Refactor HandleControlPacket/SockError

...to remove the need for the transport layer to deduce the type of
error it received.

Rename HandleControlPacket to HandleError as HandleControlPacket only
handles errors.

tcpip.SockError now holds a tcpip.SockErrorCause interface that
different errors can implement.

PiperOrigin-RevId: 354994306

16 files changed, 607 insertions, 193 deletions

diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/header/icmpv4.go b/pkg/tcpip/header/icmpv4.go
index 5f9b8e9e2..f840a4322 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/header/icmpv4.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/header/icmpv4.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package header
 
 import (
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"fmt"
 
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip"
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/buffer"
@@ -208,16 +207,3 @@ func ICMPv4Checksum(h ICMPv4, vv buffer.VectorisedView) uint16 {
 
 	return ^xsum
 }
-
-// ICMPOriginFromNetProto returns the appropriate SockErrOrigin to use when
-// a packet having a `net` header causing an ICMP error.
-func ICMPOriginFromNetProto(net tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber) tcpip.SockErrOrigin {
-	switch net {
-	case IPv4ProtocolNumber:
-		return tcpip.SockExtErrorOriginICMP
-	case IPv6ProtocolNumber:
-		return tcpip.SockExtErrorOriginICMP6
-	default:
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("unsupported net proto to extract ICMP error origin: %d", net))
-	}
-}
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/network/ip_test.go b/pkg/tcpip/network/ip_test.go
index 8d155344b..6a1f11a36 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/network/ip_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/network/ip_test.go
@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@ var localIPv6AddrWithPrefix = tcpip.AddressWithPrefix{
 	PrefixLen: 120,
 }
 
+type transportError struct {
+	origin tcpip.SockErrOrigin
+	typ    uint8
+	code   uint8
+	info   uint32
+	kind   stack.TransportErrorKind
+}
+
 // testObject implements two interfaces: LinkEndpoint and TransportDispatcher.
 // The former is used to pretend that it's a link endpoint so that we can
 // inspect packets written by the network endpoints. The latter is used to
@@ -74,8 +82,7 @@ type testObject struct {
 	srcAddr  tcpip.Address
 	dstAddr  tcpip.Address
 	v4       bool
-	typ      stack.ControlType
-	extra    uint32
+	transErr transportError
 
 	dataCalls    int
 	controlCalls int
@@ -119,16 +126,23 @@ func (t *testObject) DeliverTransportPacket(protocol tcpip.TransportProtocolNumb
 	return stack.TransportPacketHandled
 }
 
-// DeliverTransportControlPacket is called by network endpoints after parsing
+// DeliverTransportError is called by network endpoints after parsing
 // incoming control (ICMP) packets. This is used by the test object to verify
 // that the results of the parsing are expected.
-func (t *testObject) DeliverTransportControlPacket(local, remote tcpip.Address, net tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, trans tcpip.TransportProtocolNumber, typ stack.ControlType, extra uint32, pkt *stack.PacketBuffer) {
+func (t *testObject) DeliverTransportError(local, remote tcpip.Address, net tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, trans tcpip.TransportProtocolNumber, transErr stack.TransportError, pkt *stack.PacketBuffer) {
 	t.checkValues(trans, pkt.Data, remote, local)
-	if typ != t.typ {
-		t.t.Errorf("typ = %v, want %v", typ, t.typ)
-	}
-	if extra != t.extra {
-		t.t.Errorf("extra = %v, want %v", extra, t.extra)
+	if diff := cmp.Diff(
+		t.transErr,
+		transportError{
+			origin: transErr.Origin(),
+			typ:    transErr.Type(),
+			code:   transErr.Code(),
+			info:   transErr.Info(),
+			kind:   transErr.Kind(),
+		},
+		cmp.AllowUnexported(transportError{}),
+	); diff != "" {
+		t.t.Errorf("transport error mismatch (-want +got):\n%s", diff)
 	}
 	t.controlCalls++
 }
@@ -702,24 +716,81 @@ func TestReceive(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestIPv4ReceiveControl(t *testing.T) {
-	const mtu = 0xbeef - header.IPv4MinimumSize
+	const (
+		mtu     = 0xbeef - header.IPv4MinimumSize
+		dataLen = 8
+	)
+
 	cases := []struct {
 		name           string
 		expectedCount  int
 		fragmentOffset uint16
 		code           header.ICMPv4Code
-		expectedTyp    stack.ControlType
-		expectedExtra  uint32
+		transErr       transportError
 		trunc          int
 	}{
-		{"FragmentationNeeded", 1, 0, header.ICMPv4FragmentationNeeded, stack.ControlPacketTooBig, mtu, 0},
-		{"Truncated (10 bytes missing)", 0, 0, header.ICMPv4FragmentationNeeded, stack.ControlPacketTooBig, mtu, 10},
-		{"Truncated (missing IPv4 header)", 0, 0, header.ICMPv4FragmentationNeeded, stack.ControlPacketTooBig, mtu, header.IPv4MinimumSize + 8},
-		{"Truncated (missing 'extra info')", 0, 0, header.ICMPv4FragmentationNeeded, stack.ControlPacketTooBig, mtu, 4 + header.IPv4MinimumSize + 8},
-		{"Truncated (missing ICMP header)", 0, 0, header.ICMPv4FragmentationNeeded, stack.ControlPacketTooBig, mtu, header.ICMPv4MinimumSize + header.IPv4MinimumSize + 8},
-		{"Port unreachable", 1, 0, header.ICMPv4PortUnreachable, stack.ControlPortUnreachable, 0, 0},
-		{"Non-zero fragment offset", 0, 100, header.ICMPv4PortUnreachable, stack.ControlPortUnreachable, 0, 0},
-		{"Zero-length packet", 0, 0, header.ICMPv4PortUnreachable, stack.ControlPortUnreachable, 0, 2*header.IPv4MinimumSize + header.ICMPv4MinimumSize + 8},
+		{
+			name:           "FragmentationNeeded",
+			expectedCount:  1,
+			fragmentOffset: 0,
+			code:           header.ICMPv4FragmentationNeeded,
+			transErr: transportError{
+				origin: tcpip.SockExtErrorOriginICMP,
+				typ:    uint8(header.ICMPv4DstUnreachable),
+				code:   uint8(header.ICMPv4FragmentationNeeded),
+				info:   mtu,
+				kind:   stack.PacketTooBigTransportError,
+			},
+			trunc: 0,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Truncated (missing IPv4 header)",
+			expectedCount:  0,
+			fragmentOffset: 0,
+			code:           header.ICMPv4FragmentationNeeded,
+			trunc:          header.IPv4MinimumSize + header.ICMPv4MinimumSize,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Truncated (partial offending packet's IP header)",
+			expectedCount:  0,
+			fragmentOffset: 0,
+			code:           header.ICMPv4FragmentationNeeded,
+			trunc:          header.IPv4MinimumSize + header.ICMPv4MinimumSize + header.IPv4MinimumSize - 1,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Truncated (partial offending packet's data)",
+			expectedCount:  0,
+			fragmentOffset: 0,
+			code:           header.ICMPv4FragmentationNeeded,
+			trunc:          header.ICMPv4MinimumSize + header.ICMPv4MinimumSize + header.IPv4MinimumSize + dataLen - 1,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Port unreachable",
+			expectedCount:  1,
+			fragmentOffset: 0,
+			code:           header.ICMPv4PortUnreachable,
+			transErr: transportError{
+				origin: tcpip.SockExtErrorOriginICMP,
+				typ:    uint8(header.ICMPv4DstUnreachable),
+				code:   uint8(header.ICMPv4PortUnreachable),
+				kind:   stack.DestinationPortUnreachableTransportError,
+			},
+			trunc: 0,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Non-zero fragment offset",
+			expectedCount:  0,
+			fragmentOffset: 100,
+			code:           header.ICMPv4PortUnreachable,
+			trunc:          0,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Zero-length packet",
+			expectedCount:  0,
+			fragmentOffset: 100,
+			code:           header.ICMPv4PortUnreachable,
+			trunc:          2*header.IPv4MinimumSize + header.ICMPv4MinimumSize + dataLen,
+		},
 	}
 	for _, c := range cases {
 		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -738,7 +809,7 @@ func TestIPv4ReceiveControl(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 
 			const dataOffset = header.IPv4MinimumSize*2 + header.ICMPv4MinimumSize
-			view := buffer.NewView(dataOffset + 8)
+			view := buffer.NewView(dataOffset + dataLen)
 
