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Accept PROXY v2 headers with TLVs after the address block - #1963

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Fixes #1957. Thanks to @slavslavov for the detailed report.

A PROXY v2 payload is the address block followed by optional TLVs. ProxyParser::parse() rejected any payload longer than sizeof(proxy_addr) (36 bytes), and a rejected header looks like "need more data" to HttpParser, so the connection just hangs. HAProxy's send-proxy-v2 adds an ALPN TLV for ALPN clients, which puts every IPv6 client at 36 + 5 bytes, so they all hang behind HAProxy.

The parser now copies at most sizeof(proxy_addr) bytes of the payload and still consumes the whole 16 + len, so TLVs are skipped. The existing check that all 16 + len bytes have arrived stays as it is.

Adds tests/ProxyParser.cpp (wired into tests/Makefile): IPv6 and IPv4 headers with an ALPN TLV parse, report the right source address and port, and consume the TLV; a truncated header still waits for more data. The IPv6 case fails without the change. HttpParser.cpp also still builds and passes with -DUWS_WITH_PROXY.


Replaces #1962, which got closed when my fork was accidentally detached.

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🟡 Changes recommended

The changes leave a test assertion that fails on big-endian hosts and cause unsupported AF_UNIX headers to report pathname bytes as an IP address and port.

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What changed in this PR

This PR updates PROXY v2 parsing to accept trailing TLVs, addressing connection hangs for IPv6 clients behind HAProxy.

Changes:

  • Limits the payload copy to the address buffer size while consuming the full header.
  • Adds IPv4/IPv6 ALPN TLV and truncated-payload tests.
  • Runs the new parser tests in the default test target.
File Description
tests/​ProxyParser.cpp Adds regression tests for TLV handling and incomplete payloads.
tests/​Makefile Builds and runs the new parser tests with AddressSanitizer.
src/​ProxyParser.h Removes the payload-size rejection and bounds the address copy.

Review effort: Balanced

Comment thread src/ProxyParser.h
memcpy(&addr, data.data() + 16, hostLength);
/* The address block may be followed by TLVs (such as ALPN from
* HAProxy), which we consume but do not keep */
memcpy(&addr, data.data() + 16, hostLength < sizeof(proxy_addr) ? hostLength : sizeof(proxy_addr));
Comment thread tests/ProxyParser.cpp
assert(v6Done);
assert(v6Consumed == v6.length());
assert(v6Parser.getSourceAddress() == std::string_view(ipv6.data(), 16));
assert(v6Parser.getSourcePort() == 0x901f);

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PROXY v2 parser rejects headers carrying TLVs, so IPv6 clients behind HAProxy hang

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