Implement IP_TTL.

Also change the default TTL to 64 to match Linux.

PiperOrigin-RevId: 273430341

20 files changed, 265 insertions, 48 deletions

diff --git a/pkg/sentry/socket/netstack/netstack.go b/pkg/sentry/socket/netstack/netstack.go
index 48f5c6f30..b3546471e 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/socket/netstack/netstack.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/socket/netstack/netstack.go
@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@ var Metrics = tcpip.Stats{
 	},
 }
 
+// DefaultTTL is linux's default TTL. All network protocols in all stacks used
+// with this package must have this value set as their default TTL.
+const DefaultTTL = 64
+
 const sizeOfInt32 int = 4
 
 var errStackType = syserr.New("expected but did not receive a netstack.Stack", linux.EINVAL)
@@ -833,7 +837,7 @@ func GetSockOpt(t *kernel.Task, s socket.Socket, ep commonEndpoint, family int,
 		return getSockOptIPv6(t, ep, name, outLen)
 
 	case linux.SOL_IP:
-		return getSockOptIP(t, ep, name, outLen)
+		return getSockOptIP(t, ep, name, outLen, family)
 
 	case linux.SOL_UDP,
 		linux.SOL_ICMPV6,
@@ -1176,8 +1180,25 @@ func getSockOptIPv6(t *kernel.Task, ep commonEndpoint, name, outLen int) (interf
 }
 
 // getSockOptIP implements GetSockOpt when level is SOL_IP.
-func getSockOptIP(t *kernel.Task, ep commonEndpoint, name, outLen int) (interface{}, *syserr.Error) {
+func getSockOptIP(t *kernel.Task, ep commonEndpoint, name, outLen int, family int) (interface{}, *syserr.Error) {
 	switch name {
+	case linux.IP_TTL:
+		if outLen < sizeOfInt32 {
+			return nil, syserr.ErrInvalidArgument
+		}
+
+		var v tcpip.TTLOption
+		if err := ep.GetSockOpt(&v); err != nil {
+			return nil, syserr.TranslateNetstackError(err)
+		}
+
+		// Fill in the default value, if needed.
+		if v == 0 {
+			v = DefaultTTL
+		}
+
+		return int32(v), nil
+
 	case linux.IP_MULTICAST_TTL:
 		if outLen < sizeOfInt32 {
 			return nil, syserr.ErrInvalidArgument
@@ -1648,6 +1669,20 @@ func setSockOptIP(t *kernel.Task, ep commonEndpoint, name int, optVal []byte) *s
 		t.Kernel().EmitUnimplementedEvent(t)
 		return syserr.ErrInvalidArgument
 
+	case linux.IP_TTL:
+		v, err := parseIntOrChar(optVal)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// -1 means default TTL.
+		if v == -1 {
+			v = 0
+		} else if v < 1 || v > 255 {
+			return syserr.ErrInvalidArgument
+		}
+		return syserr.TranslateNetstackError(ep.SetSockOpt(tcpip.TTLOption(v)))
+
 	case linux.IP_ADD_SOURCE_MEMBERSHIP,
 		linux.IP_BIND_ADDRESS_NO_PORT,
 		linux.IP_BLOCK_SOURCE,
@@ -1673,7 +1708,6 @@ func setSockOptIP(t *kernel.Task, ep commonEndpoint, name int, optVal []byte) *s
 		linux.IP_RETOPTS,
 		linux.IP_TOS,
 		linux.IP_TRANSPARENT,
-		linux.IP_TTL,
 		linux.IP_UNBLOCK_SOURCE,
 		linux.IP_UNICAST_IF,
 		linux.IP_XFRM_POLICY,
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv4/icmp.go b/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv4/icmp.go
index a25756443..c1cf6c222 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv4/icmp.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv4/icmp.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func (e *endpoint) handleICMP(r *stack.Route, netHeader buffer.View, vv buffer.V
 		pkt.SetChecksum(0)
 		pkt.SetChecksum(^header.Checksum(pkt, header.ChecksumVV(vv, 0)))
 		sent := stats.ICMP.V4PacketsSent
-		if err := r.WritePacket(nil /* gso */, hdr, vv, header.ICMPv4ProtocolNumber, r.DefaultTTL()); err != nil {
+		if err := r.WritePacket(nil /* gso */, hdr, vv, header.ICMPv4ProtocolNumber, 0, true /* useDefaultTTL */); err != nil {
 			sent.Dropped.Increment()
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv4/ipv4.go b/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv4/ipv4.go
index b7b07a6c1..162aa1b4d 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv4/ipv4.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv4/ipv4.go
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ const (
 	// TotalLength field of the ipv4 header.
 	MaxTotalSize = 0xffff
 
+	// DefaultTTL is the default time-to-live value for this endpoint.
+	DefaultTTL = 64
+
 	// buckets is the number of identifier buckets.
 	buckets = 2048
 )
@@ -70,7 +73,7 @@ func (p *protocol) NewEndpoint(nicid tcpip.NICID, addrWithPrefix tcpip.AddressWi
 
