netdev - [PATCH net 5/7] netfilter: nf_tables: hide clash bit from userspace

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Message-Id: <20250717095122.32086-6-pablo@netfilter.org>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:51:20 +0200
From: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@...filter.org>
To: netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org
Cc: davem@...emloft.net,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	kuba@...nel.org,
	pabeni@...hat.com,
	edumazet@...gle.com,
	fw@...len.de,
	horms@...nel.org
Subject: [PATCH net 5/7] netfilter: nf_tables: hide clash bit from userspace

From: Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>

Its a kernel implementation detail, at least at this time:

We can later decide to revert this patch if there is a compelling
reason, but then we should also remove the ifdef that prevents exposure
of ip_conntrack_status enum IPS_NAT_CLASH value in the uapi header.

Clash entries are not included in dumps (true for both old /proc
and ctnetlink) either.  So for now exclude the clash bit when dumping.

Fixes: 7e5c6aa67e6f ("netfilter: nf_tables: add packets conntrack state to debug trace info")
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/netfilter-devel/aGwf3dCggwBlRKKC@strlen.de/
Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>
Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@...filter.org>
---
 net/netfilter/nf_tables_trace.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_trace.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_trace.c
index ae3fe87195ab..a88abae5a9de 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_trace.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_trace.c
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ static int nf_trace_fill_ct_info(struct sk_buff *nlskb,
 		if (nla_put_be32(nlskb, NFTA_TRACE_CT_ID, (__force __be32)id))
 			return -1;
 
+		/* Kernel implementation detail, withhold this from userspace for now */
+		status &= ~IPS_NAT_CLASH;
+
 		if (status && nla_put_be32(nlskb, NFTA_TRACE_CT_STATUS, htonl(status)))
 			return -1;
 	}
-- 
2.39.5