From 7047f9d052c379e14b7693bb9f1b766827d0bc40 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2014 18:42:40 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] netfilter: nf_tables: take AF module reference when creating
a table
The table refers to data of the AF module, so we need to make sure the
module isn't unloaded while the table exists.
Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
---
net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c | 8 +++++++-
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 88f9c9448538..c35261496c30 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -430,9 +430,14 @@ static int nf_tables_newtable(struct sock *nlsk, struct sk_buff *skb,
return -EINVAL;
}
+ if (!try_module_get(afi->owner))
+ return -EAFNOSUPPORT;
+
table = kzalloc(sizeof(*table) + nla_len(name), GFP_KERNEL);
- if (table == NULL)
+ if (table == NULL) {
+ module_put(afi->owner);
return -ENOMEM;
+ }
nla_strlcpy(table->name, name, nla_len(name));
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&table->chains);
@@ -468,6 +473,7 @@ static int nf_tables_deltable(struct sock *nlsk, struct sk_buff *skb,
list_del(&table->list);
nf_tables_table_notify(skb, nlh, table, NFT_MSG_DELTABLE, family);
kfree(table);
+ module_put(afi->owner);
return 0;
}
--
2.20.1