From: Shardul Bankar <shardul.b@mpiricsoftware.com>
To: mptcp@lists.linux.dev
Cc: matttbe@kernel.org, martineau@kernel.org, geliang@kernel.org,
pabeni@redhat.com, janak@mpiric.us,
kalpan.jani@mpiricsoftware.com, shardulsb08@gmail.com,
Shardul Bankar <shardul.b@mpiricsoftware.com>,
stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH mptcp-net] mptcp: use MPTCP_RST_EMPTCP for ACK HMAC validation failure
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:19:34 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260427234934.1611893-1-shardul.b@mpiricsoftware.com> (raw)
When HMAC validation fails on a received ACK + MP_JOIN in
subflow_syn_recv_sock(), the subflow is reset with reason
MPTCP_RST_EPROHIBIT ("Administratively prohibited"). This is
incorrect: HMAC validation failure is an MPTCP protocol-level
error, not an administrative policy denial.
The mirror site on the client, in subflow_finish_connect(), already
uses MPTCP_RST_EMPTCP ("MPTCP-specific error") for the same kind of
HMAC failure on the SYN/ACK + MP_JOIN. Use the same reason on the
server side for symmetry and accuracy.
Suggested-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) <matttbe@kernel.org>
Fixes: 443041deb5ef ("mptcp: fix NULL pointer in can_accept_new_subflow")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Shardul Bankar <shardul.b@mpiricsoftware.com>
---
net/mptcp/subflow.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/net/mptcp/subflow.c b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
index e2cb9d23e4a0..afb174ed9c47 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/subflow.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ static struct sock *subflow_syn_recv_sock(const struct sock *sk,
if (!subflow_hmac_valid(subflow_req, &mp_opt)) {
SUBFLOW_REQ_INC_STATS(req, MPTCP_MIB_JOINACKMAC);
- subflow_add_reset_reason(skb, MPTCP_RST_EPROHIBIT);
+ subflow_add_reset_reason(skb, MPTCP_RST_EMPTCP);
goto dispose_child;
}
--
2.34.1
next reply other threads:[~2026-04-27 23:50 UTC|newest]
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2026-04-27 23:49 Shardul Bankar [this message]
2026-04-28 11:15 ` [PATCH mptcp-net] mptcp: use MPTCP_RST_EMPTCP for ACK HMAC validation failure Matthieu Baerts
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