 // DefaultTTL is the default time-to-live value for this endpoint.
 func (e *endpoint) DefaultTTL() uint8 {
-	return 255
+	return e.protocol.DefaultTTL()
 }
 
 // MTU implements stack.NetworkEndpoint.MTU. It returns the link-layer MTU minus
@@ -327,6 +330,11 @@ func (e *endpoint) Close() {}
 type protocol struct {
 	ids    []uint32
 	hashIV uint32
+
+	// defaultTTL is the current default TTL for the protocol. Only the
+	// uint8 portion of it is meaningful and it must be accessed
+	// atomically.
+	defaultTTL uint32
 }
 
 // Number returns the ipv4 protocol number.
@@ -352,12 +360,34 @@ func (*protocol) ParseAddresses(v buffer.View) (src, dst tcpip.Address) {
 
 // SetOption implements NetworkProtocol.SetOption.
 func (p *protocol) SetOption(option interface{}) *tcpip.Error {
-	return tcpip.ErrUnknownProtocolOption
+	switch v := option.(type) {
+	case tcpip.DefaultTTLOption:
+		p.SetDefaultTTL(uint8(v))
+		return nil
+	default:
+		return tcpip.ErrUnknownProtocolOption
+	}
 }
 
 // Option implements NetworkProtocol.Option.
 func (p *protocol) Option(option interface{}) *tcpip.Error {
-	return tcpip.ErrUnknownProtocolOption
+	switch v := option.(type) {
+	case *tcpip.DefaultTTLOption:
+		*v = tcpip.DefaultTTLOption(p.DefaultTTL())
+		return nil
+	default:
+		return tcpip.ErrUnknownProtocolOption
+	}
+}
+
+// SetDefaultTTL sets the default TTL for endpoints created with this protocol.
+func (p *protocol) SetDefaultTTL(ttl uint8) {
+	atomic.StoreUint32(&p.defaultTTL, uint32(ttl))
+}
+
+// DefaultTTL returns the default TTL for endpoints created with this protocol.
+func (p *protocol) DefaultTTL() uint8 {
+	return uint8(atomic.LoadUint32(&p.defaultTTL))
 }
 
 // calculateMTU calculates the network-layer payload MTU based on the link-layer
@@ -391,5 +421,5 @@ func NewProtocol() stack.NetworkProtocol {
 	}
 	hashIV := r[buckets]
 
-	return &protocol{ids: ids, hashIV: hashIV}
+	return &protocol{ids: ids, hashIV: hashIV, defaultTTL: DefaultTTL}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv4/ipv4_test.go b/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv4/ipv4_test.go
index a53894c01..8b7500095 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv4/ipv4_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv4/ipv4_test.go
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ func TestFragmentation(t *testing.T) {
 				Payload: payload.Clone([]buffer.View{}),
 			}
 			c := buildContext(t, nil, ft.mtu)
-			err := c.Route.WritePacket(ft.gso, hdr, payload, tcp.ProtocolNumber, 42)
+			err := c.Route.WritePacket(ft.gso, hdr, payload, tcp.ProtocolNumber, 42 /* ttl */, false /* useDefaultTTL */)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Errorf("err got %v, want %v", err, nil)
 			}
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ func TestFragmentationErrors(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(ft.description, func(t *testing.T) {
 			hdr, payload := makeHdrAndPayload(ft.hdrLength, header.IPv4MinimumSize, ft.payloadViewsSizes)
 			c := buildContext(t, ft.packetCollectorErrors, ft.mtu)
-			err := c.Route.WritePacket(&stack.GSO{}, hdr, payload, tcp.ProtocolNumber, 42)
+			err := c.Route.WritePacket(&stack.GSO{}, hdr, payload, tcp.ProtocolNumber, 42 /* ttl */, false /* useDefaultTTL */)
 			for i := 0; i < len(ft.packetCollectorErrors)-1; i++ {
 				if got, want := ft.packetCollectorErrors[i], (*tcpip.Error)(nil); got != want {
 					t.Errorf("ft.packetCollectorErrors[%d] got %v, want %v", i, got, want)
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv6/icmp.go b/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv6/icmp.go
index b4d0295bf..71c398027 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv6/icmp.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv6/icmp.go
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func (e *endpoint) handleICMP(r *stack.Route, netHeader buffer.View, vv buffer.V
 		r.LocalAddress = targetAddr
 		pkt.SetChecksum(header.ICMPv6Checksum(pkt, r.LocalAddress, r.RemoteAddress, buffer.VectorisedView{}))
 
