Re: Strange problem with SCTP+IPv6

From: Michael Tuexen
Date: Mon Jun 22 2020 - 14:34:09 EST


> On 22. Jun 2020, at 20:32, Marcelo Ricardo Leitner <marcelo.leitner@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Jun 22, 2020 at 08:01:24PM +0200, Michael Tuexen wrote:
>>> On 22. Jun 2020, at 18:57, Corey Minyard <minyard@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jun 22, 2020 at 08:01:23PM +0800, Xin Long wrote:
>>>> On Sun, Jun 21, 2020 at 11:56 PM Corey Minyard <minyard@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I've stumbled upon a strange problem with SCTP and IPv6. If I create an
>>>>> sctp listening socket on :: and set the IPV6_V6ONLY socket option on it,
>>>>> then I make a connection to it using ::1, the connection will drop after
>>>>> 2.5 seconds with an ECONNRESET error.
>>>>>
>>>>> It only happens on SCTP, it doesn't have the issue if you connect to a
>>>>> full IPv6 address instead of ::1, and it doesn't happen if you don't
>>>>> set IPV6_V6ONLY. I have verified current end of tree kernel.org.
>>>>> I tried on an ARM system and x86_64.
>>>>>
>>>>> I haven't dug into the kernel to see if I could find anything yet, but I
>>>>> thought I would go ahead and report it. I am attaching a reproducer.
>>>>> Basically, compile the following code:
>>>> The code only set IPV6_V6ONLY on server side, so the client side will
>>>> still bind all the local ipv4 addresses (as you didn't call bind() to
>>>> bind any specific addresses ). Then after the connection is created,
>>>> the client will send HB on the v4 paths to the server. The server
>>>> will abort the connection, as it can't support v4.
>>>>
>>>> So you can work around it by either:
>>>>
>>>> - set IPV6_V6ONLY on client side.
>>>>
>>>> or
>>>>
>>>> - bind to the specific v6 addresses on the client side.
>>>>
>>>> I don't see RFC said something about this.
>>>> So it may not be a good idea to change the current behaviour
>>>> to not establish the connection in this case, which may cause regression.
>>>
>>> Ok, I understand this. It's a little strange, but I see why it works
>>> this way.
>> I don't. I would expect it to work as I described in my email.
>> Could someone explain me how and why it is behaving different from
>> my expectation?
>
> It looks like a bug to me. Testing with this test app here, I can see
> the INIT_ACK being sent with a bunch of ipv4 addresses in it and
> that's unexpected for a v6only socket. As is, it's the server saying
> "I'm available at these other addresses too, but not."
I agree.

Best regards
Michael
>
> Thanks,
> Marcelo
>
>>
>> Best regards
>> Michael
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> -corey
>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> gcc -g -o sctptest -Wall sctptest.c
>>>>>
>>>>> and run it in one window as a server:
>>>>>
>>>>> ./sctptest a
>>>>>
>>>>> (Pass in any option to be the server) and run the following in another
>>>>> window as the client:
>>>>>
>>>>> ./sctptest
>>>>>
>>>>> It disconnects after about 2.5 seconds. If it works, it should just sit
>>>>> there forever.
>>>>>
>>>>> -corey
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> #include <stdio.h>
>>>>> #include <stdbool.h>
>>>>> #include <string.h>
>>>>> #include <unistd.h>
>>>>> #include <fcntl.h>
>>>>> #include <sys/select.h>
>>>>> #include <arpa/inet.h>
>>>>> #include <netinet/sctp.h>
>>>>> #include <sys/types.h>
>>>>> #include <sys/socket.h>
>>>>> #include <netdb.h>
>>>>>
>>>>> static int
>>>>> getaddr(const char *addr, const char *port, bool listen,
>>>>> struct addrinfo **rai)
>>>>> {
>>>>> struct addrinfo *ai, hints;
>>>>>
>>>>> memset(&hints, 0, sizeof(hints));
>>>>> hints.ai_flags = AI_ADDRCONFIG;
>>>>> if (listen)
>>>>> hints.ai_flags |= AI_PASSIVE;
>>>>> hints.ai_family = AF_UNSPEC;
>>>>> hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
>>>>> hints.ai_protocol = IPPROTO_SCTP;
>>>>> if (getaddrinfo(addr, port, &hints, &ai)) {
>>>>> perror("getaddrinfo");
>>>>> return -1;
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> *rai = ai;
>>>>> return 0;
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> static int
>>>>> waitread(int s)
>>>>> {
>>>>> char data[1];
>>>>> ssize_t rv;
>>>>>
>>>>> rv = read(s, data, sizeof(data));
>>>>> if (rv == -1) {
>>>>> perror("read");
>>>>> return -1;
>>>>> }
>>>>> printf("Read %d bytes\n", (int) rv);
>>>>> return 0;
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> static int
>>>>> do_server(void)
>>>>> {
>>>>> int err, ls, s, optval;
>>>>> struct addrinfo *ai;
>>>>>
>>>>> printf("Server\n");
>>>>>
>>>>> err = getaddr("::", "3023", true, &ai);
>>>>> if (err)
>>>>> return err;
>>>>>
>>>>> ls = socket(ai->ai_family, ai->ai_socktype, ai->ai_protocol);
>>>>> if (ls == -1) {
>>>>> perror("socket");
>>>>> return -1;
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> optval = 1;
>>>>> if (setsockopt(ls, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR,
>>>>> (void *)&optval, sizeof(optval)) == -1) {
>>>>> perror("setsockopt reuseaddr");
>>>>> return -1;
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> /* Comment this out and it will work. */
>>>>> if (setsockopt(ls, IPPROTO_IPV6, IPV6_V6ONLY, &optval,
>>>>> sizeof(optval)) == -1) {
>>>>> perror("setsockopt ipv6 only");
>>>>> return -1;
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> err = bind(ls, ai->ai_addr, ai->ai_addrlen);
>>>>> if (err == -1) {
>>>>> perror("bind");
>>>>> return -1;
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> err = listen(ls, 5);
>>>>> if (err == -1) {
>>>>> perror("listen");
>>>>> return -1;
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> s = accept(ls, NULL, NULL);
>>>>> if (s == -1) {
>>>>> perror("accept");
>>>>> return -1;
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> close(ls);
>>>>>
>>>>> err = waitread(s);
>>>>> close(s);
>>>>> return err;
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> static int
>>>>> do_client(void)
>>>>> {
>>>>> int err, s;
>>>>> struct addrinfo *ai;
>>>>>
>>>>> printf("Client\n");
>>>>>
>>>>> err = getaddr("::1", "3023", false, &ai);
>>>>> if (err)
>>>>> return err;
>>>>>
>>>>> s = socket(ai->ai_family, ai->ai_socktype, ai->ai_protocol);
>>>>> if (s == -1) {
>>>>> perror("socket");
>>>>> return -1;
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> err = connect(s, ai->ai_addr, ai->ai_addrlen);
>>>>> if (err == -1) {
>>>>> perror("connect");
>>>>> return -1;
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> err = waitread(s);
>>>>> close(s);
>>>>> return err;
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> int
>>>>> main(int argc, char *argv[])
>>>>> {
>>>>> int err;
>>>>>
>>>>> if (argc > 1)
>>>>> err = do_server();
>>>>> else
>>>>> err = do_client();
>>>>> return !!err;
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>