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[net-next,v4,2/6] net: bridge: Set strict_start_type for br_policy

Message ID 20230919-fdb_limit-v4-2-39f0293807b8@avm.de (mailing list archive)
State New
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Series bridge: Add a limit on learned FDB entries | expand

Commit Message

Johannes Nixdorf Sept. 19, 2023, 8:12 a.m. UTC
Set any new attributes added to br_policy to be parsed strictly, to
prevent userspace from passing garbage.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Nixdorf <jnixdorf-oss@avm.de>
---
 net/bridge/br_netlink.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

Comments

Nikolay Aleksandrov Sept. 20, 2023, 10:46 a.m. UTC | #1
On 9/19/23 11:12, Johannes Nixdorf wrote:
> Set any new attributes added to br_policy to be parsed strictly, to
> prevent userspace from passing garbage.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Nixdorf <jnixdorf-oss@avm.de>
> ---
>   net/bridge/br_netlink.c | 2 ++
>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
> index 10f0d33d8ccf..505683ef9a26 100644
> --- a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
> +++ b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
> @@ -1229,6 +1229,8 @@ static size_t br_port_get_slave_size(const struct net_device *brdev,
>   }
>   
>   static const struct nla_policy br_policy[IFLA_BR_MAX + 1] = {
> +	[IFLA_BR_UNSPEC]	= { .strict_start_type =
> +				    IFLA_BR_MCAST_QUERIER_STATE + 1 },
>   	[IFLA_BR_FORWARD_DELAY]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
>   	[IFLA_BR_HELLO_TIME]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
>   	[IFLA_BR_MAX_AGE]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
> 

instead of IFLA_BR_MCAST_QUERIER_STATE + 1, why not move around the 
patch and just use the new attribute name?
These are uapi, they won't change.
Johannes Nixdorf Sept. 21, 2023, 7:23 a.m. UTC | #2
On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 01:46:02PM +0300, Nikolay Aleksandrov wrote:
> On 9/19/23 11:12, Johannes Nixdorf wrote:
> > Set any new attributes added to br_policy to be parsed strictly, to
> > prevent userspace from passing garbage.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Johannes Nixdorf <jnixdorf-oss@avm.de>
> > ---
> >   net/bridge/br_netlink.c | 2 ++
> >   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> > 
> > diff --git a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
> > index 10f0d33d8ccf..505683ef9a26 100644
> > --- a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
> > +++ b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
> > @@ -1229,6 +1229,8 @@ static size_t br_port_get_slave_size(const struct net_device *brdev,
> >   }
> >   static const struct nla_policy br_policy[IFLA_BR_MAX + 1] = {
> > +	[IFLA_BR_UNSPEC]	= { .strict_start_type =
> > +				    IFLA_BR_MCAST_QUERIER_STATE + 1 },
> >   	[IFLA_BR_FORWARD_DELAY]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
> >   	[IFLA_BR_HELLO_TIME]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
> >   	[IFLA_BR_MAX_AGE]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
> > 
> 
> instead of IFLA_BR_MCAST_QUERIER_STATE + 1, why not move around the patch
> and just use the new attribute name?
> These are uapi, they won't change.

I wanted to avoid having a state between the two commits where the new
attributes are already added, but not yet strictly verified. Otherwise
they would present a slightly different UAPI at that one commit boundary
than after this commit.

This is also not the only place in the kernel where strict_start_type
is specified that way. See e.g. commit c00041cf1cb8 ("net: bridge: Set
strict_start_type at two policies"), even though that seems mostly be
done to turn on strict_start_type preemtively, not in the same series
that adds the new attribute.
Nikolay Aleksandrov Sept. 21, 2023, 10:14 a.m. UTC | #3
On 9/21/23 10:23, Johannes Nixdorf wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 01:46:02PM +0300, Nikolay Aleksandrov wrote:
>> On 9/19/23 11:12, Johannes Nixdorf wrote:
>>> Set any new attributes added to br_policy to be parsed strictly, to
>>> prevent userspace from passing garbage.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Johannes Nixdorf <jnixdorf-oss@avm.de>
>>> ---
>>>    net/bridge/br_netlink.c | 2 ++
>>>    1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
>>> index 10f0d33d8ccf..505683ef9a26 100644
>>> --- a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
>>> +++ b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
>>> @@ -1229,6 +1229,8 @@ static size_t br_port_get_slave_size(const struct net_device *brdev,
>>>    }
>>>    static const struct nla_policy br_policy[IFLA_BR_MAX + 1] = {
>>> +	[IFLA_BR_UNSPEC]	= { .strict_start_type =
>>> +				    IFLA_BR_MCAST_QUERIER_STATE + 1 },
>>>    	[IFLA_BR_FORWARD_DELAY]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
>>>    	[IFLA_BR_HELLO_TIME]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
>>>    	[IFLA_BR_MAX_AGE]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
>>>
>>
>> instead of IFLA_BR_MCAST_QUERIER_STATE + 1, why not move around the patch
>> and just use the new attribute name?
>> These are uapi, they won't change.
> 
> I wanted to avoid having a state between the two commits where the new
> attributes are already added, but not yet strictly verified. Otherwise
> they would present a slightly different UAPI at that one commit boundary
> than after this commit.
> 

