diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nft_redir_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nft_redir_ipv4.c
index ff2d23d8c87a..6ecfce63201a 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nft_redir_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nft_redir_ipv4.c
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ static void nft_redir_ipv4_eval(const struct nft_expr *expr,
 
 	memset(&mr, 0, sizeof(mr));
 	if (priv->sreg_proto_min) {
-		mr.range[0].min.all = (__force __be16)
-					data[priv->sreg_proto_min].data[0];
-		mr.range[0].max.all = (__force __be16)
-					data[priv->sreg_proto_max].data[0];
+		mr.range[0].min.all =
+			*(__be16 *)&data[priv->sreg_proto_min].data[0];
+		mr.range[0].max.all =
+			*(__be16 *)&data[priv->sreg_proto_max].data[0];
 		mr.range[0].flags |= NF_NAT_RANGE_PROTO_SPECIFIED;
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nft_redir_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nft_redir_ipv6.c
index 2433a6bfb191..11820b6b3613 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nft_redir_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nft_redir_ipv6.c
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ static void nft_redir_ipv6_eval(const struct nft_expr *expr,
 
 	memset(&range, 0, sizeof(range));
 	if (priv->sreg_proto_min) {
-		range.min_proto.all = (__force __be16)
-					data[priv->sreg_proto_min].data[0];
-		range.max_proto.all = (__force __be16)
-					data[priv->sreg_proto_max].data[0];
+		range.min_proto.all =
+			*(__be16 *)&data[priv->sreg_proto_min].data[0];
+		range.max_proto.all =
+			*(__be16 *)&data[priv->sreg_proto_max].data[0];
 		range.flags |= NF_NAT_RANGE_PROTO_SPECIFIED;
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ftp.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ftp.c
index 1d5341f3761d..5d3daae98bf0 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ftp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ftp.c
@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ static int ip_vs_ftp_out(struct ip_vs_app *app, struct ip_vs_conn *cp,
 	struct nf_conn *ct;
 	struct net *net;
 
+	*diff = 0;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_IP_VS_IPV6
 	/* This application helper doesn't work with IPv6 yet,
 	 * so turn this into a no-op for IPv6 packets
@@ -191,8 +193,6 @@ static int ip_vs_ftp_out(struct ip_vs_app *app, struct ip_vs_conn *cp,
 		return 1;
 #endif
 
-	*diff = 0;
-
 	/* Only useful for established sessions */
 	if (cp->state != IP_VS_TCP_S_ESTABLISHED)
 		return 1;
@@ -322,6 +322,9 @@ static int ip_vs_ftp_in(struct ip_vs_app *app, struct ip_vs_conn *cp,
 	struct ip_vs_conn *n_cp;
 	struct net *net;
 
+	/* no diff required for incoming packets */
+	*diff = 0;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_IP_VS_IPV6
 	/* This application helper doesn't work with IPv6 yet,
 	 * so turn this into a no-op for IPv6 packets
@@ -330,9 +333,6 @@ static int ip_vs_ftp_in(struct ip_vs_app *app, struct ip_vs_conn *cp,
 		return 1;
 #endif
 
-	/* no diff required for incoming packets */
-	*diff = 0;
-
 	/* Only useful for established sessions */
 	if (cp->state != IP_VS_TCP_S_ESTABLISHED)
 		return 1;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
index a11674806707..46d1b26a468e 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
@@ -611,16 +611,15 @@ __nf_conntrack_confirm(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	 */
 	NF_CT_ASSERT(!nf_ct_is_confirmed(ct));
 	pr_debug("Confirming conntrack %p\n", ct);
-	/* We have to check the DYING flag inside the lock to prevent
-	   a race against nf_ct_get_next_corpse() possibly called from
-	   user context, else we insert an already 'dead' hash, blocking
-	   further use of that particular connection -JM */
+	/* We have to check the DYING flag after unlink to prevent
+	 * a race against nf_ct_get_next_corpse() possibly called from
+	 * user context, else we insert an already 'dead' hash, blocking
+	 * further use of that particular connection -JM.
+	 */
+	nf_ct_del_from_dying_or_unconfirmed_list(ct);
 
