Support Hop By Hop and Destination Options ext hdr

Enables handling the Hop by Hop and Destination Options extension
headers, but options are not yet supported. All options will be
treated as unknown and their respective action will be followed.

Note, the stack does not yet support sending ICMPv6 error messages in
response to options that cannot be handled/parsed. That will come
in a later change (Issue #2211).

Tests:
- header_test.TestIPv6UnknownExtHdrOption
- header_test.TestIPv6OptionsExtHdrIterErr
- header_test.TestIPv6OptionsExtHdrIter
- ipv6_test.TestReceiveIPv6ExtHdrs
PiperOrigin-RevId: 303433085

4 files changed, 980 insertions, 74 deletions

diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/header/ipv6_extension_headers.go b/pkg/tcpip/header/ipv6_extension_headers.go
index b8866d4d2..1b6c3f328 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/header/ipv6_extension_headers.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/header/ipv6_extension_headers.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package header
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -27,6 +28,10 @@ import (
 type IPv6ExtensionHeaderIdentifier uint8
 
 const (
+	// IPv6HopByHopOptionsExtHdrIdentifier is the header identifier of a Hop by
+	// Hop Options extension header, as per RFC 8200 section 4.3.
+	IPv6HopByHopOptionsExtHdrIdentifier IPv6ExtensionHeaderIdentifier = 0
+
 	// IPv6RoutingExtHdrIdentifier is the header identifier of a Routing extension
 	// header, as per RFC 8200 section 4.4.
 	IPv6RoutingExtHdrIdentifier IPv6ExtensionHeaderIdentifier = 43
@@ -35,12 +40,24 @@ const (
 	// extension header, as per RFC 8200 section 4.5.
 	IPv6FragmentExtHdrIdentifier IPv6ExtensionHeaderIdentifier = 44
 
+	// IPv6DestinationOptionsExtHdrIdentifier is the header identifier of a
+	// Destination Options extension header, as per RFC 8200 section 4.6.
+	IPv6DestinationOptionsExtHdrIdentifier IPv6ExtensionHeaderIdentifier = 60
+
 	// IPv6NoNextHeaderIdentifier is the header identifier used to signify the end
 	// of an IPv6 payload, as per RFC 8200 section 4.7.
 	IPv6NoNextHeaderIdentifier IPv6ExtensionHeaderIdentifier = 59
 )
 
 const (
+	// ipv6UnknownExtHdrOptionActionMask is the mask of the action to take when
+	// a node encounters an unrecognized option.
+	ipv6UnknownExtHdrOptionActionMask = 192
+
+	// ipv6UnknownExtHdrOptionActionShift is the least significant bits to discard
+	// from the action value for an unrecognized option identifier.
+	ipv6UnknownExtHdrOptionActionShift = 6
+
 	// ipv6RoutingExtHdrSegmentsLeftIdx is the index to the Segments Left field
 	// within an IPv6RoutingExtHdr.
 	ipv6RoutingExtHdrSegmentsLeftIdx = 1
@@ -107,6 +124,188 @@ type IPv6RawPayloadHeader struct {
 // isIPv6PayloadHeader implements IPv6PayloadHeader.isIPv6PayloadHeader.
 func (IPv6RawPayloadHeader) isIPv6PayloadHeader() {}
 