That's not really a problem, the attribute is the same.

> This is also not the only place in the kernel where strict_start_type
> is specified that way. See e.g. commit c00041cf1cb8 ("net: bridge: Set
> strict_start_type at two policies"), even though that seems mostly be
> done to turn on strict_start_type preemtively, not in the same series
> that adds the new attribute.

Please, just use the new attribute to be more explicit where the strict 
parsing starts.

Thanks,
  Nik
Johannes Nixdorf Sept. 22, 2023, 12:18 p.m. UTC | #4
On Thu, Sep 21, 2023 at 01:14:43PM +0300, Nikolay Aleksandrov wrote:
> On 9/21/23 10:23, Johannes Nixdorf wrote:
> > On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 01:46:02PM +0300, Nikolay Aleksandrov wrote:
> > > On 9/19/23 11:12, Johannes Nixdorf wrote:
> > > > Set any new attributes added to br_policy to be parsed strictly, to
> > > > prevent userspace from passing garbage.
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Johannes Nixdorf <jnixdorf-oss@avm.de>
> > > > ---
> > > >    net/bridge/br_netlink.c | 2 ++
> > > >    1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> > > > 
> > > > diff --git a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
> > > > index 10f0d33d8ccf..505683ef9a26 100644
> > > > --- a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
> > > > +++ b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
> > > > @@ -1229,6 +1229,8 @@ static size_t br_port_get_slave_size(const struct net_device *brdev,
> > > >    }
> > > >    static const struct nla_policy br_policy[IFLA_BR_MAX + 1] = {
> > > > +	[IFLA_BR_UNSPEC]	= { .strict_start_type =
> > > > +				    IFLA_BR_MCAST_QUERIER_STATE + 1 },
> > > >    	[IFLA_BR_FORWARD_DELAY]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
> > > >    	[IFLA_BR_HELLO_TIME]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
> > > >    	[IFLA_BR_MAX_AGE]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > instead of IFLA_BR_MCAST_QUERIER_STATE + 1, why not move around the patch
> > > and just use the new attribute name?
> > > These are uapi, they won't change.
> > 
> > I wanted to avoid having a state between the two commits where the new
> > attributes are already added, but not yet strictly verified. Otherwise
> > they would present a slightly different UAPI at that one commit boundary
> > than after this commit.
> > 
> 
> That's not really a problem, the attribute is the same.
> 
> > This is also not the only place in the kernel where strict_start_type
> > is specified that way. See e.g. commit c00041cf1cb8 ("net: bridge: Set
> > strict_start_type at two policies"), even though that seems mostly be
> > done to turn on strict_start_type preemtively, not in the same series
> > that adds the new attribute.
> 
> Please, just use the new attribute to be more explicit where the strict
> parsing starts.

Ok. I've changed it locally for v5.
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diff --git a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
index 10f0d33d8ccf..505683ef9a26 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
@@ -1229,6 +1229,8 @@  static size_t br_port_get_slave_size(const struct net_device *brdev,
 }
 
 static const struct nla_policy br_policy[IFLA_BR_MAX + 1] = {
+	[IFLA_BR_UNSPEC]	= { .strict_start_type =
+				    IFLA_BR_MCAST_QUERIER_STATE + 1 },
 	[IFLA_BR_FORWARD_DELAY]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
 	[IFLA_BR_HELLO_TIME]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
 	[IFLA_BR_MAX_AGE]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },