connection-track ICMP and ICMPv6 traffic

.github/workflows/smoke/smoke.sh

@@ -37,17 +37,18 @@ docker run --name host4 --device /dev/net/tun:/dev/net/tun --cap-add NET_ADMIN -
 sleep 1
 
 # grab tcpdump pcaps for debugging
-docker exec lighthouse1 tcpdump -i nebula1 -q -w - -U 2>logs/lighthouse1.inside.log >logs/lighthouse1.inside.pcap &
+docker exec lighthouse1 tcpdump -i tun0 -q -w - -U 2>logs/lighthouse1.inside.log >logs/lighthouse1.inside.pcap &
 docker exec lighthouse1 tcpdump -i eth0 -q -w - -U 2>logs/lighthouse1.outside.log >logs/lighthouse1.outside.pcap &
-docker exec host2 tcpdump -i nebula1 -q -w - -U 2>logs/host2.inside.log >logs/host2.inside.pcap &
+docker exec host2 tcpdump -i tun0 -q -w - -U 2>logs/host2.inside.log >logs/host2.inside.pcap &
 docker exec host2 tcpdump -i eth0 -q -w - -U 2>logs/host2.outside.log >logs/host2.outside.pcap &
-docker exec host3 tcpdump -i nebula1 -q -w - -U 2>logs/host3.inside.log >logs/host3.inside.pcap &
+docker exec host3 tcpdump -i tun0 -q -w - -U 2>logs/host3.inside.log >logs/host3.inside.pcap &
 docker exec host3 tcpdump -i eth0 -q -w - -U 2>logs/host3.outside.log >logs/host3.outside.pcap &
-docker exec host4 tcpdump -i nebula1 -q -w - -U 2>logs/host4.inside.log >logs/host4.inside.pcap &
+docker exec host4 tcpdump -i tun0 -q -w - -U 2>logs/host4.inside.log >logs/host4.inside.pcap &
 docker exec host4 tcpdump -i eth0 -q -w - -U 2>logs/host4.outside.log >logs/host4.outside.pcap &
 
 docker exec host2 ncat -nklv 0.0.0.0 2000 &
 docker exec host3 ncat -nklv 0.0.0.0 2000 &
+docker exec host4 ncat -nkluv 0.0.0.0 4000 &
 docker exec host2 ncat -e '/usr/bin/echo host2' -nkluv 0.0.0.0 3000 &
 docker exec host3 ncat -e '/usr/bin/echo host3' -nkluv 0.0.0.0 3000 &
 
@@ -119,11 +120,11 @@ echo
 echo " *** Testing conntrack"
 echo
 set -x
-# host2 can ping host3 now that host3 pinged it first
+
-docker exec host2 ping -c1 192.168.100.3
+# host2 speaking to host4 on UDP 4000 should allow it to reply, when firewall rules would normally not permit this
-# host4 can ping host2 once conntrack established
+docker exec host2 sh -c "/usr/bin/echo host2 | ncat -nuv 192.168.100.4 4000"
-docker exec host2 ping -c1 192.168.100.4
+docker exec host2 ncat -e '/usr/bin/echo helloagainfromhost2' -nkluv 0.0.0.0 4000 &
-docker exec host4 ping -c1 192.168.100.2
+docker exec host4 sh -c "/usr/bin/echo host4 | ncat -nuv 192.168.100.2 4000"
 
 docker exec host4 sh -c 'kill 1'
 docker exec host3 sh -c 'kill 1'

firewall.go

@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ func (f *Firewall) metrics(incoming bool) firewallMetrics {
 	}
 }
 
-// Destroy cleans up any known cyclical references so the object can be free'd my GC. This should be called if a new
+// Destroy cleans up any known cyclical references so the object can be freed by GC. This should be called if a new
 // firewall object is created
 func (f *Firewall) Destroy() {
 	//TODO: clean references if/when needed

firewall/packet.go

@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ const (
 type Packet struct {
 	LocalAddr  netip.Addr
 	RemoteAddr netip.Addr
-	LocalPort  uint16
+	// LocalPort is the destination port for incoming traffic, or the source port for outgoing. Zero for ICMP.
+	LocalPort uint16
+	// RemotePort is the source port for incoming traffic, or the destination port for outgoing.
+	// For ICMP, it's the "identifier". This is only used for connection tracking, actual firewall rules will not filter on ICMP identifier
 	RemotePort uint16
 	Protocol   uint8
 	Fragment   bool
@@ -46,6 +49,8 @@ func (fp Packet) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 		proto = "tcp"
 	case ProtoICMP:
 		proto = "icmp"
+	case ProtoICMPv6:
+		proto = "icmpv6"
 	case ProtoUDP:
 		proto = "udp"
 	default:

firewall_test.go

@@ -735,6 +735,150 @@ func TestFirewall_DropConntrackReload(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, fw.Drop(p, false, &h, cp, nil), ErrNoMatchingRule)
 }
 
