linux-kernel - [ 62/68] ipv6: dont accept multicast traffic with scope 0

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Date:	Tue,  2 Apr 2013 15:13:51 -0700
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	stable@...r.kernel.org,
	YOSHIFUJI Hideaki <yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org>,
	Erik Hugne <erik.hugne@...csson.com>,
	Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: [ 62/68] ipv6: dont accept multicast traffic with scope 0

3.4-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

------------------


From: Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>

[ Upstream commit 20314092c1b41894d8c181bf9aa6f022be2416aa ]

v2:
a) moved before multicast source address check
b) changed comment to netdev style

Acked-by: YOSHIFUJI Hideaki <yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org>
Cc: Erik Hugne <erik.hugne@...csson.com>
Cc: YOSHIFUJI Hideaki <yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org>
Signed-off-by: Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>
Acked-by: YOSHIFUJI Hideaki <yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
---
 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c |    9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
@@ -111,6 +111,15 @@ int ipv6_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct
 	    ipv6_addr_loopback(&hdr->daddr))
 		goto err;
 
+	/* RFC4291 2.7
+	 * Nodes must not originate a packet to a multicast address whose scope
+	 * field contains the reserved value 0; if such a packet is received, it
+	 * must be silently dropped.
+	 */
+	if (ipv6_addr_is_multicast(&hdr->daddr) &&
+	    IPV6_ADDR_MC_SCOPE(&hdr->daddr) == 0)
+		goto err;
+
 	/*
 	 * RFC4291 2.7
 	 * Multicast addresses must not be used as source addresses in IPv6


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