 			// Create the outer IPv4 header.
 			ip := header.IPv4(view)
@@ -785,8 +856,7 @@ func TestIPv4ReceiveControl(t *testing.T) {
 			nic.testObject.srcAddr = remoteIPv4Addr
 			nic.testObject.dstAddr = localIPv4Addr
 			nic.testObject.contents = view[dataOffset:]
-			nic.testObject.typ = c.expectedTyp
-			nic.testObject.extra = c.expectedExtra
+			nic.testObject.transErr = c.transErr
 
 			addressableEndpoint, ok := ep.(stack.AddressableEndpoint)
 			if !ok {
@@ -953,30 +1023,112 @@ func TestIPv6Send(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestIPv6ReceiveControl(t *testing.T) {
+	const (
+		mtu          = 0xffff
+		outerSrcAddr = "\x0a\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xaa"
+		dataLen      = 8
+	)
+
 	newUint16 := func(v uint16) *uint16 { return &v }
 
-	const mtu = 0xffff
-	const outerSrcAddr = "\x0a\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xaa"
+	portUnreachableTransErr := transportError{
+		origin: tcpip.SockExtErrorOriginICMP6,
+		typ:    uint8(header.ICMPv6DstUnreachable),
+		code:   uint8(header.ICMPv6PortUnreachable),
+		kind:   stack.DestinationPortUnreachableTransportError,
+	}
+
 	cases := []struct {
 		name           string
 		expectedCount  int
 		fragmentOffset *uint16
 		typ            header.ICMPv6Type
 		code           header.ICMPv6Code
-		expectedTyp    stack.ControlType
-		expectedExtra  uint32
+		transErr       transportError
 		trunc          int
 	}{
-		{"PacketTooBig", 1, nil, header.ICMPv6PacketTooBig, 0, stack.ControlPacketTooBig, mtu, 0},
-		{"Truncated (10 bytes missing)", 0, nil, header.ICMPv6PacketTooBig, 0, stack.ControlPacketTooBig, mtu, 10},
-		{"Truncated (missing IPv6 header)", 0, nil, header.ICMPv6PacketTooBig, 0, stack.ControlPacketTooBig, mtu, header.IPv6MinimumSize + 8},
-		{"Truncated PacketTooBig (missing 'extra info')", 0, nil, header.ICMPv6PacketTooBig, 0, stack.ControlPacketTooBig, mtu, 4 + header.IPv6MinimumSize + 8},
-		{"Truncated (missing ICMP header)", 0, nil, header.ICMPv6PacketTooBig, 0, stack.ControlPacketTooBig, mtu, header.ICMPv6PacketTooBigMinimumSize + header.IPv6MinimumSize + 8},
-		{"Port unreachable", 1, nil, header.ICMPv6DstUnreachable, header.ICMPv6PortUnreachable, stack.ControlPortUnreachable, 0, 0},
-		{"Truncated DstUnreachable (missing 'extra info')", 0, nil, header.ICMPv6DstUnreachable, header.ICMPv6PortUnreachable, stack.ControlPortUnreachable, 0, 4 + header.IPv6MinimumSize + 8},
-		{"Fragmented, zero offset", 1, newUint16(0), header.ICMPv6DstUnreachable, header.ICMPv6PortUnreachable, stack.ControlPortUnreachable, 0, 0},
-		{"Non-zero fragment offset", 0, newUint16(100), header.ICMPv6DstUnreachable, header.ICMPv6PortUnreachable, stack.ControlPortUnreachable, 0, 0},
-		{"Zero-length packet", 0, nil, header.ICMPv6DstUnreachable, header.ICMPv6PortUnreachable, stack.ControlPortUnreachable, 0, 2*header.IPv6MinimumSize + header.ICMPv6DstUnreachableMinimumSize + 8},
+		{
+			name:           "PacketTooBig",
+			expectedCount:  1,
+			fragmentOffset: nil,
+			typ:            header.ICMPv6PacketTooBig,
+			code:           header.ICMPv6UnusedCode,
+			transErr: transportError{
+				origin: tcpip.SockExtErrorOriginICMP6,
+				typ:    uint8(header.ICMPv6PacketTooBig),
+				code:   uint8(header.ICMPv6UnusedCode),
+				info:   mtu,
+				kind:   stack.PacketTooBigTransportError,
+			},
+			trunc: 0,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Truncated (missing offending packet's IPv6 header)",
+			expectedCount:  0,
+			fragmentOffset: nil,
+			typ:            header.ICMPv6PacketTooBig,
+			code:           header.ICMPv6UnusedCode,
+			trunc:          header.IPv6MinimumSize + header.ICMPv6PacketTooBigMinimumSize,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Truncated PacketTooBig (partial offending packet's IPv6 header)",
+			expectedCount:  0,
+			fragmentOffset: nil,
+			typ:            header.ICMPv6PacketTooBig,
+			code:           header.ICMPv6UnusedCode,
+			trunc:          header.IPv6MinimumSize + header.ICMPv6PacketTooBigMinimumSize + header.IPv6MinimumSize - 1,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Truncated (partial offending packet's data)",
+			expectedCount:  0,
+			fragmentOffset: nil,
+			typ:            header.ICMPv6PacketTooBig,
+			code:           header.ICMPv6UnusedCode,
+			trunc:          header.IPv6MinimumSize + header.ICMPv6PacketTooBigMinimumSize + header.IPv6MinimumSize + dataLen - 1,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Port unreachable",
+			expectedCount:  1,
+			fragmentOffset: nil,
+			typ:            header.ICMPv6DstUnreachable,
+			code:           header.ICMPv6PortUnreachable,
+			transErr:       portUnreachableTransErr,
+			trunc:          0,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Truncated DstPortUnreachable (partial offending packet's IP header)",
+			expectedCount:  0,
+			fragmentOffset: nil,
+			typ:            header.ICMPv6DstUnreachable,
+			code:           header.ICMPv6PortUnreachable,
+			trunc:          header.IPv6MinimumSize + header.ICMPv6DstUnreachableMinimumSize + header.IPv6MinimumSize - 1,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "DstPortUnreachable for Fragmented, zero offset",
+			expectedCount:  1,
+			fragmentOffset: newUint16(0),
+			typ:            header.ICMPv6DstUnreachable,
+			code:           header.ICMPv6PortUnreachable,
+			transErr:       portUnreachableTransErr,
+			trunc:          0,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "DstPortUnreachable for Non-zero fragment offset",
+			expectedCount:  0,
+			fragmentOffset: newUint16(100),
+			typ:            header.ICMPv6DstUnreachable,
+			code:           header.ICMPv6PortUnreachable,
+			transErr:       portUnreachableTransErr,
+			trunc:          0,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Zero-length packet",
+			expectedCount:  0,
+			fragmentOffset: nil,
+			typ:            header.ICMPv6DstUnreachable,
+			code:           header.ICMPv6PortUnreachable,
+			trunc:          2*header.IPv6MinimumSize + header.ICMPv6DstUnreachableMinimumSize + dataLen,
+		},
 	}
 	for _, c := range cases {
 		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -998,7 +1150,7 @@ func TestIPv6ReceiveControl(t *testing.T) {
 			if c.fragmentOffset != nil {
 				dataOffset += header.IPv6FragmentHeaderSize
 			}
-			view := buffer.NewView(dataOffset + 8)
+			view := buffer.NewView(dataOffset + dataLen)
 
