netfilter: br_netfilter: do not check confirmed bit in br_nf_local_in() after confirm
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PATCH v2 1/1 netfilter: br_netfilter: do not check confirmed bit in br_nf_local_in() after confirm
When send a broadcast packet to a tap device, which was added to a bridge, br_nf_local_in() is called to confirm the conntrack. If another conntrack with the same hash value is added to the hash table, which can be triggered by a normal packet to a non-bridge device, the below warning may happen.
------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 96 at net/bridge/br_netfilter_hooks.c:632 br_nf_local_in+0x168/0x200 CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 96 Comm: tap_send Not tainted 6.17.0-rc2-dirty #44 PREEMPT(voluntary) RIP: 0010:br_nf_local_in+0x168/0x200 Call Trace: <TASK> nf_hook_slow+0x3e/0xf0 br_pass_frame_up+0x103/0x180 br_handle_frame_finish+0x2de/0x5b0 br_nf_hook_thresh+0xc0/0x120 br_nf_pre_routing_finish+0x168/0x3a0 br_nf_pre_routing+0x237/0x5e0 br_handle_frame+0x1ec/0x3c0 __netif_receive_skb_core+0x225/0x1210 __netif_receive_skb_one_core+0x37/0xa0 netif_receive_skb+0x36/0x160 tun_get_user+0xa54/0x10c0 tun_chr_write_iter+0x65/0xb0 vfs_write+0x305/0x410 ksys_write+0x60/0xd0 do_syscall_64+0xa4/0x260 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f </TASK> ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
To solve the hash conflict, nf_ct_resolve_clash() try to merge the conntracks, and update skb->_nfct. However, br_nf_local_in() still use the old ct from local variable 'nfct' after confirm(), which leads to this warning.
If confirm() does not insert the conntrack entry and return NF_DROP, the warning may also occur. There is no need to reserve the WARN_ON_ONCE, just remove it.
--- net/bridge/br_netfilter_hooks.c | 3 --- 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)
net/bridge/br_netfilter_hooks.c +0 -3
@@ -626,9 +626,6 @@ static unsigned int br_nf_local_in(void *priv, break; } - ct = container_of(nfct, struct nf_conn, ct_general); -WARN_ON_ONCE (!nf_ct_is_confirmed (ct)); -return ret; }#endif
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Quoted 5 lines · Wang Liang
When send a broadcast packet to a tap device, which was added to a bridge,
br_nf_local_in()is called to confirm the conntrack. If another conntrack with the same hash value is added to the hash table, which can be triggered by a normal packet to a non-bridge device, the below warning may happen.
I placed this in nf.git:testing.
In case netdev maintainers want to take it directly:
Jakub Kicinski
maintainerQuoted 8 lines · On Fri, 22 Aug 2025 09:50:58 +0200 Florian Westphal wrote:
Quoted 5 lines · Wang Liang
When send a broadcast packet to a tap device, which was added to a bridge,
br_nf_local_in()is called to confirm the conntrack. If another conntrack with the same hash value is added to the hash table, which can be triggered by a normal packet to a non-bridge device, the below warning may happen.I placed this in nf.git:testing.
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In case netdev maintainers want to take it directly:
Unrelated, but while I have you -- nft_flowtable.sh is one of the most flake-atious test for netdev CI currently :( Could you TAL whenever you have some spare cycles?
https://netdev.bots.linux.dev/contest.html?test=nft-flowtable-sh
Florian Westphal
maintainerQuoted 3 lines · Jakub Kicinski
Unrelated, but while I have you --
nft_flowtable.shis one of the most flake-atious test for netdev CI currently :( Could you TAL whenever you have some spare cycles?
I'll look into it on monday.
Florian Westphal
maintainerQuoted 4 lines · Florian Westphal
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flake-atious test for netdev CI currently :( Could you TAL whenever you have some spare cycles?
I'll look into it on monday.
Sorry, got distracted but I think I see the problem and i expect to send a fix for this today or tomorrow.
I'll amend the test to deal with this.