linux/net/netfilter
Florian Westphal 9df95785d3 netfilter: nft_set_pipapo: split gc into unlink and reclaim phase
Yiming Qian reports Use-after-free in the pipapo set type:
  Under a large number of expired elements, commit-time GC can run for a very
  long time in a non-preemptible context, triggering soft lockup warnings and
  RCU stall reports (local denial of service).

We must split GC in an unlink and a reclaim phase.

We cannot queue elements for freeing until pointers have been swapped.
Expired elements are still exposed to both the packet path and userspace
dumpers via the live copy of the data structure.

call_rcu() does not protect us: dump operations or element lookups starting
after call_rcu has fired can still observe the free'd element, unless the
commit phase has made enough progress to swap the clone and live pointers
before any new reader has picked up the old version.

This a similar approach as done recently for the rbtree backend in commit
35f83a7552 ("netfilter: nft_set_rbtree: don't gc elements on insert").

Fixes: 3c4287f620 ("nf_tables: Add set type for arbitrary concatenation of ranges")
Reported-by: Yiming Qian <yimingqian591@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>
2026-03-05 13:22:37 +01:00
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ipset Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
ipvs Convert remaining multi-line kmalloc_obj/flex GFP_KERNEL uses 2026-02-22 08:26:33 -08:00
Kconfig netfilter: Exclude LEGACY TABLES on PREEMPT_RT. 2025-07-25 18:38:50 +02:00
Makefile netfilter: flowtable: move path discovery infrastructure to its own file 2025-11-27 23:59:43 +00:00
core.c netfilter: nf_dup{4, 6}: Move duplication check to task_struct 2025-05-23 13:57:12 +02:00
nf_bpf_link.c treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types 2026-02-21 01:02:28 -08:00
nf_conncount.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
nf_conntrack_acct.c
nf_conntrack_amanda.c netfilter: annotate NAT helper hook pointers with __rcu 2026-02-17 15:04:20 +01:00
nf_conntrack_bpf.c Networking changes for 7.0 2026-02-11 19:31:52 -08:00
nf_conntrack_broadcast.c netfilter: conntrack: remove skb argument from nf_ct_refresh 2025-01-19 16:41:55 +01:00
nf_conntrack_core.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
nf_conntrack_ecache.c net: replace use of system_wq with system_percpu_wq 2025-09-22 17:40:30 -07:00
nf_conntrack_expect.c treewide, timers: Rename from_timer() to timer_container_of() 2025-06-08 09:07:37 +02:00
nf_conntrack_extend.c
nf_conntrack_ftp.c netfilter: annotate NAT helper hook pointers with __rcu 2026-02-17 15:04:20 +01:00
nf_conntrack_h323_asn1.c netfilter: nf_conntrack_h323: fix OOB read in decode_choice() 2026-02-26 12:50:42 +01:00
nf_conntrack_h323_main.c netfilter: nf_conntrack_h323: don't pass uninitialised l3num value 2026-02-17 15:04:20 +01:00
nf_conntrack_h323_types.c
nf_conntrack_helper.c netfilter: conntrack: helper: Replace -EEXIST by -EBUSY 2025-08-27 11:53:38 +02:00
nf_conntrack_irc.c netfilter: annotate NAT helper hook pointers with __rcu 2026-02-17 15:04:20 +01:00
nf_conntrack_labels.c
nf_conntrack_netbios_ns.c
nf_conntrack_netlink.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
nf_conntrack_ovs.c net/ipv6: Introduce payload_len helpers 2026-02-06 20:50:03 -08:00
nf_conntrack_pptp.c
nf_conntrack_proto.c netfilter: conntrack: remove DCCP protocol support 2025-07-03 13:51:39 +02:00
nf_conntrack_proto_generic.c netfilter: nf_conntrack: Add allow_clash to generic protocol handler 2026-01-20 16:23:37 +01:00
nf_conntrack_proto_gre.c treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types 2026-02-21 01:02:28 -08:00
nf_conntrack_proto_icmp.c netfilter: nf_conntrack: enable icmp clash support 2026-01-20 16:23:37 +01:00
nf_conntrack_proto_icmpv6.c netfilter: nf_conntrack: enable icmp clash support 2026-01-20 16:23:37 +01:00
nf_conntrack_proto_sctp.c netfilter: conntrack: cleanup timeout definitions 2025-01-12 20:21:01 -08:00
nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c move asm/unaligned.h to linux/unaligned.h 2024-10-02 17:23:23 -04:00
nf_conntrack_proto_udp.c
nf_conntrack_sane.c
nf_conntrack_seqadj.c
nf_conntrack_sip.c netfilter: conntrack: remove skb argument from nf_ct_refresh 2025-01-19 16:41:55 +01:00
nf_conntrack_snmp.c netfilter: annotate NAT helper hook pointers with __rcu 2026-02-17 15:04:20 +01:00
nf_conntrack_standalone.c netfilter: conntrack: disable 0 value for conntrack_max setting 2025-10-30 12:52:45 +01:00
nf_conntrack_tftp.c netfilter: annotate NAT helper hook pointers with __rcu 2026-02-17 15:04:20 +01:00
nf_conntrack_timeout.c
nf_conntrack_timestamp.c
nf_dup_netdev.c netfilter: nf_dup_netdev: Move the recursion counter struct netdev_xmit 2025-05-23 13:57:12 +02:00
nf_flow_table_bpf.c bpf: Remove redundant KF_TRUSTED_ARGS flag from all kfuncs 2026-01-02 12:04:28 -08:00
nf_flow_table_core.c netfilter: flowtable: dedicated slab for flow entry 2026-02-06 13:34:55 +01:00
nf_flow_table_inet.c net: netfilter: move nf flowtable bpf initialization in nf_flow_table_module_init() 2024-09-12 15:41:03 +02:00
nf_flow_table_ip.c netfilter: flowtable: Add IP6IP6 tx sw acceleration 2026-01-29 09:52:06 +01:00
nf_flow_table_offload.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
nf_flow_table_path.c netfilter: nf_conntrack: don't rely on implicit includes 2026-01-20 16:23:37 +01:00
nf_flow_table_procfs.c
nf_flow_table_xdp.c treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types 2026-02-21 01:02:28 -08:00
nf_hooks_lwtunnel.c sysctl: treewide: constify the ctl_table argument of proc_handlers 2024-07-24 20:59:29 +02:00
nf_internals.h
nf_log.c treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types 2026-02-21 01:02:28 -08:00
nf_log_syslog.c net/ipv6: Introduce payload_len helpers 2026-02-06 20:50:03 -08:00
nf_nat_amanda.c
nf_nat_bpf.c bpf: Remove redundant KF_TRUSTED_ARGS flag from all kfuncs 2026-01-02 12:04:28 -08:00
nf_nat_core.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
nf_nat_ftp.c
nf_nat_helper.c
nf_nat_irc.c
nf_nat_masquerade.c treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types 2026-02-21 01:02:28 -08:00
nf_nat_ovs.c netfilter: nf_conntrack: don't rely on implicit includes 2026-01-20 16:23:37 +01:00
nf_nat_proto.c netfilter: nf_conntrack: don't rely on implicit includes 2026-01-20 16:23:37 +01:00
nf_nat_redirect.c
nf_nat_sip.c
nf_nat_tftp.c
nf_queue.c
nf_sockopt.c
nf_synproxy_core.c netfilter: don't include xt and nftables.h in unrelated subsystems 2026-01-20 16:23:37 +01:00
nf_tables_api.c netfilter: nft_set_pipapo: split gc into unlink and reclaim phase 2026-03-05 13:22:37 +01:00
nf_tables_core.c netfilter: nf_tables: Only use nf_skip_indirect_calls() when MITIGATION_RETPOLINE 2025-03-23 10:53:47 +01:00
nf_tables_offload.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
nf_tables_trace.c netfilter: nf_tables: hide clash bit from userspace 2025-07-14 15:22:35 +02:00
nfnetlink.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
nfnetlink_acct.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
nfnetlink_cthelper.c Convert remaining multi-line kmalloc_obj/flex GFP_KERNEL uses 2026-02-22 08:26:33 -08:00
nfnetlink_cttimeout.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
nfnetlink_hook.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
nfnetlink_log.c treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types 2026-02-21 01:02:28 -08:00
nfnetlink_osf.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
nfnetlink_queue.c treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types 2026-02-21 01:02:28 -08:00
nft_bitwise.c netfilter: bitwise: add support for doing AND, OR and XOR directly 2024-11-15 12:07:04 +01:00
nft_byteorder.c move asm/unaligned.h to linux/unaligned.h 2024-10-02 17:23:23 -04:00
nft_chain_filter.c Revert "netfilter: nf_tables: Add notifications for hook changes" 2025-07-14 15:22:47 +02:00
nft_chain_nat.c
