[Openstack-security] [Bug 1618879] Re: iptables rule always be thrashed when update a little rule

Jeremy Stanley fungi at yuggoth.org
Tue Sep 27 15:36:41 UTC 2016


I agree with Tristan, this looks like a security hardening opportunity.

** Changed in: ossa
       Status: Incomplete => Won't Fix

** Information type changed from Public Security to Public

** Tags added: security

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Title:
  iptables rule always be thrashed when update a little rule

Status in neutron:
  Fix Released
Status in OpenStack Security Advisory:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
  When update meter label or rule, iptables_manager will update iptables
  rule in router's namespace. In order to, it will clean traffic counter
  number collected in interval time, the other iptables always trashing
  that will clean old iptalbes rule and generate new same significance
  iptables rule.

  the example from update meter label:
   
  Generated by iptables_manager
  *filter
  :neutron-meter-neutron-met - [0:0]
  :neutron-meter-r-00599199-632 - [0:0]
  -I FORWARD 2 -j neutron-meter-FORWARD
  -D FORWARD 4
  -I INPUT 1 -j neutron-meter-INPUT
  -D INPUT 3
  -I OUTPUT 2 -j neutron-meter-OUTPUT
  -D OUTPUT 4
  -I neutron-filter-top 1 -j neutron-meter-local
  -D neutron-filter-top 3
  -D neutron-meter-l-00e4e019-099 1
  -I neutron-meter-l-00e4e019-099 1
  -D neutron-meter-l-01e4e019-099 1
  -I neutron-meter-l-01e4e019-099 1
  -I neutron-meter-r-00599199-632 1 -i qg-f0732f6f-8e -d 192.168.10.0/24 -j neutron-meter-l-00599199-632
  COMMIT
  # Completed by iptables_manager
  # Generated by iptables_manager
  *raw
  -I OUTPUT 1 -j neutron-meter-OUTPUT
  -D OUTPUT 3
  -I PREROUTING 1 -j neutron-meter-PREROUTING
  -D PREROUTING 3
  COMMIT
  # Completed by iptables_manager

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