 			// Create the outer IPv6 header.
 			ip := header.IPv6(view)
@@ -1049,8 +1201,7 @@ func TestIPv6ReceiveControl(t *testing.T) {
 			nic.testObject.srcAddr = remoteIPv6Addr
 			nic.testObject.dstAddr = localIPv6Addr
 			nic.testObject.contents = view[dataOffset:]
-			nic.testObject.typ = c.expectedTyp
-			nic.testObject.extra = c.expectedExtra
+			nic.testObject.transErr = c.transErr
 
 			// Set ICMPv6 checksum.
 			icmp.SetChecksum(header.ICMPv6Checksum(icmp, outerSrcAddr, localIPv6Addr, buffer.VectorisedView{}))
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv4/icmp.go b/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv4/icmp.go
index 3d93a2cd0..74e70e283 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv4/icmp.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv4/icmp.go
@@ -23,11 +23,108 @@ import (
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/stack"
 )
 
+// icmpv4DestinationUnreachableSockError is a general ICMPv4 Destination
+// Unreachable error.
+//
+// +stateify savable
+type icmpv4DestinationUnreachableSockError struct{}
+
+// Origin implements tcpip.SockErrorCause.
+func (*icmpv4DestinationUnreachableSockError) Origin() tcpip.SockErrOrigin {
+	return tcpip.SockExtErrorOriginICMP
+}
+
+// Type implements tcpip.SockErrorCause.
+func (*icmpv4DestinationUnreachableSockError) Type() uint8 {
+	return uint8(header.ICMPv4DstUnreachable)
+}
+
+// Info implements tcpip.SockErrorCause.
+func (*icmpv4DestinationUnreachableSockError) Info() uint32 {
+	return 0
+}
+
+var _ stack.TransportError = (*icmpv4DestinationHostUnreachableSockError)(nil)
+
+// icmpv4DestinationHostUnreachableSockError is an ICMPv4 Destination Host
+// Unreachable error.
+//
+// It indicates that a packet was not able to reach the destination host.
+//
+// +stateify savable
+type icmpv4DestinationHostUnreachableSockError struct {
+	icmpv4DestinationUnreachableSockError
+}
+
+// Code implements tcpip.SockErrorCause.
+func (*icmpv4DestinationHostUnreachableSockError) Code() uint8 {
+	return uint8(header.ICMPv4HostUnreachable)
+}
+
+// Kind implements stack.TransportError.
+func (*icmpv4DestinationHostUnreachableSockError) Kind() stack.TransportErrorKind {
+	return stack.DestinationHostUnreachableTransportError
+}
+
+var _ stack.TransportError = (*icmpv4DestinationPortUnreachableSockError)(nil)
+
+// icmpv4DestinationPortUnreachableSockError is an ICMPv4 Destination Port
+// Unreachable error.
+//
+// It indicates that a packet reached the destination host, but the transport
+// protocol was not active on the destination port.
+//
+// +stateify savable
+type icmpv4DestinationPortUnreachableSockError struct {
+	icmpv4DestinationUnreachableSockError
+}
+
+// Code implements tcpip.SockErrorCause.
+func (*icmpv4DestinationPortUnreachableSockError) Code() uint8 {
+	return uint8(header.ICMPv4PortUnreachable)
+}
+
+// Kind implements stack.TransportError.
+func (*icmpv4DestinationPortUnreachableSockError) Kind() stack.TransportErrorKind {
+	return stack.DestinationPortUnreachableTransportError
+}
+
+var _ stack.TransportError = (*icmpv4FragmentationNeededSockError)(nil)
+
+// icmpv4FragmentationNeededSockError is an ICMPv4 Destination Unreachable error
+// due to fragmentation being required but the packet was set to not be
+// fragmented.
+//
+// It indicates that a link exists on the path to the destination with an MTU
+// that is too small to carry the packet.
+//
+// +stateify savable
+type icmpv4FragmentationNeededSockError struct {
+	icmpv4DestinationUnreachableSockError
+
+	mtu uint32
+}
+
+// Code implements tcpip.SockErrorCause.
+func (*icmpv4FragmentationNeededSockError) Code() uint8 {
+	return uint8(header.ICMPv4FragmentationNeeded)
+}
+
+// Info implements tcpip.SockErrorCause.
+func (e *icmpv4FragmentationNeededSockError) Info() uint32 {
+	return e.mtu
+}
+
+// Kind implements stack.TransportError.
+func (*icmpv4FragmentationNeededSockError) Kind() stack.TransportErrorKind {
+	return stack.PacketTooBigTransportError
+}
+
 // handleControl handles the case when an ICMP error packet contains the headers
 // of the original packet that caused the ICMP one to be sent. This information
 // is used to find out which transport endpoint must be notified about the ICMP
 // packet. We only expect the payload, not the enclosing ICMP packet.
-func (e *endpoint) handleControl(typ stack.ControlType, extra uint32, pkt *stack.PacketBuffer) {
+func (e *endpoint) handleControl(errInfo stack.TransportError, pkt *stack.PacketBuffer) {
 	h, ok := pkt.Data.PullUp(header.IPv4MinimumSize)
 	if !ok {
 		return
@@ -54,10 +151,10 @@ func (e *endpoint) handleControl(typ stack.ControlType, extra uint32, pkt *stack
 		return
 	}
 
