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Russell Bryant c5d1d76d94 refactor(sandbox): replace iptables with nftables for network policy enforcement (#1401)
Migrate all sandbox and VM driver network policy enforcement from
iptables to nftables. nftables provides atomic ruleset loading, a
cleaner rule syntax, and is the standard netfilter interface in modern
kernels.

Sandbox bypass enforcement (openshell-sandbox):
- Replace iptables chain of individual rule insertions with a single
  atomic nftables ruleset load via nft -f
- New nft_ruleset module with pure functions for ruleset generation
  and unit tests
- Combine log and reject rules in one inet family table (handles both
  IPv4 and IPv6 in a single ruleset)
- Fall back to reject-only ruleset when kernel lacks nft_log support
- Enable net.netfilter.nf_log_all_netns so log rules work from
  non-init network namespaces
- Use temp file for nft ruleset loading instead of stdin for
  compatibility with minimal VM guest environments

VM TAP networking (openshell-driver-vm):
- Replace iptables NAT/forwarding rules with nftables equivalents
- New nft_ruleset module for TAP network rule generation with unit
  tests
- Atomic table-per-TAP-device lifecycle (create/destroy)
- Host-side rules provide NAT infrastructure and defense-in-depth
  isolation (input chain restricts VM to gateway port only, forward
  chain blocks unsolicited inbound); primary security enforcement
  happens inside the VM guest via the sandbox supervisor's own rules

VM init script:
- Load nft kernel modules at sandbox init
- Enable nf_log_all_netns sysctl for bypass detection logging

OCSF / docs:
- Update firewall rule engine references from iptables to nftables
- Document host firewall interaction model and two-layer enforcement
  architecture in VM driver README and compute drivers reference

Closes #1335

Signed-off-by: Russell Bryant <rbryant@redhat.com>
2026-05-18 16:37:17 -07:00
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