nftables/0208-json-work-around-fuzzer-induced-assert-crashes.patch

From 37ff6f9a918095db3ece832effcec42a66f5e77a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Phil Sutter <psutter@redhat.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:14:04 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] json: work around fuzzer-induced assert crashes

JIRA: https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-190549
Upstream Status: nftables commit 18c24d89b9977ddc0900be64fe9e95e7ac1ce896

commit 18c24d89b9977ddc0900be64fe9e95e7ac1ce896
Author: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>
Date:   Mon Mar 31 16:47:11 2025 +0200

    json: work around fuzzer-induced assert crashes

    fuzzer can cause assert failures due to json_pack() returning a NULL
    value and therefore triggering the assert(out) in __json_pack macro.

    All instances I saw are due to invalid UTF-8 strings, i.e., table/chain
    names with non-text characters in them.

    Work around this for now, replace the assert with a plaintext error
    message and return NULL instead of abort().

    Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>

Signed-off-by: Phil Sutter <psutter@redhat.com>
---
 src/json.c                                    | 271 +++++++++---------
 .../nft-j-f/Assertion__out_failed_assert      |   6 +
 2 files changed, 146 insertions(+), 131 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 tests/shell/testcases/bogons/nft-j-f/Assertion__out_failed_assert

diff --git a/src/json.c b/src/json.c
index bbea9aa..65fbbfa 100644
--- a/src/json.c
+++ b/src/json.c
@@ -33,14 +33,23 @@
 #include <jansson.h>
 #include <syslog.h>
 
-#ifdef DEBUG
-#define __json_pack json_pack
-#define json_pack(...) ({ \
-	json_t *__out = __json_pack(__VA_ARGS__); \
-	assert(__out); \
-	__out; \
-})
-#endif
+static json_t *__nft_json_pack(unsigned int line, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	json_error_t error;
+	json_t *value;
+	va_list ap;
+
+	va_start(ap, fmt);
+	value = json_vpack_ex(&error, 0, fmt, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+
+	if (value)
+		return value;
+
+	fprintf(stderr, "%s:%d: json_pack failure (%s)\n", __FILE__, line, error.text);
+	return NULL;
+}
+#define nft_json_pack(...)	__nft_json_pack(__LINE__, __VA_ARGS__)
 
 static int json_array_extend_new(json_t *array, json_t *other_array)
 {
@@ -84,7 +93,7 @@ static json_t *expr_print_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
 	fclose(octx->output_fp);
 	octx->output_fp = fp;
 
-	return json_pack("s", buf);
+	return nft_json_pack("s", buf);
 }
 
 static json_t *set_dtype_json(const struct expr *key)
@@ -99,7 +108,7 @@ static json_t *set_dtype_json(const struct expr *key)
 		if (!root)
 			root = jtok;
 		else if (json_is_string(root))
-			root = json_pack("[o, o]", root, jtok);
+			root = nft_json_pack("[o, o]", root, jtok);
 		else
 			json_array_append_new(root, jtok);
 		tok = strtok_r(NULL, " .", &tok_safe);
@@ -116,7 +125,7 @@ static json_t *set_key_dtype_json(const struct set *set,
 	if (!use_typeof)
 		return set_dtype_json(set->key);
 
-	return json_pack("{s:o}", "typeof", expr_print_json(set->key, octx));
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", "typeof", expr_print_json(set->key, octx));
 }
 
 static json_t *stmt_print_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
@@ -138,7 +147,7 @@ static json_t *stmt_print_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
 	fclose(octx->output_fp);
 	octx->output_fp = fp;
 
-	return json_pack("s", buf);
+	return nft_json_pack("s", buf);
 }
 
 static json_t *set_stmt_list_json(const struct list_head *stmt_list,
@@ -177,7 +186,7 @@ static json_t *set_print_json(struct output_ctx *octx, const struct set *set)
 		type = "set";
 	}
 
-	root = json_pack("{s:s, s:s, s:s, s:o, s:I}",
+	root = nft_json_pack("{s:s, s:s, s:s, s:o, s:I}",
 			"family", family2str(set->handle.family),
 			"name", set->handle.set.name,
 			"table", set->handle.table.name,
@@ -191,24 +200,24 @@ static json_t *set_print_json(struct output_ctx *octx, const struct set *set)
 
 	if (!(set->flags & (NFT_SET_CONSTANT))) {
 		if (set->policy != NFT_SET_POL_PERFORMANCE) {
-			tmp = json_pack("s", set_policy2str(set->policy));
+			tmp = nft_json_pack("s", set_policy2str(set->policy));
 			json_object_set_new(root, "policy", tmp);
 		}
 		if (set->desc.size) {
-			tmp = json_pack("i", set->desc.size);
+			tmp = nft_json_pack("i", set->desc.size);
 			json_object_set_new(root, "size", tmp);
 		}
 	}
 
 	tmp = json_array();
 	if (set->flags & NFT_SET_CONSTANT)
-		json_array_append_new(tmp, json_pack("s", "constant"));
+		json_array_append_new(tmp, nft_json_pack("s", "constant"));
 	if (set->flags & NFT_SET_INTERVAL)
-		json_array_append_new(tmp, json_pack("s", "interval"));
+		json_array_append_new(tmp, nft_json_pack("s", "interval"));
 	if (set->flags & NFT_SET_TIMEOUT)
-		json_array_append_new(tmp, json_pack("s", "timeout"));
+		json_array_append_new(tmp, nft_json_pack("s", "timeout"));
 	if (set->flags & NFT_SET_EVAL)
-		json_array_append_new(tmp, json_pack("s", "dynamic"));
+		json_array_append_new(tmp, nft_json_pack("s", "dynamic"));
 	json_add_array_new(root, "flags", tmp);
 
 	if (set->timeout) {
@@ -216,7 +225,7 @@ static json_t *set_print_json(struct output_ctx *octx, const struct set *set)
 		json_object_set_new(root, "timeout", tmp);
 	}
 	if (set->gc_int) {
-		tmp = json_pack("i", set->gc_int / 1000);
+		tmp = nft_json_pack("i", set->gc_int / 1000);
 		json_object_set_new(root, "gc-interval", tmp);
 	}
 	if (set->automerge)
@@ -237,7 +246,7 @@ static json_t *set_print_json(struct output_ctx *octx, const struct set *set)
 				    set_stmt_list_json(&set->stmt_list, octx));
 	}
 
-	return json_pack("{s:o}", type, root);
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", type, root);
 }
 
 /* XXX: Merge with set_print_json()? */
@@ -246,7 +255,7 @@ static json_t *element_print_json(struct output_ctx *octx,
 {
 	json_t *root = expr_print_json(set->init, octx);
 
-	return json_pack("{s: {s:s, s:s, s:s, s:o}}", "element",
+	return nft_json_pack("{s: {s:s, s:s, s:s, s:o}}", "element",
 			 "family", family2str(set->handle.family),
 			 "table", set->handle.table.name,
 			 "name", set->handle.set.name,
@@ -259,7 +268,7 @@ static json_t *rule_print_json(struct output_ctx *octx,
 	const struct stmt *stmt;
 	json_t *root, *tmp;
 
-	root = json_pack("{s:s, s:s, s:s, s:I}",
+	root = nft_json_pack("{s:s, s:s, s:s, s:I}",
 			 "family", family2str(rule->handle.family),
 			 "table", rule->handle.table.name,
 			 "chain", rule->handle.chain.name,
@@ -279,7 +288,7 @@ static json_t *rule_print_json(struct output_ctx *octx,
 		json_decref(tmp);
 	}
 
-	return json_pack("{s:o}", "rule", root);
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", "rule", root);
 }
 
 static json_t *chain_print_json(const struct chain *chain)
@@ -287,7 +296,7 @@ static json_t *chain_print_json(const struct chain *chain)
 	json_t *root, *tmp, *devs = NULL;
 	int priority, policy, i;
 
-	root = json_pack("{s:s, s:s, s:s, s:I}",
+	root = nft_json_pack("{s:s, s:s, s:s, s:I}",
 			 "family", family2str(chain->handle.family),
 			 "table", chain->handle.table.name,
 			 "name", chain->handle.chain.name,
@@ -307,7 +316,7 @@ static json_t *chain_print_json(const struct chain *chain)
 			policy = NF_ACCEPT;
 		}
 
-		tmp = json_pack("{s:s, s:s, s:i, s:s}",
+		tmp = nft_json_pack("{s:s, s:s, s:i, s:s}",
 				"type", chain->type.str,
 				"hook", hooknum2str(chain->handle.family,
 						    chain->hook.num),
@@ -319,7 +328,7 @@ static json_t *chain_print_json(const struct chain *chain)
 			if (!devs)
 				devs = json_string(dev);
 			else if (json_is_string(devs))
-				devs = json_pack("[o, s]", devs, dev);
+				devs = nft_json_pack("[o, s]", devs, dev);
 			else
 				json_array_append_new(devs, json_string(dev));
 		}
@@ -330,7 +339,7 @@ static json_t *chain_print_json(const struct chain *chain)
 		json_decref(tmp);
 	}
 
-	return json_pack("{s:o}", "chain", root);
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", "chain", root);
 }
 
 static json_t *proto_name_json(uint8_t proto)
@@ -366,28 +375,28 @@ static json_t *obj_print_json(const struct obj *obj)
 	json_t *root, *tmp, *flags;
 	uint64_t rate, burst;
 
