7 files changed, 61 insertions, 29 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv4.c
index fd62a41d69c..6dc72a815f7 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv4.c
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ static unsigned int ipv4_conntrack_help(unsigned int hooknum,
         struct nf_conn *ct;
         enum ip_conntrack_info ctinfo;
         struct nf_conn_help *help;
+        struct nf_conntrack_helper *helper;
 
         /* This is where we call the helper: as the packet goes out. */
         ct = nf_ct_get(*pskb, &ctinfo);
@@ -140,12 +141,14 @@ static unsigned int ipv4_conntrack_help(unsigned int hooknum,
                 return NF_ACCEPT;
 
         help = nfct_help(ct);
-        if (!help || !help->helper)
+        if (!help)
                 return NF_ACCEPT;
-
-        return help->helper->help(pskb,
-                                  skb_network_offset(*pskb) + ip_hdrlen(*pskb),
-                                  ct, ctinfo);
+        /* rcu_read_lock()ed by nf_hook_slow */
+        helper = rcu_dereference(help->helper);
+        if (!helper)
+                return NF_ACCEPT;
+        return helper->help(pskb, skb_network_offset(*pskb) + ip_hdrlen(*pskb),
+                            ct, ctinfo);
 }
 
 static unsigned int ipv4_conntrack_defrag(unsigned int hooknum,
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv6.c
index dc442fb791b..1b1797f1f33 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv6.c
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ static unsigned int ipv6_confirm(unsigned int hooknum,
 {
         struct nf_conn *ct;
         struct nf_conn_help *help;
+        struct nf_conntrack_helper *helper;
         enum ip_conntrack_info ctinfo;
         unsigned int ret, protoff;
         unsigned int extoff = (u8 *)(ipv6_hdr(*pskb) + 1) - (*pskb)->data;
@@ -172,7 +173,11 @@ static unsigned int ipv6_confirm(unsigned int hooknum,
                 goto out;
 
         help = nfct_help(ct);
-        if (!help || !help->helper)
+        if (!help)
+                goto out;
+        /* rcu_read_lock()ed by nf_hook_slow */
+        helper = rcu_dereference(help->helper);
+        if (!helper)
                 goto out;
 
         protoff = nf_ct_ipv6_skip_exthdr(*pskb, extoff, &pnum,
@@ -182,7 +187,7 @@ static unsigned int ipv6_confirm(unsigned int hooknum,
                 return NF_ACCEPT;
         }
 
-        ret = help->helper->help(pskb, protoff, ct, ctinfo);
+        ret = helper->help(pskb, protoff, ct, ctinfo);
         if (ret != NF_ACCEPT)
                 return ret;
 out:
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
index 483e927a9ca..7a15e30356f 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
@@ -350,9 +350,15 @@ static void death_by_timeout(unsigned long ul_conntrack)
 {
         struct nf_conn *ct = (void *)ul_conntrack;
         struct nf_conn_help *help = nfct_help(ct);
+        struct nf_conntrack_helper *helper;
 
-        if (help && help->helper && help->helper->destroy)
-                help->helper->destroy(ct);
+        if (help) {
+                rcu_read_lock();
+                helper = rcu_dereference(help->helper);
+                if (helper && helper->destroy)
+                        helper->destroy(ct);
+                rcu_read_unlock();
+        }
 
         write_lock_bh(&nf_conntrack_lock);
         /* Inside lock so preempt is disabled on module removal path.
@@ -661,6 +667,7 @@ init_conntrack(const struct nf_conntrack_tuple *tuple,
                unsigned int dataoff)
 {
         struct nf_conn *conntrack;
+        struct nf_conn_help *help;
         struct nf_conntrack_tuple repl_tuple;
         struct nf_conntrack_expect *exp;
         u_int32_t features = 0;
@@ -691,6 +698,7 @@ init_conntrack(const struct nf_conntrack_tuple *tuple,
         write_lock_bh(&nf_conntrack_lock);
         exp = find_expectation(tuple);
 
+        help = nfct_help(conntrack);
         if (exp) {
                 DEBUGP("conntrack: expectation arrives ct=%p exp=%p\n",
                         conntrack, exp);
@@ -698,7 +706,7 @@ init_conntrack(const struct nf_conntrack_tuple *tuple,
                 __set_bit(IPS_EXPECTED_BIT, &conntrack->status);
                 conntrack->master = exp->master;
                 if (exp->helper)
-                        nfct_help(conntrack)->helper = exp->helper;
+                        rcu_assign_pointer(help->helper, exp->helper);
 #ifdef CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_MARK
                 conntrack->mark = exp->master->mark;
 #endif
@@ -708,10 +716,11 @@ init_conntrack(const struct nf_conntrack_tuple *tuple,
                 nf_conntrack_get(&conntrack->master->ct_general);
                 NF_CT_STAT_INC(expect_new);
         } else {
-                struct nf_conn_help *help = nfct_help(conntrack);
-
-                if (help)
-                        help->helper = __nf_ct_helper_find(&repl_tuple);
+                if (help) {
+                        /* not in hash table yet, so not strictly necessary */
+                        rcu_assign_pointer(help->helper,
+                                           __nf_ct_helper_find(&repl_tuple));
+                }
                 NF_CT_STAT_INC(new);
         }
 
