Re: Problem on SCTP

From: Xin Long
Date: Thu Feb 23 2017 - 01:15:56 EST


On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 1:30 PM, Sun Paul <paulrbk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> does this fixed in RHEL7?
yes, I think so.

>
> On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 11:03 AM, Xin Long <lucien.xin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 10:29 AM, Sun Paul <paulrbk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Hi Xin
>>>
>>> do you mean we need to patch the kernel?
>> Yups, pls comment on that bz if it's really needed for your env.
>> A z-stream kernel may be available for that issue soon.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 10:00 AM, Xin Long <lucien.xin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 9:12 AM, Sun Paul <paulrbk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> Hi
>>>>>
>>>>> the router is actually is a linux running on RHEL6.8
>>>>> (2.6.32-642.4.2.el6.x86_64). it uses iptables to do SNAT aand DNAT
>>>>> forward.
>>>> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1412038
>>>>
>>>> sctp_manip_pkt->sctp_compute_cksum:
>>>> struct sctphdr *sh = sctp_hdr(sub);
>>>>
>>>> But in rhel6, skb->transport_header is not yet set at that time.
>>>> This patch should be backported into rhel6.
>>>>
>>>> commit 21d1196a35f5686c4323e42a62fdb4b23b0ab4a3
>>>> Author: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Date: Mon Jul 15 20:03:19 2013 -0700
>>>>
>>>> ipv4: set transport header earlier
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 11:53 PM, Xin Long <lucien.xin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>> On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 12:26 PM, Sun Paul <paulrbk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> sorry to get back late, the platform is running on KVM. and this
>>>>>>> problem is resolved by moving to VMware environment, however, a new
>>>>>>> problem is coming out, we noticed that the HB REQ is being ABORT from
>>>>>>> client.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 03:32:35.233572 IP 10.165.250.22.3868 > 192.168.2.13.40001: sctp (1)
>>>>>>> [HB REQ] (from server to sctp router)
>>>>>>> 03:32:35.233603 IP 192.168.2.14.3868 > 192.168.2.13.40001: sctp (1)
>>>>>>> [HB REQ] (from sctp router to client)
>>>>>>> 03:32:35.233852 IP 192.168.2.13.40001 > 192.168.2.14.3868: sctp (1)
>>>>>>> [ABORT] (from client to sctp router)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 03:32:37.928679 IP 10.165.250.22.3868 > 192.168.2.13.40001: sctp (1) [HB REQ]
>>>>>>> 03:32:37.928717 IP 192.168.2.14.3868 > 192.168.2.13.40001: sctp (1) [HB REQ]
>>>>>>> 03:32:37.929247 IP 192.168.2.13.40001 > 192.168.2.14.3868: sctp (1) [ABORT]
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> For the above packet flow, 10.165.250.22 is the server and
>>>>>>> 192.168.2.13 is the client, the server 10.165.250.22 sends HB REQ to
>>>>>>> client 192.168.2.13 through 192.168.2.14 (the SCTP router), and the
>>>>>>> SCTP router change the src address before forward the HB REQ to the
>>>>>>> client.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> But somehow the client is ABORT the HB REQ, any idea? is it related to
>>>>>>> the HEARTBEAT information? or the checksum again>?
>>>>>> The incorrect checksum won't cause ABORT, but the abnormal HB REQ
>>>>>> could be, if HB information was modified when calculating the checksum
>>>>>> on router, the ABORT may be caused in client process.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> is your SCTP router linux ? if yes, what's the kernel version ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 9:19 PM, Michael Tuexen
>>>>>>> <Michael.Tuexen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 13 Jan 2017, at 10:43, Michael Tuexen <Michael.Tuexen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Your router does NOT change any field in the SCTP packet, but the
>>>>>>>>> SCTP checksum was modified from
>>>>>>>>> Checksum: 0xbaea49e5 (not verified)
>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>> Checksum: 0xa9a86d3f (not verified)
>>>>>>>>> At least one of these is wrong. Read the tracefiles in wireshark and
>>>>>>>>> enable checksum validation and wireshark will tell you which one is
>>>>>>>>> correct. (That is why I asked for .pcap file instead of a .txt).
