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1 files changed, 51 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv6/icmp.go b/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv6/icmp.go
index 4b4b483cc..8e9def6b8 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv6/icmp.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv6/icmp.go
@@ -690,6 +690,36 @@ type icmpReason interface {
isICMPReason()
}
+// icmpReasonParameterProblem is an error during processing of extension headers
+// or the fixed header defined in RFC 4443 section 3.4.
+type icmpReasonParameterProblem struct {
+ code header.ICMPv6Code
+
+ // respondToMulticast indicates that we are sending a packet that falls under
+ // the exception outlined by RFC 4443 section 2.4 point e.3 exception 2:
+ //
+ // (e.3) A packet destined to an IPv6 multicast address. (There are
+ // two exceptions to this rule: (1) the Packet Too Big Message
+ // (Section 3.2) to allow Path MTU discovery to work for IPv6
+ // multicast, and (2) the Parameter Problem Message, Code 2
+ // (Section 3.4) reporting an unrecognized IPv6 option (see
+ // Section 4.2 of [IPv6]) that has the Option Type highest-
+ // order two bits set to 10).
+ respondToMulticast bool
+
+ // pointer is defined in the RFC 4443 setion 3.4 which reads:
+ //
+ // Pointer Identifies the octet offset within the invoking packet
+ // where the error was detected.
+ //
+ // The pointer will point beyond the end of the ICMPv6
+ // packet if the field in error is beyond what can fit
+ // in the maximum size of an ICMPv6 error message.
+ pointer uint32
+}
+
+func (*icmpReasonParameterProblem) isICMPReason() {}
+
// icmpReasonPortUnreachable is an error where the transport protocol has no
// listener and no alternative means to inform the sender.
type icmpReasonPortUnreachable struct{}
@@ -709,7 +739,7 @@ func returnError(r *stack.Route, reason icmpReason, pkt *stack.PacketBuffer) *tc
// Only send ICMP error if the address is not a multicast v6
// address and the source is not the unspecified address.
//
- // TODO(b/164522993) There are exceptions to this rule.
+ // There are exceptions to this rule.
// See: point e.3) RFC 4443 section-2.4
//
// (e) An ICMPv6 error message MUST NOT be originated as a result of
@@ -727,7 +757,12 @@ func returnError(r *stack.Route, reason icmpReason, pkt *stack.PacketBuffer) *tc
// Section 4.2 of [IPv6]) that has the Option Type highest-
// order two bits set to 10).
//
- if header.IsV6MulticastAddress(r.LocalAddress) || r.RemoteAddress == header.IPv6Any {
+ var allowResponseToMulticast bool
+ if reason, ok := reason.(*icmpReasonParameterProblem); ok {
+ allowResponseToMulticast = reason.respondToMulticast
+ }
+
+ if (!allowResponseToMulticast && header.IsV6MulticastAddress(r.LocalAddress)) || r.RemoteAddress == header.IPv6Any {
return nil
}
@@ -780,10 +815,21 @@ func returnError(r *stack.Route, reason icmpReason, pkt *stack.PacketBuffer) *tc
newPkt.TransportProtocolNumber = header.ICMPv6ProtocolNumber
icmpHdr := header.ICMPv6(newPkt.TransportHeader().Push(header.ICMPv6DstUnreachableMinimumSize))
- icmpHdr.SetCode(header.ICMPv6PortUnreachable)
- icmpHdr.SetType(header.ICMPv6DstUnreachable)
+ var counter *tcpip.StatCounter
+ switch reason := reason.(type) {
+ case *icmpReasonParameterProblem:
+ icmpHdr.SetType(header.ICMPv6ParamProblem)
+ icmpHdr.SetCode(reason.code)
+ icmpHdr.SetTypeSpecific(reason.pointer)
+ counter = sent.ParamProblem
+ case *icmpReasonPortUnreachable:
+ icmpHdr.SetType(header.ICMPv6DstUnreachable)
+ icmpHdr.SetCode(header.ICMPv6PortUnreachable)
+ counter = sent.DstUnreachable
+ default:
+ panic(fmt.Sprintf("unsupported ICMP type %T", reason))
+ }
icmpHdr.SetChecksum(header.ICMPv6Checksum(icmpHdr, r.LocalAddress, r.RemoteAddress, newPkt.Data))
- counter := sent.DstUnreachable
err := r.WritePacket(nil /* gso */, stack.NetworkHeaderParams{Protocol: header.ICMPv6ProtocolNumber, TTL: r.DefaultTTL(), TOS: stack.DefaultTOS}, newPkt)
if err != nil {
sent.Dropped.Increment()