2 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/stack/nic.go b/pkg/tcpip/stack/nic.go
index 78d451cca..ca3a7a07e 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/stack/nic.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/stack/nic.go
@@ -1215,6 +1215,11 @@ func (n *NIC) ID() tcpip.NICID {
 	return n.id
 }
 
+// Name returns the name of n.
+func (n *NIC) Name() string {
+	return n.name
+}
+
 // Stack returns the instance of the Stack that owns this NIC.
 func (n *NIC) Stack() *Stack {
 	return n.stack
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/stack/stack.go b/pkg/tcpip/stack/stack.go
index b793f1d74..6eac16e16 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/stack/stack.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/stack/stack.go
@@ -890,6 +890,15 @@ func (s *Stack) CreateNICWithOptions(id tcpip.NICID, ep LinkEndpoint, opts NICOp
 		return tcpip.ErrDuplicateNICID
 	}
 
+	// Make sure name is unique, unless unnamed.
+	if opts.Name != "" {
+		for _, n := range s.nics {
+			if n.Name() == opts.Name {
+				return tcpip.ErrDuplicateNICID
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	n := newNIC(s, id, opts.Name, ep, opts.Context)
 
 	s.nics[id] = n