On Thu, Jun 12, 2025 at 05:50:39PM +0200, Dion Bosschieter wrote:
> Upon VM bootstrapping (start,restore,incoming migration)
> iptablesCreateBaseChainsFW is called and unconditionally deletes and
> reinserts top-level firewall chain jumps (e.g. INPUT, FORWARD rules).
> This briefly opens a hole in the firewall, allowing packets through
> until the insertions complete.
> 
> This commit ensures that the base chains are only created once per layer
> (IPV4/IPV6) and checks whether the expected rules already exist using
> `iptables -C`. If they do, no delete/insert operations are performed.
> 
> This eliminates the short window where packets could bypass filters during
> VM lifecycle operations.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dion Bosschieter <dionbosschie...@gmail.com>
> ---
>  src/nwfilter/nwfilter_ebiptables_driver.c | 79 ++++++++++++++---------
>  1 file changed, 47 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)

NB, I'm also seeing test failures for nwfilterxml2firewalltest with
this patch applied

Use 'meson test -C build --print-errorlogs' to see this

This is because the 'commonRules' array in nwfilterxml2firewalltest.c
will need updating to match the new logic.

With regards,
Daniel
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