-		if err := r.WritePacket(nil /* gso */, hdr, buffer.VectorisedView{}, header.ICMPv6ProtocolNumber, r.DefaultTTL()); err != nil {
+		if err := r.WritePacket(nil /* gso */, hdr, buffer.VectorisedView{}, header.ICMPv6ProtocolNumber, 0, true /* useDefaultTTL */); err != nil {
 			sent.Dropped.Increment()
 			return
 		}
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func (e *endpoint) handleICMP(r *stack.Route, netHeader buffer.View, vv buffer.V
 		copy(pkt, h)
 		pkt.SetType(header.ICMPv6EchoReply)
 		pkt.SetChecksum(header.ICMPv6Checksum(pkt, r.LocalAddress, r.RemoteAddress, vv))
-		if err := r.WritePacket(nil /* gso */, hdr, vv, header.ICMPv6ProtocolNumber, r.DefaultTTL()); err != nil {
+		if err := r.WritePacket(nil /* gso */, hdr, vv, header.ICMPv6ProtocolNumber, 0, true /* useDefaultTTL */); err != nil {
 			sent.Dropped.Increment()
 			return
 		}
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ func (*protocol) LinkAddressRequest(addr, localAddr tcpip.Address, linkEP stack.
 	ip.Encode(&header.IPv6Fields{
 		PayloadLength: length,
 		NextHeader:    uint8(header.ICMPv6ProtocolNumber),
-		HopLimit:      defaultIPv6HopLimit,
+		HopLimit:      ndpHopLimit,
 		SrcAddr:       r.LocalAddress,
 		DstAddr:       r.RemoteAddress,
 	})
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv6/icmp_test.go b/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv6/icmp_test.go
index 01f5a17ec..501be208e 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv6/icmp_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv6/icmp_test.go
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func TestICMPCounts(t *testing.T) {
 		ip.Encode(&header.IPv6Fields{
 			PayloadLength: uint16(payloadLength),
 			NextHeader:    uint8(header.ICMPv6ProtocolNumber),
-			HopLimit:      r.DefaultTTL(),
+			HopLimit:      ndpHopLimit,
 			SrcAddr:       r.LocalAddress,
 			DstAddr:       r.RemoteAddress,
 		})
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv6/ipv6.go b/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv6/ipv6.go
index 7de6a4546..85c070c43 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv6/ipv6.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv6/ipv6.go
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 package ipv6
 
 import (
+	"sync/atomic"
+
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip"
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/buffer"
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/header"
@@ -35,9 +37,9 @@ const (
 	// PayloadLength field of the ipv6 header.
 	maxPayloadSize = 0xffff
 
-	// defaultIPv6HopLimit is the default hop limit for IPv6 Packets
-	// egressed by Netstack.
-	defaultIPv6HopLimit = 255
+	// DefaultTTL is the default hop limit for IPv6 Packets egressed by
+	// Netstack.
+	DefaultTTL = 64
 )
 
 type endpoint struct {
@@ -47,11 +49,12 @@ type endpoint struct {
 	linkEP        stack.LinkEndpoint
 	linkAddrCache stack.LinkAddressCache
 	dispatcher    stack.TransportDispatcher
+	protocol      *protocol
 }
 
 // DefaultTTL is the default hop limit for this endpoint.
 func (e *endpoint) DefaultTTL() uint8 {
-	return 255
+	return e.protocol.DefaultTTL()
 }
 
 // MTU implements stack.NetworkEndpoint.MTU. It returns the link-layer MTU minus
@@ -155,7 +158,12 @@ func (e *endpoint) HandlePacket(r *stack.Route, vv buffer.VectorisedView) {
 // Close cleans up resources associated with the endpoint.
 func (*endpoint) Close() {}
 
-type protocol struct{}
+type protocol struct {
+	// defaultTTL is the current default TTL for the protocol. Only the
+	// uint8 portion of it is meaningful and it must be accessed
+	// atomically.
+	defaultTTL uint32
+}
 
 // Number returns the ipv6 protocol number.
 func (p *protocol) Number() tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber {
@@ -187,17 +195,40 @@ func (p *protocol) NewEndpoint(nicid tcpip.NICID, addrWithPrefix tcpip.AddressWi
 		linkEP:        linkEP,
 		linkAddrCache: linkAddrCache,
 		dispatcher:    dispatcher,
+		protocol:      p,
 	}, nil
 }
 
 // SetOption implements NetworkProtocol.SetOption.
 func (p *protocol) SetOption(option interface{}) *tcpip.Error {
-	return tcpip.ErrUnknownProtocolOption
+	switch v := option.(type) {
+	case tcpip.DefaultTTLOption:
+		p.SetDefaultTTL(uint8(v))
+		return nil
+	default:
+		return tcpip.ErrUnknownProtocolOption
+	}
 }
 
 // Option implements NetworkProtocol.Option.
 func (p *protocol) Option(option interface{}) *tcpip.Error {
-	return tcpip.ErrUnknownProtocolOption
+	switch v := option.(type) {
+	case *tcpip.DefaultTTLOption:
+		*v = tcpip.DefaultTTLOption(p.DefaultTTL())
+		return nil
+	default:
+		return tcpip.ErrUnknownProtocolOption
+	}
+}
+
+// SetDefaultTTL sets the default TTL for endpoints created with this protocol.
+func (p *protocol) SetDefaultTTL(ttl uint8) {
+	atomic.StoreUint32(&p.defaultTTL, uint32(ttl))
+}
+
+// DefaultTTL returns the default TTL for endpoints created with this protocol.
+func (p *protocol) DefaultTTL() uint8 {
+	return uint8(atomic.LoadUint32(&p.defaultTTL))
 }
 
