tree 28f951dc135f9ff7d7363d314590582069792abe
parent 826035498ec14b77b62a44f0cb6b94d45530db6f
author Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org> 1579621683 +0100
committer Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org> 1579895669 +0100

netfilter: nf_tables: autoload modules from the abort path

This patch introduces a list of pending module requests. This new module
list is composed of nft_module_request objects that contain the module
name and one status field that tells if the module has been already
loaded (the 'done' field).

In the first pass, from the preparation phase, the netlink command finds
that a module is missing on this list. Then, a module request is
allocated and added to this list and nft_request_module() returns
-EAGAIN. This triggers the abort path with the autoload parameter set on
from nfnetlink, request_module() is called and the module request enters
the 'done' state. Since the mutex is released when loading modules from
the abort phase, the module list is zapped so this is iteration occurs
over a local list. Therefore, the request_module() calls happen when
object lists are in consistent state (after fulling aborting the
transaction) and the commit list is empty.

On the second pass, the netlink command will find that it already tried
to load the module, so it does not request it again and
nft_request_module() returns 0. Then, there is a look up to find the
object that the command was missing. If the module was successfully
loaded, the command proceeds normally since it finds the missing object
in place, otherwise -ENOENT is reported to userspace.

This patch also updates nfnetlink to include the reason to enter the
abort phase, which is required for this new autoload module rationale.

Fixes: ec7470b834fe ("netfilter: nf_tables: store transaction list locally while requesting module")
Reported-by: syzbot+29125d208b3dae9a7019@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>