Re: [PATCH net] i40e: Fix VF MAC filter removal

From: Michal Schmidt
Date: Thu Mar 14 2024 - 07:57:37 EST


On Wed, Mar 13, 2024 at 2:56 PM Ivan Vecera <ivecera@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Commit 73d9629e1c8c ("i40e: Do not allow untrusted VF to remove
> administratively set MAC") fixed an issue where untrusted VF was
> allowed to remove its own MAC address although this was assigned
> administratively from PF. Unfortunately the introduced check
> is wrong because it causes that MAC filters for other MAC addresses
> including multi-cast ones are not removed.
>
> <snip>
> if (ether_addr_equal(addr, vf->default_lan_addr.addr) &&
> i40e_can_vf_change_mac(vf))
> was_unimac_deleted = true;
> else
> continue;
>
> if (i40e_del_mac_filter(vsi, al->list[i].addr)) {
> ...
> </snip>
>
> The else path with `continue` effectively skips any MAC filter
> removal except one for primary MAC addr when VF is allowed to do so.
> Fix the check condition so the `continue` is only done for primary
> MAC address.
>
> Fixes: 73d9629e1c8c ("i40e: Do not allow untrusted VF to remove administratively set MAC")
> Signed-off-by: Ivan Vecera <ivecera@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c | 11 ++++++-----
> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
> index b34c71770887..10267a300770 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
> @@ -3143,11 +3143,12 @@ static int i40e_vc_del_mac_addr_msg(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg)
> /* Allow to delete VF primary MAC only if it was not set
> * administratively by PF or if VF is trusted.
> */
> - if (ether_addr_equal(addr, vf->default_lan_addr.addr) &&
> - i40e_can_vf_change_mac(vf))
> - was_unimac_deleted = true;
> - else
> - continue;
> + if (ether_addr_equal(addr, vf->default_lan_addr.addr)) {
> + if (i40e_can_vf_change_mac(vf))
> + was_unimac_deleted = true;
> + else
> + continue;
> + }
>
> if (i40e_del_mac_filter(vsi, al->list[i].addr)) {
> ret = -EINVAL;
> --
> 2.43.0

Reviewed-by: Michal Schmidt <mschmidt@xxxxxxxxxx>