-	if (unlikely(nf_ct_is_dying(ct))) {
-		nf_conntrack_double_unlock(hash, reply_hash);
-		local_bh_enable();
-		return NF_ACCEPT;
-	}
+	if (unlikely(nf_ct_is_dying(ct)))
+		goto out;
 
 	/* See if there's one in the list already, including reverse:
 	   NAT could have grabbed it without realizing, since we're
@@ -636,8 +635,6 @@ __nf_conntrack_confirm(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		    zone == nf_ct_zone(nf_ct_tuplehash_to_ctrack(h)))
 			goto out;
 
-	nf_ct_del_from_dying_or_unconfirmed_list(ct);
-
 	/* Timer relative to confirmation time, not original
 	   setting time, otherwise we'd get timer wrap in
 	   weird delay cases. */
@@ -673,6 +670,7 @@ __nf_conntrack_confirm(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	return NF_ACCEPT;
 
 out:
+	nf_ct_add_to_dying_list(ct);
 	nf_conntrack_double_unlock(hash, reply_hash);
 	NF_CT_STAT_INC(net, insert_failed);
 	local_bh_enable();
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 129a8daa4abf..3b3ddb4fb9ee 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -713,16 +713,12 @@ static int nft_flush_table(struct nft_ctx *ctx)
 	struct nft_chain *chain, *nc;
 	struct nft_set *set, *ns;
 
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(chain, nc, &ctx->table->chains, list) {
+	list_for_each_entry(chain, &ctx->table->chains, list) {
 		ctx->chain = chain;
 
 		err = nft_delrule_by_chain(ctx);
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto out;
-
-		err = nft_delchain(ctx);
-		if (err < 0)
-			goto out;
 	}
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(set, ns, &ctx->table->sets, list) {
@@ -735,6 +731,14 @@ static int nft_flush_table(struct nft_ctx *ctx)
 			goto out;
 	}
 
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(chain, nc, &ctx->table->chains, list) {
+		ctx->chain = chain;
+
+		err = nft_delchain(ctx);
+		if (err < 0)
+			goto out;
+	}
+
 	err = nft_deltable(ctx);
 out:
 	return err;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
index cde4a6702fa3..c421d94c4652 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
@@ -321,7 +321,8 @@ replay:
 		nlh = nlmsg_hdr(skb);
 		err = 0;
 
-		if (nlh->nlmsg_len < NLMSG_HDRLEN) {
+		if (nlmsg_len(nlh) < sizeof(struct nfgenmsg) ||
+		    skb->len < nlh->nlmsg_len) {
 			err = -EINVAL;
 			goto ack;
 		}
@@ -469,7 +470,7 @@ static int nfnetlink_bind(struct net *net, int group)
 	int type;
 
 	if (group <= NFNLGRP_NONE || group > NFNLGRP_MAX)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return 0;
 
 	type = nfnl_group2type[group];
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_nat.c b/net/netfilter/nft_nat.c
index afe2b0b45ec4..aff54fb1c8a0 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_nat.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_nat.c
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ static void nft_nat_eval(const struct nft_expr *expr,
 	}
 
 	if (priv->sreg_proto_min) {
-		range.min_proto.all = (__force __be16)
-					data[priv->sreg_proto_min].data[0];
-		range.max_proto.all = (__force __be16)
-					data[priv->sreg_proto_max].data[0];
+		range.min_proto.all =
+			*(__be16 *)&data[priv->sreg_proto_min].data[0];
+		range.max_proto.all =
+			*(__be16 *)&data[priv->sreg_proto_max].data[0];
 		range.flags |= NF_NAT_RANGE_PROTO_SPECIFIED;
 	}