From: Gerrit Renker <gerrit@erg.abdn.ac.uk>
To: dccp@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 2/5]: Fix Reset/Sync-Flood Bug
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:55:39 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200706201055.39795@strip-the-willow> (raw)
[DCCP]: Fix Reset/Sync-Flood Bug
This updates sequence number checking with regard to RFC 4340, 7.5.4.
Missing in the code was an exception for sequence-invalid Reset packets,
which get a Sync acknowledging GSR, instead of (as usual) P.seqno.
This can lead to an oscillating ping-pong flood of Reset packets.
In fact, it has been observed on the wire as follows:
1. client establishes connection to server;
2. before server can write to client, client crashes without notifying
the server (NB: now no longer possible due to ABORT function);
3. server sends DCCP-Data packet (has no ackno);
4. client generates Reset "No Connection", seqno=0, increments seqno;
5. server replies with Sync, using ackno = P.seqno;
6. client generates Reset "No Connection" with seqno = ackno + 1;
7. goto (5).
The difference is that now in (5) the server uses GSR. This causes the
Reset sent by the client in (6) to become sequence-valid, so that in (7)
the vicious circle is broken; the Reset is then enqueued and causes the
socket to enter TIMEWAIT state.
Signed-off-by: Gerrit Renker <gerrit@erg.abdn.ac.uk>
---
net/dccp/input.c | 14 +++++++++++---
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
--- a/net/dccp/input.c
+++ b/net/dccp/input.c
@@ -102,9 +102,6 @@ static int dccp_check_seqno(struct sock
* Update S.GSR, S.SWL, S.SWH
* If P.type != Sync,
* Update S.GAR
- * Otherwise,
- * Send Sync packet acknowledging P.seqno
- * Drop packet and return
*/
lswl = dp->dccps_swl;
lawl = dp->dccps_awl;
@@ -135,6 +132,17 @@ static int dccp_check_seqno(struct sock
: "exists",
(unsigned long long) lawl, (unsigned long long) ackno,
(unsigned long long) dp->dccps_awh);
+ /*
+ * Step 6: Check sequence numbers
+ * Otherwise,
+ * If P.type = Reset,
+ * Send Sync packet acknowledging S.GSR
+ * Otherwise,
+ * Send Sync packet acknowledging P.seqno
+ * Drop packet and return
+ */
+ if (dh->dccph_type = DCCP_PKT_RESET)
+ seqno = dp->dccps_gsr;
dccp_send_sync(sk, seqno, DCCP_PKT_SYNC);
return -1;
}
next reply other threads:[~2007-06-20 9:55 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-06-20 9:55 Gerrit Renker [this message]
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2007-09-22 19:55 [PATCH 2/5]: Fix Reset/Sync-Flood Bug Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2007-07-01 3:55 Ian McDonald
2007-04-09 9:58 Gerrit Renker
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