dccp: Always generate a Reset in response to option errors
authorWei Yongjun <yjwei@cn.fujitsu.com>
Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:28:27 +0000 (13:28 +0200)
committerGerrit Renker <gerrit@erg.abdn.ac.uk>
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:21:59 +0000 (07:21 +0200)
RFC4340 states that if a packet is received with an option error (such as a
Mandatory Option as the last byte of the option list), the endpoint should
repond with a Reset.

In the LISTEN and RESPOND states, the endpoint correctly reponds with Reset,
while in the REQUEST/OPEN states, packets with option errors are just ignored.

The packet sequence is as follows:

Case 1:

  Endpoint A                           Endpoint B
  (CLOSED)                             (CLOSED)

               <----------------       REQUEST

  RESPONSE     ----------------->      (*1)
  (with invalid option)
               <----------------       RESET
                                       (with Reset Code 5, "Option Error")

  (*1) currently just ignored, no Reset is sent

Case 2:

  Endpoint A                           Endpoint B
  (OPEN)                               (OPEN)

  DATA-ACK     ----------------->      (*2)
  (with invalid option)
               <----------------       RESET
                                       (with Reset Code 5, "Option Error")

  (*2) currently just ignored, no Reset is sent

This patch fixes the problem, by generating a Reset instead of silently
ignoring option errors.

Signed-off-by: Wei Yongjun <yjwei@cn.fujitsu.com>
Acked-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Gerrit Renker <gerrit@erg.abdn.ac.uk>
net/dccp/input.c

index 803933ab396d41af9e50d8d0e5e0d903708b9c05..779d0ed9ae94420149ef44cf8ad14fb7f8799ca4 100644 (file)
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ int dccp_rcv_established(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
                goto discard;
 
        if (dccp_parse_options(sk, NULL, skb))
-               goto discard;
+               return 1;
 
        if (DCCP_SKB_CB(skb)->dccpd_ack_seq != DCCP_PKT_WITHOUT_ACK_SEQ)
                dccp_event_ack_recv(sk, skb);
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ int dccp_rcv_state_process(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
                 * Step 8: Process options and mark acknowledgeable
                 */
                if (dccp_parse_options(sk, NULL, skb))
-                       goto discard;
+                       return 1;
 
                if (dcb->dccpd_ack_seq != DCCP_PKT_WITHOUT_ACK_SEQ)
                        dccp_event_ack_recv(sk, skb);