[PATCH V2] netlink: Add netns check on taps

From: Kevin Cernekee
Date: Wed Dec 06 2017 - 15:12:53 EST


Currently, a nlmon link inside a child namespace can observe systemwide
netlink activity. Filter the traffic so that nlmon can only sniff
netlink messages from its own netns.

Test case:

vpnns -- bash -c "ip link add nlmon0 type nlmon; \
ip link set nlmon0 up; \
tcpdump -i nlmon0 -q -w /tmp/nlmon.pcap -U" &
sudo ip xfrm state add src 10.1.1.1 dst 10.1.1.2 proto esp \
spi 0x1 mode transport \
auth sha1 0x6162633132330000000000000000000000000000 \
enc aes 0x00000000000000000000000000000000
grep --binary abc123 /tmp/nlmon.pcap

Signed-off-by: Kevin Cernekee <cernekee@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
net/netlink/af_netlink.c | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)


V1->V2: Drop the special exception for init_net.
Compile-tested only, will retest later today.


diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index b9e0ee4..79cc1bf 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -253,6 +253,9 @@ static int __netlink_deliver_tap_skb(struct sk_buff *skb,
struct sock *sk = skb->sk;
int ret = -ENOMEM;

+ if (!net_eq(dev_net(dev), sock_net(sk)))
+ return 0;
+
dev_hold(dev);

if (is_vmalloc_addr(skb->head))
--
2.7.4