tailscale/util/linuxfw/iptables_runner.go
Will Norris 3ec5be3f51 all: remove AUTHORS file and references to it
This file was never truly necessary and has never actually been used in
the history of Tailscale's open source releases.

A Brief History of AUTHORS files
---

The AUTHORS file was a pattern developed at Google, originally for
Chromium, then adopted by Go and a bunch of other projects. The problem
was that Chromium originally had a copyright line only recognizing
Google as the copyright holder. Because Google (and most open source
projects) do not require copyright assignemnt for contributions, each
contributor maintains their copyright. Some large corporate contributors
then tried to add their own name to the copyright line in the LICENSE
file or in file headers. This quickly becomes unwieldy, and puts a
tremendous burden on anyone building on top of Chromium, since the
license requires that they keep all copyright lines intact.

The compromise was to create an AUTHORS file that would list all of the
copyright holders. The LICENSE file and source file headers would then
include that list by reference, listing the copyright holder as "The
Chromium Authors".

This also become cumbersome to simply keep the file up to date with a
high rate of new contributors. Plus it's not always obvious who the
copyright holder is. Sometimes it is the individual making the
contribution, but many times it may be their employer. There is no way
for the proejct maintainer to know.

Eventually, Google changed their policy to no longer recommend trying to
keep the AUTHORS file up to date proactively, and instead to only add to
it when requested: https://opensource.google/docs/releasing/authors.
They are also clear that:

> Adding contributors to the AUTHORS file is entirely within the
> project's discretion and has no implications for copyright ownership.

It was primarily added to appease a small number of large contributors
that insisted that they be recognized as copyright holders (which was
entirely their right to do). But it's not truly necessary, and not even
the most accurate way of identifying contributors and/or copyright
holders.

In practice, we've never added anyone to our AUTHORS file. It only lists
Tailscale, so it's not really serving any purpose. It also causes
confusion because Tailscalars put the "Tailscale Inc & AUTHORS" header
in other open source repos which don't actually have an AUTHORS file, so
it's ambiguous what that means.

Instead, we just acknowledge that the contributors to Tailscale (whoever
they are) are copyright holders for their individual contributions. We
also have the benefit of using the DCO (developercertificate.org) which
provides some additional certification of their right to make the
contribution.

The source file changes were purely mechanical with:

    git ls-files | xargs sed -i -e 's/\(Tailscale Inc &\) AUTHORS/\1 contributors/g'

Updates #cleanup

Change-Id: Ia101a4a3005adb9118051b3416f5a64a4a45987d
Signed-off-by: Will Norris <will@tailscale.com>
2026-01-23 15:49:45 -08:00

