netfilter: nf_tables: allow to change chain policy without hook if it exists

If there's an existing base chain, we have to allow to change the
default policy without indicating the hook information.

However, if the chain doesn't exists, we have to enforce the presence of
the hook attribute.

Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>

diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 6ab7779..ac1a952 100644 (file)
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -1225,7 +1225,10 @@ static int nf_tables_newchain(struct sock *nlsk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
        if (nla[NFTA_CHAIN_POLICY]) {
                if ((chain != NULL &&
-                   !(chain->flags & NFT_BASE_CHAIN)) ||
+                   !(chain->flags & NFT_BASE_CHAIN)))
+                       return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+               if (chain == NULL &&
                    nla[NFTA_CHAIN_HOOK] == NULL)
                        return -EOPNOTSUPP;