 // calculateMTU calculates the network-layer payload MTU based on the link-layer
@@ -212,5 +243,5 @@ func calculateMTU(mtu uint32) uint32 {
 
 // NewProtocol returns an IPv6 network protocol.
 func NewProtocol() stack.NetworkProtocol {
-	return &protocol{}
+	return &protocol{defaultTTL: DefaultTTL}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/stack/route.go b/pkg/tcpip/stack/route.go
index 0b09e6517..22db619a1 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/stack/route.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/stack/route.go
@@ -154,11 +154,15 @@ func (r *Route) IsResolutionRequired() bool {
 }
 
 // WritePacket writes the packet through the given route.
-func (r *Route) WritePacket(gso *GSO, hdr buffer.Prependable, payload buffer.VectorisedView, protocol tcpip.TransportProtocolNumber, ttl uint8) *tcpip.Error {
+func (r *Route) WritePacket(gso *GSO, hdr buffer.Prependable, payload buffer.VectorisedView, protocol tcpip.TransportProtocolNumber, ttl uint8, useDefaultTTL bool) *tcpip.Error {
 	if !r.ref.isValidForOutgoing() {
 		return tcpip.ErrInvalidEndpointState
 	}
 
+	if useDefaultTTL {
+		ttl = r.DefaultTTL()
+	}
+
 	err := r.ref.ep.WritePacket(r, gso, hdr, payload, protocol, ttl, r.loop)
 	if err != nil {
 		r.Stats().IP.OutgoingPacketErrors.Increment()
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/stack/stack_test.go b/pkg/tcpip/stack/stack_test.go
index a2e0a6e7b..8f063038b 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/stack/stack_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/stack/stack_test.go
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ func sendTo(s *stack.Stack, addr tcpip.Address, payload buffer.View) *tcpip.Erro
 
 func send(r stack.Route, payload buffer.View) *tcpip.Error {
 	hdr := buffer.NewPrependable(int(r.MaxHeaderLength()))
-	return r.WritePacket(nil /* gso */, hdr, payload.ToVectorisedView(), fakeTransNumber, 123)
+	return r.WritePacket(nil /* gso */, hdr, payload.ToVectorisedView(), fakeTransNumber, 123 /* ttl */, false /* useDefaultTTL */)
 }
 
 func testSendTo(t *testing.T, s *stack.Stack, addr tcpip.Address, ep *channel.Endpoint, payload buffer.View) {
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/stack/transport_test.go b/pkg/tcpip/stack/transport_test.go
index 842a16277..db290c404 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/stack/transport_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/stack/transport_test.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func (f *fakeTransportEndpoint) Write(p tcpip.Payloader, opts tcpip.WriteOptions
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, nil, err
 	}
-	if err := f.route.WritePacket(nil /* gso */, hdr, buffer.View(v).ToVectorisedView(), fakeTransNumber, 123); err != nil {
+	if err := f.route.WritePacket(nil /* gso */, hdr, buffer.View(v).ToVectorisedView(), fakeTransNumber, 123 /* ttl */, false /* useDefaultTTL */); err != nil {
 		return 0, nil, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/tcpip.go b/pkg/tcpip/tcpip.go
index 70e7575f5..a35d6562e 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/tcpip.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/tcpip.go
@@ -553,6 +553,12 @@ type ModerateReceiveBufferOption bool
 // Maximum Segment Size(MSS) value as specified using the TCP_MAXSEG option.
 type MaxSegOption int
 
+// TTLOption is used by SetSockOpt/GetSockOpt to control the default TTL/hop
+// limit value for unicast messages. The default is protocol specific.
+//
+// A zero value indicates the default.
+type TTLOption uint8
+
 // MulticastTTLOption is used by SetSockOpt/GetSockOpt to control the default
 // TTL value for multicast messages. The default is 1.
 type MulticastTTLOption uint8
@@ -594,6 +600,10 @@ type OutOfBandInlineOption int
 // datagram sockets are allowed to send packets to a broadcast address.
 type BroadcastOption int
 
+// DefaultTTLOption is used by stack.(*Stack).NetworkProtocolOption to specify
+// a default TTL.
+type DefaultTTLOption uint8
+
 // Route is a row in the routing table. It specifies through which NIC (and
 // gateway) sets of packets should be routed. A row is considered viable if the
 // masked target address matches the destination address in the row.
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/transport/icmp/endpoint.go b/pkg/tcpip/transport/icmp/endpoint.go
index a3a910d41..e17e737e4 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/transport/icmp/endpoint.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/transport/icmp/endpoint.go
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ type endpoint struct {
 	// NIC.
 	regNICID tcpip.NICID
 	route    stack.Route `state:"manual"`
+	ttl      uint8
 }
 
 func newEndpoint(stack *stack.Stack, netProto tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, transProto tcpip.TransportProtocolNumber, waiterQueue *waiter.Queue) (tcpip.Endpoint, *tcpip.Error) {
@@ -296,10 +297,10 @@ func (e *endpoint) Write(p tcpip.Payloader, opts tcpip.WriteOptions) (int64, <-c
 