-	root = json_pack("{s:s, s:s, s:s, s:I}",
+	root = nft_json_pack("{s:s, s:s, s:s, s:I}",
 			"family", family2str(obj->handle.family),
 			"name", obj->handle.obj.name,
 			"table", obj->handle.table.name,
 			"handle", obj->handle.handle.id);
 
 	if (obj->comment) {
-		tmp = json_pack("{s:s}", "comment", obj->comment);
+		tmp = nft_json_pack("{s:s}", "comment", obj->comment);
 		json_object_update(root, tmp);
 		json_decref(tmp);
 	}
 
 	switch (obj->type) {
 	case NFT_OBJECT_COUNTER:
-		tmp = json_pack("{s:I, s:I}",
+		tmp = nft_json_pack("{s:I, s:I}",
 				"packets", obj->counter.packets,
 				"bytes", obj->counter.bytes);
 		json_object_update(root, tmp);
 		json_decref(tmp);
 		break;
 	case NFT_OBJECT_QUOTA:
-		tmp = json_pack("{s:I, s:I, s:b}",
+		tmp = nft_json_pack("{s:I, s:I, s:b}",
 				"bytes", obj->quota.bytes,
 				"used", obj->quota.used,
 				"inv", obj->quota.flags & NFT_QUOTA_F_INV);
@@ -395,13 +404,13 @@ static json_t *obj_print_json(const struct obj *obj)
 		json_decref(tmp);
 		break;
 	case NFT_OBJECT_SECMARK:
-		tmp = json_pack("{s:s}",
+		tmp = nft_json_pack("{s:s}",
 				"context", obj->secmark.ctx);
 		json_object_update(root, tmp);
 		json_decref(tmp);
 		break;
 	case NFT_OBJECT_CT_HELPER:
-		tmp = json_pack("{s:s, s:o, s:s}",
+		tmp = nft_json_pack("{s:s, s:o, s:s}",
 				"type", obj->ct_helper.name, "protocol",
 				proto_name_json(obj->ct_helper.l4proto),
 				"l3proto", family2str(obj->ct_helper.l3proto));
@@ -411,7 +420,7 @@ static json_t *obj_print_json(const struct obj *obj)
 	case NFT_OBJECT_CT_TIMEOUT:
 		tmp = timeout_policy_json(obj->ct_timeout.l4proto,
 					  obj->ct_timeout.timeout);
-		tmp = json_pack("{s:o, s:s, s:o}",
+		tmp = nft_json_pack("{s:o, s:s, s:o}",
 				"protocol",
 				proto_name_json(obj->ct_timeout.l4proto),
 				"l3proto", family2str(obj->ct_timeout.l3proto),
@@ -420,7 +429,7 @@ static json_t *obj_print_json(const struct obj *obj)
 		json_decref(tmp);
 		break;
 	case NFT_OBJECT_CT_EXPECT:
-		tmp = json_pack("{s:o, s:I, s:I, s:I, s:s}",
+		tmp = nft_json_pack("{s:o, s:I, s:I, s:I, s:s}",
 				"protocol",
 				proto_name_json(obj->ct_expect.l4proto),
 				"dport", obj->ct_expect.dport,
@@ -439,7 +448,7 @@ static json_t *obj_print_json(const struct obj *obj)
 			burst_unit = get_rate(obj->limit.burst, &burst);
 		}
 
-		tmp = json_pack("{s:I, s:s}",
+		tmp = nft_json_pack("{s:I, s:s}",
 				"rate", rate,
 				"per", get_unit(obj->limit.unit));
 
@@ -459,9 +468,9 @@ static json_t *obj_print_json(const struct obj *obj)
 		json_decref(tmp);
 		break;
 	case NFT_OBJECT_SYNPROXY:
-		tmp = json_pack("{s:i, s:i}",
-				"mss", obj->synproxy.mss,
-				"wscale", obj->synproxy.wscale);
+		tmp = nft_json_pack("{s:i, s:i}",
+				    "mss", obj->synproxy.mss,
+				    "wscale", obj->synproxy.wscale);
 
 		flags = json_array();
 		if (obj->synproxy.flags & NF_SYNPROXY_OPT_TIMESTAMP)
@@ -475,7 +484,7 @@ static json_t *obj_print_json(const struct obj *obj)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	return json_pack("{s:o}", type, root);
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", type, root);
 }
 
 static json_t *flowtable_print_json(const struct flowtable *ftable)
@@ -488,7 +497,7 @@ static json_t *flowtable_print_json(const struct flowtable *ftable)
 				BYTEORDER_HOST_ENDIAN, sizeof(int));
 	}
 
-	root = json_pack("{s:s, s:s, s:s, s:I, s:s, s:i}",
+	root = nft_json_pack("{s:s, s:s, s:s, s:I, s:s, s:i}",
 			"family", family2str(ftable->handle.family),
 			"name", ftable->handle.flowtable.name,
 			"table", ftable->handle.table.name,
@@ -501,14 +510,14 @@ static json_t *flowtable_print_json(const struct flowtable *ftable)
 		if (!devs)
 			devs = json_string(dev);
 		else if (json_is_string(devs))
-			devs = json_pack("[o, s]", devs, dev);
+			devs = nft_json_pack("[o, s]", devs, dev);
 		else
 			json_array_append_new(devs, json_string(dev));
 	}
 	if (devs)
 		json_object_set_new(root, "dev", devs);
 
-	return json_pack("{s:o}", "flowtable", root);
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", "flowtable", root);
 }
 
 static json_t *table_flags_json(const struct table *table)
@@ -532,7 +541,7 @@ static json_t *table_print_json(const struct table *table)
 {
 	json_t *root;
 
