Re: Problem on SCTP

From: Xin Long
Date: Tue Feb 21 2017 - 21:00:51 EST


On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 9:12 AM, Sun Paul <paulrbk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi
>
> the router is actually is a linux running on RHEL6.8
> (2.6.32-642.4.2.el6.x86_64). it uses iptables to do SNAT aand DNAT
> forward.
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1412038

sctp_manip_pkt->sctp_compute_cksum:
struct sctphdr *sh = sctp_hdr(sub);

But in rhel6, skb->transport_header is not yet set at that time.
This patch should be backported into rhel6.

commit 21d1196a35f5686c4323e42a62fdb4b23b0ab4a3
Author: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon Jul 15 20:03:19 2013 -0700

ipv4: set transport header earlier


>
> On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 11:53 PM, Xin Long <lucien.xin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 12:26 PM, Sun Paul <paulrbk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> sorry to get back late, the platform is running on KVM. and this
>>> problem is resolved by moving to VMware environment, however, a new
>>> problem is coming out, we noticed that the HB REQ is being ABORT from
>>> client.
>>>
>>>
>>> 03:32:35.233572 IP 10.165.250.22.3868 > 192.168.2.13.40001: sctp (1)
>>> [HB REQ] (from server to sctp router)
>>> 03:32:35.233603 IP 192.168.2.14.3868 > 192.168.2.13.40001: sctp (1)
>>> [HB REQ] (from sctp router to client)
>>> 03:32:35.233852 IP 192.168.2.13.40001 > 192.168.2.14.3868: sctp (1)
>>> [ABORT] (from client to sctp router)
>>>
>>> 03:32:37.928679 IP 10.165.250.22.3868 > 192.168.2.13.40001: sctp (1) [HB REQ]
>>> 03:32:37.928717 IP 192.168.2.14.3868 > 192.168.2.13.40001: sctp (1) [HB REQ]
>>> 03:32:37.929247 IP 192.168.2.13.40001 > 192.168.2.14.3868: sctp (1) [ABORT]
>>>
>>> For the above packet flow, 10.165.250.22 is the server and
>>> 192.168.2.13 is the client, the server 10.165.250.22 sends HB REQ to
>>> client 192.168.2.13 through 192.168.2.14 (the SCTP router), and the
>>> SCTP router change the src address before forward the HB REQ to the
>>> client.
>>>
>>> But somehow the client is ABORT the HB REQ, any idea? is it related to
>>> the HEARTBEAT information? or the checksum again>?
>> The incorrect checksum won't cause ABORT, but the abnormal HB REQ
>> could be, if HB information was modified when calculating the checksum
>> on router, the ABORT may be caused in client process.
>>
>> is your SCTP router linux ? if yes, what's the kernel version ?
>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 9:19 PM, Michael Tuexen
>>> <Michael.Tuexen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> On 13 Jan 2017, at 10:43, Michael Tuexen <Michael.Tuexen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Your router does NOT change any field in the SCTP packet, but the
>>>>> SCTP checksum was modified from
>>>>> Checksum: 0xbaea49e5 (not verified)
>>>>> to
>>>>> Checksum: 0xa9a86d3f (not verified)
>>>>> At least one of these is wrong. Read the tracefiles in wireshark and
>>>>> enable checksum validation and wireshark will tell you which one is
>>>>> correct. (That is why I asked for .pcap file instead of a .txt).
>>>>>
>>>>> My guess is that the initial checksum is correct and your box middlebox
>>>>> not only changes the destination address and ttl field and header
>>>>> checksum in the IP-header (which is expected) but also incorrectly the
>>>>> SCTP checksum. Since no field in the SCTP packet has changed, the checksum
>>>>> must be the same.
>>>> At the server have a look at the SNMP counters:
>>>> cat /proc/net/sctp/snmp
>>>> You should find a line staring with
>>>> SctpChecksumErrors
>>>> If the number reported there is positive, the node received packets
>>>> with checksum errors.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards
>>>> Michael
>>>>>
>>>>> Best regards
>>>>> Michael
>>>>>> On 13 Jan 2017, at 04:29, Sun Paul <paulrbk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Frame 2: 98 bytes on wire (784 bits), 98 bytes captured (784 bits)
>>>>>> Encapsulation type: Ethernet (1)
>>>>>> Arrival Time: Jan 6, 2017 16:52:49.662321000 Malay Peninsula Standard Time
>>>>>> [Time shift for this packet: 0.000000000 seconds]