-	// Skip the ip header, then deliver control message.
+	// Skip the ip header, then deliver the error.
 	pkt.Data.TrimFront(hlen)
 	p := hdr.TransportProtocol()
-	e.dispatcher.DeliverTransportControlPacket(srcAddr, hdr.DestinationAddress(), ProtocolNumber, p, typ, extra, pkt)
+	e.dispatcher.DeliverTransportError(srcAddr, hdr.DestinationAddress(), ProtocolNumber, p, errInfo, pkt)
 }
 
 func (e *endpoint) handleICMP(pkt *stack.PacketBuffer) {
@@ -222,19 +319,16 @@ func (e *endpoint) handleICMP(pkt *stack.PacketBuffer) {
 		pkt.Data.TrimFront(header.ICMPv4MinimumSize)
 		switch h.Code() {
 		case header.ICMPv4HostUnreachable:
-			e.handleControl(stack.ControlNoRoute, 0, pkt)
-
+			e.handleControl(&icmpv4DestinationHostUnreachableSockError{}, pkt)
 		case header.ICMPv4PortUnreachable:
-			e.handleControl(stack.ControlPortUnreachable, 0, pkt)
-
+			e.handleControl(&icmpv4DestinationPortUnreachableSockError{}, pkt)
 		case header.ICMPv4FragmentationNeeded:
 			networkMTU, err := calculateNetworkMTU(uint32(h.MTU()), header.IPv4MinimumSize)
 			if err != nil {
 				networkMTU = 0
 			}
-			e.handleControl(stack.ControlPacketTooBig, networkMTU, pkt)
+			e.handleControl(&icmpv4FragmentationNeededSockError{mtu: networkMTU}, pkt)
 		}
-
 	case header.ICMPv4SrcQuench:
 		received.srcQuench.Increment()
 
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv4/ipv4.go b/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv4/ipv4.go
index e146844c2..b2d626107 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv4/ipv4.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv4/ipv4.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func (e *endpoint) HandleLinkResolutionFailure(pkt *stack.PacketBuffer) {
 	// Use the same control type as an ICMPv4 destination host unreachable error
 	// since the host is considered unreachable if we cannot resolve the link
 	// address to the next hop.
-	e.handleControl(stack.ControlNoRoute, 0, pkt)
+	e.handleControl(&icmpv4DestinationHostUnreachableSockError{}, pkt)
 }
 
 // NewEndpoint creates a new ipv4 endpoint.
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv6/icmp.go b/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv6/icmp.go
index 12e5ead5e..dcfd93bab 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv6/icmp.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv6/icmp.go
@@ -23,11 +23,136 @@ import (
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/stack"
 )
 
+// icmpv6DestinationUnreachableSockError is a general ICMPv6 Destination
+// Unreachable error.
+//
+// +stateify savable
+type icmpv6DestinationUnreachableSockError struct{}
+
+// Origin implements tcpip.SockErrorCause.
+func (*icmpv6DestinationUnreachableSockError) Origin() tcpip.SockErrOrigin {
+	return tcpip.SockExtErrorOriginICMP6
+}
+
+// Type implements tcpip.SockErrorCause.
+func (*icmpv6DestinationUnreachableSockError) Type() uint8 {
+	return uint8(header.ICMPv6DstUnreachable)
+}
+
+// Info implements tcpip.SockErrorCause.
+func (*icmpv6DestinationUnreachableSockError) Info() uint32 {
+	return 0
+}
+
+var _ stack.TransportError = (*icmpv6DestinationNetworkUnreachableSockError)(nil)
+
+// icmpv6DestinationNetworkUnreachableSockError is an ICMPv6 Destination Network
+// Unreachable error.
+//
+// It indicates that the destination network is unreachable.
+//
+// +stateify savable
+type icmpv6DestinationNetworkUnreachableSockError struct {
+	icmpv6DestinationUnreachableSockError
+}
+
+// Code implements tcpip.SockErrorCause.
+func (*icmpv6DestinationNetworkUnreachableSockError) Code() uint8 {
+	return uint8(header.ICMPv6NetworkUnreachable)
+}
+
+// Kind implements stack.TransportError.
+func (*icmpv6DestinationNetworkUnreachableSockError) Kind() stack.TransportErrorKind {
+	return stack.DestinationNetworkUnreachableTransportError
+}
+
+var _ stack.TransportError = (*icmpv6DestinationPortUnreachableSockError)(nil)
+
+// icmpv6DestinationPortUnreachableSockError is an ICMPv6 Destination Port
+// Unreachable error.
+//
+// It indicates that a packet reached the destination host, but the transport
+// protocol was not active on the destination port.
+//
+// +stateify savable
+type icmpv6DestinationPortUnreachableSockError struct {
+	icmpv6DestinationUnreachableSockError
+}
+
+// Code implements tcpip.SockErrorCause.
+func (*icmpv6DestinationPortUnreachableSockError) Code() uint8 {
+	return uint8(header.ICMPv6PortUnreachable)
+}
+
+// Kind implements stack.TransportError.
+func (*icmpv6DestinationPortUnreachableSockError) Kind() stack.TransportErrorKind {
+	return stack.DestinationPortUnreachableTransportError
+}
+
+var _ stack.TransportError = (*icmpv6DestinationAddressUnreachableSockError)(nil)
+
+// icmpv6DestinationAddressUnreachableSockError is an ICMPv6 Destination Address
+// Unreachable error.
+//
+// It indicates that a packet was not able to reach the destination.
+//
+// +stateify savable
+type icmpv6DestinationAddressUnreachableSockError struct {
+	icmpv6DestinationUnreachableSockError
+}
+
+// Code implements tcpip.SockErrorCause.
+func (*icmpv6DestinationAddressUnreachableSockError) Code() uint8 {
+	return uint8(header.ICMPv6AddressUnreachable)
+}
+
+// Kind implements stack.TransportError.
+func (*icmpv6DestinationAddressUnreachableSockError) Kind() stack.TransportErrorKind {
+	return stack.DestinationHostUnreachableTransportError
+}
+
+var _ stack.TransportError = (*icmpv6PacketTooBigSockError)(nil)
+
+// icmpv6PacketTooBigSockError is an ICMPv6 Packet Too Big error.
+//
+// It indicates that a link exists on the path to the destination with an MTU
+// that is too small to carry the packet.
+//
+// +stateify savable
+type icmpv6PacketTooBigSockError struct {
+	mtu uint32
+}
+
+// Origin implements tcpip.SockErrorCause.
+func (*icmpv6PacketTooBigSockError) Origin() tcpip.SockErrOrigin {
+	return tcpip.SockExtErrorOriginICMP6
+}
+
+// Type implements tcpip.SockErrorCause.
+func (*icmpv6PacketTooBigSockError) Type() uint8 {
+	return uint8(header.ICMPv6PacketTooBig)
+}
+
+// Code implements tcpip.SockErrorCause.
+func (*icmpv6PacketTooBigSockError) Code() uint8 {
+	return uint8(header.ICMPv6UnusedCode)
+}
+
+// Info implements tcpip.SockErrorCause.
+func (e *icmpv6PacketTooBigSockError) Info() uint32 {
+	return e.mtu
+}
+
+// Kind implements stack.TransportError.
+func (*icmpv6PacketTooBigSockError) Kind() stack.TransportErrorKind {
+	return stack.PacketTooBigTransportError
+}
+
 // handleControl handles the case when an ICMP packet contains the headers of
 // the original packet that caused the ICMP one to be sent. This information is
 // used to find out which transport endpoint must be notified about the ICMP
 // packet.
-func (e *endpoint) handleControl(typ stack.ControlType, extra uint32, pkt *stack.PacketBuffer) {
+func (e *endpoint) handleControl(transErr stack.TransportError, pkt *stack.PacketBuffer) {
 	h, ok := pkt.Data.PullUp(header.IPv6MinimumSize)
 	if !ok {
 		return
@@ -67,8 +192,7 @@ func (e *endpoint) handleControl(typ stack.ControlType, extra uint32, pkt *stack
 		p = fragHdr.TransportProtocol()
 	}
 