+func TestFirewall_ICMPPortBehavior(t *testing.T) {
+	l := test.NewLogger()
+	ob := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	l.SetOutput(ob)
+	myVpnNetworksTable := new(bart.Lite)
+	myVpnNetworksTable.Insert(netip.MustParsePrefix("1.1.1.1/8"))
+
+	network := netip.MustParsePrefix("1.2.3.4/24")
+
+	c := cert.CachedCertificate{
+		Certificate: &dummyCert{
+			name:     "host1",
+			networks: []netip.Prefix{network},
+			groups:   []string{"default-group"},
+			issuer:   "signer-shasum",
+		},
+		InvertedGroups: map[string]struct{}{"default-group": {}},
+	}
+	h := HostInfo{
+		ConnectionState: &ConnectionState{
+			peerCert: &c,
+		},
+		vpnAddrs: []netip.Addr{network.Addr()},
+	}
+	h.buildNetworks(myVpnNetworksTable, c.Certificate)
+
+	cp := cert.NewCAPool()
+
+	templ := firewall.Packet{
+		LocalAddr:  netip.MustParseAddr("1.2.3.4"),
+		RemoteAddr: netip.MustParseAddr("1.2.3.4"),
+		Protocol:   firewall.ProtoICMP,
+		Fragment:   false,
+	}
+
+	t.Run("ICMP allowed", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fw := NewFirewall(l, time.Second, time.Minute, time.Hour, c.Certificate)
+		require.NoError(t, fw.AddRule(true, firewall.ProtoICMP, 0, 0, []string{"any"}, "", "", "", "", ""))
+		t.Run("zero ports", func(t *testing.T) {
+			p := templ.Copy()
+			p.LocalPort = 0
+			p.RemotePort = 0
+			// Drop outbound
+			assert.Equal(t, fw.Drop(*p, false, &h, cp, nil), ErrNoMatchingRule)
+			// Allow inbound
+			resetConntrack(fw)
+			require.NoError(t, fw.Drop(*p, true, &h, cp, nil))
+			//now also allow outbound
+			require.NoError(t, fw.Drop(*p, false, &h, cp, nil))
+		})
+
+		t.Run("nonzero ports", func(t *testing.T) {
+			p := templ.Copy()
+			p.LocalPort = 0xabcd
+			p.RemotePort = 0x1234
+			// Drop outbound
+			assert.Equal(t, fw.Drop(*p, false, &h, cp, nil), ErrNoMatchingRule)
+			// Allow inbound
+			resetConntrack(fw)
+			require.NoError(t, fw.Drop(*p, true, &h, cp, nil))
+			//now also allow outbound
+			require.NoError(t, fw.Drop(*p, false, &h, cp, nil))
+		})
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Any proto, some ports allowed", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fw := NewFirewall(l, time.Second, time.Minute, time.Hour, c.Certificate)
+		require.NoError(t, fw.AddRule(true, firewall.ProtoAny, 80, 444, []string{"any"}, "", "", "", "", ""))
+		t.Run("zero ports, still blocked", func(t *testing.T) {
+			p := templ.Copy()
+			p.LocalPort = 0
+			p.RemotePort = 0
+			// Drop outbound
+			assert.Equal(t, fw.Drop(*p, false, &h, cp, nil), ErrNoMatchingRule)
+			// Allow inbound
+			resetConntrack(fw)
+			assert.Equal(t, fw.Drop(*p, true, &h, cp, nil), ErrNoMatchingRule)
+			//now also allow outbound
+			assert.Equal(t, fw.Drop(*p, false, &h, cp, nil), ErrNoMatchingRule)
+		})
+
+		t.Run("nonzero ports, still blocked", func(t *testing.T) {
+			p := templ.Copy()
+			p.LocalPort = 0xabcd
+			p.RemotePort = 0x1234
+			// Drop outbound
+			assert.Equal(t, fw.Drop(*p, false, &h, cp, nil), ErrNoMatchingRule)
+			// Allow inbound
+			resetConntrack(fw)
+			assert.Equal(t, fw.Drop(*p, true, &h, cp, nil), ErrNoMatchingRule)
+			//now also allow outbound
+			assert.Equal(t, fw.Drop(*p, false, &h, cp, nil), ErrNoMatchingRule)
+		})
+
+		t.Run("nonzero, matching ports, still blocked", func(t *testing.T) {
+			p := templ.Copy()
+			p.LocalPort = 80
+			p.RemotePort = 80
+			// Drop outbound
+			assert.Equal(t, fw.Drop(*p, false, &h, cp, nil), ErrNoMatchingRule)
+			// Allow inbound
+			resetConntrack(fw)
+			assert.Equal(t, fw.Drop(*p, true, &h, cp, nil), ErrNoMatchingRule)
+			//now also allow outbound
+			assert.Equal(t, fw.Drop(*p, false, &h, cp, nil), ErrNoMatchingRule)
+		})
+	})
+	t.Run("Any proto, any port", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fw := NewFirewall(l, time.Second, time.Minute, time.Hour, c.Certificate)
+		require.NoError(t, fw.AddRule(true, firewall.ProtoAny, 0, 0, []string{"any"}, "", "", "", "", ""))
+		t.Run("zero ports, allowed", func(t *testing.T) {
+			resetConntrack(fw)
+			p := templ.Copy()
+			p.LocalPort = 0
+			p.RemotePort = 0
+			// Drop outbound
+			assert.Equal(t, fw.Drop(*p, false, &h, cp, nil), ErrNoMatchingRule)
+			// Allow inbound
+			resetConntrack(fw)
+			require.NoError(t, fw.Drop(*p, true, &h, cp, nil))
+			//now also allow outbound
+			require.NoError(t, fw.Drop(*p, false, &h, cp, nil))
+		})
+
+		t.Run("nonzero ports, allowed", func(t *testing.T) {
+			resetConntrack(fw)
+			p := templ.Copy()
+			p.LocalPort = 0xabcd
+			p.RemotePort = 0x1234
+			// Drop outbound
+			assert.Equal(t, fw.Drop(*p, false, &h, cp, nil), ErrNoMatchingRule)
+			// Allow inbound
+			resetConntrack(fw)
+			require.NoError(t, fw.Drop(*p, true, &h, cp, nil))
+			//now also allow outbound
+			require.NoError(t, fw.Drop(*p, false, &h, cp, nil))
+			//different ID is blocked
+			p.RemotePort++
+			require.Equal(t, fw.Drop(*p, false, &h, cp, nil), ErrNoMatchingRule)
+		})
+	})
+
+}
+
 func TestFirewall_DropIPSpoofing(t *testing.T) {
 	l := test.NewLogger()
 	ob := &bytes.Buffer{}

