# \[PATCH net-next V5 3/6\] net: add sysctl for enabling RFC 8335 PROBE messages

- From: Andreas Roeseler \<hidden\>
- Date: 2021-03-24 18:18:54 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2021/03/11199634
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2021/03/11199630/t.md

```text
Section 8 of RFC 8335 specifies potential security concerns of
responding to PROBE requests, and states that nodes that support PROBE
functionality MUST be able to enable/disable responses and that
responses MUST be disabled by default

Signed-off-by: Andreas Roeseler <redacted>
---
Changes:
v1 -> v2:
 - Combine patches related to sysctl

v2 -> v3:
Suggested by Willem de Bruijn [ref]
 - Use proc_dointvec_minmax with zero and one
---
 include/net/netns/ipv4.h   | 1 +
 net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c | 9 +++++++++
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/net/netns/ipv4.h b/include/net/netns/ipv4.h
index 70a2a085dd1a..362388ab40c8 100644
--- a/include/net/netns/ipv4.h
+++ b/include/net/netns/ipv4.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ struct netns_ipv4 {
 #endif
 
 	int sysctl_icmp_echo_ignore_all;
+	int sysctl_icmp_echo_enable_probe;
 	int sysctl_icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts;
 	int sysctl_icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses;
 	int sysctl_icmp_ratelimit;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
index f55095d3ed16..fec3f142d8c9 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
@@ -599,6 +599,15 @@ static struct ctl_table ipv4_net_table[] = {
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec
 	},
+	{
+		.procname	= "icmp_echo_enable_probe",
+		.data		= &init_net.ipv4.sysctl_icmp_echo_enable_probe,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
+		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
+		.extra2		= SYSCTL_ONE
+	},
 	{
 		.procname	= "icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts",
 		.data		= &init_net.ipv4.sysctl_icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts,
-- 
2.17.1

```