-	// Deliver the control packet to the transport endpoint.
-	e.dispatcher.DeliverTransportControlPacket(src, hdr.DestinationAddress(), ProtocolNumber, p, typ, extra, pkt)
+	e.dispatcher.DeliverTransportError(src, hdr.DestinationAddress(), ProtocolNumber, p, transErr, pkt)
 }
 
 // getLinkAddrOption searches NDP options for a given link address option using
@@ -175,7 +299,7 @@ func (e *endpoint) handleICMP(pkt *stack.PacketBuffer, hasFragmentHeader bool) {
 		if err != nil {
 			networkMTU = 0
 		}
-		e.handleControl(stack.ControlPacketTooBig, networkMTU, pkt)
+		e.handleControl(&icmpv6PacketTooBigSockError{mtu: networkMTU}, pkt)
 
 	case header.ICMPv6DstUnreachable:
 		received.dstUnreachable.Increment()
@@ -187,11 +311,10 @@ func (e *endpoint) handleICMP(pkt *stack.PacketBuffer, hasFragmentHeader bool) {
 		pkt.Data.TrimFront(header.ICMPv6DstUnreachableMinimumSize)
 		switch header.ICMPv6(hdr).Code() {
 		case header.ICMPv6NetworkUnreachable:
-			e.handleControl(stack.ControlNetworkUnreachable, 0, pkt)
+			e.handleControl(&icmpv6DestinationNetworkUnreachableSockError{}, pkt)
 		case header.ICMPv6PortUnreachable:
-			e.handleControl(stack.ControlPortUnreachable, 0, pkt)
+			e.handleControl(&icmpv6DestinationPortUnreachableSockError{}, pkt)
 		}
-
 	case header.ICMPv6NeighborSolicit:
 		received.neighborSolicit.Increment()
 		if !isNDPValid() || pkt.Data.Size() < header.ICMPv6NeighborSolicitMinimumSize {
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv6/ipv6.go b/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv6/ipv6.go
index e56eb5796..c2e8c3ea7 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv6/ipv6.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv6/ipv6.go
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ func (e *endpoint) HandleLinkResolutionFailure(pkt *stack.PacketBuffer) {
 	})
 	pkt.NICID = e.nic.ID()
 	pkt.NetworkProtocolNumber = ProtocolNumber
-	e.handleControl(stack.ControlAddressUnreachable, 0, pkt)
+	e.handleControl(&icmpv6DestinationAddressUnreachableSockError{}, pkt)
 }
 
 // onAddressAssignedLocked handles an address being assigned.
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/socketops.go b/pkg/tcpip/socketops.go
index 019d6a63c..1e00144a5 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/socketops.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/socketops.go
@@ -473,6 +473,48 @@ func (origin SockErrOrigin) IsICMPErr() bool {
 	return origin == SockExtErrorOriginICMP || origin == SockExtErrorOriginICMP6
 }
 
+// SockErrorCause is the cause of a socket error.
+type SockErrorCause interface {
+	// Origin is the source of the error.
+	Origin() SockErrOrigin
+
+	// Type is the origin specific type of error.
+	Type() uint8
+
+	// Code is the origin and type specific error code.
+	Code() uint8
+
+	// Info is any extra information about the error.
+	Info() uint32
+}
+
+// LocalSockError is a socket error that originated from the local host.
+//
+// +stateify savable
+type LocalSockError struct {
+	info uint32
+}
+
+// Origin implements SockErrorCause.
+func (*LocalSockError) Origin() SockErrOrigin {
+	return SockExtErrorOriginLocal
+}
+
+// Type implements SockErrorCause.
+func (*LocalSockError) Type() uint8 {
+	return 0
+}
+
+// Code implements SockErrorCause.
+func (*LocalSockError) Code() uint8 {
+	return 0
+}
+
+// Info implements SockErrorCause.
+func (l *LocalSockError) Info() uint32 {
+	return l.info
+}
+
 // SockError represents a queue entry in the per-socket error queue.
 //
 // +stateify savable
@@ -481,14 +523,8 @@ type SockError struct {
 
 	// Err is the error caused by the errant packet.
 	Err Error
-	// ErrOrigin indicates the error origin.
-	ErrOrigin SockErrOrigin
-	// ErrType is the type in the ICMP header.
-	ErrType uint8
-	// ErrCode is the code in the ICMP header.
-	ErrCode uint8
-	// ErrInfo is additional info about the error.
-	ErrInfo uint32
+	// Cause is the detailed cause of the error.
+	Cause SockErrorCause
 
 	// Payload is the errant packet's payload.
 	Payload []byte
@@ -540,12 +576,11 @@ func (so *SocketOptions) QueueErr(err *SockError) {
 // QueueLocalErr queues a local error onto the local queue.
 func (so *SocketOptions) QueueLocalErr(err Error, net NetworkProtocolNumber, info uint32, dst FullAddress, payload []byte) {
 	so.QueueErr(&SockError{
-		Err:       err,
-		ErrOrigin: SockExtErrorOriginLocal,
-		ErrInfo:   info,
-		Payload:   payload,
-		Dst:       dst,
-		NetProto:  net,
+		Err:      err,
+		Cause:    &LocalSockError{info: info},
+		Payload:  payload,
+		Dst:      dst,
+		NetProto: net,
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/stack/nic.go b/pkg/tcpip/stack/nic.go
index 693ea064a..41a489047 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/stack/nic.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/stack/nic.go
@@ -911,9 +911,8 @@ func (n *NIC) DeliverTransportPacket(protocol tcpip.TransportProtocolNumber, pkt
 	}
 }
 
-// DeliverTransportControlPacket delivers control packets to the appropriate
-// transport protocol endpoint.
-func (n *NIC) DeliverTransportControlPacket(local, remote tcpip.Address, net tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, trans tcpip.TransportProtocolNumber, typ ControlType, extra uint32, pkt *PacketBuffer) {
+// DeliverTransportError implements TransportDispatcher.
+func (n *NIC) DeliverTransportError(local, remote tcpip.Address, net tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, trans tcpip.TransportProtocolNumber, transErr TransportError, pkt *PacketBuffer) {
 	state, ok := n.stack.transportProtocols[trans]
 	if !ok {
 		return
@@ -935,7 +934,7 @@ func (n *NIC) DeliverTransportControlPacket(local, remote tcpip.Address, net tcp
 	}
 
 	id := TransportEndpointID{srcPort, local, dstPort, remote}
-	if n.stack.demux.deliverControlPacket(n, net, trans, typ, extra, pkt, id) {
+	if n.stack.demux.deliverError(n, net, trans, transErr, pkt, id) {
 		return
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/stack/registration.go b/pkg/tcpip/stack/registration.go
index e02f7190c..d589f798d 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/stack/registration.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/stack/registration.go
@@ -49,31 +49,6 @@ type TransportEndpointID struct {
 	RemoteAddress tcpip.Address
 }
 