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// Copyright (c) Tailscale Inc & contributors
// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
//go:build linux
package linuxfw
import (
"fmt"
"log"
"net/netip"
"os/exec"
"slices"
"strconv"
"strings"
"tailscale.com/net/tsaddr"
"tailscale.com/types/logger"
)
// isNotExistError needs to be overridden in tests that rely on distinguishing
// this error, because we don't have a good way how to create a new
// iptables.Error of that type.
var isNotExistError = func(err error) bool { return false }
type iptablesInterface interface {
// Adding this interface for testing purposes so we can mock out
// the iptables library, in reality this is a wrapper to *iptables.IPTables.
Insert(table, chain string, pos int, args ...string) error
Append(table, chain string, args ...string) error
Exists(table, chain string, args ...string) (bool, error)
Delete(table, chain string, args ...string) error
List(table, chain string) ([]string, error)
ClearChain(table, chain string) error
NewChain(table, chain string) error
DeleteChain(table, chain string) error
}
type iptablesRunner struct {
ipt4 iptablesInterface
ipt6 iptablesInterface
v6Available bool
v6NATAvailable bool
v6FilterAvailable bool
}
func checkIP6TablesExists() error {
// Some distros ship ip6tables separately from iptables.
if _, err := exec.LookPath("ip6tables"); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("path not found: %w", err)
}
return nil
}
// HasIPV6 reports true if the system supports IPv6.
func (i *iptablesRunner) HasIPV6() bool {
return i.v6Available
}
// HasIPV6Filter reports true if the system supports ip6tables filter table.
func (i *iptablesRunner) HasIPV6Filter() bool {
return i.v6FilterAvailable
}
// HasIPV6NAT reports true if the system supports IPv6 NAT.
func (i *iptablesRunner) HasIPV6NAT() bool {
return i.v6NATAvailable
}
// getIPTByAddr returns the iptablesInterface with correct IP family
// that we will be using for the given address.
func (i *iptablesRunner) getIPTByAddr(addr netip.Addr) iptablesInterface {
nf := i.ipt4
if addr.Is6() {
nf = i.ipt6
}
return nf
}
// AddLoopbackRule adds an iptables rule to permit loopback traffic to
// a local Tailscale IP.
func (i *iptablesRunner) AddLoopbackRule(addr netip.Addr) error {
if err := i.getIPTByAddr(addr).Insert("filter", "ts-input", 1, "-i", "lo", "-s", addr.String(), "-j", "ACCEPT"); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("adding loopback allow rule for %q: %w", addr, err)
}
return nil
}
// tsChain returns the name of the tailscale sub-chain corresponding
// to the given "parent" chain (e.g. INPUT, FORWARD, ...).
func tsChain(chain string) string {
return "ts-" + strings.ToLower(chain)
}
// DelLoopbackRule removes the iptables rule permitting loopback
// traffic to a Tailscale IP.
func (i *iptablesRunner) DelLoopbackRule(addr netip.Addr) error {
if err := i.getIPTByAddr(addr).Delete("filter", "ts-input", "-i", "lo", "-s", addr.String(), "-j", "ACCEPT"); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("deleting loopback allow rule for %q: %w", addr, err)
}
return nil
}
// getTables gets the available iptablesInterface in iptables runner.
func (i *iptablesRunner) getTables() []iptablesInterface {
if i.HasIPV6Filter() {
return []iptablesInterface{i.ipt4, i.ipt6}
}
return []iptablesInterface{i.ipt4}
}
// getNATTables gets the available iptablesInterface in iptables runner.
// If the system does not support IPv6 NAT, only the IPv4 iptablesInterface
// is returned.
func (i *iptablesRunner) getNATTables() []iptablesInterface {
if i.HasIPV6NAT() {
return i.getTables()
}
return []iptablesInterface{i.ipt4}
}
// AddHooks inserts calls to tailscale's netfilter chains in
// the relevant main netfilter chains. The tailscale chains must
// already exist. If they do not, an error is returned.
func (i *iptablesRunner) AddHooks() error {
// divert inserts a jump to the tailscale chain in the given table/chain.
// If the jump already exists, it is a no-op.
divert := func(ipt iptablesInterface, table, chain string) error {
tsChain := tsChain(chain)
args := []string{"-j", tsChain}
exists, err := ipt.Exists(table, chain, args...)
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("checking for %v in %s/%s: %w", args, table, chain, err)
}
if exists {
return nil
}
if err := ipt.Insert(table, chain, 1, args...); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("adding %v in %s/%s: %w", args, table, chain, err)
}
return nil
}
for _, ipt := range i.getTables() {
if err := divert(ipt, "filter", "INPUT"); err != nil {
return err
}
if err := divert(ipt, "filter", "FORWARD"); err != nil {
return err
}
}
for _, ipt := range i.getNATTables() {
if err := divert(ipt, "nat", "POSTROUTING"); err != nil {
return err
}
}
return nil
}
// AddChains creates custom Tailscale chains in netfilter via iptables
// if the ts-chain doesn't already exist.
func (i *iptablesRunner) AddChains() error {
// create creates a chain in the given table if it doesn't already exist.
// If the chain already exists, it is a no-op.
create := func(ipt iptablesInterface, table, chain string) error {
err := ipt.ClearChain(table, chain)
if isNotExistError(err) {
// nonexistent chain. let's create it!
return ipt.NewChain(table, chain)
}
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("setting up %s/%s: %w", table, chain, err)
}
return nil
}
for _, ipt := range i.getTables() {
if err := create(ipt, "filter", "ts-input"); err != nil {
return err
}
if err := create(ipt, "filter", "ts-forward"); err != nil {
return err
}
}
for _, ipt := range i.getNATTables() {
if err := create(ipt, "nat", "ts-postrouting"); err != nil {
return err
}
}
return nil
}
// AddBase adds some basic processing rules to be supplemented by
// later calls to other helpers.
func (i *iptablesRunner) AddBase(tunname string) error {
if err := i.addBase4(tunname); err != nil {
return err
}
if i.HasIPV6Filter() {
if err := i.addBase6(tunname); err != nil {
return err
}
}
return nil
}
// addBase4 adds some basic IPv4 processing rules to be
// supplemented by later calls to other helpers.
func (i *iptablesRunner) addBase4(tunname string) error {
// Only allow CGNAT range traffic to come from tailscale0. There
// is an exception carved out for ranges used by ChromeOS, for
// which we fall out of the Tailscale chain.
//
// Note, this will definitely break nodes that end up using the
// CGNAT range for other purposes :(.
args := []string{"!", "-i", tunname, "-s", tsaddr.ChromeOSVMRange().String(), "-j", "RETURN"}
if err := i.ipt4.Append("filter", "ts-input", args...); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("adding %v in v4/filter/ts-input: %w", args, err)
}
args = []string{"!", "-i", tunname, "-s", tsaddr.CGNATRange().String(), "-j", "DROP"}
if err := i.ipt4.Append("filter", "ts-input", args...); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("adding %v in v4/filter/ts-input: %w", args, err)
}
// Explicitly allow all other inbound traffic to the tun interface
args = []string{"-i", tunname, "-j", "ACCEPT"}
if err := i.ipt4.Append("filter", "ts-input", args...); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("adding %v in v4/filter/ts-input: %w", args, err)
}
// Forward all traffic from the Tailscale interface, and drop
// traffic to the tailscale interface by default. We use packet
// marks here so both filter/FORWARD and nat/POSTROUTING can match
// on these packets of interest.
//
// In particular, we only want to apply SNAT rules in
// nat/POSTROUTING to packets that originated from the Tailscale
// interface, but we can't match on the inbound interface in
// POSTROUTING. So instead, we match on the inbound interface in
// filter/FORWARD, and set a packet mark that nat/POSTROUTING can
// use to effectively run that same test again.
args = []string{"-i", tunname, "-j", "MARK", "--set-mark", subnetRouteMark + "/" + fwmarkMask}
if err := i.ipt4.Append("filter", "ts-forward", args...); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("adding %v in v4/filter/ts-forward: %w", args, err)
}
args = []string{"-m", "mark", "--mark", subnetRouteMark + "/" + fwmarkMask, "-j", "ACCEPT"}
if err := i.ipt4.Append("filter", "ts-forward", args...); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("adding %v in v4/filter/ts-forward: %w", args, err)
}
args = []string{"-o", tunname, "-s", tsaddr.CGNATRange().String(), "-j", "DROP"}
if err := i.ipt4.Append("filter", "ts-forward", args...); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("adding %v in v4/filter/ts-forward: %w", args, err)
}
args = []string{"-o", tunname, "-j", "ACCEPT"}
if err := i.ipt4.Append("filter", "ts-forward", args...); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("adding %v in v4/filter/ts-forward: %w", args, err)
}
return nil
}
func (i *iptablesRunner) AddDNATRule(origDst, dst netip.Addr) error {
table := i.getIPTByAddr(dst)
return table.Insert("nat", "PREROUTING", 1, "--destination", origDst.String(), "-j", "DNAT", "--to-destination", dst.String())
}
// EnsureSNATForDst sets up firewall to ensure that all traffic aimed for dst, has its source ip set to src:
// - creates a SNAT rule if not already present
// - ensures that any no longer valid SNAT rules for the same dst are removed
func (i *iptablesRunner) EnsureSNATForDst(src, dst netip.Addr) error {
table := i.getIPTByAddr(dst)
rules, err := table.List("nat", "POSTROUTING")
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("error listing rules: %v", err)
}
// iptables accept either address or a CIDR value for the --destination flag, but converts an address to /32
// CIDR. Explicitly passing a /32 CIDR made it possible to test this rule.
dstPrefix, err := dst.Prefix(32)
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("error calculating prefix of dst %v: %v", dst, err)
}
// wantsArgsPrefix is the prefix of the SNAT rule for the provided destination.
// We should only have one POSTROUTING rule with this prefix.
wantsArgsPrefix := fmt.Sprintf("-d %s -j SNAT --to-source", dstPrefix.String())
// wantsArgs is the actual SNAT rule that we want.
wantsArgs := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", wantsArgsPrefix, src.String())
for _, r := range rules {
args := argsFromPostRoutingRule(r)
if strings.HasPrefix(args, wantsArgsPrefix) {
if strings.HasPrefix(args, wantsArgs) {
return nil
}
// SNAT rule matching the destination, but for a different source - delete.
if err := table.Delete("nat", "POSTROUTING", strings.Split(args, " ")...); err != nil {
// If we failed to delete don't crash the node- the proxy should still be functioning.
log.Printf("[unexpected] error deleting rule %s: %v, please report it.", r, err)
}
break
}
}
return table.Insert("nat", "POSTROUTING", 1, "-d", dstPrefix.String(), "-j", "SNAT", "--to-source", src.String())
}
func (i *iptablesRunner) DNATNonTailscaleTraffic(tun string, dst netip.Addr) error {
table := i.getIPTByAddr(dst)
return table.Insert("nat", "PREROUTING", 1, "!", "-i", tun, "-j", "DNAT", "--to-destination", dst.String())
}
// DNATWithLoadBalancer adds iptables rules to forward all traffic received for
// originDst to the backend dsts. Traffic will be load balanced using round robin.
func (i *iptablesRunner) DNATWithLoadBalancer(origDst netip.Addr, dsts []netip.Addr) error {
table := i.getIPTByAddr(dsts[0])
if err := table.ClearChain("nat", "PREROUTING"); err != nil && !isNotExistError(err) {
// If clearing the PREROUTING chain fails, fail the whole operation. This
// rule is currently only used in Kubernetes containers where a
// failed container gets restarted which should hopefully fix things.
return fmt.Errorf("error clearing nat PREROUTING chain: %w", err)
}
// If dsts contain more than one address, for n := n in range(len(dsts)..2) route packets for every nth connection to dsts[n].
for i := len(dsts); i >= 2; i-- {
dst := dsts[i-1] // the order in which rules for addrs are installed does not matter
if err := table.Append("nat", "PREROUTING", "--destination", origDst.String(), "-m", "statistic", "--mode", "nth", "--every", fmt.Sprint(i), "--packet", "0", "-j", "DNAT", "--to-destination", dst.String()); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("error adding DNAT rule for %s: %w", dst.String(), err)
}
}
// If the packet falls through to this rule, we route to the first destination in the list unconditionally.
return table.Append("nat", "PREROUTING", "--destination", origDst.String(), "-j", "DNAT", "--to-destination", dsts[0].String())
}
func (i *iptablesRunner) ClampMSSToPMTU(tun string, addr netip.Addr) error {
table := i.getIPTByAddr(addr)
return table.Append("mangle", "FORWARD", "-o", tun, "-p", "tcp", "--tcp-flags", "SYN,RST", "SYN", "-j", "TCPMSS", "--clamp-mss-to-pmtu")
}
// addBase6 adds some basic IPv6 processing rules to be
// supplemented by later calls to other helpers.
func (i *iptablesRunner) addBase6(tunname string) error {
// TODO: only allow traffic from Tailscale's ULA range to come
// from tailscale0.
// Explicitly allow all other inbound traffic to the tun interface
args := []string{"-i", tunname, "-j", "ACCEPT"}
if err := i.ipt6.Append("filter", "ts-input", args...); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("adding %v in v6/filter/ts-input: %w", args, err)
}
args = []string{"-i", tunname, "-j", "MARK", "--set-mark", subnetRouteMark + "/" + fwmarkMask}
if err := i.ipt6.Append("filter", "ts-forward", args...); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("adding %v in v6/filter/ts-forward: %w", args, err)
}
args = []string{"-m", "mark", "--mark", subnetRouteMark + "/" + fwmarkMask, "-j", "ACCEPT"}
if err := i.ipt6.Append("filter", "ts-forward", args...); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("adding %v in v6/filter/ts-forward: %w", args, err)
}
// TODO: drop forwarded traffic to tailscale0 from tailscale's ULA
// (see corresponding IPv4 CGNAT rule).
args = []string{"-o", tunname, "-j", "ACCEPT"}
if err := i.ipt6.Append("filter", "ts-forward", args...); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("adding %v in v6/filter/ts-forward: %w", args, err)
}
return nil
}
// DelChains removes the custom Tailscale chains from netfilter via iptables.
func (i *iptablesRunner) DelChains() error {
for _, ipt := range i.getTables() {
if err := delChain(ipt, "filter", "ts-input"); err != nil {
return err
}
if err := delChain(ipt, "filter", "ts-forward"); err != nil {
return err
}
}
for _, ipt := range i.getNATTables() {
if err := delChain(ipt, "nat", "ts-postrouting"); err != nil {
return err
}
}
return nil
}
// DelBase empties but does not remove custom Tailscale chains from
// netfilter via iptables.
func (i *iptablesRunner) DelBase() error {
del := func(ipt iptablesInterface, table, chain string) error {
if err := ipt.ClearChain(table, chain); err != nil {
if isNotExistError(err) {
// nonexistent chain. That's fine, since it's
// the desired state anyway.
return nil
}
return fmt.Errorf("flushing %s/%s: %w", table, chain, err)
}
return nil
}
for _, ipt := range i.getTables() {
if err := del(ipt, "filter", "ts-input"); err != nil {
return err
}
if err := del(ipt, "filter", "ts-forward"); err != nil {
return err
}
}
for _, ipt := range i.getNATTables() {
if err := del(ipt, "nat", "ts-postrouting"); err != nil {
return err
}
}
return nil
}
// DelHooks deletes the calls to tailscale's netfilter chains
// in the relevant main netfilter chains.
func (i *iptablesRunner) DelHooks(logf logger.Logf) error {
for _, ipt := range i.getTables() {
if err := delTSHook(ipt, "filter", "INPUT", logf); err != nil {
return err
}
if err := delTSHook(ipt, "filter", "FORWARD", logf); err != nil {
return err
}
}
for _, ipt := range i.getNATTables() {
if err := delTSHook(ipt, "nat", "POSTROUTING", logf); err != nil {
return err
}
}
return nil
}
// AddSNATRule adds a netfilter rule to SNAT traffic destined for
// local subnets.
func (i *iptablesRunner) AddSNATRule() error {
args := []string{"-m", "mark", "--mark", subnetRouteMark + "/" + fwmarkMask, "-j", "MASQUERADE"}
for _, ipt := range i.getNATTables() {
if err := ipt.Append("nat", "ts-postrouting", args...); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("adding %v in nat/ts-postrouting: %w", args, err)
}
}
return nil
}
// DelSNATRule removes the netfilter rule to SNAT traffic destined for
// local subnets. An error is returned if the rule does not exist.
func (i *iptablesRunner) DelSNATRule() error {
args := []string{"-m", "mark", "--mark", subnetRouteMark + "/" + fwmarkMask, "-j", "MASQUERADE"}
for _, ipt := range i.getNATTables() {
if err := ipt.Delete("nat", "ts-postrouting", args...); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("deleting %v in nat/ts-postrouting: %w", args, err)
}
}
return nil
}
func statefulRuleArgs(tunname string) []string {
return []string{"-o", tunname, "-m", "conntrack", "!", "--ctstate", "ESTABLISHED,RELATED", "-j", "DROP"}
}
// AddStatefulRule adds a netfilter rule for stateful packet filtering using
// conntrack.
func (i *iptablesRunner) AddStatefulRule(tunname string) error {
// Drop packets that are destined for the tailscale interface if
// they're a new connection, per conntrack, to prevent hosts on the
// same subnet from being able to use this device as a way to forward
// packets on to the Tailscale network.
//
// The conntrack states are:
// NEW A packet which creates a new connection.
// ESTABLISHED A packet which belongs to an existing connection
// (i.e., a reply packet, or outgoing packet on a
// connection which has seen replies).
// RELATED A packet which is related to, but not part of, an
// existing connection, such as an ICMP error.
// INVALID A packet which could not be identified for some
// reason: this includes running out of memory and ICMP
// errors which don't correspond to any known
// connection. Generally these packets should be
// dropped.
//
