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Authored by kp on Jun 3 2025, 12:48 PM.
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Summary

Pf was handling IPv4 and IPv6 differently regarding AH extension
headers. pf_walk_header6() steps over it and detects the real
protocol. So to implement a minimal header walking function
pf_walk_header() for IPv4. It does the header checks and jumps
over AH. Then pf does not understand AH as a protocol, it is just
an extension that authenticates the packet. Move some header and
option checks to pf_walk_header() for consistency with IPv6. This
also improves the header check for IPv4 packets in ICMP payload.
OK henning@

Obtained from: OpenBSD, bluhm <bluhm@openbsd.org>, 22ef11432c
Sponsored by: Rubicon Communications, LLC ("Netgate")

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