-// ControlType is the type of network control message.
-type ControlType int
-
-// The following are the allowed values for ControlType values.
-// TODO(http://gvisor.dev/issue/3210): Support time exceeded messages.
-const (
-	// ControlAddressUnreachable indicates that an IPv6 packet did not reach its
-	// destination as the destination address was unreachable.
-	//
-	// This maps to the ICMPv6 Destination Ureachable Code 3 error; see
-	// RFC 4443 section 3.1 for more details.
-	ControlAddressUnreachable ControlType = iota
-	ControlNetworkUnreachable
-	// ControlNoRoute indicates that an IPv4 packet did not reach its destination
-	// because the destination host was unreachable.
-	//
-	// This maps to the ICMPv4 Destination Ureachable Code 1 error; see
-	// RFC 791's Destination Unreachable Message section (page 4) for more
-	// details.
-	ControlNoRoute
-	ControlPacketTooBig
-	ControlPortUnreachable
-	ControlUnknown
-)
-
 // NetworkPacketInfo holds information about a network layer packet.
 type NetworkPacketInfo struct {
 	// LocalAddressBroadcast is true if the packet's local address is a broadcast
@@ -81,6 +56,39 @@ type NetworkPacketInfo struct {
 	LocalAddressBroadcast bool
 }
 
+// TransportErrorKind enumerates error types that are handled by the transport
+// layer.
+type TransportErrorKind int
+
+const (
+	// PacketTooBigTransportError indicates that a packet did not reach its
+	// destination because a link on the path to the destination had an MTU that
+	// was too small to carry the packet.
+	PacketTooBigTransportError TransportErrorKind = iota
+
+	// DestinationHostUnreachableTransportError indicates that the destination
+	// host was unreachable.
+	DestinationHostUnreachableTransportError
+
+	// DestinationPortUnreachableTransportError indicates that a packet reached
+	// the destination host, but the transport protocol was not active on the
+	// destination port.
+	DestinationPortUnreachableTransportError
+
+	// DestinationNetworkUnreachableTransportError indicates that the destination
+	// network was unreachable.
+	DestinationNetworkUnreachableTransportError
+)
+
+// TransportError is a marker interface for errors that may be handled by the
+// transport layer.
+type TransportError interface {
+	tcpip.SockErrorCause
+
+	// Kind returns the type of the transport error.
+	Kind() TransportErrorKind
+}
+
 // TransportEndpoint is the interface that needs to be implemented by transport
 // protocol (e.g., tcp, udp) endpoints that can handle packets.
 type TransportEndpoint interface {
@@ -93,10 +101,10 @@ type TransportEndpoint interface {
 	// HandlePacket takes ownership of the packet.
 	HandlePacket(TransportEndpointID, *PacketBuffer)
 
-	// HandleControlPacket is called by the stack when new control (e.g.
-	// ICMP) packets arrive to this transport endpoint.
-	// HandleControlPacket takes ownership of pkt.
-	HandleControlPacket(typ ControlType, extra uint32, pkt *PacketBuffer)
+	// HandleError is called when the transport endpoint receives an error.
+	//
+	// HandleError takes ownership of the packet buffer.
+	HandleError(TransportError, *PacketBuffer)
 
 	// Abort initiates an expedited endpoint teardown. It puts the endpoint
 	// in a closed state and frees all resources associated with it. This
@@ -248,14 +256,11 @@ type TransportDispatcher interface {
 	// DeliverTransportPacket takes ownership of the packet.
 	DeliverTransportPacket(tcpip.TransportProtocolNumber, *PacketBuffer) TransportPacketDisposition
 
-	// DeliverTransportControlPacket delivers control packets to the
-	// appropriate transport protocol endpoint.
-	//
-	// pkt.NetworkHeader must be set before calling
-	// DeliverTransportControlPacket.
+	// DeliverTransportError delivers an error to the appropriate transport
+	// endpoint.
 	//
-	// DeliverTransportControlPacket takes ownership of pkt.
-	DeliverTransportControlPacket(local, remote tcpip.Address, net tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, trans tcpip.TransportProtocolNumber, typ ControlType, extra uint32, pkt *PacketBuffer)
+	// DeliverTransportError takes ownership of the packet buffer.
+	DeliverTransportError(local, remote tcpip.Address, _ tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, _ tcpip.TransportProtocolNumber, _ TransportError, _ *PacketBuffer)
 }
 
 // PacketLooping specifies where an outbound packet should be sent.
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/stack/stack_test.go b/pkg/tcpip/stack/stack_test.go
index 375cd3080..b641a4aaa 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/stack/stack_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/stack/stack_test.go
@@ -138,12 +138,15 @@ func (f *fakeNetworkEndpoint) HandlePacket(pkt *stack.PacketBuffer) {
 			return
 		}
 		pkt.Data.TrimFront(fakeNetHeaderLen)
-		f.dispatcher.DeliverTransportControlPacket(
+		f.dispatcher.DeliverTransportError(
 			tcpip.Address(nb[srcAddrOffset:srcAddrOffset+1]),
 			tcpip.Address(nb[dstAddrOffset:dstAddrOffset+1]),
 			fakeNetNumber,
 			tcpip.TransportProtocolNumber(nb[protocolNumberOffset]),
-			stack.ControlPortUnreachable, 0, pkt)
+			// Nothing checks the error.
+			nil, /* transport error */
+			pkt,
+		)
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/stack/transport_demuxer.go b/pkg/tcpip/stack/transport_demuxer.go
index 26eceb804..7d8d0851e 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/stack/transport_demuxer.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/stack/transport_demuxer.go
@@ -182,9 +182,8 @@ func (epsByNIC *endpointsByNIC) handlePacket(id TransportEndpointID, pkt *Packet
 	epsByNIC.mu.RUnlock() // Don't use defer for performance reasons.
 }
 
-// handleControlPacket delivers a control packet to the transport endpoint
-// identified by id.
-func (epsByNIC *endpointsByNIC) handleControlPacket(n *NIC, id TransportEndpointID, typ ControlType, extra uint32, pkt *PacketBuffer) {
+// handleError delivers an error to the transport endpoint identified by id.
+func (epsByNIC *endpointsByNIC) handleError(n *NIC, id TransportEndpointID, transErr TransportError, pkt *PacketBuffer) {
 	epsByNIC.mu.RLock()
 	defer epsByNIC.mu.RUnlock()
 
@@ -200,7 +199,7 @@ func (epsByNIC *endpointsByNIC) handleControlPacket(n *NIC, id TransportEndpoint
 	// broadcast like we are doing with handlePacket above?
 
