netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH 16/17] calipso: Add validation of CALIPSO option.

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Date:	Tue, 22 Dec 2015 14:50:20 +0100
From:	Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>
To:	Huw Davies <huw@...eweavers.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, selinux@...ho.nsa.gov
Cc:	Paul Moore <pmoore@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 16/17] calipso: Add validation of CALIPSO option.

On 22.12.2015 12:46, Huw Davies wrote:
>  
> +/* CALIPSO RFC 5570 */
> +
> +static bool ipv6_hop_calipso(struct sk_buff *skb, int optoff)
> +{
> +	const unsigned char *nh = skb_network_header(skb);
> +
> +	if (nh[optoff + 1] < 8)
> +		goto drop;
> +
> +	if (nh[optoff + 6] * 4 + 8 > nh[optoff + 1])
> +		goto drop;
> +
> +	if (!calipso_validate(skb, nh + optoff))
> +		goto drop;
> +
> +	return true;
> +
> +drop:
> +	kfree_skb(skb);
> +	return false;
> +}
> +

Formally, if an extension header could not be processed, the packet
should be discarded and an icmp error parameter extension should be
send. I think we shouldn't let those packets pass here.

Thanks,
Hannes

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