b118509076
__nf_ct_try_assign_helper() remains in place but it now requires a
template to configure the helper.
A toggle to disable automatic helper assignment was added by:
a9006892643a ("netfilter: nf_ct_helper: allow to disable automatic helper assignment")
in 2012 to address the issues described in "Secure use of iptables and
connection tracking helpers". Automatic conntrack helper assignment was
disabled by:
3bb398d925ec ("netfilter: nf_ct_helper: disable automatic helper assignment")
back in 2016.
This patch removes the sysctl and modparam toggles, users now have to
rely on explicit conntrack helper configuration via ruleset.
Update tools/testing/selftests/netfilter/nft_conntrack_helper.sh to
check that auto-assignment does not happen anymore.
Acked-by: Aaron Conole <aconole@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
Linux kernel
============
There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.