feat(dns): restrict plain DNS output traffic

cmd/gluetun/main.go

@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ func _main(ctx context.Context, buildInfo models.BuildInformation,
 	}
 
 	dnsLogger := logger.New(log.SetComponent("dns"))
-	dnsLooper, err := dns.NewLoop(allSettings.DNS, httpClient,
+	dnsLooper, err := dns.NewLoop(allSettings.DNS, httpClient, firewallConf,
 		dnsLogger)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("creating DNS loop: %w", err)

internal/dns/interfaces.go

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package dns
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/netip"
+)
+
+type Logger interface {
+	Debug(s string)
+	Info(s string)
+	Warn(s string)
+	Error(s string)
+}
+
+type Firewall interface {
+	RestrictOutputAddrPort(ctx context.Context, addrPort netip.AddrPort) (err error)
+}

internal/dns/logger.go

@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-package dns
-
-type Logger interface {
-	Debug(s string)
-	Info(s string)
-	Warn(s string)
-	Error(s string)
-}

internal/dns/loop.go

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ type Loop struct {
 	localResolvers []netip.Addr
 	resolvConf     string
 	client         *http.Client
+	firewall       Firewall
 	logger         Logger
 	userTrigger    bool
 	start          <-chan struct{}
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ type Loop struct {
 const defaultBackoffTime = 10 * time.Second
 
 func NewLoop(settings settings.DNS,
-	client *http.Client, logger Logger,
+	client *http.Client, firewall Firewall, logger Logger,
 ) (loop *Loop, err error) {
 	start := make(chan struct{})
 	running := make(chan models.LoopStatus)
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ func NewLoop(settings settings.DNS,
 		filter:        filter,
 		resolvConf:    "/etc/resolv.conf",
 		client:        client,
+		firewall:      firewall,
 		logger:        logger,
 		userTrigger:   true,
 		start:         start,

internal/dns/plaintext.go

@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 package dns
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"net/netip"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/pkg/nameserver"
 )
 
-func (l *Loop) useUnencryptedDNS(fallback bool) {
+func (l *Loop) useUnencryptedDNS(ctx context.Context, fallback bool) {
 	settings := l.GetSettings()
 
 	targetIP := settings.GetFirstPlaintextIPv4()
@@ -20,8 +21,9 @@ func (l *Loop) useUnencryptedDNS(fallback bool) {
 
 	const dialTimeout = 3 * time.Second
 	const defaultDNSPort = 53
+	addrPort := netip.AddrPortFrom(targetIP, defaultDNSPort)
 	settingsInternalDNS := nameserver.SettingsInternalDNS{
-		AddrPort: netip.AddrPortFrom(targetIP, defaultDNSPort),
+		AddrPort: addrPort,
 		Timeout:  dialTimeout,
 	}
 	nameserver.UseDNSInternally(settingsInternalDNS)
@@ -34,4 +36,9 @@ func (l *Loop) useUnencryptedDNS(fallback bool) {
 	if err != nil {
 		l.logger.Error(err.Error())
 	}
+
+	err = l.firewall.RestrictOutputAddrPort(ctx, addrPort)
+	if err != nil {
+		l.logger.Error("restricting plain DNS traffic to " + targetIP.String() + ": " + err.Error())
+	}
 }

internal/dns/run.go

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func (l *Loop) Run(ctx context.Context, done chan<- struct{}) {
 			"and go through your container network DNS outside the VPN tunnel!")
 	} else {
 		const fallback = false
-		l.useUnencryptedDNS(fallback)
+		l.useUnencryptedDNS(ctx, fallback)
 	}
 
 	select {
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func (l *Loop) Run(ctx context.Context, done chan<- struct{}) {
 
 			if !errors.Is(err, errUpdateBlockLists) {
 				const fallback = true
-				l.useUnencryptedDNS(fallback)
+				l.useUnencryptedDNS(ctx, fallback)
 			}
 			l.logAndWait(ctx, err)
 			settings = l.GetSettings()
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func (l *Loop) Run(ctx context.Context, done chan<- struct{}) {
 		settings = l.GetSettings()
 		if !*settings.KeepNameserver && !*settings.ServerEnabled {
 			const fallback = false
-			l.useUnencryptedDNS(fallback)
+			l.useUnencryptedDNS(ctx, fallback)
 		}
 
 		l.userTrigger = false
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func (l *Loop) runWait(ctx context.Context, runError <-chan error) (exitLoop boo
 			settings := l.GetSettings()
 			if !*settings.KeepNameserver && *settings.ServerEnabled {
 				const fallback = false
-				l.useUnencryptedDNS(fallback)
+				l.useUnencryptedDNS(ctx, fallback)
 				l.stopServer()
 			}
 			l.stopped <- struct{}{}
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func (l *Loop) runWait(ctx context.Context, runError <-chan error) (exitLoop boo
 		case err := <-runError: // unexpected error
 			l.statusManager.SetStatus(constants.Crashed)
 			const fallback = true
-			l.useUnencryptedDNS(fallback)
+			l.useUnencryptedDNS(ctx, fallback)
 			l.logAndWait(ctx, err)
 			return false
 		}

internal/dns/setup.go

@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@ func (l *Loop) setupServer(ctx context.Context) (runError <-chan error, err erro
 