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> My guess is that the initial checksum is correct and your box middlebox
>>>>>>>>> not only changes the destination address and ttl field and header
>>>>>>>>> checksum in the IP-header (which is expected) but also incorrectly the
>>>>>>>>> SCTP checksum. Since no field in the SCTP packet has changed, the checksum
>>>>>>>>> must be the same.
>>>>>>>> At the server have a look at the SNMP counters:
>>>>>>>> cat /proc/net/sctp/snmp
>>>>>>>> You should find a line staring with
>>>>>>>> SctpChecksumErrors
>>>>>>>> If the number reported there is positive, the node received packets
>>>>>>>> with checksum errors.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Best regards
>>>>>>>> Michael
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Best regards
>>>>>>>>> Michael
>>>>>>>>>> On 13 Jan 2017, at 04:29, Sun Paul <paulrbk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Frame 2: 98 bytes on wire (784 bits), 98 bytes captured (784 bits)
>>>>>>>>>> Encapsulation type: Ethernet (1)
>>>>>>>>>> Arrival Time: Jan 6, 2017 16:52:49.662321000 Malay Peninsula Standard Time
>>>>>>>>>> [Time shift for this packet: 0.000000000 seconds]
>>>>>>>>>> Epoch Time: 1483692769.662321000 seconds
>>>>>>>>>> [Time delta from previous captured frame: 0.000179000 seconds]
>>>>>>>>>> [Time delta from previous displayed frame: 0.000179000 seconds]
>>>>>>>>>> [Time since reference or first frame: 0.000179000 seconds]
>>>>>>>>>> Frame Number: 2
>>>>>>>>>> Frame Length: 98 bytes (784 bits)
>>>>>>>>>> Capture Length: 98 bytes (784 bits)
>>>>>>>>>> [Frame is marked: False]
>>>>>>>>>> [Frame is ignored: False]
>>>>>>>>>> [Protocols in frame: eth:ethertype:ip:sctp]
>>>>>>>>>> Ethernet II, Src: Vmware_81:41:6b (00:50:56:81:41:6b), Dst:
>>>>>>>>>> Vmware_81:a6:a3 (00:50:56:81:a6:a3)
>>>>>>>>>> Destination: Vmware_81:a6:a3 (00:50:56:81:a6:a3)
>>>>>>>>>> Address: Vmware_81:a6:a3 (00:50:56:81:a6:a3)
>>>>>>>>>> .... ..0. .... .... .... .... = LG bit: Globally unique
>>>>>>>>>> address (factory default)
>>>>>>>>>> .... ...0 .... .... .... .... = IG bit: Individual address (unicast)
>>>>>>>>>> Source: Vmware_81:41:6b (00:50:56:81:41:6b)
>>>>>>>>>> Address: Vmware_81:41:6b (00:50:56:81:41:6b)
>>>>>>>>>> .... ..0. .... .... .... .... = LG bit: Globally unique
>>>>>>>>>> address (factory default)
>>>>>>>>>> .... ...0 .... .... .... .... = IG bit: Individual address (unicast)
>>>>>>>>>> Type: IPv4 (0x0800)
>>>>>>>>>> Internet Protocol Version 4, Src: 192.168.206.83, Dst: 192.168.206.66
>>>>>>>>>> 0100 .... = Version: 4
>>>>>>>>>> .... 0101 = Header Length: 20 bytes (5)
>>>>>>>>>> Differentiated Services Field: 0x02 (DSCP: CS0, ECN: ECT(0))
>>>>>>>>>> 0000 00.. = Differentiated Services Codepoint: Default (0)
>>>>>>>>>> .... ..10 = Explicit Congestion Notification: ECN-Capable
>>>>>>>>>> Transport codepoint '10' (2)
>>>>>>>>>> Total Length: 84