-	root = json_pack("{s:s, s:s, s:I}",
+	root = nft_json_pack("{s:s, s:s, s:I}",
 			 "family", family2str(table->handle.family),
 			 "name", table->handle.table.name,
 			 "handle", table->handle.handle.id);
@@ -541,7 +550,7 @@ static json_t *table_print_json(const struct table *table)
 	if (table->comment)
 		json_object_set_new(root, "comment", json_string(table->comment));
 
-	return json_pack("{s:o}", "table", root);
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", "table", root);
 }
 
 json_t *flagcmp_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
@@ -576,13 +585,13 @@ __binop_expr_json(int op, const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
 
 json_t *binop_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
 {
-	return json_pack("{s:o}", expr_op_symbols[expr->op],
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", expr_op_symbols[expr->op],
 			 __binop_expr_json(expr->op, expr, octx));
 }
 
 json_t *relational_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
 {
-	return json_pack("{s:{s:s, s:o, s:o}}", "match",
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:{s:s, s:o, s:o}}", "match",
 			 "op", expr_op_symbols[expr->op] ? : "in",
 			 "left", expr_print_json(expr->left, octx),
 			 "right", expr_print_json(expr->right, octx));
@@ -595,7 +604,7 @@ json_t *range_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
 
 	octx->flags &= ~NFT_CTX_OUTPUT_SERVICE;
 	octx->flags |= NFT_CTX_OUTPUT_NUMERIC_PROTO;
-	root = json_pack("{s:[o, o]}", "range",
+	root = nft_json_pack("{s:[o, o]}", "range",
 			 expr_print_json(expr->left, octx),
 			 expr_print_json(expr->right, octx));
 	octx->flags = flags;
@@ -605,7 +614,7 @@ json_t *range_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
 
 json_t *meta_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
 {
-	return json_pack("{s:{s:s}}", "meta",
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:{s:s}}", "meta",
 			 "key", meta_templates[expr->meta.key].token);
 }
 
@@ -615,23 +624,23 @@ json_t *payload_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
 
 	if (payload_is_known(expr)) {
 		if (expr->payload.inner_desc) {
-			root = json_pack("{s:s, s:s, s:s}",
+			root = nft_json_pack("{s:s, s:s, s:s}",
 					 "tunnel", expr->payload.inner_desc->name,
 					 "protocol", expr->payload.desc->name,
 					 "field", expr->payload.tmpl->token);
 		} else {
-			root = json_pack("{s:s, s:s}",
+			root = nft_json_pack("{s:s, s:s}",
 					 "protocol", expr->payload.desc->name,
 					 "field", expr->payload.tmpl->token);
 		}
 	} else {
-		root = json_pack("{s:s, s:i, s:i}",
+		root = nft_json_pack("{s:s, s:i, s:i}",
 				 "base", proto_base_tokens[expr->payload.base],
 				 "offset", expr->payload.offset,
 				 "len", expr->len);
 	}
 
-	return json_pack("{s:o}", "payload", root);
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", "payload", root);
 }
 
 json_t *ct_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
@@ -640,7 +649,7 @@ json_t *ct_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
 	enum nft_ct_keys key = expr->ct.key;
 	json_t *root;
 
-	root = json_pack("{s:s}", "key", ct_templates[key].token);
+	root = nft_json_pack("{s:s}", "key", ct_templates[key].token);
 
 	if (expr->ct.direction < 0)
 		goto out;
@@ -648,7 +657,7 @@ json_t *ct_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
 	if (dirstr)
 		json_object_set_new(root, "dir", json_string(dirstr));
 out:
-	return json_pack("{s:o}", "ct", root);
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", "ct", root);
 }
 
 json_t *concat_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
@@ -659,7 +668,7 @@ json_t *concat_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
 	list_for_each_entry(i, &expr->expressions, list)
 		json_array_append_new(array, expr_print_json(i, octx));
 
-	return json_pack("{s:o}", "concat", array);
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", "concat", array);
 }
 
 json_t *set_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
@@ -670,7 +679,7 @@ json_t *set_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
 	list_for_each_entry(i, &expr->expressions, list)
 		json_array_append_new(array, expr_print_json(i, octx));
 
-	return json_pack("{s:o}", "set", array);
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", "set", array);
 }
 
 json_t *set_ref_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
@@ -678,7 +687,7 @@ json_t *set_ref_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
 	if (set_is_anonymous(expr->set->flags)) {
 		return expr_print_json(expr->set->init, octx);
 	} else {
-		return json_pack("s+", "@", expr->set->handle.set.name);
+		return nft_json_pack("s+", "@", expr->set->handle.set.name);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -694,7 +703,7 @@ json_t *set_elem_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
 	/* these element attributes require formal set elem syntax */
 	if (expr->timeout || expr->expiration || expr->comment ||
 	    !list_empty(&expr->stmt_list)) {
-		root = json_pack("{s:o}", "val", root);
+		root = nft_json_pack("{s:o}", "val", root);
 
 		if (expr->timeout) {
 			tmp = json_integer(expr->timeout / 1000);
@@ -716,7 +725,7 @@ json_t *set_elem_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
 			/* TODO: only one statement per element. */
 			break;
 		}
-		return json_pack("{s:o}", "elem", root);
+		return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", "elem", root);
 	}
 
 	return root;
@@ -726,7 +735,7 @@ json_t *prefix_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
 {
 	json_t *root = expr_print_json(expr->prefix, octx);
 