 	switch e.netProto {
 	case header.IPv4ProtocolNumber:
-		err = send4(route, e.id.LocalPort, v)
+		err = send4(route, e.id.LocalPort, v, e.ttl)
 
 	case header.IPv6ProtocolNumber:
-		err = send6(route, e.id.LocalPort, v)
+		err = send6(route, e.id.LocalPort, v, e.ttl)
 	}
 
 	if err != nil {
@@ -314,8 +315,15 @@ func (e *endpoint) Peek([][]byte) (int64, tcpip.ControlMessages, *tcpip.Error) {
 	return 0, tcpip.ControlMessages{}, nil
 }
 
-// SetSockOpt sets a socket option. Currently not supported.
+// SetSockOpt sets a socket option.
 func (e *endpoint) SetSockOpt(opt interface{}) *tcpip.Error {
+	switch o := opt.(type) {
+	case tcpip.TTLOption:
+		e.mu.Lock()
+		e.ttl = uint8(o)
+		e.mu.Unlock()
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -362,12 +370,18 @@ func (e *endpoint) GetSockOpt(opt interface{}) *tcpip.Error {
 		*o = 0
 		return nil
 
+	case *tcpip.TTLOption:
+		e.rcvMu.Lock()
+		*o = tcpip.TTLOption(e.ttl)
+		e.rcvMu.Unlock()
+		return nil
+
 	default:
 		return tcpip.ErrUnknownProtocolOption
 	}
 }
 
-func send4(r *stack.Route, ident uint16, data buffer.View) *tcpip.Error {
+func send4(r *stack.Route, ident uint16, data buffer.View, ttl uint8) *tcpip.Error {
 	if len(data) < header.ICMPv4MinimumSize {
 		return tcpip.ErrInvalidEndpointState
 	}
@@ -389,10 +403,10 @@ func send4(r *stack.Route, ident uint16, data buffer.View) *tcpip.Error {
 	icmpv4.SetChecksum(0)
 	icmpv4.SetChecksum(^header.Checksum(icmpv4, header.Checksum(data, 0)))
 
-	return r.WritePacket(nil /* gso */, hdr, data.ToVectorisedView(), header.ICMPv4ProtocolNumber, r.DefaultTTL())
+	return r.WritePacket(nil /* gso */, hdr, data.ToVectorisedView(), header.ICMPv4ProtocolNumber, ttl, ttl == 0 /* useDefaultTTL */)
 }
 
-func send6(r *stack.Route, ident uint16, data buffer.View) *tcpip.Error {
+func send6(r *stack.Route, ident uint16, data buffer.View, ttl uint8) *tcpip.Error {
 	if len(data) < header.ICMPv6EchoMinimumSize {
 		return tcpip.ErrInvalidEndpointState
 	}
@@ -412,7 +426,7 @@ func send6(r *stack.Route, ident uint16, data buffer.View) *tcpip.Error {
 	icmpv6.SetChecksum(0)
 	icmpv6.SetChecksum(^header.Checksum(icmpv6, header.Checksum(data, 0)))
 
-	return r.WritePacket(nil /* gso */, hdr, data.ToVectorisedView(), header.ICMPv6ProtocolNumber, r.DefaultTTL())
+	return r.WritePacket(nil /* gso */, hdr, data.ToVectorisedView(), header.ICMPv6ProtocolNumber, ttl, ttl == 0 /* useDefaultTTL */)
 }
 