+// ipv6OptionsExtHdr is an IPv6 extension header that holds options.
+type ipv6OptionsExtHdr []byte
+
+// Iter returns an iterator over the IPv6 extension header options held in b.
+func (b ipv6OptionsExtHdr) Iter() IPv6OptionsExtHdrOptionsIterator {
+	it := IPv6OptionsExtHdrOptionsIterator{}
+	it.reader.Reset(b)
+	return it
+}
+
+// IPv6OptionsExtHdrOptionsIterator is an iterator over IPv6 extension header
+// options.
+//
+// Note, between when an IPv6OptionsExtHdrOptionsIterator is obtained and last
+// used, no changes to the underlying buffer may happen. Doing so may cause
+// undefined and unexpected behaviour. It is fine to obtain an
+// IPv6OptionsExtHdrOptionsIterator, iterate over the first few options then
+// modify the backing payload so long as the IPv6OptionsExtHdrOptionsIterator
+// obtained before modification is no longer used.
+type IPv6OptionsExtHdrOptionsIterator struct {
+	reader bytes.Reader
+}
+
+// IPv6OptionUnknownAction is the action that must be taken if the processing
+// IPv6 node does not recognize the option, as outlined in RFC 8200 section 4.2.
+type IPv6OptionUnknownAction int
+
+const (
+	// IPv6OptionUnknownActionSkip indicates that the unrecognized option must
+	// be skipped and the node should continue processing the header.
+	IPv6OptionUnknownActionSkip IPv6OptionUnknownAction = 0
+
+	// IPv6OptionUnknownActionDiscard indicates that the packet must be silently
+	// discarded.
+	IPv6OptionUnknownActionDiscard IPv6OptionUnknownAction = 1
+
+	// IPv6OptionUnknownActionDiscardSendICMP indicates that the packet must be
+	// discarded and the node must send an ICMP Parameter Problem, Code 2, message
+	// to the packet's source, regardless of whether or not the packet's
+	// Destination was a multicast address.
+	IPv6OptionUnknownActionDiscardSendICMP IPv6OptionUnknownAction = 2
+
+	// IPv6OptionUnknownActionDiscardSendICMPNoMulticastDest indicates that the
+	// packet must be discarded and the node must send an ICMP Parameter Problem,
+	// Code 2, message to the packet's source only if the packet's Destination was
+	// not a multicast address.
+	IPv6OptionUnknownActionDiscardSendICMPNoMulticastDest IPv6OptionUnknownAction = 3
+)
+
+// IPv6ExtHdrOption is implemented by the various IPv6 extension header options.
+type IPv6ExtHdrOption interface {
+	// UnknownAction returns the action to take in response to an unrecognized
+	// option.
+	UnknownAction() IPv6OptionUnknownAction
+
+	// isIPv6ExtHdrOption is used to "lock" this interface so it is not
+	// implemented by other packages.
+	isIPv6ExtHdrOption()
+}
+
+// IPv6ExtHdrOptionIndentifier is an IPv6 extension header option identifier.
+type IPv6ExtHdrOptionIndentifier uint8
+
+const (
+	// ipv6Pad1ExtHdrOptionIdentifier is the identifier for a padding option that
+	// provides 1 byte padding, as outlined in RFC 8200 section 4.2.
+	ipv6Pad1ExtHdrOptionIdentifier IPv6ExtHdrOptionIndentifier = 0
+
+	// ipv6PadBExtHdrOptionIdentifier is the identifier for a padding option that
+	// provides variable length byte padding, as outlined in RFC 8200 section 4.2.
+	ipv6PadNExtHdrOptionIdentifier IPv6ExtHdrOptionIndentifier = 1
+)
+
+// IPv6UnknownExtHdrOption holds the identifier and data for an IPv6 extension
+// header option that is unknown by the parsing utilities.
+type IPv6UnknownExtHdrOption struct {
+	Identifier IPv6ExtHdrOptionIndentifier
+	Data       []byte
+}
+
+// UnknownAction implements IPv6OptionUnknownAction.UnknownAction.
+func (o *IPv6UnknownExtHdrOption) UnknownAction() IPv6OptionUnknownAction {
+	return IPv6OptionUnknownAction((o.Identifier & ipv6UnknownExtHdrOptionActionMask) >> ipv6UnknownExtHdrOptionActionShift)
+}
+
+// isIPv6ExtHdrOption implements IPv6ExtHdrOption.isIPv6ExtHdrOption.
+func (*IPv6UnknownExtHdrOption) isIPv6ExtHdrOption() {}
+
+// Next returns the next option in the options data.
+//
+// If the next item is not a known extension header option,
+// IPv6UnknownExtHdrOption will be returned with the option identifier and data.
+//
+// The return is of the format (option, done, error). done will be true when
+// Next is unable to return anything because the iterator has reached the end of
+// the options data, or an error occured.
+func (i *IPv6OptionsExtHdrOptionsIterator) Next() (IPv6ExtHdrOption, bool, error) {
+	for {
+		temp, err := i.reader.ReadByte()
+		if err != nil {
+			// If we can't read the first byte of a new option, then we know the
+			// options buffer has been exhausted and we are done iterating.
+			return nil, true, nil
+		}
+		id := IPv6ExtHdrOptionIndentifier(temp)
+
+		// If the option identifier indicates the option is a Pad1 option, then we
+		// know the option does not have Length and Data fields. End processing of
+		// the Pad1 option and continue processing the buffer as a new option.
+		if id == ipv6Pad1ExtHdrOptionIdentifier {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		length, err := i.reader.ReadByte()
+		if err != nil {
+			if err != io.EOF {
+				// ReadByte should only ever return nil or io.EOF.
+				panic(fmt.Sprintf("unexpected error when reading the option's Length field for option with id = %d: %s", id, err))
+			}
+
+			// We use io.ErrUnexpectedEOF as exhausting the buffer is unexpected once
+			// we start parsing an option; we expect the reader to contain enough
+			// bytes for the whole option.
+			return nil, true, fmt.Errorf("error when reading the option's Length field for option with id = %d: %w", id, io.ErrUnexpectedEOF)
+		}
+
+		// Special-case the variable length padding option to avoid a copy.
+		if id == ipv6PadNExtHdrOptionIdentifier {
+			// Do we have enough bytes in the reader for the PadN option?
+			if n := i.reader.Len(); n < int(length) {
+				// Reset the reader to effectively consume the remaining buffer.
+				i.reader.Reset(nil)
+
+				// We return the same error as if we failed to read a non-padding option
+				// so consumers of this iterator don't need to differentiate between
+				// padding and non-padding options.
+				return nil, true, fmt.Errorf("read %d out of %d option data bytes for option with id = %d: %w", n, length, id, io.ErrUnexpectedEOF)
+			}
+
+			if _, err := i.reader.Seek(int64(length), io.SeekCurrent); err != nil {
+				panic(fmt.Sprintf("error when skipping PadN (N = %d) option's data bytes: %s", length, err))
+			}
+
+			// End processing of the PadN option and continue processing the buffer as
+			// a new option.
+			continue
+		}
+
+		bytes := make([]byte, length)
+		if n, err := io.ReadFull(&i.reader, bytes); err != nil {
+			// io.ReadFull may return io.EOF if i.reader has been exhausted. We use
+			// io.ErrUnexpectedEOF instead as the io.EOF is unexpected given the
+			// Length field found in the option.
+			if err == io.EOF {
+				err = io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+			}
+
+			return nil, true, fmt.Errorf("read %d out of %d option data bytes for option with id = %d: %w", n, length, id, err)
+		}
+
+		return &IPv6UnknownExtHdrOption{Identifier: id, Data: bytes}, false, nil
+	}
+}
+
+// IPv6HopByHopOptionsExtHdr is a buffer holding the Hop By Hop Options
+// extension header.
+type IPv6HopByHopOptionsExtHdr struct {
+	ipv6OptionsExtHdr
+}
+
+// isIPv6PayloadHeader implements IPv6PayloadHeader.isIPv6PayloadHeader.
+func (IPv6HopByHopOptionsExtHdr) isIPv6PayloadHeader() {}
+
+// IPv6DestinationOptionsExtHdr is a buffer holding the Destination Options
+// extension header.
+type IPv6DestinationOptionsExtHdr struct {
+	ipv6OptionsExtHdr
+}
+
+// isIPv6PayloadHeader implements IPv6PayloadHeader.isIPv6PayloadHeader.
+func (IPv6DestinationOptionsExtHdr) isIPv6PayloadHeader() {}
+
 // IPv6RoutingExtHdr is a buffer holding the Routing extension header specific
 // data as outlined in RFC 8200 section 4.4.
 type IPv6RoutingExtHdr []byte
@@ -176,45 +375,19 @@ type IPv6PayloadIterator struct {
 
 // MakeIPv6PayloadIterator returns an iterator over the IPv6 payload containing
 // extension headers, or a raw payload if the payload cannot be parsed.
-func MakeIPv6PayloadIterator(nextHdrIdentifier IPv6ExtensionHeaderIdentifier, payload buffer.VectorisedView, check bool) (IPv6PayloadIterator, error) {
+func MakeIPv6PayloadIterator(nextHdrIdentifier IPv6ExtensionHeaderIdentifier, payload buffer.VectorisedView) IPv6PayloadIterator {
 	readers := payload.Readers()
 	readerPs := make([]io.Reader, 0, len(readers))
 	for i := range readers {
 		readerPs = append(readerPs, &readers[i])
 	}
 
