[PATCH v2] net/mlx5: fix connection tracking state item validation

Khadem Ullah 14pwcse1224 at uetpeshawar.edu.pk
Tue Aug 12 14:46:30 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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