outside.go

@@ -327,13 +327,24 @@ func parseV6(data []byte, incoming bool, fp *firewall.Packet) error {
 		proto := layers.IPProtocol(data[protoAt])
 
 		switch proto {
-		case layers.IPProtocolICMPv6, layers.IPProtocolESP, layers.IPProtocolNoNextHeader:
+		case layers.IPProtocolESP, layers.IPProtocolNoNextHeader:
 			fp.Protocol = uint8(proto)
 			fp.RemotePort = 0
 			fp.LocalPort = 0
 			fp.Fragment = false
 			return nil
 
+		case layers.IPProtocolICMPv6:
+			if dataLen < offset+6 {
+				return ErrIPv6PacketTooShort
+			}
+			fp.Protocol = uint8(proto)
+			//incoming vs outgoing doesn't matter for icmpv6
+			fp.RemotePort = binary.BigEndian.Uint16(data[offset+4 : offset+6]) //identifier
+			fp.LocalPort = 0                                                   //code would be uint16(data[offset+1])
+			fp.Fragment = false
+			return nil
+
 		case layers.IPProtocolTCP, layers.IPProtocolUDP:
 			if dataLen < offset+4 {
 				return ErrIPv6PacketTooShort
@@ -423,34 +434,38 @@ func parseV4(data []byte, incoming bool, fp *firewall.Packet) error {
 
 	// Accounting for a variable header length, do we have enough data for our src/dst tuples?
 	minLen := ihl
-	if !fp.Fragment && fp.Protocol != firewall.ProtoICMP {
+	if !fp.Fragment {
-		minLen += minFwPacketLen
+		if fp.Protocol == firewall.ProtoICMP {
+			minLen += minFwPacketLen + 2
+		} else {
+			minLen += minFwPacketLen
+		}
 	}
+
 	if len(data) < minLen {
 		return ErrIPv4InvalidHeaderLength
 	}
 
-	// Firewall packets are locally oriented
+	if incoming { // Firewall packets are locally oriented
-	if incoming {
 		fp.RemoteAddr, _ = netip.AddrFromSlice(data[12:16])
 		fp.LocalAddr, _ = netip.AddrFromSlice(data[16:20])
-		if fp.Fragment || fp.Protocol == firewall.ProtoICMP {
-			fp.RemotePort = 0
-			fp.LocalPort = 0
-		} else {
-			fp.RemotePort = binary.BigEndian.Uint16(data[ihl : ihl+2])
-			fp.LocalPort = binary.BigEndian.Uint16(data[ihl+2 : ihl+4])
-		}
 	} else {
 		fp.LocalAddr, _ = netip.AddrFromSlice(data[12:16])
 		fp.RemoteAddr, _ = netip.AddrFromSlice(data[16:20])
-		if fp.Fragment || fp.Protocol == firewall.ProtoICMP {
+	}
-			fp.RemotePort = 0
+
-			fp.LocalPort = 0
+	if fp.Fragment {
-		} else {
+		fp.RemotePort = 0
-			fp.LocalPort = binary.BigEndian.Uint16(data[ihl : ihl+2])
+		fp.LocalPort = 0
-			fp.RemotePort = binary.BigEndian.Uint16(data[ihl+2 : ihl+4])
+	} else if fp.Protocol == firewall.ProtoICMP { //note that orientation doesn't matter on ICMP
-		}
+		fp.RemotePort = binary.BigEndian.Uint16(data[ihl+4 : ihl+6]) //identifier
+		fp.LocalPort = 0                                             //code would be uint16(data[ihl+1])
+	} else if incoming {
+		fp.RemotePort = binary.BigEndian.Uint16(data[ihl : ihl+2])  //src port
+		fp.LocalPort = binary.BigEndian.Uint16(data[ihl+2 : ihl+4]) //dst port
+	} else {
+		fp.LocalPort = binary.BigEndian.Uint16(data[ihl : ihl+2])    //src port
+		fp.RemotePort = binary.BigEndian.Uint16(data[ihl+2 : ihl+4]) //dst port
 	}
 
 	return nil

outside_test.go

@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ func Test_newPacket_v6(t *testing.T) {
 	// next layer, missing length byte
 	err = newPacket(buffer.Bytes()[:49], true, p)
 	require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrIPv6CouldNotFindPayload)
+	err = nil
 
 	// A good ICMP packet
 	ip = layers.IPv6{
@@ -165,20 +166,26 @@ func Test_newPacket_v6(t *testing.T) {
 		DstIP:      net.IPv6linklocalallnodes,
 	}
 
-	icmp := layers.ICMPv6{}
+	icmp := layers.ICMPv6{
-
+		TypeCode: 0x55,
-	buffer.Clear()
+		Checksum: 0x1234,
-	err = gopacket.SerializeLayers(buffer, opt, &ip, &icmp)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
 	}
 
-	err = newPacket(buffer.Bytes(), true, p)
+	buffer.Clear()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, gopacket.SerializeLayers(buffer, opt, &ip, &icmp))
+	require.Error(t, newPacket(buffer.Bytes(), true, p))
+
+	buffer.Clear()
+	echo := layers.ICMPv6Echo{
+		Identifier: 0xabcd,
+		SeqNumber:  1234,
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, gopacket.SerializeLayers(buffer, opt, &ip, &icmp, &echo))
+	require.NoError(t, newPacket(buffer.Bytes(), true, p))
 	assert.Equal(t, uint8(layers.IPProtocolICMPv6), p.Protocol)
 	assert.Equal(t, netip.MustParseAddr("ff02::2"), p.RemoteAddr)
 	assert.Equal(t, netip.MustParseAddr("ff02::1"), p.LocalAddr)
-	assert.Equal(t, uint16(0), p.RemotePort)
+	assert.Equal(t, uint16(0xabcd), p.RemotePort)
 	assert.Equal(t, uint16(0), p.LocalPort)
 	assert.False(t, p.Fragment)