netfilter: nf_tables: validate .maxattr at expression registration

struct nft_expr_info allows to store up to NFT_EXPR_MAXATTR (16)
attributes when parsing netlink attributes.

Rise a warning in case there is ever a nft expression whose .maxattr
goes beyond this number of expressions, in such case, struct nft_expr_info
needs to be updated.

Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <[email protected]>

Author: ummakynes

net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c

@@ -2977,6 +2977,9 @@ static int nf_tables_delchain(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nfnl_info *info,
  */
 int nft_register_expr(struct nft_expr_type *type)
 {
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(type->maxattr > NFT_EXPR_MAXATTR))
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	nfnl_lock(NFNL_SUBSYS_NFTABLES);
 	if (type->family == NFPROTO_UNSPEC)
 		list_add_tail_rcu(&type->list, &nf_tables_expressions);