-	// We need a buffer of size 1 for calls to bufio.Reader.ReadByte.
-	reader := *bufio.NewReaderSize(io.MultiReader(readerPs...), 1)
-
-	it := IPv6PayloadIterator{
+	return IPv6PayloadIterator{
 		nextHdrIdentifier: nextHdrIdentifier,
 		payload:           payload.Clone(nil),
-		reader:            reader,
-	}
-
-	var err error
-
-	if check {
-		for {
-			var done bool
-			if _, done, err = it.Next(); err != nil || done {
-				break
-			}
-		}
-
-		// Reset it (and its underlying readers) before returning it.
-		for i := range readers {
-			readers[i].Seek(0, io.SeekStart)
-		}
-		reader.Reset(io.MultiReader(readerPs...))
-		it = IPv6PayloadIterator{
-			nextHdrIdentifier: nextHdrIdentifier,
-			payload:           payload.Clone(nil),
-			reader:            reader,
-		}
+		// We need a buffer of size 1 for calls to bufio.Reader.ReadByte.
+		reader: *bufio.NewReaderSize(io.MultiReader(readerPs...), 1),
 	}
-
-	return it, err
 }
 
 // AsRawHeader returns the remaining payload of i as a raw header and
@@ -252,6 +425,14 @@ func (i *IPv6PayloadIterator) Next() (IPv6PayloadHeader, bool, error) {
 
 	// Is the header we are parsing a known extension header?
 	switch i.nextHdrIdentifier {
+	case IPv6HopByHopOptionsExtHdrIdentifier:
+		nextHdrIdentifier, bytes, err := i.nextHeaderData(false /* fragmentHdr */, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, true, err
+		}
+
+		i.nextHdrIdentifier = nextHdrIdentifier
+		return IPv6HopByHopOptionsExtHdr{ipv6OptionsExtHdr: bytes}, false, nil
 	case IPv6RoutingExtHdrIdentifier:
 		nextHdrIdentifier, bytes, err := i.nextHeaderData(false /* fragmentHdr */, nil)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -280,6 +461,14 @@ func (i *IPv6PayloadIterator) Next() (IPv6PayloadHeader, bool, error) {
 
 		i.nextHdrIdentifier = nextHdrIdentifier
 		return fragmentExtHdr, false, nil
+	case IPv6DestinationOptionsExtHdrIdentifier:
+		nextHdrIdentifier, bytes, err := i.nextHeaderData(false /* fragmentHdr */, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, true, err
+		}
+
+		i.nextHdrIdentifier = nextHdrIdentifier
+		return IPv6DestinationOptionsExtHdr{ipv6OptionsExtHdr: bytes}, false, nil
 	case IPv6NoNextHeaderIdentifier:
 		// This indicates the end of the IPv6 payload.
 		return nil, true, nil
@@ -315,13 +504,11 @@ func (i *IPv6PayloadIterator) nextHeaderData(fragmentHdr bool, bytes []byte) (IP
 	length, err = i.reader.ReadByte()
 	i.payload.TrimFront(1)
 	if err != nil {
-		var ret error
 		if fragmentHdr {
-			ret = fmt.Errorf("error when reading the Length field for extension header with id = %d: %w", i.nextHdrIdentifier, err)
-		} else {
-			ret = fmt.Errorf("error when reading the Reserved field for extension header with id = %d: %w", i.nextHdrIdentifier, err)
+			return 0, nil, fmt.Errorf("error when reading the Length field for extension header with id = %d: %w", i.nextHdrIdentifier, err)
 		}
-		return 0, nil, ret
+
+		return 0, nil, fmt.Errorf("error when reading the Reserved field for extension header with id = %d: %w", i.nextHdrIdentifier, err)
 	}
 	if fragmentHdr {
 		length = 0
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/header/ipv6_extension_headers_test.go b/pkg/tcpip/header/ipv6_extension_headers_test.go
index 4bfdc77c4..133ccc8b6 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/header/ipv6_extension_headers_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/header/ipv6_extension_headers_test.go
@@ -36,6 +36,354 @@ func (a IPv6RawPayloadHeader) Equal(b IPv6RawPayloadHeader) bool {
 	return a.Identifier == b.Identifier && bytes.Equal(a.Buf.ToView(), b.Buf.ToView())
 }
 
