netfilter: nf_tables: add packets conntrack state to debug trace info

JIRA: https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-87758

commit 7e5c6aa
Author: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>
Date:   Thu May 22 15:49:34 2025 +0200

    netfilter: nf_tables: add packets conntrack state to debug trace info

    Add the minimal relevant info needed for userspace ("nftables monitor
    trace") to provide the conntrack view of the packet:

    - state (new, related, established)
    - direction (original, reply)
    - status (e.g., if connection is subject to dnat)
    - id (allows to query ctnetlink for remaining conntrack state info)

    Example:
    trace id a62 inet filter PRE_RAW packet: iif "enp0s3" ether [..]
      [..]
    trace id a62 inet filter PRE_MANGLE conntrack: ct direction original ct state new ct id 32
    trace id a62 inet filter PRE_MANGLE packet: [..]
     [..]
    trace id a62 inet filter IN conntrack: ct direction original ct state new ct status dnat-done ct id 32
     [..]

    In this case one can see that while NAT is active, the new connection
    isn't subject to a translation.

    Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>
    Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>

Signed-off-by: CKI Backport Bot <cki-ci-bot+cki-gitlab-backport-bot@redhat.com>

Author: CKI Backport Bot

include/uapi/linux/netfilter/nf_tables.h

@@ -1825,6 +1825,10 @@ enum nft_xfrm_keys {
  * @NFTA_TRACE_MARK: nfmark (NLA_U32)
  * @NFTA_TRACE_NFPROTO: nf protocol processed (NLA_U32)
  * @NFTA_TRACE_POLICY: policy that decided fate of packet (NLA_U32)
+ * @NFTA_TRACE_CT_ID: conntrack id (NLA_U32)
+ * @NFTA_TRACE_CT_DIRECTION: packets direction (NLA_U8)
+ * @NFTA_TRACE_CT_STATUS: conntrack status (NLA_U32)
+ * @NFTA_TRACE_CT_STATE: packet state (new, established, ...) (NLA_U32)
  */
 enum nft_trace_attributes {
 	NFTA_TRACE_UNSPEC,
@@ -1845,6 +1849,10 @@ enum nft_trace_attributes {
 	NFTA_TRACE_NFPROTO,
 	NFTA_TRACE_POLICY,
 	NFTA_TRACE_PAD,
+	NFTA_TRACE_CT_ID,
+	NFTA_TRACE_CT_DIRECTION,
+	NFTA_TRACE_CT_STATUS,
+	NFTA_TRACE_CT_STATE,
 	__NFTA_TRACE_MAX
 };
 #define NFTA_TRACE_MAX (__NFTA_TRACE_MAX - 1)

net/netfilter/nf_tables_trace.c

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/netfilter.h>
 #include <linux/netfilter/nfnetlink.h>
 #include <linux/netfilter/nf_tables.h>
+#include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h>
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.h>
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_tables.h>
 
@@ -90,6 +91,49 @@ static int nf_trace_fill_dev_info(struct sk_buff *nlskb,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int nf_trace_fill_ct_info(struct sk_buff *nlskb,
+				 const struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	const struct nf_ct_hook *ct_hook;
+	enum ip_conntrack_info ctinfo;
+	const struct nf_conn *ct;
+	u32 state;
+
+	ct_hook = rcu_dereference(nf_ct_hook);
+	if (!ct_hook)
+		return 0;
+
+	ct = nf_ct_get(skb, &ctinfo);
+	if (!ct) {
+		if (ctinfo != IP_CT_UNTRACKED) /* not seen by conntrack or invalid */
+			return 0;
+
+		state = NF_CT_STATE_UNTRACKED_BIT;
+	} else {
+		state = NF_CT_STATE_BIT(ctinfo);
+	}
+
+	if (nla_put_be32(nlskb, NFTA_TRACE_CT_STATE, htonl(state)))
+		return -1;
+
+	if (ct) {
+		u32 id = ct_hook->get_id(&ct->ct_general);
+		u32 status = READ_ONCE(ct->status);
+		u8 dir = CTINFO2DIR(ctinfo);
+
+		if (nla_put_u8(nlskb, NFTA_TRACE_CT_DIRECTION, dir))
+			return -1;
+
+		if (nla_put_be32(nlskb, NFTA_TRACE_CT_ID, (__force __be32)id))
+			return -1;
+
+		if (status && nla_put_be32(nlskb, NFTA_TRACE_CT_STATUS, htonl(status)))
+			return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int nf_trace_fill_pkt_info(struct sk_buff *nlskb,
 				  const struct nft_pktinfo *pkt)
 {
@@ -210,7 +254,11 @@ void nft_trace_notify(const struct nft_pktinfo *pkt,
 		nla_total_size(sizeof(__be32)) +	/* trace type */
 		nla_total_size(0) +			/* VERDICT, nested */
 			nla_total_size(sizeof(u32)) +	/* verdict code */
-		nla_total_size(sizeof(u32)) +		/* id */
+		nla_total_size(sizeof(u32)) +		/* ct id */
+		nla_total_size(sizeof(u8)) +		/* ct direction */
+		nla_total_size(sizeof(u32)) +		/* ct state */
+		nla_total_size(sizeof(u32)) +		/* ct status */
+		nla_total_size(sizeof(u32)) +		/* trace id */
 		nla_total_size(NFT_TRACETYPE_LL_HSIZE) +
 		nla_total_size(NFT_TRACETYPE_NETWORK_HSIZE) +
 		nla_total_size(NFT_TRACETYPE_TRANSPORT_HSIZE) +
@@ -291,6 +339,10 @@ void nft_trace_notify(const struct nft_pktinfo *pkt,
 
 		if (nf_trace_fill_pkt_info(skb, pkt))
 			goto nla_put_failure;
+
+		if (nf_trace_fill_ct_info(skb, pkt->skb))
+			goto nla_put_failure;
+
 		info->packet_dumped = true;
 	}