-	return json_pack("{s:{s:o, s:i}}", "prefix",
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:{s:o, s:i}}", "prefix",
 			 "addr", root,
 			 "len", expr->prefix_len);
 }
@@ -739,7 +748,7 @@ json_t *list_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
 	list_for_each_entry(i, &expr->expressions, list)
 		json_array_append_new(array, expr_print_json(i, octx));
 
-	//return json_pack("{s:s, s:o}", "type", "list", "val", array);
+	//return nft_json_pack("{s:s, s:o}", "type", "list", "val", array);
 	return array;
 }
 
@@ -750,7 +759,7 @@ json_t *unary_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
 
 json_t *mapping_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
 {
-	return json_pack("[o, o]",
+	return nft_json_pack("[o, o]",
 			 expr_print_json(expr->left, octx),
 			 expr_print_json(expr->right, octx));
 }
@@ -763,7 +772,7 @@ json_t *map_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
 	    expr->mappings->set->data->dtype->type == TYPE_VERDICT)
 		type = "vmap";
 
-	return json_pack("{s:{s:o, s:o}}", type,
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:{s:o, s:o}}", type,
 			 "key", expr_print_json(expr->map, octx),
 			 "data", expr_print_json(expr->mappings, octx));
 }
@@ -785,36 +794,36 @@ json_t *exthdr_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
 			if (offset < 4)
 				offstr = offstrs[offset];
 
-			root = json_pack("{s:s+}", "name", desc, offstr);
+			root = nft_json_pack("{s:s+}", "name", desc, offstr);
 
 			if (!is_exists)
 				json_object_set_new(root, "field", json_string(field));
 		} else {
-			root = json_pack("{s:i, s:i, s:i}",
+			root = nft_json_pack("{s:i, s:i, s:i}",
 					 "base", expr->exthdr.raw_type,
 					 "offset", expr->exthdr.offset,
 					 "len", expr->len);
 		}
 
-		return json_pack("{s:o}", "tcp option", root);
+		return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", "tcp option", root);
 	}
 
 	if (expr->exthdr.op == NFT_EXTHDR_OP_DCCP) {
-		root = json_pack("{s:i}", "type", expr->exthdr.raw_type);
-		return json_pack("{s:o}", "dccp option", root);
+		root = nft_json_pack("{s:i}", "type", expr->exthdr.raw_type);
+		return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", "dccp option", root);
 	}
 
-	root = json_pack("{s:s}", "name", desc);
+	root = nft_json_pack("{s:s}", "name", desc);
 	if (!is_exists)
 		json_object_set_new(root, "field", json_string(field));
 
 	switch (expr->exthdr.op) {
 	case NFT_EXTHDR_OP_IPV4:
-		return json_pack("{s:o}", "ip option", root);
+		return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", "ip option", root);
 	case NFT_EXTHDR_OP_SCTP:
-		return json_pack("{s:o}", "sctp chunk", root);
+		return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", "sctp chunk", root);
 	default:
-		return json_pack("{s:o}", "exthdr", root);
+		return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", "exthdr", root);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -851,15 +860,15 @@ json_t *verdict_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	if (chain)
-		return json_pack("{s:{s:o}}", name, "target", chain);
+		return nft_json_pack("{s:{s:o}}", name, "target", chain);
 	else
-		return json_pack("{s:n}", name);
+		return nft_json_pack("{s:n}", name);
 }
 
 json_t *rt_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
 {
 	const char *key = rt_templates[expr->rt.key].token;
-	json_t *root = json_pack("{s:s}", "key", key);
+	json_t *root = nft_json_pack("{s:s}", "key", key);
 	const char *family = NULL;
 
 	switch (expr->rt.key) {
@@ -876,7 +885,7 @@ json_t *rt_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
 	if (family)
 		json_object_set_new(root, "family", json_string(family));
 
-	return json_pack("{s:o}", "rt", root);
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", "rt", root);
 }
 
 json_t *numgen_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
@@ -895,7 +904,7 @@ json_t *numgen_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	return json_pack("{s:{s:s, s:i, s:i}}", "numgen",
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:{s:s, s:i, s:i}}", "numgen",
 			 "mode", mode,
 			 "mod", expr->numgen.mod,
 			 "offset", expr->numgen.offset);
@@ -917,7 +926,7 @@ json_t *hash_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	root = json_pack("{s:i}", "mod", expr->hash.mod);
+	root = nft_json_pack("{s:i}", "mod", expr->hash.mod);
 	if (expr->hash.seed_set)
 		json_object_set_new(root, "seed",
 				    json_integer(expr->hash.seed));
@@ -927,7 +936,7 @@ json_t *hash_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
 	if (jexpr)
 		json_object_set_new(root, "expr", jexpr);
 