 func (e *endpoint) checkV4Mapped(addr *tcpip.FullAddress, allowMismatch bool) (tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, *tcpip.Error) {
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/transport/raw/endpoint.go b/pkg/tcpip/transport/raw/endpoint.go
index a02731a5d..8ae132efa 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/transport/raw/endpoint.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/transport/raw/endpoint.go
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ func (ep *endpoint) finishWrite(payloadBytes []byte, route *stack.Route) (int64,
 			break
 		}
 		hdr := buffer.NewPrependable(len(payloadBytes) + int(route.MaxHeaderLength()))
-		if err := route.WritePacket(nil /* gso */, hdr, buffer.View(payloadBytes).ToVectorisedView(), ep.transProto, route.DefaultTTL()); err != nil {
+		if err := route.WritePacket(nil /* gso */, hdr, buffer.View(payloadBytes).ToVectorisedView(), ep.transProto, 0, true /* useDefaultTTL */); err != nil {
 			return 0, nil, err
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/transport/tcp/accept.go b/pkg/tcpip/transport/tcp/accept.go
index 3ae4a5426..b8b4bcee8 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/transport/tcp/accept.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/transport/tcp/accept.go
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ func (e *endpoint) handleListenSegment(ctx *listenContext, s *segment) {
 				TSEcr: opts.TSVal,
 				MSS:   uint16(mss),
 			}
-			sendSynTCP(&s.route, s.id, header.TCPFlagSyn|header.TCPFlagAck, cookie, s.sequenceNumber+1, ctx.rcvWnd, synOpts)
+			sendSynTCP(&s.route, s.id, e.ttl, header.TCPFlagSyn|header.TCPFlagAck, cookie, s.sequenceNumber+1, ctx.rcvWnd, synOpts)
 			e.stack.Stats().TCP.ListenOverflowSynCookieSent.Increment()
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/transport/tcp/connect.go b/pkg/tcpip/transport/tcp/connect.go
index 21038a65a..1d6e7f5f3 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/transport/tcp/connect.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/transport/tcp/connect.go
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ func (h *handshake) synSentState(s *segment) *tcpip.Error {
 	h.state = handshakeSynRcvd
 	h.ep.mu.Lock()
 	h.ep.state = StateSynRecv
+	ttl := h.ep.ttl
 	h.ep.mu.Unlock()
 	synOpts := header.TCPSynOptions{
 		WS:    int(h.effectiveRcvWndScale()),
@@ -251,7 +252,10 @@ func (h *handshake) synSentState(s *segment) *tcpip.Error {
 		SACKPermitted: rcvSynOpts.SACKPermitted,
 		MSS:           h.ep.amss,
 	}
-	sendSynTCP(&s.route, h.ep.id, h.flags, h.iss, h.ackNum, h.rcvWnd, synOpts)
+	if ttl == 0 {
+		ttl = s.route.DefaultTTL()
+	}
+	sendSynTCP(&s.route, h.ep.id, ttl, h.flags, h.iss, h.ackNum, h.rcvWnd, synOpts)
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -296,7 +300,7 @@ func (h *handshake) synRcvdState(s *segment) *tcpip.Error {
 			SACKPermitted: h.ep.sackPermitted,
 			MSS:           h.ep.amss,
 		}
-		sendSynTCP(&s.route, h.ep.id, h.flags, h.iss, h.ackNum, h.rcvWnd, synOpts)
+		sendSynTCP(&s.route, h.ep.id, h.ep.ttl, h.flags, h.iss, h.ackNum, h.rcvWnd, synOpts)
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -460,7 +464,7 @@ func (h *handshake) execute() *tcpip.Error {
 			synOpts.WS = -1
 		}
 	}
-	sendSynTCP(&h.ep.route, h.ep.id, h.flags, h.iss, h.ackNum, h.rcvWnd, synOpts)
+	sendSynTCP(&h.ep.route, h.ep.id, h.ep.ttl, h.flags, h.iss, h.ackNum, h.rcvWnd, synOpts)
 	for h.state != handshakeCompleted {
 		switch index, _ := s.Fetch(true); index {
 		case wakerForResend:
@@ -469,7 +473,7 @@ func (h *handshake) execute() *tcpip.Error {
 				return tcpip.ErrTimeout
 			}
 			rt.Reset(timeOut)
-			sendSynTCP(&h.ep.route, h.ep.id, h.flags, h.iss, h.ackNum, h.rcvWnd, synOpts)
+			sendSynTCP(&h.ep.route, h.ep.id, h.ep.ttl, h.flags, h.iss, h.ackNum, h.rcvWnd, synOpts)
 
 		case wakerForNotification:
 			n := h.ep.fetchNotifications()
@@ -579,9 +583,9 @@ func makeSynOptions(opts header.TCPSynOptions) []byte {
 	return options[:offset]
 }
 
-func sendSynTCP(r *stack.Route, id stack.TransportEndpointID, flags byte, seq, ack seqnum.Value, rcvWnd seqnum.Size, opts header.TCPSynOptions) *tcpip.Error {
+func sendSynTCP(r *stack.Route, id stack.TransportEndpointID, ttl uint8, flags byte, seq, ack seqnum.Value, rcvWnd seqnum.Size, opts header.TCPSynOptions) *tcpip.Error {
 	options := makeSynOptions(opts)
-	err := sendTCP(r, id, buffer.VectorisedView{}, r.DefaultTTL(), flags, seq, ack, rcvWnd, options, nil)
+	err := sendTCP(r, id, buffer.VectorisedView{}, ttl, flags, seq, ack, rcvWnd, options, nil)
 	putOptions(options)
 	return err
 }
@@ -629,7 +633,7 @@ func sendTCP(r *stack.Route, id stack.TransportEndpointID, data buffer.Vectorise
 		r.Stats().TCP.ResetsSent.Increment()
 	}
 
-	return r.WritePacket(gso, hdr, data, ProtocolNumber, ttl)
+	return r.WritePacket(gso, hdr, data, ProtocolNumber, ttl, ttl == 0 /* useDefaultTTL */)
 }
 
