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Date:      Thu, 25 Jan 2024 21:46:42 +0000
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To:        bugs@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   [Bug 276619] pfsync not synching all states from system running 13.2 to system running 14.0 (pfsync0 set to version 1301)
Message-ID:  <bug-276619-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>

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            Bug ID: 276619
           Summary: pfsync not synching all states from system running
                    13.2 to system running 14.0 (pfsync0 set to version
                    1301)
           Product: Base System
           Version: 14.0-RELEASE
          Hardware: amd64
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Only Me
          Priority: ---
         Component: kern
          Assignee: bugs@FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: lee@perftech.com

Created attachment 247961
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=3Dedit
pfsync error messages from /var/log/messages

I have two parallel firewalls using PF and CARP. I use pfsync to keep the s=
tate
table synchronized between them. Under normal conditions, the first system
(fw1) runs with CARP as master while the second system (fw2) runs with CARP=
 as
backup. This configuration has worked well for years on FreeBSD 13.2 and
earlier. Forcing fw1 into backup mode provides a smooth transition.

On Monday I upgraded fw2 to 14.0 but left fw2 on 13.2. Both systems appear =
to
perform correctly in terms of packet filtering. Since the upgrade, though, =
fw2
is receiving only about 1/2 to 1/3 of the PF states from fw1 via pfsync. For
example, at this moment fw1 (currently the CARP master) has 135,241 entries=
 in
the PF state table while fw2 has only 57,263. Previously these were always =
in
lockstep with each other.

Per the note about the pfsync version level in the 14.0 release notes, I
configured the pfsync0 interface on fw2 to version 1301 by adding
pfsync_ifconfig=3D"version 1301" to /etc/rc.conf, and verified the setting =
was
applied using ifconfig after rebooting.

If I increase the PF debug log severity from urgent to misc on fw2, I see a=
 lot
pfsync error messages such as "kernel: pfsync_in_ins: invalid value", "kern=
el:
pfsync_input: PFSYNC_ACT_UPD: invalid value", and "kernel: pfsync_state_imp=
ort:
unknown interface:". The interface name in the latter message is usually em=
pty,
but sometimes contains unprintable characters. I'm attaching a log snippet =
with
these messages.

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