netdev - [PATCH net 2/2] netfilter: ipvs: do not create conn for ABORT packet in sctp_conn

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Date:   Sun, 20 Aug 2017 13:38:08 +0800
From:   Xin Long <lucien.xin@...il.com>
To:     netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     pablo@...filter.org, Alex Gartrell <agartrell@...com>,
        lvs-devel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        horms@...ge.net.au, ja@....bg, wensong@...ux-vs.org
Subject: [PATCH net 2/2] netfilter: ipvs: do not create conn for ABORT packet in sctp_conn_schedule

There's no reason for ipvs to create a conn for an ABORT packet
even if sysctl_sloppy_sctp is set.

This patch is to accept it without creating a conn, just as ipvs
does for tcp's RST packet.

Signed-off-by: Xin Long <lucien.xin@...il.com>
---
 net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_proto_sctp.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_proto_sctp.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_proto_sctp.c
index e9b18ac..d86773a 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_proto_sctp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_proto_sctp.c
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ sctp_conn_schedule(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs, int af, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			sch = skb_header_pointer(skb, iph->len + sizeof(_sctph),
 						 sizeof(_schunkh), &_schunkh);
 			if (sch) {
-				if (!(sysctl_sloppy_sctp(ipvs) ||
+				if (sch->type == SCTP_CID_ABORT ||
+				    !(sysctl_sloppy_sctp(ipvs) ||
 				      sch->type == SCTP_CID_INIT))
 					return 1;
 				ports = &sh->source;
-- 
2.1.0