+// Equal returns true of a and b are equivalent.
+//
+// Note, Equal will return true if a and b hold equivalent ipv6OptionsExtHdrs.
+//
+// Needed to use cmp.Equal on IPv6RawPayloadHeader as it contains unexported
+// fields.
+func (a IPv6HopByHopOptionsExtHdr) Equal(b IPv6HopByHopOptionsExtHdr) bool {
+	return bytes.Equal(a.ipv6OptionsExtHdr, b.ipv6OptionsExtHdr)
+}
+
+// Equal returns true of a and b are equivalent.
+//
+// Note, Equal will return true if a and b hold equivalent ipv6OptionsExtHdrs.
+//
+// Needed to use cmp.Equal on IPv6RawPayloadHeader as it contains unexported
+// fields.
+func (a IPv6DestinationOptionsExtHdr) Equal(b IPv6DestinationOptionsExtHdr) bool {
+	return bytes.Equal(a.ipv6OptionsExtHdr, b.ipv6OptionsExtHdr)
+}
+
+func TestIPv6UnknownExtHdrOption(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name                  string
+		identifier            IPv6ExtHdrOptionIndentifier
+		expectedUnknownAction IPv6OptionUnknownAction
+	}{
+		{
+			name:                  "Skip with zero LSBs",
+			identifier:            0,
+			expectedUnknownAction: IPv6OptionUnknownActionSkip,
+		},
+		{
+			name:                  "Discard with zero LSBs",
+			identifier:            64,
+			expectedUnknownAction: IPv6OptionUnknownActionDiscard,
+		},
+		{
+			name:                  "Discard and ICMP with zero LSBs",
+			identifier:            128,
+			expectedUnknownAction: IPv6OptionUnknownActionDiscardSendICMP,
+		},
+		{
+			name:                  "Discard and ICMP for non multicast destination with zero LSBs",
+			identifier:            192,
+			expectedUnknownAction: IPv6OptionUnknownActionDiscardSendICMPNoMulticastDest,
+		},
+		{
+			name:                  "Skip with non-zero LSBs",
+			identifier:            63,
+			expectedUnknownAction: IPv6OptionUnknownActionSkip,
+		},
+		{
+			name:                  "Discard with non-zero LSBs",
+			identifier:            127,
+			expectedUnknownAction: IPv6OptionUnknownActionDiscard,
+		},
+		{
+			name:                  "Discard and ICMP with non-zero LSBs",
+			identifier:            191,
+			expectedUnknownAction: IPv6OptionUnknownActionDiscardSendICMP,
+		},
+		{
+			name:                  "Discard and ICMP for non multicast destination with non-zero LSBs",
+			identifier:            255,
+			expectedUnknownAction: IPv6OptionUnknownActionDiscardSendICMPNoMulticastDest,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			opt := &IPv6UnknownExtHdrOption{Identifier: test.identifier, Data: []byte{1, 2, 3, 4}}
+			if a := opt.UnknownAction(); a != test.expectedUnknownAction {
+				t.Fatalf("got UnknownAction() = %d, want = %d", a, test.expectedUnknownAction)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestIPv6OptionsExtHdrIterErr(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name  string
+		bytes []byte
+		err   error
+	}{
+		{
+			name:  "Single unknown with zero length",
+			bytes: []byte{255, 0},
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "Single unknown with non-zero length",
+			bytes: []byte{255, 3, 1, 2, 3},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Two options",
+			bytes: []byte{
+				255, 0,
+				254, 1, 1,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Three options",
+			bytes: []byte{
+				255, 0,
+				254, 1, 1,
+				253, 4, 2, 3, 4, 5,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "Single unknown only identifier",
+			bytes: []byte{255},
+			err:   io.ErrUnexpectedEOF,
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "Single unknown too small with length = 1",
+			bytes: []byte{255, 1},
+			err:   io.ErrUnexpectedEOF,
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "Single unknown too small with length = 2",
+			bytes: []byte{255, 2, 1},
+			err:   io.ErrUnexpectedEOF,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Valid first with second unknown only identifier",
+			bytes: []byte{
+				255, 0,
+				254,
+			},
+			err: io.ErrUnexpectedEOF,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Valid first with second unknown missing data",
+			bytes: []byte{
+				255, 0,
+				254, 1,
+			},
+			err: io.ErrUnexpectedEOF,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Valid first with second unknown too small",
+			bytes: []byte{
+				255, 0,
+				254, 2, 1,
+			},
+			err: io.ErrUnexpectedEOF,
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "One Pad1",
+			bytes: []byte{0},
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "Multiple Pad1",
+			bytes: []byte{0, 0, 0},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Multiple PadN",
+			bytes: []byte{
+				// Pad3
+				1, 1, 1,
+
+				// Pad5
+				1, 3, 1, 2, 3,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "Pad5 too small middle of data buffer",
+			bytes: []byte{1, 3, 1, 2},
+			err:   io.ErrUnexpectedEOF,
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "Pad5 no data",
+			bytes: []byte{1, 3},
+			err:   io.ErrUnexpectedEOF,
+		},
+	}
+
+	check := func(t *testing.T, it IPv6OptionsExtHdrOptionsIterator, expectedErr error) {
+		for i := 0; ; i++ {
+			_, done, err := it.Next()
+			if err != nil {
+				// If we encountered a non-nil error while iterating, make sure it is
+				// is the same error as expectedErr.
+				if !errors.Is(err, expectedErr) {
+					t.Fatalf("got %d-th Next() = %v, want = %v", i, err, expectedErr)
+				}
+
+				return
+			}
+			if done {
+				// If we are done (without an error), make sure that we did not expect
+				// an error.
+				if expectedErr != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("expected error when iterating; want = %s", expectedErr)
+				}
+
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Run("Hop By Hop", func(t *testing.T) {
+				extHdr := IPv6HopByHopOptionsExtHdr{ipv6OptionsExtHdr: test.bytes}
+				check(t, extHdr.Iter(), test.err)
+			})
+
+			t.Run("Destination", func(t *testing.T) {
+				extHdr := IPv6DestinationOptionsExtHdr{ipv6OptionsExtHdr: test.bytes}
+				check(t, extHdr.Iter(), test.err)
+			})
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIPv6OptionsExtHdrIter(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		bytes    []byte
+		expected []IPv6ExtHdrOption
+	}{
+		{
+			name:  "Single unknown with zero length",
+			bytes: []byte{255, 0},
+			expected: []IPv6ExtHdrOption{
+				&IPv6UnknownExtHdrOption{Identifier: 255, Data: []byte{}},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "Single unknown with non-zero length",
+			bytes: []byte{255, 3, 1, 2, 3},
+			expected: []IPv6ExtHdrOption{
+				&IPv6UnknownExtHdrOption{Identifier: 255, Data: []byte{1, 2, 3}},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "Single Pad1",
+			bytes: []byte{0},
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "Two Pad1",
+			bytes: []byte{0, 0},
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "Single Pad3",
+			bytes: []byte{1, 1, 1},
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "Single Pad5",
+			bytes: []byte{1, 3, 1, 2, 3},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Multiple Pad",
+			bytes: []byte{
+				// Pad1
+				0,
+
+				// Pad2
+				1, 0,
+
+				// Pad3
+				1, 1, 1,
+
+				// Pad4
+				1, 2, 1, 2,
+
+				// Pad5
+				1, 3, 1, 2, 3,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Multiple options",
+			bytes: []byte{
+				// Pad1
+				0,
+
+				// Unknown
+				255, 0,
+
+				// Pad2
+				1, 0,
+
+				// Unknown
+				254, 1, 1,
+
+				// Pad3
+				1, 1, 1,
+
+				// Unknown
+				253, 4, 2, 3, 4, 5,
+
+				// Pad4
+				1, 2, 1, 2,
+			},
+			expected: []IPv6ExtHdrOption{
+				&IPv6UnknownExtHdrOption{Identifier: 255, Data: []byte{}},
+				&IPv6UnknownExtHdrOption{Identifier: 254, Data: []byte{1}},
+				&IPv6UnknownExtHdrOption{Identifier: 253, Data: []byte{2, 3, 4, 5}},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	checkIter := func(t *testing.T, it IPv6OptionsExtHdrOptionsIterator, expected []IPv6ExtHdrOption) {
+		for i, e := range expected {
+			opt, done, err := it.Next()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("(i=%d) Next(): %s", i, err)
+			}
+			if done {
+				t.Errorf("(i=%d) unexpectedly done iterating", i)
+			}
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(e, opt); diff != "" {
+				t.Errorf("(i=%d) got option mismatch (-want +got):\n%s", i, diff)
+			}
+
+			if t.Failed() {
+				t.FailNow()
+			}
+		}
+
+		opt, done, err := it.Next()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("(last) Next(): %s", err)
+		}
+		if !done {
+			t.Errorf("(last) iterator unexpectedly not done")
+		}
+		if opt != nil {
+			t.Errorf("(last) got Next() = %T, want = nil", opt)
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Run("Hop By Hop", func(t *testing.T) {
+				extHdr := IPv6HopByHopOptionsExtHdr{ipv6OptionsExtHdr: test.bytes}
+				checkIter(t, extHdr.Iter(), test.expected)
+			})
+
+			t.Run("Destination", func(t *testing.T) {
+				extHdr := IPv6DestinationOptionsExtHdr{ipv6OptionsExtHdr: test.bytes}
+				checkIter(t, extHdr.Iter(), test.expected)
+			})
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestIPv6RoutingExtHdr(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name         string
@@ -144,7 +492,6 @@ func TestIPv6ExtHdrIterErr(t *testing.T) {
 			firstNextHdr: 255,
 			payload:      makeVectorisedViewFromByteBuffers([]byte{1, 2, 3, 4}),
 		},
-
 		{
 			name:         "No next header",
 			firstNextHdr: IPv6NoNextHeaderIdentifier,
@@ -154,7 +501,17 @@ func TestIPv6ExtHdrIterErr(t *testing.T) {
 			firstNextHdr: IPv6NoNextHeaderIdentifier,
 			payload:      makeVectorisedViewFromByteBuffers([]byte{1, 2, 3, 4}),
 		},
-
+		{
+			name:         "Valid single hop by hop",
+			firstNextHdr: IPv6HopByHopOptionsExtHdrIdentifier,
+			payload:      makeVectorisedViewFromByteBuffers([]byte{255, 0, 1, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4}),
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "Hop by hop too small",
+			firstNextHdr: IPv6HopByHopOptionsExtHdrIdentifier,
+			payload:      makeVectorisedViewFromByteBuffers([]byte{255, 0, 1, 4, 1, 2, 3}),
+			err:          io.ErrUnexpectedEOF,
+		},
 		{
 			name:         "Valid single fragment",
 			firstNextHdr: IPv6FragmentExtHdrIdentifier,
@@ -166,7 +523,17 @@ func TestIPv6ExtHdrIterErr(t *testing.T) {
 			payload:      makeVectorisedViewFromByteBuffers([]byte{255, 0, 68, 9, 128, 4, 2}),
 			err:          io.ErrUnexpectedEOF,
 		},
-
+		{
+			name:         "Valid single destination",
+			firstNextHdr: IPv6DestinationOptionsExtHdrIdentifier,
+			payload:      makeVectorisedViewFromByteBuffers([]byte{255, 0, 1, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4}),
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "Destination too small",
+			firstNextHdr: IPv6DestinationOptionsExtHdrIdentifier,
+			payload:      makeVectorisedViewFromByteBuffers([]byte{255, 0, 1, 4, 1, 2, 3}),
+			err:          io.ErrUnexpectedEOF,
+		},
 		{
 			name:         "Valid single routing",
 			firstNextHdr: IPv6RoutingExtHdrIdentifier,
@@ -205,31 +572,93 @@ func TestIPv6ExtHdrIterErr(t *testing.T) {
 			payload:      makeVectorisedViewFromByteBuffers([]byte{255, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}, []byte{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}),
 			err:          io.ErrUnexpectedEOF,
 		},
-
 		{
 			name:         "Mixed",
-			firstNextHdr: IPv6FragmentExtHdrIdentifier,
+			firstNextHdr: IPv6HopByHopOptionsExtHdrIdentifier,
 			payload: makeVectorisedViewFromByteBuffers([]byte{
-				// Fragment extension header.
-				uint8(IPv6RoutingExtHdrIdentifier), 0, 68, 9, 128, 4, 2, 1,
+				// Hop By Hop Options extension header.
+				uint8(IPv6FragmentExtHdrIdentifier), 0, 1, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4,
+
+				// (Atomic) Fragment extension header.
+				//
+				// Reserved bits are 1 which should not affect anything.
+				uint8(IPv6RoutingExtHdrIdentifier), 255, 0, 6, 128, 4, 2, 1,
 
