@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
FN(TCP_OLD_ACK) \
FN(TCP_ABORT_ON_DATA) \
FN(TCP_TIMEWAIT_SOCKET) \
+ FN(INVALID_SYN) \
FN(MPTCP_RST_EUNSPEC) \
FN(MPTCP_RST_EMPTCP) \
FN(MPTCP_RST_ERESOURCE) \
@@ -73,6 +74,13 @@ enum sk_rst_reason {
/* Here start with the independent reasons */
/** @SK_RST_REASON_TCP_TIMEWAIT_SOCKET: happen on the timewait socket */
SK_RST_REASON_TCP_TIMEWAIT_SOCKET,
+ /**
+ * @SK_RST_REASON_INVALID_SYN: receive bad syn packet
+ * RFC 793 says if the state is not CLOSED/LISTEN/SYN-SENT then
+ * "fourth, check the SYN bit,...If the SYN is in the window it is
+ * an error, send a reset"
+ */
+ SK_RST_REASON_INVALID_SYN,
/* Copy from include/uapi/linux/mptcp.h.
* These reset fields will not be changed since they adhere to
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ struct sock *tcp_check_req(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
* avoid becoming vulnerable to outside attack aiming at
* resetting legit local connections.
*/
- req->rsk_ops->send_reset(sk, skb, SK_RST_REASON_NOT_SPECIFIED);
+ req->rsk_ops->send_reset(sk, skb, SK_RST_REASON_INVALID_SYN);
} else if (fastopen) { /* received a valid RST pkt */
reqsk_fastopen_remove(sk, req, true);
tcp_reset(sk, skb);