 	// multiPortEndpoints are guaranteed to have at least one element.
-	selectEndpoint(id, mpep, epsByNIC.seed).HandleControlPacket(typ, extra, pkt)
+	selectEndpoint(id, mpep, epsByNIC.seed).HandleError(transErr, pkt)
 }
 
 // registerEndpoint returns true if it succeeds. It fails and returns
@@ -596,9 +595,11 @@ func (d *transportDemuxer) deliverRawPacket(protocol tcpip.TransportProtocolNumb
 	return foundRaw
 }
 
-// deliverControlPacket attempts to deliver the given control packet. Returns
-// true if it found an endpoint, false otherwise.
-func (d *transportDemuxer) deliverControlPacket(n *NIC, net tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, trans tcpip.TransportProtocolNumber, typ ControlType, extra uint32, pkt *PacketBuffer, id TransportEndpointID) bool {
+// deliverError attempts to deliver the given error to the appropriate transport
+// endpoint.
+//
+// Returns true if the error was delivered.
+func (d *transportDemuxer) deliverError(n *NIC, net tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, trans tcpip.TransportProtocolNumber, transErr TransportError, pkt *PacketBuffer, id TransportEndpointID) bool {
 	eps, ok := d.protocol[protocolIDs{net, trans}]
 	if !ok {
 		return false
@@ -611,7 +612,7 @@ func (d *transportDemuxer) deliverControlPacket(n *NIC, net tcpip.NetworkProtoco
 		return false
 	}
 
-	ep.handleControlPacket(n, id, typ, extra, pkt)
+	ep.handleError(n, id, transErr, pkt)
 	return true
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/stack/transport_test.go b/pkg/tcpip/stack/transport_test.go
index cf5de747b..bebf4e6b5 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/stack/transport_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/stack/transport_test.go
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ func (f *fakeTransportEndpoint) HandlePacket(id stack.TransportEndpointID, pkt *
 	f.acceptQueue = append(f.acceptQueue, ep)
 }
 
-func (f *fakeTransportEndpoint) HandleControlPacket(stack.ControlType, uint32, *stack.PacketBuffer) {
+func (f *fakeTransportEndpoint) HandleError(stack.TransportError, *stack.PacketBuffer) {
 	// Increment the number of received control packets.
 	f.proto.controlCount++
 }
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/tests/integration/link_resolution_test.go b/pkg/tcpip/tests/integration/link_resolution_test.go
index b3a5d49d7..f2301a9e6 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/tests/integration/link_resolution_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/tests/integration/link_resolution_test.go
@@ -247,6 +247,14 @@ func TestPing(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+type transportError struct {
+	origin tcpip.SockErrOrigin
+	typ    uint8
+	code   uint8
+	info   uint32
+	kind   stack.TransportErrorKind
+}
+
 func TestTCPLinkResolutionFailure(t *testing.T) {
 	const (
 		host1NICID = 1
@@ -259,6 +267,7 @@ func TestTCPLinkResolutionFailure(t *testing.T) {
 		remoteAddr       tcpip.Address
 		expectedWriteErr tcpip.Error
 		sockError        tcpip.SockError
+		transErr         transportError
 	}{
 		{
 			name:             "IPv4 with resolvable remote",
@@ -278,10 +287,7 @@ func TestTCPLinkResolutionFailure(t *testing.T) {
 			remoteAddr:       ipv4Addr3.AddressWithPrefix.Address,
 			expectedWriteErr: &tcpip.ErrNoRoute{},
 			sockError: tcpip.SockError{
-				Err:       &tcpip.ErrNoRoute{},
-				ErrType:   byte(header.ICMPv4DstUnreachable),
-				ErrCode:   byte(header.ICMPv4HostUnreachable),
-				ErrOrigin: tcpip.SockExtErrorOriginICMP,
+				Err: &tcpip.ErrNoRoute{},
 				Dst: tcpip.FullAddress{
 					NIC:  host1NICID,
 					Addr: ipv4Addr3.AddressWithPrefix.Address,
@@ -293,6 +299,12 @@ func TestTCPLinkResolutionFailure(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 				NetProto: ipv4.ProtocolNumber,
 			},
+			transErr: transportError{
+				origin: tcpip.SockExtErrorOriginICMP,
+				typ:    uint8(header.ICMPv4DstUnreachable),
+				code:   uint8(header.ICMPv4HostUnreachable),
+				kind:   stack.DestinationHostUnreachableTransportError,
+			},
 		},
 		{
 			name:             "IPv6 without resolvable remote",
@@ -300,10 +312,7 @@ func TestTCPLinkResolutionFailure(t *testing.T) {
 			remoteAddr:       ipv6Addr3.AddressWithPrefix.Address,
 			expectedWriteErr: &tcpip.ErrNoRoute{},
 			sockError: tcpip.SockError{
-				Err:       &tcpip.ErrNoRoute{},
-				ErrType:   byte(header.ICMPv6DstUnreachable),
-				ErrCode:   byte(header.ICMPv6AddressUnreachable),
-				ErrOrigin: tcpip.SockExtErrorOriginICMP6,
+				Err: &tcpip.ErrNoRoute{},
 				Dst: tcpip.FullAddress{
 					NIC:  host1NICID,
 					Addr: ipv6Addr3.AddressWithPrefix.Address,
@@ -315,6 +324,12 @@ func TestTCPLinkResolutionFailure(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 				NetProto: ipv6.ProtocolNumber,
 			},
+			transErr: transportError{
+				origin: tcpip.SockExtErrorOriginICMP6,
+				typ:    uint8(header.ICMPv6DstUnreachable),
+				code:   uint8(header.ICMPv6AddressUnreachable),
+				kind:   stack.DestinationHostUnreachableTransportError,
+			},
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -393,9 +408,12 @@ func TestTCPLinkResolutionFailure(t *testing.T) {
 					// are pre defined so we can simply compare pointers.
 					return a == b
 				}),
-				// Ignore the payload since we do not know the TCP seq/ack numbers.
 				checker.IgnoreCmpPath(
+					// Ignore the payload since we do not know the TCP seq/ack numbers.
 					"Payload",
+					// Ignore the cause since we will compare its properties separately
+					// since the concrete type of the cause is unknown.
+					"Cause",
 				),
 			}
 
@@ -407,6 +425,24 @@ func TestTCPLinkResolutionFailure(t *testing.T) {
 			if diff := cmp.Diff(&test.sockError, sockErr, sockErrCmpOpts...); diff != "" {
 				t.Errorf("socket error mismatch (-want +got):\n%s", diff)
 			}
+
+			transErr, ok := sockErr.Cause.(stack.TransportError)
+			if !ok {
+				t.Fatalf("socket error cause is not a transport error; cause = %#v", sockErr.Cause)
+			}
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(
+				test.transErr,
+				transportError{
+					origin: transErr.Origin(),
+					typ:    transErr.Type(),
+					code:   transErr.Code(),
+					info:   transErr.Info(),
+					kind:   transErr.Kind(),
+				},
+				cmp.AllowUnexported(transportError{}),
+			); diff != "" {
+				t.Errorf("socket error mismatch (-want +got):\n%s", diff)
+			}
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/transport/icmp/endpoint.go b/pkg/tcpip/transport/icmp/endpoint.go
index 3cf05520d..f5e1a6e45 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/transport/icmp/endpoint.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/transport/icmp/endpoint.go
@@ -778,9 +778,8 @@ func (e *endpoint) HandlePacket(id stack.TransportEndpointID, pkt *stack.PacketB
 	}
 }
 