-	return json_pack("{s:o}", type, root);
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", type, root);
 }
 
 json_t *fib_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
@@ -936,7 +945,7 @@ json_t *fib_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
 	unsigned int flags = expr->fib.flags & ~NFTA_FIB_F_PRESENT;
 	json_t *root;
 
-	root = json_pack("{s:s}", "result", fib_result_str(expr->fib.result));
+	root = nft_json_pack("{s:s}", "result", fib_result_str(expr->fib.result));
 
 	if (flags) {
 		json_t *tmp = json_array();
@@ -953,7 +962,7 @@ json_t *fib_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
 
 		json_add_array_new(root, "flags", tmp);
 	}
-	return json_pack("{s:o}", "fib", root);
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", "fib", root);
 }
 
 static json_t *symbolic_constant_json(const struct symbol_table *tbl,
@@ -1026,7 +1035,7 @@ json_t *constant_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
 
 json_t *socket_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
 {
-	return json_pack("{s:{s:s}}", "socket", "key",
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:{s:s}}", "socket", "key",
 			 socket_templates[expr->socket.key].token);
 }
 
@@ -1035,9 +1044,9 @@ json_t *osf_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
 	json_t *root;
 
 	if (expr->osf.flags & NFT_OSF_F_VERSION)
-		root = json_pack("{s:s}", "key", "version");
+		root = nft_json_pack("{s:s}", "key", "version");
 	else
-		root = json_pack("{s:s}", "key", "name");
+		root = nft_json_pack("{s:s}", "key", "name");
 
 	switch (expr->osf.ttl) {
 	case 1:
@@ -1048,7 +1057,7 @@ json_t *osf_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	return json_pack("{s:o}", "osf", root);
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", "osf", root);
 }
 
 json_t *xfrm_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
@@ -1085,7 +1094,7 @@ json_t *xfrm_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	root = json_pack("{s:s}", "key", name);
+	root = nft_json_pack("{s:s}", "key", name);
 
 	if (family)
 		json_object_set_new(root, "family", json_string(family));
@@ -1093,7 +1102,7 @@ json_t *xfrm_expr_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
 	json_object_set_new(root, "dir", json_string(dirstr));
 	json_object_set_new(root, "spnum", json_integer(expr->xfrm.spnum));
 
-	return json_pack("{s:o}", "ipsec", root);
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", "ipsec", root);
 }
 
 json_t *integer_type_json(const struct expr *expr, struct output_ctx *octx)
@@ -1215,21 +1224,21 @@ json_t *expr_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
 
 json_t *flow_offload_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
 {
-	return json_pack("{s:{s:s, s:s+}}", "flow",
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:{s:s, s:s+}}", "flow",
 			 "op", "add", "flowtable",
 			 "@", stmt->flow.table_name);
 }
 
 json_t *payload_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
 {
-	return json_pack("{s: {s:o, s:o}}", "mangle",
+	return nft_json_pack("{s: {s:o, s:o}}", "mangle",
 			 "key", expr_print_json(stmt->payload.expr, octx),
 			 "value", expr_print_json(stmt->payload.val, octx));
 }
 
 json_t *exthdr_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
 {
-	return json_pack("{s: {s:o, s:o}}", "mangle",
+	return nft_json_pack("{s: {s:o, s:o}}", "mangle",
 			 "key", expr_print_json(stmt->exthdr.expr, octx),
 			 "value", expr_print_json(stmt->exthdr.val, octx));
 }
@@ -1241,7 +1250,7 @@ json_t *quota_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
 	json_t *root;
 
 	data_unit = get_rate(stmt->quota.bytes, &bytes);
-	root = json_pack("{s:I, s:s}",
+	root = nft_json_pack("{s:I, s:s}",
 			 "val", bytes,
 			 "val_unit", data_unit);
 
@@ -1253,7 +1262,7 @@ json_t *quota_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
 		json_object_set_new(root, "used_unit", json_string(data_unit));
 	}
 
-	return json_pack("{s:o}", "quota", root);
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", "quota", root);
 }
 
 json_t *ct_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
@@ -1266,7 +1275,7 @@ json_t *ct_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
 		},
 	};
 
-	return json_pack("{s:{s:o, s:o}}", "mangle",
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:{s:o, s:o}}", "mangle",
 			 "key", ct_expr_json(&expr, octx),
 			 "value", expr_print_json(stmt->ct.expr, octx));
 }
@@ -1284,7 +1293,7 @@ json_t *limit_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
 		burst_unit = get_rate(stmt->limit.burst, &burst);
 	}
 
-	root = json_pack("{s:I, s:I, s:s}",
+	root = nft_json_pack("{s:I, s:I, s:s}",
 			 "rate", rate,
 			 "burst", burst,
 			 "per", get_unit(stmt->limit.unit));
@@ -1296,14 +1305,14 @@ json_t *limit_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
 		json_object_set_new(root, "burst_unit",
 				    json_string(burst_unit));
 
-	return json_pack("{s:o}", "limit", root);
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", "limit", root);
 }
 
 json_t *fwd_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
 {
 	json_t *root, *tmp;
 