@@ -893,7 +902,8 @@ void nf_conntrack_alter_reply(struct nf_conn *ct,
                 helper = __nf_ct_helper_find(newreply);
                 if (helper)
                         memset(&help->help, 0, sizeof(help->help));
-                help->helper = helper;
+                /* not in hash table yet, so not strictly necessary */
+                rcu_assign_pointer(help->helper, helper);
         }
         write_unlock_bh(&nf_conntrack_lock);
 }
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c
index 117cbfdb910..504fb6c083f 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c
@@ -337,6 +337,10 @@ int nf_conntrack_expect_related(struct nf_conntrack_expect *expect)
         NF_CT_ASSERT(master_help);
 
         write_lock_bh(&nf_conntrack_lock);
+        if (!master_help->helper) {
+                ret = -ESHUTDOWN;
+                goto out;
+        }
         list_for_each_entry(i, &nf_conntrack_expect_list, list) {
                 if (expect_matches(i, expect)) {
                         /* Refresh timer: if it's dying, ignore.. */
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
index 0743be4434b..f868b7fbd9b 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static inline int unhelp(struct nf_conntrack_tuple_hash *i,
 
         if (help && help->helper == me) {
                 nf_conntrack_event(IPCT_HELPER, ct);
-                help->helper = NULL;
+                rcu_assign_pointer(help->helper, NULL);
         }
         return 0;
 }
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index d6d39e24132..3f73327794a 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -171,21 +171,29 @@ ctnetlink_dump_helpinfo(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nf_conn *ct)
 {
         struct nfattr *nest_helper;
         const struct nf_conn_help *help = nfct_help(ct);
+        struct nf_conntrack_helper *helper;
 
-        if (!help || !help->helper)
+        if (!help)
                 return 0;
 
+        rcu_read_lock();
+        helper = rcu_dereference(help->helper);
+        if (!helper)
+                goto out;
+
         nest_helper = NFA_NEST(skb, CTA_HELP);
-        NFA_PUT(skb, CTA_HELP_NAME, strlen(help->helper->name), help->helper->name);
+        NFA_PUT(skb, CTA_HELP_NAME, strlen(helper->name), helper->name);
 
-        if (help->helper->to_nfattr)
-                help->helper->to_nfattr(skb, ct);
+        if (helper->to_nfattr)
+                helper->to_nfattr(skb, ct);
 
         NFA_NEST_END(skb, nest_helper);
-
+out:
+        rcu_read_unlock();
         return 0;
 
 nfattr_failure:
+        rcu_read_unlock();
         return -1;
 }
 
@@ -842,7 +850,7 @@ ctnetlink_change_helper(struct nf_conn *ct, struct nfattr *cda[])
                 if (help && help->helper) {
                         /* we had a helper before ... */
                         nf_ct_remove_expectations(ct);
-                        help->helper = NULL;
+                        rcu_assign_pointer(help->helper, NULL);
                 }
 
                 return 0;
@@ -866,7 +874,7 @@ ctnetlink_change_helper(struct nf_conn *ct, struct nfattr *cda[])
 
         /* need to zero data of old helper */
         memset(&help->help, 0, sizeof(help->help));
-        help->helper = helper;
+        rcu_assign_pointer(help->helper, helper);
 
         return 0;
 }
@@ -950,6 +958,7 @@ ctnetlink_create_conntrack(struct nfattr *cda[],
         struct nf_conn *ct;
         int err = -EINVAL;
         struct nf_conn_help *help;
+        struct nf_conntrack_helper *helper = NULL;
 
         ct = nf_conntrack_alloc(otuple, rtuple);
         if (ct == NULL || IS_ERR(ct))
@@ -980,14 +989,17 @@ ctnetlink_create_conntrack(struct nfattr *cda[],
 #endif
 
         help = nfct_help(ct);
-        if (help)
-                help->helper = nf_ct_helper_find_get(rtuple);
+        if (help) {
+                helper = nf_ct_helper_find_get(rtuple);
+                /* not in hash table yet so not strictly necessary */
+                rcu_assign_pointer(help->helper, helper);
+        }
 
         add_timer(&ct->timeout);
         nf_conntrack_hash_insert(ct);
 
-        if (help && help->helper)
-                nf_ct_helper_put(help->helper);
+        if (helper)
+                nf_ct_helper_put(helper);
 
         return 0;
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_gre.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_gre.c
index 5434472420f..339c397d1b5 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_gre.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_gre.c
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ int nf_ct_gre_keymap_add(struct nf_conn *ct, enum ip_conntrack_dir dir,
         struct nf_conn_help *help = nfct_help(ct);
         struct nf_ct_gre_keymap **kmp, *km;
 
-        BUG_ON(strcmp(help->helper->name, "pptp"));
         kmp = &help->help.ct_pptp_info.keymap[dir];
         if (*kmp) {
                 /* check whether it's a retransmission */
@@ -137,7 +136,6 @@ void nf_ct_gre_keymap_destroy(struct nf_conn *ct)
         enum ip_conntrack_dir dir;
 
         DEBUGP("entering for ct %p\n", ct);
-        BUG_ON(strcmp(help->helper->name, "pptp"));
 
         write_lock_bh(&nf_ct_gre_lock);
         for (dir = IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL; dir < IP_CT_DIR_MAX; dir++) {