 				// Routing extension header.
-				255, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
+				uint8(IPv6DestinationOptionsExtHdrIdentifier), 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
+
+				// Destination Options extension header.
+				255, 0, 255, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4,
 
 				// Upper layer data.
 				1, 2, 3, 4,
 			}),
 		},
+		{
+			name:         "Mixed without upper layer data",
+			firstNextHdr: IPv6HopByHopOptionsExtHdrIdentifier,
+			payload: makeVectorisedViewFromByteBuffers([]byte{
+				// Hop By Hop Options extension header.
+				uint8(IPv6FragmentExtHdrIdentifier), 0, 1, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4,
+
+				// (Atomic) Fragment extension header.
+				//
+				// Reserved bits are 1 which should not affect anything.
+				uint8(IPv6RoutingExtHdrIdentifier), 255, 0, 6, 128, 4, 2, 1,
+
+				// Routing extension header.
+				uint8(IPv6DestinationOptionsExtHdrIdentifier), 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
+
+				// Destination Options extension header.
+				255, 0, 255, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4,
+			}),
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "Mixed without upper layer data but last ext hdr too small",
+			firstNextHdr: IPv6HopByHopOptionsExtHdrIdentifier,
+			payload: makeVectorisedViewFromByteBuffers([]byte{
+				// Hop By Hop Options extension header.
+				uint8(IPv6FragmentExtHdrIdentifier), 0, 1, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4,
+
+				// (Atomic) Fragment extension header.
+				//
+				// Reserved bits are 1 which should not affect anything.
+				uint8(IPv6RoutingExtHdrIdentifier), 255, 0, 6, 128, 4, 2, 1,
+
+				// Routing extension header.
+				uint8(IPv6DestinationOptionsExtHdrIdentifier), 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
+
+				// Destination Options extension header.
+				255, 0, 255, 4, 1, 2, 3,
+			}),
+			err: io.ErrUnexpectedEOF,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			if _, err := MakeIPv6PayloadIterator(test.firstNextHdr, test.payload, false); err != nil {
-				t.Errorf("got MakeIPv6PayloadIterator(%d, _, false) = %s, want = nil", test.firstNextHdr, err)
-			}
+			it := MakeIPv6PayloadIterator(test.firstNextHdr, test.payload)
+
+			for i := 0; ; i++ {
+				_, done, err := it.Next()
+				if err != nil {
+					// If we encountered a non-nil error while iterating, make sure it is
+					// is the same error as test.err.
+					if !errors.Is(err, test.err) {
+						t.Fatalf("got %d-th Next() = %v, want = %v", i, err, test.err)
+					}
+
+					return
+				}
+				if done {
+					// If we are done (without an error), make sure that we did not expect
+					// an error.
+					if test.err != nil {
+						t.Fatalf("expected error when iterating; want = %s", test.err)
+					}
 
