[PATCH net-next 07/15] netfilter: synproxy: protect nf_ct_seqadj_init() with conntrack lock

From
Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
Date
2026-06-07 09:50:13
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netfilter-devel
Reply to
Pablo Neira Ayuso, 2026-06-07
From: Fernando Fernandez Mancera <redacted>

nf_ct_seqadj_init() is called without holding the ct lock. This can race
with nf_ct_seq_adjust() when a connection is in CLOSE state due to an
RST or connection reopening. In addition for SYN_RECV state, concurrent
processing of packets can trigger nf_ct_seq_adjust() too. These
situations create a read/write data race.

As synproxy is the only user of nf_ct_seqadj_init() at the moment, fix
this by holding ct->lock inside nf_ct_seqadj_init() until all is done.

Fixes: 48b1de4c110a ("netfilter: add SYNPROXY core/target")
Signed-off-by: Fernando Fernandez Mancera <redacted>
Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
---
 net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_seqadj.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_seqadj.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_seqadj.c
index 7ab2b25b57bc..b7e99f34dfce 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_seqadj.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_seqadj.c
@@ -17,12 +17,14 @@ int nf_ct_seqadj_init(struct nf_conn *ct, enum ip_conntrack_info ctinfo,
 	if (off == 0)
 		return 0;
 
+	spin_lock_bh(&ct->lock);
 	set_bit(IPS_SEQ_ADJUST_BIT, &ct->status);
 
 	seqadj = nfct_seqadj(ct);
 	this_way = &seqadj->seq[dir];
 	this_way->offset_before	 = off;
 	this_way->offset_after	 = off;
+	spin_unlock_bh(&ct->lock);
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_ct_seqadj_init);
-- 
2.47.3
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