mptcp: use MPJoinSynAckHMacFailure for SynAck HMAC failure

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In subflow_finish_connect(), HMAC validation of the server's HMAC
in SYN/ACK + MP_JOIN increments MPTCP_MIB_JOINACKMAC ("HMAC was
wrong on ACK + MP_JOIN") on failure. The function processes the
SYN/ACK, not the ACK; the matching MPTCP_MIB_JOINSYNACKMAC counter
("HMAC was wrong on SYN/ACK + MP_JOIN") exists but is not
incremented anywhere in the tree.

The mirror site on the server, subflow_syn_recv_sock(), already
uses JOINACKMAC correctly for ACK HMAC failure. Use JOINSYNACKMAC
at the SYN/ACK validation site so each counter reflects the packet
whose HMAC actually failed.

Suggested-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) <matttbe@kernel.org>
Fixes: fc518953bc ("mptcp: add and use MIB counter infrastructure")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Shardul Bankar <shardul.b@mpiricsoftware.com>
Reviewed-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) <matttbe@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) <matttbe@kernel.org>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260501-net-mptcp-misc-fixes-7-1-rc3-v1-1-b70118df778e@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>

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Shardul Bankar 2026-05-01 21:35:34 +02:00 • committed by Greg Kroah-Hartman

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