From d87b26d50da9eca1be14216c9f7dac5b9b0ae3f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jozsef Kadlecsik Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:55:54 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] netfilter: Validate the sequence number of dataless ACK packets as well commit 4a70bbfaef0361d27272629d1a250a937edcafe4 upstream. We spare nothing by not validating the sequence number of dataless ACK packets and enabling it makes harder off-path attacks. See: "Reflection scan: an Off-Path Attack on TCP" by Jan Wrobel, http://arxiv.org/abs/1201.2074 Signed-off-by: Jozsef Kadlecsik Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman --- net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c | 10 ++-------- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c index 37bf94394be0..7609b8c82f6e 100644 --- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c +++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c @@ -628,15 +628,9 @@ static bool tcp_in_window(const struct nf_conn *ct, ack = sack = receiver->td_end; } - if (seq == end - && (!tcph->rst - || (seq == 0 && state->state == TCP_CONNTRACK_SYN_SENT))) + if (tcph->rst && seq == 0 && state->state == TCP_CONNTRACK_SYN_SENT) /* - * Packets contains no data: we assume it is valid - * and check the ack value only. - * However RST segments are always validated by their - * SEQ number, except when seq == 0 (reset sent answering - * SYN. + * RST sent answering SYN. */ seq = end = sender->td_end; -- 2.39.5