2 files changed, 26 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/packet/validate.go b/packet/validate.go
index 0b1effaf..248dbb59 100644
--- a/packet/validate.go
+++ b/packet/validate.go
@@ -39,23 +39,24 @@ func ValidateUpdateMsg(m *BGPUpdate) (bool, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// check the existence of well-known mandatory attributes
-	exist := func(attrs []BGPAttrType) (bool, BGPAttrType) {
-		for _, attr := range attrs {
-			_, ok := seen[attr]
-			if !ok {
-				return false, attr
+	if len(m.NLRI) > 0 {
+		// check the existence of well-known mandatory attributes
+		exist := func(attrs []BGPAttrType) (bool, BGPAttrType) {
+			for _, attr := range attrs {
+				_, ok := seen[attr]
+				if !ok {
+					return false, attr
+				}
 			}
+			return true, 0
+		}
+		mandatory := []BGPAttrType{BGP_ATTR_TYPE_ORIGIN, BGP_ATTR_TYPE_AS_PATH, BGP_ATTR_TYPE_NEXT_HOP}
+		if ok, t := exist(mandatory); !ok {
+			eMsg := "well-known mandatory attributes are not present. type : " + strconv.Itoa(int(t))
+			data := []byte{byte(t)}
+			return false, NewMessageError(eCode, eSubCodeMissing, data, eMsg)
 		}
-		return true, 0
-	}
-	mandatory := []BGPAttrType{BGP_ATTR_TYPE_ORIGIN, BGP_ATTR_TYPE_AS_PATH, BGP_ATTR_TYPE_NEXT_HOP}
-	if ok, t := exist(mandatory); !ok {
-		eMsg := "well-known mandatory attributes are not present. type : " + strconv.Itoa(int(t))
-		data := []byte{byte(t)}
-		return false, NewMessageError(eCode, eSubCodeMissing, data, eMsg)
 	}
-
 	return true, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/packet/validate_test.go b/packet/validate_test.go
index 801c3868..90d05548 100644
--- a/packet/validate_test.go
+++ b/packet/validate_test.go
@@ -136,6 +136,17 @@ func Test_Validate_mandatory_missing(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(1, missing)
 }
 
+func Test_Validate_mandatory_missing_nocheck(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+	message := bgpupdate().Body.(*BGPUpdate)
+	message.PathAttributes = message.PathAttributes[1:]
+	message.NLRI = nil
+
+	res, err := ValidateUpdateMsg(message)
+	assert.Equal(true, res)
+	assert.NoError(err)
+}
+
 func Test_Validate_invalid_origin(t *testing.T) {
 	assert := assert.New(t)
 	message := bgpupdate().Body.(*BGPUpdate)