nft_chain_route.c
nft_cmp.c netfilter: nf_tables: pass context structure to nft_parse_register_load 2024-08-20 12:37:24 +02:00
nft_compat.c treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types 2026-02-21 01:02:28 -08:00
nft_connlimit.c treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types 2026-02-21 01:02:28 -08:00
nft_counter.c netfilter: nft_counter: serialize reset with spinlock 2026-02-17 15:04:20 +01:00
nft_ct.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
nft_ct_fast.c
nft_dup_netdev.c netfilter: nf_tables: pass context structure to nft_parse_register_load 2024-08-20 12:37:24 +02:00
nft_dynset.c netfilter: nft_set: remove indirection from update API call 2025-07-25 18:40:23 +02:00
nft_exthdr.c netfilter: conntrack: remove DCCP protocol support 2025-07-03 13:51:39 +02:00
nft_fib.c netfilter: nf_tables: drop unused 3rd argument from validate callback ops 2024-09-03 10:47:17 +02:00
nft_fib_inet.c
nft_fib_netdev.c
nft_flow_offload.c netfilter: nf_conntrack: don't rely on implicit includes 2026-01-20 16:23:37 +01:00
nft_fwd_netdev.c netfilter: nf_tables: drop unused 3rd argument from validate callback ops 2024-09-03 10:47:17 +02:00
nft_hash.c netfilter: nf_tables: pass context structure to nft_parse_register_load 2024-08-20 12:37:24 +02:00
nft_immediate.c netfilter: nf_tables: drop unused 3rd argument from validate callback ops 2024-09-03 10:47:17 +02:00
nft_inner.c netfilter: nft_inner: Use nested-BH locking for nft_pcpu_tun_ctx 2025-05-23 13:57:12 +02:00
nft_last.c treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types 2026-02-21 01:02:28 -08:00
nft_limit.c treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types 2026-02-21 01:02:28 -08:00
nft_log.c audit: add audit_log_nf_skb helper function 2025-12-16 11:04:14 -05:00
nft_lookup.c netfilter: nf_tables: use C99 struct initializer for nft_set_iter 2025-10-30 12:52:45 +01:00
nft_masq.c netfilter: nf_tables: drop unused 3rd argument from validate callback ops 2024-09-03 10:47:17 +02:00
nft_meta.c netfilter: nf_tables: missing objects with no memcg accounting 2024-09-26 13:03:02 +02:00
nft_nat.c netfilter: nf_tables: drop unused 3rd argument from validate callback ops 2024-09-03 10:47:17 +02:00
nft_numgen.c treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types 2026-02-21 01:02:28 -08:00
nft_objref.c netfilter: nft_objref: validate objref and objrefmap expressions 2025-10-08 13:17:25 +02:00
nft_osf.c netfilter: nf_tables: drop unused 3rd argument from validate callback ops 2024-09-03 10:47:17 +02:00
nft_payload.c netfilter: nft_payload: extend offset to 65535 bytes 2025-09-02 15:28:18 +02:00
nft_queue.c netfilter: nf_tables: drop unused 3rd argument from validate callback ops 2024-09-03 10:47:17 +02:00
nft_quota.c treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types 2026-02-21 01:02:28 -08:00
nft_range.c netfilter: nf_tables: pass context structure to nft_parse_register_load 2024-08-20 12:37:24 +02:00
nft_redir.c netfilter: nf_tables: drop unused 3rd argument from validate callback ops 2024-09-03 10:47:17 +02:00
nft_reject.c netfilter: nf_tables: drop unused 3rd argument from validate callback ops 2024-09-03 10:47:17 +02:00
nft_reject_inet.c netfilter: nf_tables: drop unused 3rd argument from validate callback ops 2024-09-03 10:47:17 +02:00
nft_reject_netdev.c netfilter: nf_tables: drop unused 3rd argument from validate callback ops 2024-09-03 10:47:17 +02:00
nft_rt.c netfilter: nf_tables: drop unused 3rd argument from validate callback ops 2024-09-03 10:47:17 +02:00
nft_set_bitmap.c netfilter: nft_set_bitmap: fix lockdep splat due to missing annotation 2025-09-10 20:28:24 +02:00
nft_set_hash.c netfilter: nf_tables: clone set on flush only 2026-03-05 13:22:37 +01:00
nft_set_pipapo.c netfilter: nft_set_pipapo: split gc into unlink and reclaim phase 2026-03-05 13:22:37 +01:00
nft_set_pipapo.h netfilter: nft_set_pipapo: split gc into unlink and reclaim phase 2026-03-05 13:22:37 +01:00