 	// use internal DNS server
 	const defaultDNSPort = 53
+	addrPort := netip.AddrPortFrom(settings.ServerAddress, defaultDNSPort)
 	nameserver.UseDNSInternally(nameserver.SettingsInternalDNS{
-		AddrPort: netip.AddrPortFrom(settings.ServerAddress, defaultDNSPort),
+		AddrPort: addrPort,
 	})
 	err = nameserver.UseDNSSystemWide(nameserver.SettingsSystemDNS{
 		IPs:        []netip.Addr{settings.ServerAddress},
@@ -50,6 +51,11 @@ func (l *Loop) setupServer(ctx context.Context) (runError <-chan error, err erro
 		l.logger.Error(err.Error())
 	}
 
+	err = l.firewall.RestrictOutputAddrPort(ctx, addrPort)
+	if err != nil {
+		l.logger.Error("restricting plain DNS traffic to " + addrPort.Addr().String() + ": " + err.Error())
+	}
+
 	err = check.WaitForDNS(ctx, check.Settings{})
 	if err != nil {
 		l.stopServer()

internal/firewall/delete_test.go

@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ func Test_deleteIPTablesRule(t *testing.T) {
 		"invalid_instruction": {
 			instruction: "invalid",
 			errWrapped:  ErrIptablesCommandMalformed,
-			errMessage: "parsing iptables command: iptables command is malformed: " +
+			errMessage: "parsing iptables command: parsing \"invalid\": " +
-				"fields count 1 is not even: \"invalid\"",
+				"iptables command is malformed: flag \"invalid\" requires a value, but got none",
 		},
 		"list_error": {
 			instruction: "-t nat --delete PREROUTING -i tun0 -p tcp --dport 43716 -j REDIRECT --to-ports 5678",

internal/firewall/firewall.go

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	outboundSubnets   []netip.Prefix
 	allowedInputPorts map[uint16]map[string]struct{} // port to interfaces set mapping
 	portRedirections  portRedirections
+	outputAddrPort    map[uint16]netip.Addr
 	stateMutex        sync.Mutex
 }
 
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ func NewConfig(ctx context.Context, logger Logger,
 		runner:            runner,
 		logger:            logger,
 		allowedInputPorts: make(map[uint16]map[string]struct{}),
+		outputAddrPort:    make(map[uint16]netip.Addr),
 		ipTables:          iptables,
 		ip6Tables:         ip6tables,
 		customRulesPath:   "/iptables/post-rules.txt",

internal/firewall/iptablesmix.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package firewall
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 )
 
 func (c *Config) runMixedIptablesInstructions(ctx context.Context, instructions []string) error {
@@ -19,3 +20,15 @@ func (c *Config) runMixedIptablesInstruction(ctx context.Context, instruction st
 	}
 	return c.runIP6tablesInstruction(ctx, instruction)
 }
+
+func (c *Config) runIPv4AndV6IptablesInstructions(ctx context.Context,
+	ipv4Instructions, ipv6Instructions []string,
+) error {
+	if err := c.runIptablesInstructions(ctx, ipv4Instructions); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("running iptables instructions: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := c.runIP6tablesInstructions(ctx, ipv6Instructions); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("running ip6tables instructions: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}

internal/firewall/parse.go

@@ -9,9 +9,19 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
+type operation uint8
+
+const (
+	opNone operation = iota
+	opAppend
+	opDelete
+	opInsert
+	opReplace
+)
+
 type iptablesInstruction struct {
 	table           string // defaults to "filter", and can be "nat" for example.
-	append          bool
+	operation       operation
 	chain           string       // for example INPUT, PREROUTING. Cannot be empty.
 	target          string       // for example ACCEPT. Can be empty.
 	protocol        string       // "tcp" or "udp" or "" for all protocols.
@@ -22,6 +32,7 @@ type iptablesInstruction struct {
 	destinationPort uint16       // if zero, there is no destination port
 	toPorts         []uint16     // if empty, there is no redirection
 	ctstate         []string     // if empty, there is no ctstate
+	lineNumber      uint16       // for replace operation, the line number to replace
 }
 
 func (i *iptablesInstruction) setDefaults() {
@@ -60,6 +71,58 @@ func (i *iptablesInstruction) equalToRule(table, chain string, rule chainRule) (
 	}
 }
 