>>>>>>>>>> Identification: 0x0000 (0)
>>>>>>>>>> Flags: 0x02 (Don't Fragment)
>>>>>>>>>> 0... .... = Reserved bit: Not set
>>>>>>>>>> .1.. .... = Don't fragment: Set
>>>>>>>>>> ..0. .... = More fragments: Not set
>>>>>>>>>> Fragment offset: 0
>>>>>>>>>> Time to live: 63
>>>>>>>>>> Protocol: SCTP (132)
>>>>>>>>>> Header checksum: 0x1d3d [validation disabled]
>>>>>>>>>> [Good: False]
>>>>>>>>>> [Bad: False]
>>>>>>>>>> Source: 192.168.206.83
>>>>>>>>>> Destination: 192.168.206.66
>>>>>>>>>> [Source GeoIP: Unknown]
>>>>>>>>>> [Destination GeoIP: Unknown]
>>>>>>>>>> Stream Control Transmission Protocol, Src Port: 50001 (50001), Dst
>>>>>>>>>> Port: 3868 (3868)
>>>>>>>>>> Source port: 50001
>>>>>>>>>> Destination port: 3868
>>>>>>>>>> Verification tag: 0x00000000
>>>>>>>>>> [Assocation index: 0]
>>>>>>>>>> Checksum: 0xa9a86d3f (not verified)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> INIT chunk (Outbound streams: 3000, inbound streams: 3000)
>>>>>>>>>> Chunk type: INIT (1)
>>>>>>>>>> 0... .... = Bit: Stop processing of the packet
>>>>>>>>>> .0.. .... = Bit: Do not report
>>>>>>>>>> Chunk flags: 0x00
>>>>>>>>>> Chunk length: 52
>>>>>>>>>> Initiate tag: 0xe79f40cb
>>>>>>>>>> Advertised receiver window credit (a_rwnd): 62464
>>>>>>>>>> Number of outbound streams: 3000
>>>>>>>>>> Number of inbound streams: 3000
>>>>>>>>>> Initial TSN: 176990880
>>>>>>>>>> IPv4 address parameter (Address: 192.168.206.83)
>>>>>>>>>> Parameter type: IPv4 address (0x0005)
>>>>>>>>>> 0... .... .... .... = Bit: Stop processing of chunk
>>>>>>>>>> .0.. .... .... .... = Bit: Do not report
>>>>>>>>>> Parameter length: 8
>>>>>>>>>> IP Version 4 address: 192.168.206.83
>>>>>>>>>> IPv4 address parameter (Address: 192.168.1.83)
>>>>>>>>>> Parameter type: IPv4 address (0x0005)
>>>>>>>>>> 0... .... .... .... = Bit: Stop processing of chunk
>>>>>>>>>> .0.. .... .... .... = Bit: Do not report
>>>>>>>>>> Parameter length: 8
>>>>>>>>>> IP Version 4 address: 192.168.1.83
>>>>>>>>>> Supported address types parameter (Supported types: IPv6, IPv4)
>>>>>>>>>> Parameter type: Supported address types (0x000c)
>>>>>>>>>> 0... .... .... .... = Bit: Stop processing of chunk
>>>>>>>>>> .0.. .... .... .... = Bit: Do not report
>>>>>>>>>> Parameter length: 8
>>>>>>>>>> Supported address type: IPv6 address (6)
>>>>>>>>>> Supported address type: IPv4 address (5)
>>>>>>>>>> ECN parameter
>>>>>>>>>> Parameter type: ECN (0x8000)
>>>>>>>>>> 1... .... .... .... = Bit: Skip parameter and continue
>>>>>>>>>> processing of the chunk
>>>>>>>>>> .0.. .... .... .... = Bit: Do not report
>>>>>>>>>> Parameter length: 4
>>>>>>>>>> Forward TSN supported parameter
>>>>>>>>>> Parameter type: Forward TSN supported (0xc000)
>>>>>>>>>> 1... .... .... .... = Bit: Skip parameter and continue
>>>>>>>>>> processing of the chunk
>>>>>>>>>> .1.. .... .... .... = Bit: Do report
>>>>>>>>>> Parameter length: 4
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