// We drop NEW packets to prevent connections from coming "into"
// Tailscale from other hosts on the same network segment; we drop
// INVALID packets as well.
args := statefulRuleArgs(tunname)
for _, ipt := range i.getTables() {
// First, find the final "accept" rule.
rules, err := ipt.List("filter", "ts-forward")
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("listing rules in filter/ts-forward: %w", err)
}
want := fmt.Sprintf("-A %s -o %s -j ACCEPT", "ts-forward", tunname)
pos := slices.Index(rules, want)
if pos < 0 {
return fmt.Errorf("couldn't find final ACCEPT rule in filter/ts-forward")
}
if err := ipt.Insert("filter", "ts-forward", pos, args...); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("adding %v in filter/ts-forward: %w", args, err)
}
}
return nil
}
// DelStatefulRule removes the netfilter rule for stateful packet filtering
// using conntrack.
func (i *iptablesRunner) DelStatefulRule(tunname string) error {
args := statefulRuleArgs(tunname)
for _, ipt := range i.getTables() {
if err := ipt.Delete("filter", "ts-forward", args...); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("deleting %v in filter/ts-forward: %w", args, err)
}
}
return nil
}
// buildMagicsockPortRule generates the string slice containing the arguments
// to describe a rule accepting traffic on a particular port to iptables. It is
// separated out here to avoid repetition in AddMagicsockPortRule and
// RemoveMagicsockPortRule, since it is important that the same rule is passed
// to Append() and Delete().
func buildMagicsockPortRule(port uint16) []string {
return []string{"-p", "udp", "--dport", strconv.FormatUint(uint64(port), 10), "-j", "ACCEPT"}
}
// AddMagicsockPortRule adds a rule to iptables to allow incoming traffic on
// the specified UDP port, so magicsock can accept incoming connections.
// network must be either "udp4" or "udp6" - this determines whether the rule
// is added for IPv4 or IPv6.
func (i *iptablesRunner) AddMagicsockPortRule(port uint16, network string) error {
var ipt iptablesInterface
switch network {
case "udp4":
ipt = i.ipt4
case "udp6":
ipt = i.ipt6
default:
return fmt.Errorf("unsupported network %s", network)
}
args := buildMagicsockPortRule(port)
if err := ipt.Append("filter", "ts-input", args...); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("adding %v in filter/ts-input: %w", args, err)
}
return nil
}
// DelMagicsockPortRule removes a rule added by AddMagicsockPortRule to accept
// incoming traffic on a particular UDP port.
// network must be either "udp4" or "udp6" - this determines whether the rule
// is removed for IPv4 or IPv6.
func (i *iptablesRunner) DelMagicsockPortRule(port uint16, network string) error {
var ipt iptablesInterface
switch network {
case "udp4":
ipt = i.ipt4
case "udp6":
ipt = i.ipt6
default:
return fmt.Errorf("unsupported network %s", network)
}
args := buildMagicsockPortRule(port)
if err := ipt.Delete("filter", "ts-input", args...); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("removing %v in filter/ts-input: %w", args, err)
}
return nil
}
// delTSHook deletes hook in a chain that jumps to a ts-chain. If the hook does not
// exist, it's a no-op since the desired state is already achieved but we log the
// error because error code from the iptables module resists unwrapping.
func delTSHook(ipt iptablesInterface, table, chain string, logf logger.Logf) error {
tsChain := tsChain(chain)
args := []string{"-j", tsChain}
if err := ipt.Delete(table, chain, args...); err != nil && !isNotExistError(err) {
return fmt.Errorf("deleting %v in %s/%s: %v", args, table, chain, err)
}
return nil
}
// delChain flushes and deletes a chain. If the chain does not exist, it's a no-op
// since the desired state is already achieved. otherwise, it returns an error.
func delChain(ipt iptablesInterface, table, chain string) error {
if err := ipt.ClearChain(table, chain); err != nil {
if isNotExistError(err) {
// nonexistent chain. nothing to do.
return nil
}
return fmt.Errorf("flushing %s/%s: %w", table, chain, err)
}
if err := ipt.DeleteChain(table, chain); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("deleting %s/%s: %w", table, chain, err)
}
return nil
}
// argsFromPostRoutingRule accepts a rule as returned by iptables.List and, if it is a rule from POSTROUTING chain,
// returns the args part, else returns the original rule.
func argsFromPostRoutingRule(r string) string {
args, _ := strings.CutPrefix(r, "-A POSTROUTING ")
return args
}