>>>>>> Epoch Time: 1483692769.662321000 seconds
>>>>>> [Time delta from previous captured frame: 0.000179000 seconds]
>>>>>> [Time delta from previous displayed frame: 0.000179000 seconds]
>>>>>> [Time since reference or first frame: 0.000179000 seconds]
>>>>>> Frame Number: 2
>>>>>> Frame Length: 98 bytes (784 bits)
>>>>>> Capture Length: 98 bytes (784 bits)
>>>>>> [Frame is marked: False]
>>>>>> [Frame is ignored: False]
>>>>>> [Protocols in frame: eth:ethertype:ip:sctp]
>>>>>> Ethernet II, Src: Vmware_81:41:6b (00:50:56:81:41:6b), Dst:
>>>>>> Vmware_81:a6:a3 (00:50:56:81:a6:a3)
>>>>>> Destination: Vmware_81:a6:a3 (00:50:56:81:a6:a3)
>>>>>> Address: Vmware_81:a6:a3 (00:50:56:81:a6:a3)
>>>>>> .... ..0. .... .... .... .... = LG bit: Globally unique
>>>>>> address (factory default)
>>>>>> .... ...0 .... .... .... .... = IG bit: Individual address (unicast)
>>>>>> Source: Vmware_81:41:6b (00:50:56:81:41:6b)
>>>>>> Address: Vmware_81:41:6b (00:50:56:81:41:6b)
>>>>>> .... ..0. .... .... .... .... = LG bit: Globally unique
>>>>>> address (factory default)
>>>>>> .... ...0 .... .... .... .... = IG bit: Individual address (unicast)
>>>>>> Type: IPv4 (0x0800)
>>>>>> Internet Protocol Version 4, Src: 192.168.206.83, Dst: 192.168.206.66
>>>>>> 0100 .... = Version: 4
>>>>>> .... 0101 = Header Length: 20 bytes (5)
>>>>>> Differentiated Services Field: 0x02 (DSCP: CS0, ECN: ECT(0))
>>>>>> 0000 00.. = Differentiated Services Codepoint: Default (0)
>>>>>> .... ..10 = Explicit Congestion Notification: ECN-Capable
>>>>>> Transport codepoint '10' (2)
>>>>>> Total Length: 84
>>>>>> Identification: 0x0000 (0)
>>>>>> Flags: 0x02 (Don't Fragment)
>>>>>> 0... .... = Reserved bit: Not set
>>>>>> .1.. .... = Don't fragment: Set
>>>>>> ..0. .... = More fragments: Not set
>>>>>> Fragment offset: 0
>>>>>> Time to live: 63
>>>>>> Protocol: SCTP (132)
>>>>>> Header checksum: 0x1d3d [validation disabled]
>>>>>> [Good: False]
>>>>>> [Bad: False]
>>>>>> Source: 192.168.206.83
>>>>>> Destination: 192.168.206.66
>>>>>> [Source GeoIP: Unknown]
>>>>>> [Destination GeoIP: Unknown]
>>>>>> Stream Control Transmission Protocol, Src Port: 50001 (50001), Dst
>>>>>> Port: 3868 (3868)
>>>>>> Source port: 50001
>>>>>> Destination port: 3868
>>>>>> Verification tag: 0x00000000
>>>>>> [Assocation index: 0]
>>>>>> Checksum: 0xa9a86d3f (not verified)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> INIT chunk (Outbound streams: 3000, inbound streams: 3000)
>>>>>> Chunk type: INIT (1)
>>>>>> 0... .... = Bit: Stop processing of the packet
>>>>>> .0.. .... = Bit: Do not report
>>>>>> Chunk flags: 0x00
>>>>>> Chunk length: 52
>>>>>> Initiate tag: 0xe79f40cb
>>>>>> Advertised receiver window credit (a_rwnd): 62464
>>>>>> Number of outbound streams: 3000
>>>>>> Number of inbound streams: 3000
>>>>>> Initial TSN: 176990880
>>>>>> IPv4 address parameter (Address: 192.168.206.83)
>>>>>> Parameter type: IPv4 address (0x0005)
>>>>>> 0... .... .... .... = Bit: Stop processing of chunk
>>>>>> .0.. .... .... .... = Bit: Do not report
>>>>>> Parameter length: 8
>>>>>> IP Version 4 address: 192.168.206.83
>>>>>> IPv4 address parameter (Address: 192.168.1.83)
>>>>>> Parameter type: IPv4 address (0x0005)
>>>>>> 0... .... .... .... = Bit: Stop processing of chunk
>>>>>> .0.. .... .... .... = Bit: Do not report
>>>>>> Parameter length: 8
>>>>>> IP Version 4 address: 192.168.1.83
>>>>>> Supported address types parameter (Supported types: IPv6, IPv4)
>>>>>> Parameter type: Supported address types (0x000c)
>>>>>> 0... .... .... .... = Bit: Stop processing of chunk
>>>>>> .0.. .... .... .... = Bit: Do not report
>>>>>> Parameter length: 8
>>>>>> Supported address type: IPv6 address (6)
>>>>>> Supported address type: IPv4 address (5)
>>>>>> ECN parameter
>>>>>> Parameter type: ECN (0x8000)
>>>>>> 1... .... .... .... = Bit: Skip parameter and continue
>>>>>> processing of the chunk
>>>>>> .0.. .... .... .... = Bit: Do not report
>>>>>> Parameter length: 4
>>>>>> Forward TSN supported parameter
>>>>>> Parameter type: Forward TSN supported (0xc000)
>>>>>> 1... .... .... .... = Bit: Skip parameter and continue
>>>>>> processing of the chunk
>>>>>> .1.. .... .... .... = Bit: Do report
>>>>>> Parameter length: 4
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