netfilter: nf_tables: Fix potential data-race in __nft_expr_type_get()

jira VULN-4905
cve CVE-2024-27020
commit-author Ziyang Xuan <[email protected]>
commit f969eb8

nft_unregister_expr() can concurrent with __nft_expr_type_get(),
and there is not any protection when iterate over nf_tables_expressions
list in __nft_expr_type_get(). Therefore, there is potential data-race
of nf_tables_expressions list entry.

Use list_for_each_entry_rcu() to iterate over nf_tables_expressions
list in __nft_expr_type_get(), and use rcu_read_lock() in the caller
nft_expr_type_get() to protect the entire type query process.

Fixes: ef1f7df ("netfilter: nf_tables: expression ops overloading")
	Signed-off-by: Ziyang Xuan <[email protected]>
	Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <[email protected]>
(cherry picked from commit f969eb8)
	Signed-off-by: Greg Rose <[email protected]>

Author: gvrose8192

net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c

@@ -2462,7 +2462,7 @@ static const struct nft_expr_type *__nft_expr_type_get(u8 family,
 {
 	const struct nft_expr_type *type, *candidate = NULL;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(type, &nf_tables_expressions, list) {
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(type, &nf_tables_expressions, list) {
 		if (!nla_strcmp(nla, type->name)) {
 			if (!type->family && !candidate)
 				candidate = type;
@@ -2494,9 +2494,13 @@ static const struct nft_expr_type *nft_expr_type_get(struct net *net,
 	if (nla == NULL)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	type = __nft_expr_type_get(family, nla);
-	if (type != NULL && try_module_get(type->owner))
+	if (type != NULL && try_module_get(type->owner)) {
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return type;
+	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	lockdep_nfnl_nft_mutex_not_held();
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES