[PATCH v2] net/mlx5: fix connection tracking state item validation
Khadem Ullah
14pwcse1224 at uetpeshawar.edu.pk
Tue Aug 12 14:41:50 CEST 2025
This patch validate a connection tracking state when matching
'conntrack is' in rte_flow rules. Since conntrack item flags
is a bitmap, then any combination of RTE_FLOW_CONNTRACK_PKT_STATE_*
flags is a valid value to match on.
This patch validate the CT state item.
Fixes: aca19061e4b9 ('net/mlx5: validate connection tracking item')
Cc: stable at dpdk.org
Signed-off-by: Khadem Ullah <14pwcse1224 at uetpeshawar.edu.pk>
---
drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c | 12 +++++++++++-
drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_hw.c | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
index 7b9e5018b8..19475b931f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
@@ -3271,7 +3271,7 @@ mlx5_flow_dv_validate_item_aso_ct(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
{
const struct rte_flow_item_conntrack *spec = item->spec;
const struct rte_flow_item_conntrack *mask = item->mask;
- uint32_t flags;
+ uint32_t flags, flags_all;
if (*item_flags & MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_ASO_CT)
return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
@@ -3289,6 +3289,16 @@ mlx5_flow_dv_validate_item_aso_ct(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
NULL,
"Conflict status bits");
+ flags_all = (RTE_FLOW_CONNTRACK_PKT_STATE_VALID |
+ RTE_FLOW_CONNTRACK_PKT_STATE_CHANGED |
+ RTE_FLOW_CONNTRACK_PKT_STATE_INVALID |
+ RTE_FLOW_CONNTRACK_PKT_STATE_DISABLED |
+ RTE_FLOW_CONNTRACK_PKT_STATE_BAD);
+ if (spec->flags & ~flags_all)
+ return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+ RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
+ NULL,
+ "Invalid CT item matching \n");
}
/* State change also needs to be considered. */
*item_flags |= MLX5_FLOW_LAYER_ASO_CT;
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_hw.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_hw.c
index 6dc16f80d3..6dbbc44819 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_hw.c
@@ -16957,7 +16957,6 @@ flow_hw_validate_rule_pattern(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
{
const struct rte_flow_pattern_template *pt;
const struct rte_flow_item *pt_item;
-
if (pattern_template_idx >= table->nb_item_templates)
return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL, RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED, NULL,
"Pattern template index out of range");
@@ -16996,7 +16995,9 @@ flow_hw_validate_rule_pattern(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
switch (items->type) {
const struct rte_flow_item_ethdev *ethdev;
const struct rte_flow_item_tx_queue *tx_queue;
+ const struct rte_flow_item_conntrack *spec;
struct mlx5_txq_ctrl *txq;
+ uint32_t flags_all;
case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_REPRESENTED_PORT:
ethdev = items->spec;
@@ -17016,6 +17017,20 @@ flow_hw_validate_rule_pattern(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM_SPEC, items,
"Invalid Tx queue");
mlx5_txq_release(dev, tx_queue->tx_queue);
+ break;
+ case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_CONNTRACK:
+ spec = items->spec;
+ flags_all = (RTE_FLOW_CONNTRACK_PKT_STATE_VALID |
+ RTE_FLOW_CONNTRACK_PKT_STATE_CHANGED |
+ RTE_FLOW_CONNTRACK_PKT_STATE_INVALID |
+ RTE_FLOW_CONNTRACK_PKT_STATE_DISABLED |
+ RTE_FLOW_CONNTRACK_PKT_STATE_BAD);
+ if (spec->flags & ~flags_all)
+ return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+ RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM,
+ NULL,
+ "Invalid CT item matching \n");
+ break;
default:
break;
}
--
2.43.0
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