-			if _, err := MakeIPv6PayloadIterator(test.firstNextHdr, test.payload, true); !errors.Is(err, test.err) {
-				t.Errorf("got MakeIPv6PayloadIterator(%d, _, true) = %v, want = %v", test.firstNextHdr, err, test.err)
+					return
+				}
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -247,9 +676,12 @@ func TestIPv6ExtHdrIter(t *testing.T) {
 		// With a non-atomic fragment, the payload after the fragment will not be
 		// parsed because the payload may not be complete.
 		{
-			name:         "fragment - routing - upper",
-			firstNextHdr: IPv6FragmentExtHdrIdentifier,
+			name:         "hopbyhop - fragment - routing - upper",
+			firstNextHdr: IPv6HopByHopOptionsExtHdrIdentifier,
 			payload: makeVectorisedViewFromByteBuffers([]byte{
+				// Hop By Hop extension header.
+				uint8(IPv6FragmentExtHdrIdentifier), 0, 1, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4,
+
 				// Fragment extension header.
 				uint8(IPv6RoutingExtHdrIdentifier), 0, 68, 9, 128, 4, 2, 1,
 
@@ -260,6 +692,7 @@ func TestIPv6ExtHdrIter(t *testing.T) {
 				1, 2, 3, 4,
 			}),
 			expected: []IPv6PayloadHeader{
+				IPv6HopByHopOptionsExtHdr{ipv6OptionsExtHdr: []byte{1, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4}},
 				IPv6FragmentExtHdr([6]byte{68, 9, 128, 4, 2, 1}),
 				IPv6RawPayloadHeader{
 					Identifier: IPv6RoutingExtHdrIdentifier,
@@ -292,7 +725,7 @@ func TestIPv6ExtHdrIter(t *testing.T) {
 		// If we have an atomic fragment, the payload following the fragment
 		// extension header should be parsed normally.
 		{
-			name:         "atomic fragment - routing - upper",
+			name:         "atomic fragment - routing - destination - upper",
 			firstNextHdr: IPv6FragmentExtHdrIdentifier,
 			payload: makeVectorisedViewFromByteBuffers([]byte{
 				// Fragment extension header.
@@ -301,7 +734,10 @@ func TestIPv6ExtHdrIter(t *testing.T) {
 				uint8(IPv6RoutingExtHdrIdentifier), 255, 0, 6, 128, 4, 2, 1,
 
 				// Routing extension header.
-				255, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
+				uint8(IPv6DestinationOptionsExtHdrIdentifier), 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
+
+				// Destination Options extension header.
+				255, 0, 1, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4,
 
 				// Upper layer data.
 				1, 2, 3, 4,
@@ -309,6 +745,7 @@ func TestIPv6ExtHdrIter(t *testing.T) {
 			expected: []IPv6PayloadHeader{
 				IPv6FragmentExtHdr([6]byte{0, 6, 128, 4, 2, 1}),
 				IPv6RoutingExtHdr([]byte{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}),
+				IPv6DestinationOptionsExtHdr{ipv6OptionsExtHdr: []byte{1, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4}},
 				IPv6RawPayloadHeader{
 					Identifier: 255,
 					Buf:        upperLayerData.ToVectorisedView(),
@@ -339,19 +776,23 @@ func TestIPv6ExtHdrIter(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:         "atomic fragment - no next header",
+			name:         "atomic fragment - destination - no next header",
 			firstNextHdr: IPv6FragmentExtHdrIdentifier,
 			payload: makeVectorisedViewFromByteBuffers([]byte{
 				// Fragment extension header.
 				//
 				// Res (Reserved) bits are 1 which should not affect anything.
-				uint8(IPv6NoNextHeaderIdentifier), 0, 0, 6, 128, 4, 2, 1,
+				uint8(IPv6DestinationOptionsExtHdrIdentifier), 0, 0, 6, 128, 4, 2, 1,
+
+				// Destination Options extension header.
+				uint8(IPv6NoNextHeaderIdentifier), 0, 1, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4,
 
 				// Random data.
 				1, 2, 3, 4,
 			}),
 			expected: []IPv6PayloadHeader{
 				IPv6FragmentExtHdr([6]byte{0, 6, 128, 4, 2, 1}),
+				IPv6DestinationOptionsExtHdr{ipv6OptionsExtHdr: []byte{1, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4}},
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -395,9 +836,12 @@ func TestIPv6ExtHdrIter(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:         "routing - fragment - no next header",
-			firstNextHdr: IPv6RoutingExtHdrIdentifier,
+			name:         "hopbyhop - routing - fragment - no next header",
+			firstNextHdr: IPv6HopByHopOptionsExtHdrIdentifier,
 			payload: makeVectorisedViewFromByteBuffers([]byte{
+				// Hop By Hop Options extension header.
+				uint8(IPv6RoutingExtHdrIdentifier), 0, 1, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4,
+
 				// Routing extension header.
 				uint8(IPv6FragmentExtHdrIdentifier), 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
 
@@ -410,6 +854,7 @@ func TestIPv6ExtHdrIter(t *testing.T) {
 				1, 2, 3, 4,
 			}),
 			expected: []IPv6PayloadHeader{
+				IPv6HopByHopOptionsExtHdr{ipv6OptionsExtHdr: []byte{1, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4}},
 				IPv6RoutingExtHdr([]byte{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}),
 				IPv6FragmentExtHdr([6]byte{1, 6, 128, 4, 2, 1}),
 				IPv6RawPayloadHeader{
@@ -478,10 +923,7 @@ func TestIPv6ExtHdrIter(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			it, err := MakeIPv6PayloadIterator(test.firstNextHdr, test.payload, true)
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Fatalf("MakeIPv6PayloadIterator(%d, _ true): %s", test.firstNextHdr, err)
-			}
+			it := MakeIPv6PayloadIterator(test.firstNextHdr, test.payload)
 
 			for i, e := range test.expected {
 				extHdr, done, err := it.Next()
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv6/ipv6.go b/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv6/ipv6.go
index a703a768c..685239017 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv6/ipv6.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv6/ipv6.go
@@ -184,24 +184,61 @@ func (e *endpoint) HandlePacket(r *stack.Route, pkt stack.PacketBuffer) {
 	pkt.Data.TrimFront(header.IPv6MinimumSize)
 	pkt.Data.CapLength(int(h.PayloadLength()))
 
