Re: [PATCH stable v5.4 2/2] IPv6: reply ICMP error if the first fragment don't include all headers

From: Greg KH
Date: Sat Jan 30 2021 - 10:05:24 EST


On Sat, Jan 30, 2021 at 05:24:52PM +0530, Aviraj CJ wrote:
> From: Hangbin Liu <liuhangbin@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> commit 2efdaaaf883a143061296467913c01aa1ff4b3ce upstream.
>
> Based on RFC 8200, Section 4.5 Fragment Header:
>
> - If the first fragment does not include all headers through an
> Upper-Layer header, then that fragment should be discarded and
> an ICMP Parameter Problem, Code 3, message should be sent to
> the source of the fragment, with the Pointer field set to zero.
>
> Checking each packet header in IPv6 fast path will have performance impact,
> so I put the checking in ipv6_frag_rcv().
>
> As the packet may be any kind of L4 protocol, I only checked some common
> protocols' header length and handle others by (offset + 1) > skb->len.
> Also use !(frag_off & htons(IP6_OFFSET)) to catch atomic fragments
> (fragmented packet with only one fragment).
>
> When send ICMP error message, if the 1st truncated fragment is ICMP message,
> icmp6_send() will break as is_ineligible() return true. So I added a check
> in is_ineligible() to let fragment packet with nexthdr ICMP but no ICMP header
> return false.
>
> Signed-off-by: Hangbin Liu <liuhangbin@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Aviraj CJ <acj@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> net/ipv6/icmp.c | 8 +++++++-
> net/ipv6/reassembly.c | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> 2 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Both now queued up, thanks.

greg k-h