
goto drop;
+
+ /* The ct may be dropped if a clash has been resolved,
+ * so it's necessary to retrieve it from skb again to
+ * prevent UAF.
+ */
+ ct = nf_ct_get(skb, &ctinfo);
+ if (!ct)
+ skip_add = true;
}
if (!skip_add)
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_ingress.c b/net/sched/sch_ingress.c
index c2ef9dcf91..cc6051d4f2 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_ingress.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_ingress.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static int ingress_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
entry = tcx_entry_fetch_or_create(dev, true, &created);
if (!entry)
return -ENOMEM;
- tcx_miniq_set_active(entry, true);
+ tcx_miniq_inc(entry);
mini_qdisc_pair_init(&q->miniqp, sch, &tcx_entry(entry)->miniq);
if (created)
tcx_entry_update(dev, entry, true);
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static void ingress_destroy(struct Qdisc *sch)
tcf_block_put_ext(q->block, sch, &q->block_info);
if (entry) {
- tcx_miniq_set_active(entry, false);
+ tcx_miniq_dec(entry);
if (!tcx_entry_is_active(entry)) {
tcx_entry_update(dev, NULL, true);
tcx_entry_free(entry);
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ static int clsact_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
entry = tcx_entry_fetch_or_create(dev, true, &created);
if (!entry)
return -ENOMEM;
- tcx_miniq_set_active(entry, true);
+ tcx_miniq_inc(entry);
mini_qdisc_pair_init(&q->miniqp_ingress, sch, &tcx_entry(entry)->miniq);
if (created)
tcx_entry_update(dev, entry, true);
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ static int clsact_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
entry = tcx_entry_fetch_or_create(dev, false, &created);
if (!entry)
return -ENOMEM;
- tcx_miniq_set_active(entry, true);
+ tcx_miniq_inc(entry);
mini_qdisc_pair_init(&q->miniqp_egress, sch, &tcx_entry(entry)->miniq);
if (created)
tcx_entry_update(dev, entry, false);
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ static void clsact_destroy(struct Qdisc *sch)
tcf_block_put_ext(q->egress_block, sch, &q->egress_block_info);
if (ingress_entry) {
- tcx_miniq_set_active(ingress_entry, false);
+ tcx_miniq_dec(ingress_entry);
if (!tcx_entry_is_active(ingress_entry)) {
tcx_entry_update(dev, NULL, true);
tcx_entry_free(ingress_entry);
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ static void clsact_destroy(struct Qdisc *sch)
}
if (egress_entry) {
- tcx_miniq_set_active(egress_entry, false);
+ tcx_miniq_dec(egress_entry);
if (!tcx_entry_is_active(egress_entry)) {
tcx_entry_update(dev, NULL, false);
tcx_entry_free(egress_entry);
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
index ce18716491..b9121adef8 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
@@ -2442,6 +2442,13 @@ static void xs_tcp_setup_socket(struct work_struct *work)
transport->srcport = 0;
status = -EAGAIN;
break;
+ case -EPERM:
+ /* Happens, for instance, if a BPF program is preventing
+ * the connect. Remap the error so upper layers can better
+ * deal with it.
+ */
+ status = -ECONNREFUSED;
+ fallthrough;
case -EINVAL:
/* Happens, for instance, if the user specified a link
* local IPv6 address without a scope-id.