 // makeOptions makes an options slice.
@@ -678,7 +682,7 @@ func (e *endpoint) sendRaw(data buffer.VectorisedView, flags byte, seq, ack seqn
 		sackBlocks = e.sack.Blocks[:e.sack.NumBlocks]
 	}
 	options := e.makeOptions(sackBlocks)
-	err := sendTCP(&e.route, e.id, data, e.route.DefaultTTL(), flags, seq, ack, rcvWnd, options, e.gso)
+	err := sendTCP(&e.route, e.id, data, e.ttl, flags, seq, ack, rcvWnd, options, e.gso)
 	putOptions(options)
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/transport/tcp/endpoint.go b/pkg/tcpip/transport/tcp/endpoint.go
index f9d5e0085..83d92b3e1 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/transport/tcp/endpoint.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/transport/tcp/endpoint.go
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ type endpoint struct {
 	isRegistered      bool
 	boundNICID        tcpip.NICID `state:"manual"`
 	route             stack.Route `state:"manual"`
+	ttl               uint8
 	v6only            bool
 	isConnectNotified bool
 	// TCP should never broadcast but Linux nevertheless supports enabling/
@@ -1116,6 +1117,12 @@ func (e *endpoint) SetSockOpt(opt interface{}) *tcpip.Error {
 		e.v6only = v != 0
 		return nil
 
+	case tcpip.TTLOption:
+		e.mu.Lock()
+		e.ttl = uint8(v)
+		e.mu.Unlock()
+		return nil
+
 	case tcpip.KeepaliveEnabledOption:
 		e.keepalive.Lock()
 		e.keepalive.enabled = v != 0
@@ -1313,6 +1320,12 @@ func (e *endpoint) GetSockOpt(opt interface{}) *tcpip.Error {
 		}
 		return nil
 
+	case *tcpip.TTLOption:
+		e.mu.Lock()
+		*o = tcpip.TTLOption(e.ttl)
+		e.mu.Unlock()
+		return nil
+
 	case *tcpip.TCPInfoOption:
 		*o = tcpip.TCPInfoOption{}
 		e.mu.RLock()
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/transport/tcp/tcp_test.go b/pkg/tcpip/transport/tcp/tcp_test.go
index 089826a88..a86123829 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/transport/tcp/tcp_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/transport/tcp/tcp_test.go
@@ -1752,6 +1752,34 @@ func TestSendGreaterThanMTU(t *testing.T) {
 	testBrokenUpWrite(t, c, maxPayload)
 }
 
+func TestSetTTL(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, wantTTL := range []uint8{1, 2, 50, 64, 128, 254, 255} {
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("TTL:%d", wantTTL), func(t *testing.T) {
+			c := context.New(t, 65535)
+			defer c.Cleanup()
+
+			var err *tcpip.Error
+			c.EP, err = c.Stack().NewEndpoint(tcp.ProtocolNumber, ipv4.ProtocolNumber, &waiter.Queue{})
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("NewEndpoint failed: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			if err := c.EP.SetSockOpt(tcpip.TTLOption(wantTTL)); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("SetSockOpt failed: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			if err := c.EP.Connect(tcpip.FullAddress{Addr: context.TestAddr, Port: context.TestPort}); err != tcpip.ErrConnectStarted {
+				t.Fatalf("Unexpected return value from Connect: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			// Receive SYN packet.
+			b := c.GetPacket()
+
+			checker.IPv4(t, b, checker.TTL(wantTTL))
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestActiveSendMSSLessThanMTU(t *testing.T) {
 	const maxPayload = 100
 	c := context.New(t, 65535)
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/transport/udp/endpoint.go b/pkg/tcpip/transport/udp/endpoint.go
index 52f5af777..8ae83437e 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/transport/udp/endpoint.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/transport/udp/endpoint.go
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ type endpoint struct {
 	route          stack.Route `state:"manual"`
 	dstPort        uint16
 	v6only         bool
+	ttl            uint8
 	multicastTTL   uint8
 	multicastAddr  tcpip.Address
 	multicastNICID tcpip.NICID
@@ -374,12 +375,16 @@ func (e *endpoint) Write(p tcpip.Payloader, opts tcpip.WriteOptions) (int64, <-c
 		return 0, nil, tcpip.ErrMessageTooLong
 	}
 
-	ttl := route.DefaultTTL()
+	ttl := e.ttl
+	useDefaultTTL := ttl == 0
+
 	if header.IsV4MulticastAddress(route.RemoteAddress) || header.IsV6MulticastAddress(route.RemoteAddress) {
 		ttl = e.multicastTTL
+		// Multicast allows a 0 TTL.
+		useDefaultTTL = false
 	}
 
-	if err := sendUDP(route, buffer.View(v).ToVectorisedView(), e.id.LocalPort, dstPort, ttl); err != nil {
+	if err := sendUDP(route, buffer.View(v).ToVectorisedView(), e.id.LocalPort, dstPort, ttl, useDefaultTTL); err != nil {
 		return 0, nil, err
 	}
 	return int64(len(v)), nil, nil
@@ -414,6 +419,11 @@ func (e *endpoint) SetSockOpt(opt interface{}) *tcpip.Error {
 
 		e.v6only = v != 0
 
+	case tcpip.TTLOption:
+		e.mu.Lock()
+		e.ttl = uint8(v)
+		e.mu.Unlock()
+
 	case tcpip.MulticastTTLOption:
 		e.mu.Lock()
 		e.multicastTTL = uint8(v)
@@ -628,6 +638,12 @@ func (e *endpoint) GetSockOpt(opt interface{}) *tcpip.Error {
 		}
 		return nil
 
