3 files changed, 18 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/iptables/BUILD b/pkg/tcpip/iptables/BUILD
index cc5f531e2..64769c333 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/iptables/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/iptables/BUILD
@@ -11,5 +11,8 @@ go_library(
     ],
     importpath = "gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/iptables",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
-    deps = ["//pkg/tcpip/buffer"],
+    deps = [
+        "//pkg/log",
+        "//pkg/tcpip/buffer",
+    ],
 )
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/iptables/iptables.go b/pkg/tcpip/iptables/iptables.go
index 9e7005374..db0450a21 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/iptables/iptables.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/iptables/iptables.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func DefaultTables() IPTables {
 					Rule{Target: UnconditionalAcceptTarget{}},
 					Rule{Target: UnconditionalAcceptTarget{}},
 					Rule{Target: UnconditionalAcceptTarget{}},
-					Rule{Target: PanicTarget{}},
+					Rule{Target: ErrorTarget{}},
 				},
 				BuiltinChains: map[Hook]int{
 					Prerouting:  0,
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func DefaultTables() IPTables {
 				Rules: []Rule{
 					Rule{Target: UnconditionalAcceptTarget{}},
 					Rule{Target: UnconditionalAcceptTarget{}},
-					Rule{Target: PanicTarget{}},
+					Rule{Target: ErrorTarget{}},
 				},
 				BuiltinChains: map[Hook]int{
 					Prerouting: 0,
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func DefaultTables() IPTables {
 					Rule{Target: UnconditionalAcceptTarget{}},
 					Rule{Target: UnconditionalAcceptTarget{}},
 					Rule{Target: UnconditionalAcceptTarget{}},
-					Rule{Target: PanicTarget{}},
+					Rule{Target: ErrorTarget{}},
 				},
 				BuiltinChains: map[Hook]int{
 					Input:   0,
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/iptables/targets.go b/pkg/tcpip/iptables/targets.go
index 2c3598e3d..d65ed8df5 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/iptables/targets.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/iptables/targets.go
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@
 
 package iptables
 
-import "gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/buffer"
+import (
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/log"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/buffer"
+)
 
 // UnconditionalAcceptTarget accepts all packets.
 type UnconditionalAcceptTarget struct{}
@@ -34,10 +37,13 @@ func (UnconditionalDropTarget) Action(packet buffer.VectorisedView) (Verdict, st
 	return Drop, ""
 }
 
-// PanicTarget just panics. It represents a target that should be unreachable.
-type PanicTarget struct{}
+// ErrorTarget logs an error and drops the packet. It represents a target that
+// should be unreachable.
+type ErrorTarget struct{}
 
 // Actions implements Target.Action.
-func (PanicTarget) Action(packet buffer.VectorisedView) (Verdict, string) {
-	panic("PanicTarget triggered.")
+func (ErrorTarget) Action(packet buffer.VectorisedView) (Verdict, string) {
+	log.Warningf("ErrorTarget triggered.")
+	return Drop, ""
+
 }