-// HandleControlPacket implements stack.TransportEndpoint.HandleControlPacket.
-func (e *endpoint) HandleControlPacket(typ stack.ControlType, extra uint32, pkt *stack.PacketBuffer) {
-}
+// HandleError implements stack.TransportEndpoint.
+func (*endpoint) HandleError(stack.TransportError, *stack.PacketBuffer) {}
 
 // State implements tcpip.Endpoint.State. The ICMP endpoint currently doesn't
 // expose internal socket state.
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/transport/tcp/endpoint.go b/pkg/tcpip/transport/tcp/endpoint.go
index 6e4e26c39..e645aa194 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/transport/tcp/endpoint.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/transport/tcp/endpoint.go
@@ -2683,7 +2683,7 @@ func (e *endpoint) enqueueSegment(s *segment) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func (e *endpoint) onICMPError(err tcpip.Error, errType byte, errCode byte, extra uint32, pkt *stack.PacketBuffer) {
+func (e *endpoint) onICMPError(err tcpip.Error, transErr stack.TransportError, pkt *stack.PacketBuffer) {
 	// Update last error first.
 	e.lastErrorMu.Lock()
 	e.lastError = err
@@ -2692,11 +2692,8 @@ func (e *endpoint) onICMPError(err tcpip.Error, errType byte, errCode byte, extr
 	// Update the error queue if IP_RECVERR is enabled.
 	if e.SocketOptions().GetRecvError() {
 		e.SocketOptions().QueueErr(&tcpip.SockError{
-			Err:       err,
-			ErrOrigin: header.ICMPOriginFromNetProto(pkt.NetworkProtocolNumber),
-			ErrType:   errType,
-			ErrCode:   errCode,
-			ErrInfo:   extra,
+			Err:   err,
+			Cause: transErr,
 			// Linux passes the payload with the TCP header. We don't know if the TCP
 			// header even exists, it may not for fragmented packets.
 			Payload: pkt.Data.ToView(),
@@ -2718,27 +2715,26 @@ func (e *endpoint) onICMPError(err tcpip.Error, errType byte, errCode byte, extr
 	e.notifyProtocolGoroutine(notifyError)
 }
 
-// HandleControlPacket implements stack.TransportEndpoint.HandleControlPacket.
-func (e *endpoint) HandleControlPacket(typ stack.ControlType, extra uint32, pkt *stack.PacketBuffer) {
-	switch typ {
-	case stack.ControlPacketTooBig:
+// HandleError implements stack.TransportEndpoint.
+func (e *endpoint) HandleError(transErr stack.TransportError, pkt *stack.PacketBuffer) {
+	handlePacketTooBig := func(mtu uint32) {
 		e.sndBufMu.Lock()
 		e.packetTooBigCount++
-		if v := int(extra); v < e.sndMTU {
+		if v := int(mtu); v < e.sndMTU {
 			e.sndMTU = v
 		}
 		e.sndBufMu.Unlock()
-
 		e.notifyProtocolGoroutine(notifyMTUChanged)
+	}
 
-	case stack.ControlNoRoute:
-		e.onICMPError(&tcpip.ErrNoRoute{}, byte(header.ICMPv4DstUnreachable), byte(header.ICMPv4HostUnreachable), extra, pkt)
-
-	case stack.ControlAddressUnreachable:
-		e.onICMPError(&tcpip.ErrNoRoute{}, byte(header.ICMPv6DstUnreachable), byte(header.ICMPv6AddressUnreachable), extra, pkt)
-
-	case stack.ControlNetworkUnreachable:
-		e.onICMPError(&tcpip.ErrNetworkUnreachable{}, byte(header.ICMPv6DstUnreachable), byte(header.ICMPv6NetworkUnreachable), extra, pkt)
+	// TODO(gvisor.dev/issues/5270): Handle all transport errors.
+	switch transErr.Kind() {
+	case stack.PacketTooBigTransportError:
+		handlePacketTooBig(transErr.Info())
+	case stack.DestinationHostUnreachableTransportError:
+		e.onICMPError(&tcpip.ErrNoRoute{}, transErr, pkt)
+	case stack.DestinationNetworkUnreachableTransportError:
+		e.onICMPError(&tcpip.ErrNetworkUnreachable{}, transErr, pkt)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/transport/udp/endpoint.go b/pkg/tcpip/transport/udp/endpoint.go
index 31a5ddce9..afd8f4d39 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/transport/udp/endpoint.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/transport/udp/endpoint.go
@@ -1322,7 +1322,7 @@ func (e *endpoint) HandlePacket(id stack.TransportEndpointID, pkt *stack.PacketB
 	}
 }
 
-func (e *endpoint) onICMPError(err tcpip.Error, errType byte, errCode byte, extra uint32, pkt *stack.PacketBuffer) {
+func (e *endpoint) onICMPError(err tcpip.Error, transErr stack.TransportError, pkt *stack.PacketBuffer) {
 	// Update last error first.
 	e.lastErrorMu.Lock()
 	e.lastError = err
@@ -1338,12 +1338,9 @@ func (e *endpoint) onICMPError(err tcpip.Error, errType byte, errCode byte, extr
 		}
 
 		e.SocketOptions().QueueErr(&tcpip.SockError{
-			Err:       err,
-			ErrOrigin: header.ICMPOriginFromNetProto(pkt.NetworkProtocolNumber),
-			ErrType:   errType,
-			ErrCode:   errCode,
-			ErrInfo:   extra,
-			Payload:   payload,
+			Err:     err,
+			Cause:   transErr,
+			Payload: payload,
 			Dst: tcpip.FullAddress{
 				NIC:  pkt.NICID,
 				Addr: e.ID.RemoteAddress,
@@ -1362,24 +1359,13 @@ func (e *endpoint) onICMPError(err tcpip.Error, errType byte, errCode byte, extr
 	e.waiterQueue.Notify(waiter.EventErr)
 }
 
-// HandleControlPacket implements stack.TransportEndpoint.HandleControlPacket.
-func (e *endpoint) HandleControlPacket(typ stack.ControlType, extra uint32, pkt *stack.PacketBuffer) {
-	if typ == stack.ControlPortUnreachable {
+// HandleError implements stack.TransportEndpoint.
+func (e *endpoint) HandleError(transErr stack.TransportError, pkt *stack.PacketBuffer) {
+	// TODO(gvisor.dev/issues/5270): Handle all transport errors.
+	switch transErr.Kind() {
+	case stack.DestinationPortUnreachableTransportError:
 		if e.EndpointState() == StateConnected {
-			var errType byte
-			var errCode byte
-			switch pkt.NetworkProtocolNumber {
-			case header.IPv4ProtocolNumber:
-				errType = byte(header.ICMPv4DstUnreachable)
-				errCode = byte(header.ICMPv4PortUnreachable)
-			case header.IPv6ProtocolNumber:
-				errType = byte(header.ICMPv6DstUnreachable)
-				errCode = byte(header.ICMPv6PortUnreachable)
-			default:
-				panic(fmt.Sprintf("unsupported net proto for infering ICMP type and code: %d", pkt.NetworkProtocolNumber))
-			}
-			e.onICMPError(&tcpip.ErrConnectionRefused{}, errType, errCode, extra, pkt)
-			return
+			e.onICMPError(&tcpip.ErrConnectionRefused{}, transErr, pkt)
 		}
 	}
 }