Existing code is a bit quirky: If no connlabel.conf was found, the local
function connlabel_value_parse() is called which tries to interpret
given label as a number. If the config exists though,
nfct_labelmap_get_bit() is called instead which doesn't care about
"undefined" connlabel names. So unless installed connlabel.conf contains
entries for all possible numeric labels, rules added by users may stop
working if a connlabel.conf is created.
Related man page snippet states: "Using a number always overrides
connlabel.conf", so try numeric parsing and fall back to nfct only if
that failed.
Fixes: 51340f7b6a110 ("extensions: libxt_connlabel: use libnetfilter_conntrack")
Fixes: 3a3bb480a738a ("extensions: connlabel: Fallback on missing connlabel.conf")
Signed-off-by: Phil Sutter <phil@nwl.cc>
static void connlabel_mt_parse(struct xt_option_call *cb)
{
struct xt_connlabel_mtinfo *info = cb->data;
- bool have_labelmap = !connlabel_open();
int tmp;
xtables_option_parse(cb);
switch (cb->entry->id) {
case O_LABEL:
- if (have_labelmap)
+ tmp = connlabel_value_parse(cb->arg);
+ if (tmp < 0 && !connlabel_open())
tmp = nfct_labelmap_get_bit(map, cb->arg);
- else
- tmp = connlabel_value_parse(cb->arg);
-
if (tmp < 0)
xtables_error(PARAMETER_PROBLEM,
"label '%s' not found or invalid value",