-	it, err := header.MakeIPv6PayloadIterator(header.IPv6ExtensionHeaderIdentifier(h.NextHeader()), pkt.Data, true)
-	if err != nil {
-		r.Stats().IP.MalformedPacketsReceived.Increment()
-		return
-	}
+	it := header.MakeIPv6PayloadIterator(header.IPv6ExtensionHeaderIdentifier(h.NextHeader()), pkt.Data)
 
-	for {
+	for firstHeader := true; ; firstHeader = false {
 		extHdr, done, err := it.Next()
 		if err != nil {
-			// This should never happen as MakeIPv6PayloadIterator above did not
-			// return an error.
-			panic(fmt.Sprintf("unexpected error when iterating over IPv6 payload: %s", err))
+			r.Stats().IP.MalformedPacketsReceived.Increment()
+			return
 		}
 		if done {
 			break
 		}
 
 		switch extHdr := extHdr.(type) {
+		case header.IPv6HopByHopOptionsExtHdr:
+			// As per RFC 8200 section 4.1, the Hop By Hop extension header is
+			// restricted to appear immediately after an IPv6 fixed header.
+			//
+			// TODO(b/152019344): Send an ICMPv6 Parameter Problem, Code 1
+			// (unrecognized next header) error in response to an extension header's
+			// Next Header field with the Hop By Hop extension header identifier.
+			if !firstHeader {
+				return
+			}
+
+			optsIt := extHdr.Iter()
+
+			for {
+				opt, done, err := optsIt.Next()
+				if err != nil {
+					r.Stats().IP.MalformedPacketsReceived.Increment()
+					return
+				}
+				if done {
+					break
+				}
+
+				// We currently do not support any IPv6 Hop By Hop extension header
+				// options.
+				switch opt.UnknownAction() {
+				case header.IPv6OptionUnknownActionSkip:
+				case header.IPv6OptionUnknownActionDiscard:
+					return
+				case header.IPv6OptionUnknownActionDiscardSendICMP:
+					// TODO(b/152019344): Send an ICMPv6 Parameter Problem Code 2 for
+					// unrecognized IPv6 extension header options.
+					return
+				case header.IPv6OptionUnknownActionDiscardSendICMPNoMulticastDest:
+					// TODO(b/152019344): Send an ICMPv6 Parameter Problem Code 2 for
+					// unrecognized IPv6 extension header options.
+					return
+				default:
+					panic(fmt.Sprintf("unrecognized action for an unrecognized Hop By Hop extension header option = %d", opt))
+				}
+			}
+
 		case header.IPv6RoutingExtHdr:
 			// As per RFC 8200 section 4.4, if a node encounters a routing header with
 			// an unrecognized routing type value, with a non-zero Segments Left
@@ -266,12 +303,39 @@ func (e *endpoint) HandlePacket(r *stack.Route, pkt stack.PacketBuffer) {
 				// We create a new iterator with the reassembled packet because we could
 				// have more extension headers in the reassembled payload, as per RFC
 				// 8200 section 4.5.
-				it, err = header.MakeIPv6PayloadIterator(rawPayload.Identifier, pkt.Data, true)
+				it = header.MakeIPv6PayloadIterator(rawPayload.Identifier, pkt.Data)
+			}
+
+		case header.IPv6DestinationOptionsExtHdr:
+			optsIt := extHdr.Iter()
+
+			for {
+				opt, done, err := optsIt.Next()
 				if err != nil {
 					r.Stats().IP.MalformedPacketsReceived.Increment()
-					r.Stats().IP.MalformedFragmentsReceived.Increment()
 					return
 				}
+				if done {
+					break
+				}
+
+				// We currently do not support any IPv6 Destination extension header
+				// options.
+				switch opt.UnknownAction() {
+				case header.IPv6OptionUnknownActionSkip:
+				case header.IPv6OptionUnknownActionDiscard:
+					return
+				case header.IPv6OptionUnknownActionDiscardSendICMP:
+					// TODO(b/152019344): Send an ICMPv6 Parameter Problem Code 2 for
+					// unrecognized IPv6 extension header options.
+					return
+				case header.IPv6OptionUnknownActionDiscardSendICMPNoMulticastDest:
+					// TODO(b/152019344): Send an ICMPv6 Parameter Problem Code 2 for
+					// unrecognized IPv6 extension header options.
+					return
+				default:
+					panic(fmt.Sprintf("unrecognized action for an unrecognized Destination extension header option = %d", opt))
+				}
 			}
 
 		case header.IPv6RawPayloadHeader:
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv6/ipv6_test.go b/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv6/ipv6_test.go
index 86bfda85e..37f7e53ce 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv6/ipv6_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv6/ipv6_test.go
@@ -37,9 +37,11 @@ const (
 
 	// Tests use the extension header identifier values as uint8 instead of
 	// header.IPv6ExtensionHeaderIdentifier.
-	routingExtHdrID  = uint8(header.IPv6RoutingExtHdrIdentifier)
-	fragmentExtHdrID = uint8(header.IPv6FragmentExtHdrIdentifier)
-	noNextHdrID      = uint8(header.IPv6NoNextHeaderIdentifier)
+	hopByHopExtHdrID    = uint8(header.IPv6HopByHopOptionsExtHdrIdentifier)
+	routingExtHdrID     = uint8(header.IPv6RoutingExtHdrIdentifier)
+	fragmentExtHdrID    = uint8(header.IPv6FragmentExtHdrIdentifier)
+	destinationExtHdrID = uint8(header.IPv6DestinationOptionsExtHdrIdentifier)
+	noNextHdrID         = uint8(header.IPv6NoNextHeaderIdentifier)
 )
 