-	root = json_pack("{s:o}", "dev", expr_print_json(stmt->fwd.dev, octx));
+	root = nft_json_pack("{s:o}", "dev", expr_print_json(stmt->fwd.dev, octx));
 
 	if (stmt->fwd.addr) {
 		tmp = json_string(family2str(stmt->fwd.family));
@@ -1313,12 +1322,12 @@ json_t *fwd_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
 		json_object_set_new(root, "addr", tmp);
 	}
 
-	return json_pack("{s:o}", "fwd", root);
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", "fwd", root);
 }
 
 json_t *notrack_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
 {
-	return json_pack("{s:n}", "notrack");
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:n}", "notrack");
 }
 
 json_t *dup_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
@@ -1326,27 +1335,27 @@ json_t *dup_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
 	json_t *root;
 
 	if (stmt->dup.to) {
-		root = json_pack("{s:o}", "addr", expr_print_json(stmt->dup.to, octx));
+		root = nft_json_pack("{s:o}", "addr", expr_print_json(stmt->dup.to, octx));
 		if (stmt->dup.dev)
 			json_object_set_new(root, "dev",
 					    expr_print_json(stmt->dup.dev, octx));
 	} else {
 		root = json_null();
 	}
-	return json_pack("{s:o}", "dup", root);
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", "dup", root);
 }
 
 json_t *meta_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
 {
 	json_t *root;
 
-	root = json_pack("{s:{s:s}}", "meta",
+	root = nft_json_pack("{s:{s:s}}", "meta",
 			 "key", meta_templates[stmt->meta.key].token);
-	root = json_pack("{s:o, s:o}",
+	root = nft_json_pack("{s:o, s:o}",
 			 "key", root,
 			 "value", expr_print_json(stmt->meta.expr, octx));
 
-	return json_pack("{s:o}", "mangle", root);
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", "mangle", root);
 }
 
 json_t *log_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
@@ -1395,7 +1404,7 @@ json_t *log_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
 		root = json_null();
 	}
 
-	return json_pack("{s:o}", "log", root);
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", "log", root);
 }
 
 static json_t *nat_flags_json(uint32_t flags)
@@ -1457,7 +1466,7 @@ json_t *nat_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
 		root = json_null();
 	}
 
-	return json_pack("{s:o}", nat_etype2str(stmt->nat.type), root);
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", nat_etype2str(stmt->nat.type), root);
 }
 
 json_t *reject_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
@@ -1487,7 +1496,7 @@ json_t *reject_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
 	}
 
 	if (!type && !jexpr)
-		return json_pack("{s:n}", "reject");
+		return nft_json_pack("{s:n}", "reject");
 
 	root = json_object();
 	if (type)
@@ -1495,15 +1504,15 @@ json_t *reject_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
 	if (jexpr)
 		json_object_set_new(root, "expr", jexpr);
 
-	return json_pack("{s:o}", "reject", root);
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", "reject", root);
 }
 
 json_t *counter_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
 {
 	if (nft_output_stateless(octx))
-		return json_pack("{s:n}", "counter");
+		return nft_json_pack("{s:n}", "counter");
 
-	return json_pack("{s:{s:I, s:I}}", "counter",
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:{s:I, s:I}}", "counter",
 			 "packets", stmt->counter.packets,
 			 "bytes", stmt->counter.bytes);
 }
@@ -1511,16 +1520,16 @@ json_t *counter_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
 json_t *last_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
 {
 	if (nft_output_stateless(octx) || stmt->last.set == 0)
-		return json_pack("{s:n}", "last");
+		return nft_json_pack("{s:n}", "last");
 
-	return json_pack("{s:{s:I}}", "last", "used", stmt->last.used);
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:{s:I}}", "last", "used", stmt->last.used);
 }
 
 json_t *set_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
 {
 	json_t *root;
 
-	root = json_pack("{s:s, s:o, s:s+}",
+	root = nft_json_pack("{s:s, s:o, s:s+}",
 			 "op", set_stmt_op_names[stmt->set.op],
 			 "elem", expr_print_json(stmt->set.key, octx),
 			 "set", "@", stmt->set.set->set->handle.set.name);
@@ -1531,14 +1540,14 @@ json_t *set_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
 						       octx));
 	}
 
-	return json_pack("{s:o}", "set", root);
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", "set", root);
 }
 
 json_t *map_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
 {
 	json_t *root;
 
-	root = json_pack("{s:s, s:o, s:o, s:s+}",
+	root = nft_json_pack("{s:s, s:o, s:o, s:s+}",
 			 "op", set_stmt_op_names[stmt->map.op],
 			 "elem", expr_print_json(stmt->map.key, octx),
 			 "data", expr_print_json(stmt->map.data, octx),
@@ -1550,7 +1559,7 @@ json_t *map_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
 						       octx));
 	}
 
-	return json_pack("{s:o}", "map", root);
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", "map", root);
 }
 
 json_t *objref_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
@@ -1562,7 +1571,7 @@ json_t *objref_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
 	else
 		name = objref_type_name(stmt->objref.type);
 
-	return json_pack("{s:o}", name, expr_print_json(stmt->objref.expr, octx));
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", name, expr_print_json(stmt->objref.expr, octx));
 }
 
 json_t *meter_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
@@ -1574,7 +1583,7 @@ json_t *meter_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
 	tmp = stmt_print_json(stmt->meter.stmt, octx);
 	octx->flags = flags;
 
-	root = json_pack("{s:o, s:o, s:i}",
+	root = nft_json_pack("{s:o, s:o, s:i}",
 			 "key", expr_print_json(stmt->meter.key, octx),
 			 "stmt", tmp,
 			 "size", stmt->meter.size);
@@ -1583,7 +1592,7 @@ json_t *meter_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
 		json_object_set_new(root, "name", tmp);
 	}
 
-	return json_pack("{s:o}", "meter", root);
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", "meter", root);
 }
 
 json_t *queue_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
@@ -1608,7 +1617,7 @@ json_t *queue_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
 		root = json_null();
 	}
 
-	return json_pack("{s:o}", "queue", root);
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", "queue", root);
 }
 
 json_t *verdict_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
@@ -1618,12 +1627,12 @@ json_t *verdict_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
 
 json_t *connlimit_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
 {
-	json_t *root = json_pack("{s:i}", "val", stmt->connlimit.count);
+	json_t *root = nft_json_pack("{s:i}", "val", stmt->connlimit.count);
 
 	if (stmt->connlimit.flags & NFT_CONNLIMIT_F_INV)
 		json_object_set_new(root, "inv", json_true());
 
-	return json_pack("{s:o}", "ct count", root);
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", "ct count", root);
 }
 
 json_t *tproxy_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
@@ -1646,7 +1655,7 @@ json_t *tproxy_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
 		json_object_set_new(root, "port", tmp);
 	}
 
-	return json_pack("{s:o}", "tproxy", root);
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", "tproxy", root);
 }
 
 json_t *synproxy_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
@@ -1671,12 +1680,12 @@ json_t *synproxy_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
 		root = json_null();
 	}
 
-	return json_pack("{s:o}", "synproxy", root);
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", "synproxy", root);
 }
 
 json_t *optstrip_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
 {
-	return json_pack("{s:o}", "reset",
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:o}", "reset",
 			 expr_print_json(stmt->optstrip.expr, octx));
 }
 
@@ -1688,7 +1697,7 @@ json_t *xt_stmt_json(const struct stmt *stmt, struct output_ctx *octx)
 		[NFT_XT_WATCHER]        = "watcher",
 	};
 
-	return json_pack("{s:{s:s, s:s}}", "xt",
+	return nft_json_pack("{s:{s:s, s:s}}", "xt",
 			 "type", xt_typename[stmt->xt.type],
 			 "name", stmt->xt.name);
 }
@@ -1831,7 +1840,7 @@ static json_t *do_list_set_json(struct netlink_ctx *ctx,
 			return json_null();
 	}
 
-	return json_pack("[o]", set_print_json(&ctx->nft->output, set));
+	return nft_json_pack("[o]", set_print_json(&ctx->nft->output, set));
 }
 
 static json_t *do_list_sets_json(struct netlink_ctx *ctx, struct cmd *cmd)
@@ -1929,7 +1938,7 @@ static json_t *do_list_flowtables_json(struct netlink_ctx *ctx, struct cmd *cmd)
 
 static json_t *generate_json_metainfo(void)
 {
-	return json_pack("{s: {s:s, s:s, s:i}}", "metainfo",
+	return nft_json_pack("{s: {s:s, s:s, s:i}}", "metainfo",
 			 "version", PACKAGE_VERSION,
 			 "release_name", RELEASE_NAME,
 			 "json_schema_version", JSON_SCHEMA_VERSION);
@@ -2042,7 +2051,7 @@ int do_command_list_json(struct netlink_ctx *ctx, struct cmd *cmd)
 
 	json_array_insert_new(root, 0, generate_json_metainfo());
 
-	root = json_pack("{s:o}", "nftables", root);
+	root = nft_json_pack("{s:o}", "nftables", root);
 	json_dumpf(root, ctx->nft->output.output_fp, 0);
 	json_decref(root);
 	fprintf(ctx->nft->output.output_fp, "\n");
@@ -2055,7 +2064,7 @@ static void monitor_print_json(struct netlink_mon_handler *monh,
 {
 	struct nft_ctx *nft = monh->ctx->nft;
 
-	obj = json_pack("{s:o}", cmd, obj);
+	obj = nft_json_pack("{s:o}", cmd, obj);
 	if (nft_output_echo(&nft->output) && !nft->json_root) {
 		json_array_append_new(nft->json_echo, obj);
 	} else {
diff --git a/tests/shell/testcases/bogons/nft-j-f/Assertion__out_failed_assert b/tests/shell/testcases/bogons/nft-j-f/Assertion__out_failed_assert
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8ce089
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/shell/testcases/bogons/nft-j-f/Assertion__out_failed_assert
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+table ip test-ip {
+	quota htquota {		comment "t<>st5"	 5 kbytes
+	}
+}
+list ruleset      
+add rule t c counter