1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
index e33fe0ab2568..2bab2aa59745 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
@@ -118,6 +118,18 @@ int ipv6_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, struct packet_type *pt
             ipv6_addr_loopback(&hdr->daddr))
                 goto err;
 
+        /* RFC4291 Errata ID: 3480
+         * Interface-Local scope spans only a single interface on a
+         * node and is useful only for loopback transmission of
+         * multicast.  Packets with interface-local scope received
+         * from another node must be discarded.
+         */
+        if (!(skb->pkt_type == PACKET_LOOPBACK ||
+              dev->flags & IFF_LOOPBACK) &&
+            ipv6_addr_is_multicast(&hdr->daddr) &&
+            IPV6_ADDR_MC_SCOPE(&hdr->daddr) == 1)
+                goto err;
+
         /* RFC4291 2.7
          * Nodes must not originate a packet to a multicast address whose scope
          * field contains the reserved value 0; if such a packet is received, it