+	case *tcpip.TTLOption:
+		e.mu.Lock()
+		*o = tcpip.TTLOption(e.ttl)
+		e.mu.Unlock()
+		return nil
+
 	case *tcpip.MulticastTTLOption:
 		e.mu.Lock()
 		*o = tcpip.MulticastTTLOption(e.multicastTTL)
@@ -694,7 +710,7 @@ func (e *endpoint) GetSockOpt(opt interface{}) *tcpip.Error {
 
 // sendUDP sends a UDP segment via the provided network endpoint and under the
 // provided identity.
-func sendUDP(r *stack.Route, data buffer.VectorisedView, localPort, remotePort uint16, ttl uint8) *tcpip.Error {
+func sendUDP(r *stack.Route, data buffer.VectorisedView, localPort, remotePort uint16, ttl uint8, useDefaultTTL bool) *tcpip.Error {
 	// Allocate a buffer for the UDP header.
 	hdr := buffer.NewPrependable(header.UDPMinimumSize + int(r.MaxHeaderLength()))
 
@@ -720,7 +736,7 @@ func sendUDP(r *stack.Route, data buffer.VectorisedView, localPort, remotePort u
 	// Track count of packets sent.
 	r.Stats().UDP.PacketsSent.Increment()
 
-	return r.WritePacket(nil /* gso */, hdr, data, ProtocolNumber, ttl)
+	return r.WritePacket(nil /* gso */, hdr, data, ProtocolNumber, ttl, useDefaultTTL)
 }
 
 func (e *endpoint) checkV4Mapped(addr *tcpip.FullAddress, allowMismatch bool) (tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, *tcpip.Error) {
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/transport/udp/protocol.go b/pkg/tcpip/transport/udp/protocol.go
index f5cc932dd..0b24bbc85 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/transport/udp/protocol.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/transport/udp/protocol.go
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func (p *protocol) HandleUnknownDestinationPacket(r *stack.Route, id stack.Trans
 		pkt.SetType(header.ICMPv4DstUnreachable)
 		pkt.SetCode(header.ICMPv4PortUnreachable)
 		pkt.SetChecksum(header.ICMPv4Checksum(pkt, payload))
-		r.WritePacket(nil /* gso */, hdr, payload, header.ICMPv4ProtocolNumber, r.DefaultTTL())
+		r.WritePacket(nil /* gso */, hdr, payload, header.ICMPv4ProtocolNumber, 0, true /* useDefaultTTL */)
 
 	case header.IPv6AddressSize:
 		if !r.Stack().AllowICMPMessage() {
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func (p *protocol) HandleUnknownDestinationPacket(r *stack.Route, id stack.Trans
 		pkt.SetType(header.ICMPv6DstUnreachable)
 		pkt.SetCode(header.ICMPv6PortUnreachable)
 		pkt.SetChecksum(header.ICMPv6Checksum(pkt, r.LocalAddress, r.RemoteAddress, payload))
-		r.WritePacket(nil /* gso */, hdr, payload, header.ICMPv6ProtocolNumber, r.DefaultTTL())
+		r.WritePacket(nil /* gso */, hdr, payload, header.ICMPv6ProtocolNumber, 0, true /* useDefaultTTL */)
 	}
 	return true
 }
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/transport/udp/udp_test.go b/pkg/tcpip/transport/udp/udp_test.go
index d1ba8d2ce..faa728b68 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/transport/udp/udp_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/transport/udp/udp_test.go
@@ -1207,6 +1207,39 @@ func TestTTL(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestSetTTL(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, flow := range []testFlow{unicastV4, unicastV4in6, unicastV6, unicastV6Only, broadcast, broadcastIn6} {
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("flow:%s", flow), func(t *testing.T) {
+			for _, wantTTL := range []uint8{1, 2, 50, 64, 128, 254, 255} {
+				t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("TTL:%d", wantTTL), func(t *testing.T) {
+					c := newDualTestContext(t, defaultMTU)
+					defer c.cleanup()
+
+					c.createEndpointForFlow(flow)
+
+					if err := c.ep.SetSockOpt(tcpip.TTLOption(wantTTL)); err != nil {
+						c.t.Fatalf("SetSockOpt failed: %v", err)
+					}
+
+					var p stack.NetworkProtocol
+					if flow.isV4() {
+						p = ipv4.NewProtocol()
+					} else {
+						p = ipv6.NewProtocol()
+					}
+					ep, err := p.NewEndpoint(0, tcpip.AddressWithPrefix{}, nil, nil, nil)
+					if err != nil {
+						t.Fatal(err)
+					}
+					ep.Close()
+
+					testWrite(c, flow, checker.TTL(wantTTL))
+				})
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestMulticastInterfaceOption(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, flow := range []testFlow{multicastV4, multicastV4in6, multicastV6, multicastV6Only} {
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("flow:%s", flow), func(t *testing.T) {