nft_set_pipapo_avx2.c netfilter: nft_set_pipapo_avx2: fix skip of expired entries 2025-09-24 11:50:28 +02:00
nft_set_pipapo_avx2.h netfilter: nft_set_pipapo: use avx2 algorithm for insertions too 2025-08-20 13:52:37 +02:00
nft_set_rbtree.c netfilter: nf_tables: clone set on flush only 2026-03-05 13:22:37 +01:00
nft_socket.c netfilter: nft_socket: remove WARN_ON_ONCE with huge level value 2025-08-07 13:19:26 +02:00
nft_synproxy.c netfilter: don't include xt and nftables.h in unrelated subsystems 2026-01-20 16:23:37 +01:00
nft_tproxy.c netfilter: nf_tables: drop unused 3rd argument from validate callback ops 2024-09-03 10:47:17 +02:00
nft_tunnel.c netfilter: nft_tunnel: fix geneve_opt dump 2025-05-23 13:57:12 +02:00
nft_xfrm.c xfrm: add generic iptfs defines and functionality 2024-12-05 10:01:28 +01:00
utils.c
x_tables.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
xt_AUDIT.c audit: add audit_log_nf_skb helper function 2025-12-16 11:04:14 -05:00
xt_CHECKSUM.c netfilter: xtables: avoid NFPROTO_UNSPEC where needed 2024-10-09 23:20:46 +02:00
xt_CLASSIFY.c netfilter: xtables: avoid NFPROTO_UNSPEC where needed 2024-10-09 23:20:46 +02:00
xt_CONNSECMARK.c netfilter: xtables: avoid NFPROTO_UNSPEC where needed 2024-10-09 23:20:46 +02:00
xt_CT.c netfilter: xtables: avoid NFPROTO_UNSPEC where needed 2024-10-09 23:20:46 +02:00
xt_DSCP.c
xt_HL.c
xt_HMARK.c
xt_IDLETIMER.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
xt_LED.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
xt_LOG.c
xt_MASQUERADE.c
xt_NETMAP.c
xt_NFLOG.c netfilter: xtables: fix typo causing some targets not to load on IPv6 2024-10-21 11:31:26 +02:00
xt_NFQUEUE.c
xt_RATEEST.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
xt_REDIRECT.c
xt_SECMARK.c netfilter: xtables: avoid NFPROTO_UNSPEC where needed 2024-10-09 23:20:46 +02:00
xt_TCPMSS.c
xt_TCPOPTSTRIP.c netfilter: xtables: support arpt_mark and ipv6 optstrip for iptables-nft only builds 2025-05-22 17:16:02 +02:00
xt_TEE.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
xt_TPROXY.c
xt_TRACE.c netfilter: xtables: fix typo causing some targets not to load on IPv6 2024-10-21 11:31:26 +02:00
xt_addrtype.c netfilter: xtables: avoid NFPROTO_UNSPEC where needed 2024-10-09 23:20:46 +02:00
xt_bpf.c
xt_cgroup.c net: cgroup: Guard users of sock_cgroup_classid() 2025-04-24 16:04:02 +02:00
xt_cluster.c netfilter: xtables: avoid NFPROTO_UNSPEC where needed 2024-10-09 23:20:46 +02:00
xt_comment.c
xt_connbytes.c netfilter: xtables: avoid NFPROTO_UNSPEC where needed 2024-10-09 23:20:46 +02:00
xt_connlabel.c
xt_connlimit.c netfilter: nf_conncount: rework API to use sk_buff directly 2025-11-28 00:05:49 +00:00
xt_connmark.c netfilter: xtables: avoid NFPROTO_UNSPEC where needed 2024-10-09 23:20:46 +02:00
xt_conntrack.c
xt_cpu.c
xt_dccp.c
xt_devgroup.c
xt_dscp.c
xt_ecn.c
xt_esp.c
xt_hashlimit.c Convert 'alloc_flex' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
xt_helper.c
xt_hl.c
xt_ipcomp.c
xt_iprange.c
xt_ipvs.c
xt_l2tp.c
xt_length.c
xt_limit.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
xt_mac.c
xt_mark.c netfilter: xtables: support arpt_mark and ipv6 optstrip for iptables-nft only builds 2025-05-22 17:16:02 +02:00
xt_multiport.c
xt_nat.c
xt_nfacct.c netfilter: xt_nfacct: don't assume acct name is null-terminated 2025-07-25 18:40:43 +02:00
xt_osf.c
xt_owner.c
xt_physdev.c
xt_pkttype.c
xt_policy.c
xt_quota.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
xt_rateest.c
xt_realm.c
xt_recent.c Convert 'alloc_flex' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
xt_repldata.h netfilter: xtables: Use strscpy() instead of strscpy_pad() 2025-03-23 10:53:47 +01:00
xt_sctp.c
xt_set.c
xt_socket.c
xt_state.c
xt_statistic.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
xt_string.c
xt_tcpmss.c netfilter: xt_tcpmss: check remaining length before reading optlen 2026-01-20 16:23:38 +01:00
xt_tcpudp.c
xt_time.c netfilter: xt_time: use is_leap_year() helper 2026-01-29 09:52:07 +01:00
xt_u32.c