 // testReceiveICMP tests receiving an ICMP packet from src to dst. want is the
@@ -290,6 +292,67 @@ func TestReceiveIPv6ExtHdrs(t *testing.T) {
 			shouldAccept: true,
 		},
 		{
+			name: "hopbyhop with unknown option skippable action",
+			extHdr: func(nextHdr uint8) ([]byte, uint8) {
+				return []byte{
+					nextHdr, 1,
+
+					// Skippable unknown.
+					63, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4,
+
+					// Skippable unknown.
+					62, 6, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
+				}, hopByHopExtHdrID
+			},
+			shouldAccept: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "hopbyhop with unknown option discard action",
+			extHdr: func(nextHdr uint8) ([]byte, uint8) {
+				return []byte{
+					nextHdr, 1,
+
+					// Skippable unknown.
+					63, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4,
+
+					// Discard unknown.
+					127, 6, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
+				}, hopByHopExtHdrID
+			},
+			shouldAccept: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "hopbyhop with unknown option discard and send icmp action",
+			extHdr: func(nextHdr uint8) ([]byte, uint8) {
+				return []byte{
+					nextHdr, 1,
+
+					// Skippable unknown.
+					63, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4,
+
+					// Discard & send ICMP if option is unknown.
+					191, 6, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
+				}, hopByHopExtHdrID
+			},
+			shouldAccept: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "hopbyhop with unknown option discard and send icmp action unless multicast dest",
+			extHdr: func(nextHdr uint8) ([]byte, uint8) {
+				return []byte{
+					nextHdr, 1,
+
+					// Skippable unknown.
+					63, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4,
+
+					// Discard & send ICMP unless packet is for multicast destination if
+					// option is unknown.
+					255, 6, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
+				}, hopByHopExtHdrID
+			},
+			shouldAccept: false,
+		},
+		{
 			name:         "routing with zero segments left",
 			extHdr:       func(nextHdr uint8) ([]byte, uint8) { return []byte{nextHdr, 0, 1, 0, 2, 3, 4, 5}, routingExtHdrID },
 			shouldAccept: true,
@@ -315,6 +378,72 @@ func TestReceiveIPv6ExtHdrs(t *testing.T) {
 			shouldAccept: false,
 		},
 		{
+			name:         "No next header",
+			extHdr:       func(nextHdr uint8) ([]byte, uint8) { return []byte{}, noNextHdrID },
+			shouldAccept: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "destination with unknown option skippable action",
+			extHdr: func(nextHdr uint8) ([]byte, uint8) {
+				return []byte{
+					nextHdr, 1,
+
+					// Skippable unknown.
+					63, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4,
+
+					// Skippable unknown.
+					62, 6, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
+				}, destinationExtHdrID
+			},
+			shouldAccept: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "destination with unknown option discard action",
+			extHdr: func(nextHdr uint8) ([]byte, uint8) {
+				return []byte{
+					nextHdr, 1,
+
+					// Skippable unknown.
+					63, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4,
+
+					// Discard unknown.
+					127, 6, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
+				}, destinationExtHdrID
+			},
+			shouldAccept: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "destination with unknown option discard and send icmp action",
+			extHdr: func(nextHdr uint8) ([]byte, uint8) {
+				return []byte{
+					nextHdr, 1,
+
+					// Skippable unknown.
+					63, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4,
+
+					// Discard & send ICMP if option is unknown.
+					191, 6, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
+				}, destinationExtHdrID
+			},
+			shouldAccept: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "destination with unknown option discard and send icmp action unless multicast dest",
+			extHdr: func(nextHdr uint8) ([]byte, uint8) {
+				return []byte{
+					nextHdr, 1,
+
+					// Skippable unknown.
+					63, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4,
+
+					// Discard & send ICMP unless packet is for multicast destination if
+					// option is unknown.
+					255, 6, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
+				}, destinationExtHdrID
+			},
+			shouldAccept: false,
+		},
+		{
 			name: "routing - atomic fragment",
 			extHdr: func(nextHdr uint8) ([]byte, uint8) {
 				return []byte{
@@ -341,10 +470,94 @@ func TestReceiveIPv6ExtHdrs(t *testing.T) {
 			shouldAccept: true,
 		},
 		{
+			name: "hop by hop (with skippable unknown) - routing",
+			extHdr: func(nextHdr uint8) ([]byte, uint8) {
+				return []byte{
+					// Hop By Hop extension header with skippable unknown option.
+					routingExtHdrID, 0, 62, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4,
+
+					// Routing extension header.
+					nextHdr, 0, 1, 0, 2, 3, 4, 5,
+				}, hopByHopExtHdrID
+			},
+			shouldAccept: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "routing - hop by hop (with skippable unknown)",
+			extHdr: func(nextHdr uint8) ([]byte, uint8) {
+				return []byte{
+					// Routing extension header.
+					hopByHopExtHdrID, 0, 1, 0, 2, 3, 4, 5,
+
+					// Hop By Hop extension header with skippable unknown option.
+					nextHdr, 0, 62, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4,
+				}, routingExtHdrID
+			},
+			shouldAccept: false,
+		},
+		{
 			name:         "No next header",
 			extHdr:       func(nextHdr uint8) ([]byte, uint8) { return []byte{}, noNextHdrID },
 			shouldAccept: false,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "hopbyhop (with skippable unknown) - routing - atomic fragment - destination (with skippable unknown)",
+			extHdr: func(nextHdr uint8) ([]byte, uint8) {
+				return []byte{
+					// Hop By Hop extension header with skippable unknown option.
+					routingExtHdrID, 0, 62, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4,
+
+					// Routing extension header.
+					fragmentExtHdrID, 0, 1, 0, 2, 3, 4, 5,
+
+					// Fragment extension header.
+					destinationExtHdrID, 0, 0, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4,
+
+					// Destination extension header with skippable unknown option.
+					nextHdr, 0, 63, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4,
+				}, hopByHopExtHdrID
+			},
+			shouldAccept: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "hopbyhop (with discard unknown) - routing - atomic fragment - destination (with skippable unknown)",
+			extHdr: func(nextHdr uint8) ([]byte, uint8) {
+				return []byte{
+					// Hop By Hop extension header with discard action for unknown option.
+					routingExtHdrID, 0, 65, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4,
+
+					// Routing extension header.
+					fragmentExtHdrID, 0, 1, 0, 2, 3, 4, 5,
+
+					// Fragment extension header.
+					destinationExtHdrID, 0, 0, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4,
+
+					// Destination extension header with skippable unknown option.
+					nextHdr, 0, 63, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4,
+				}, hopByHopExtHdrID
+			},
+			shouldAccept: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "hopbyhop (with skippable unknown) - routing - atomic fragment - destination (with discard unknown)",
+			extHdr: func(nextHdr uint8) ([]byte, uint8) {
+				return []byte{
+					// Hop By Hop extension header with skippable unknown option.
+					routingExtHdrID, 0, 62, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4,
+
+					// Routing extension header.
+					fragmentExtHdrID, 0, 1, 0, 2, 3, 4, 5,
+
+					// Fragment extension header.
+					destinationExtHdrID, 0, 0, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4,
+
+					// Destination extension header with discard action for unknown
+					// option.
+					nextHdr, 0, 65, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4,
+				}, hopByHopExtHdrID
+			},
+			shouldAccept: false,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {