[Security] caclmgrd: remove permit source port 179 #9827
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Why I did it
Fixes #9916.
I detected that all traffic that uses a source port TCP/179 will be allowed with no option of disabling this.
An attacker can trivially send packets with any source port they wish, so this would allow bypassing any control plane ACL.
How I did it
I removed these statements. They appear to be for allowing BGP, but the needed rules are already present:
How to verify it
If this patch is wrong BGP would not work, so test BGP and see that it works.
Also, you can check in a running instance /without/ this patch that
iptables -vnL
shows that 0 packets have been accepted into thetcp spt:179
rule.Which release branch to backport (provide reason below if selected)
Reason: Security patch. caclmgrd was introduced in 202012 it seems.
Description for the changelog
caclmgrd: Remove explicit permit source port 179
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