Re: git: 627e126dbb07 - main - netinet6: Disallow connections to IN6ADDR_ANY

On Fri, 30 Jan 2026, Gleb Smirnoff wrote:

> On Thu, Jan 29, 2026 at 02:09:08PM +0000, Ed Maste wrote:
> E> The branch main has been updated by emaste:
> E>
> E> URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=627e126dbb07b167b028380ef61bb45f10493938
> E>
> E> commit 627e126dbb07b167b028380ef61bb45f10493938
> E> Author:     Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org>
> E> AuthorDate: 2025-12-19 14:15:35 +0000
> E> Commit:     Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org>
> E> CommitDate: 2026-01-29 14:08:45 +0000
> E>
> E>     netinet6: Disallow connections to IN6ADDR_ANY
> E>
> E>     Previously connect() or sendto() to INADDR_ANY or IN6ADDR_ANY reached
> E>     some socket bound to some host interface address.  Although this was
> E>     intentional it was an artifact of a different era, and is not desirable
> E>     now.
> E>
> E>     In 417b35a97b76 markj added support to disallow connect() to INADDR_ANY
> E>     and IN6ADDR_ANY.  Connections to INADDR_ANY were disabled by default in
> E>     cd240957d7ba.  Follow suit with IN6ADDR_ANY.
> E>
> E>     Reviewed by:    glebius, markj, zlei
> E>     Sponsored by:   The FreeBSD Foundation
> E>     Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D54306
>
> Now the test socket_afinet:socket_afinet_bind_connected_port needs either be
> adjusted or disabled.
>
> # kyua debug -k /usr/tests/sys/netinet/Kyuafile socket_afinet:socket_afinet_bind_connected_port
> socket_afinet:socket_afinet_bind_connected_port  ->  failed: /usr/src/FreeBSD/tests/sys/netinet/socket_afinet.c:556: connect failed: Network is unreachable

Yes looks like it.

I am just not sure why I am specifically added to Cc: for this one.

But it answers the question I left on the follow-up change at:
https://reviews.freebsd.org/D54942

/bz

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Bjoern A. Zeeb                                                     r15:7