+func (i *iptablesInstruction) String() string {
+	var sb strings.Builder
+	if i.table != "" && i.table != "filter" {
+		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("-t %s ", i.table))
+	}
+	switch i.operation {
+	case opNone:
+		panic("no operation specified")
+	case opAppend:
+		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("--append %s ", i.chain))
+	case opDelete:
+		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("--delete %s ", i.chain))
+	case opInsert:
+		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("--insert %s ", i.chain))
+	case opReplace:
+		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("--replace %s %d ", i.chain, i.lineNumber))
+	}
+	if i.inputInterface != "" {
+		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("-i %s ", i.inputInterface))
+	}
+	if i.outputInterface != "" {
+		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("-o %s ", i.outputInterface))
+	}
+	if i.protocol != "" {
+		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("-p %s ", i.protocol))
+	}
+	if i.source.IsValid() {
+		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("-s %s ", i.source.String()))
+	}
+	if i.destination.IsValid() {
+		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("-d %s ", i.destination.String()))
+	}
+	if i.destinationPort != 0 {
+		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("--dport %d ", i.destinationPort))
+	}
+	if len(i.ctstate) > 0 {
+		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("--ctstate %s ", strings.Join(i.ctstate, ",")))
+	}
+	if len(i.toPorts) > 0 {
+		var portStrings []string
+		for _, port := range i.toPorts {
+			portStrings = append(portStrings, strconv.FormatUint(uint64(port), 10))
+		}
+		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("--to-ports %s ", strings.Join(portStrings, ",")))
+	}
+	if i.target != "" {
+		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("-j %s ", i.target))
+	}
+
+	return strings.TrimSpace(sb.String())
+}
+
 // instruction can be "" which equivalent to the "*" chain rule interface.
 func networkInterfacesEqual(instruction, chainRule string) bool {
 	return instruction == chainRule || (instruction == "" && chainRule == "*")
@@ -77,34 +140,63 @@ func parseIptablesInstruction(s string) (instruction iptablesInstruction, err er
 		return iptablesInstruction{}, fmt.Errorf("%w: empty instruction", ErrIptablesCommandMalformed)
 	}
 	fields := strings.Fields(s)
-	if len(fields)%2 != 0 {
-		return iptablesInstruction{}, fmt.Errorf("%w: fields count %d is not even: %q",
-			ErrIptablesCommandMalformed, len(fields), s)
-	}
 
-	for i := 0; i < len(fields); i += 2 {
+	i := 0
-		key := fields[i]
+	for i < len(fields) {
-		value := fields[i+1]
+		consumed, err := parseInstructionFlag(fields[i:], &instruction)
-		err = parseInstructionFlag(key, value, &instruction)
 		if err != nil {
 			return iptablesInstruction{}, fmt.Errorf("parsing %q: %w", s, err)
 		}
+		i += consumed
 	}
 
 	instruction.setDefaults()
 	return instruction, nil
 }
 
-func parseInstructionFlag(key, value string, instruction *iptablesInstruction) (err error) {
+func parseInstructionFlag(fields []string, instruction *iptablesInstruction) (consumed int, err error) {
-	switch key {
+	flag := fields[0]
+
+	// All flags use one value after the flag, except the following:
+	switch flag {
+	case "-R", "--replace":
+		const expected = 3
+		if len(fields) < expected {
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("%w: flag %q requires at least 2 values, but got %s",
+				ErrIptablesCommandMalformed, flag, strings.Join(fields, " "))
+		}
+		consumed = expected
+	default:
+		const expected = 2
+		if len(fields) < expected {
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("%w: flag %q requires a value, but got none",
+				ErrIptablesCommandMalformed, flag)
+		}
+		consumed = expected
+	}
+	value := fields[1]
+
+	switch flag {
 	case "-t", "--table":
 		instruction.table = value
 	case "-D", "--delete":
-		instruction.append = false
+		instruction.operation = opDelete
 		instruction.chain = value
 	case "-A", "--append":
-		instruction.append = true
+		instruction.operation = opAppend
 		instruction.chain = value
+	case "-I", "--insert":
+		instruction.operation = opInsert
+		instruction.chain = value
+	case "-R", "--replace":
+		instruction.operation = opReplace
+		instruction.chain = value
+		const base, bits = 10, 16
+		n, err := strconv.ParseUint(fields[2], base, bits)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("parsing line number for --replace operation: %w", err)
+		}
+		instruction.lineNumber = uint16(n)
 	case "-j", "--jump":
 		instruction.target = value
 	case "-p", "--protocol":
@@ -117,18 +209,18 @@ func parseInstructionFlag(key, value string, instruction *iptablesInstruction) (
 	case "-s", "--source":
 		instruction.source, err = parseIPPrefix(value)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("parsing source IP CIDR: %w", err)
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("parsing source IP CIDR: %w", err)
 		}
 	case "-d", "--destination":
 		instruction.destination, err = parseIPPrefix(value)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("parsing destination IP CIDR: %w", err)
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("parsing destination IP CIDR: %w", err)
 		}
 	case "--dport":
 		const base, bitLength = 10, 16
 		destinationPort, err := strconv.ParseUint(value, base, bitLength)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("parsing destination port: %w", err)
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("parsing destination port: %w", err)
 		}
 		instruction.destinationPort = uint16(destinationPort)
 	case "--ctstate":
@@ -140,14 +232,14 @@ func parseInstructionFlag(key, value string, instruction *iptablesInstruction) (
 			const base, bitLength = 10, 16
 			port, err := strconv.ParseUint(portString, base, bitLength)
 			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("parsing port redirection: %w", err)
+				return 0, fmt.Errorf("parsing port redirection: %w", err)
 			}
 			instruction.toPorts[i] = uint16(port)
 		}
 	default:
-		return fmt.Errorf("%w: unknown key %q", ErrIptablesCommandMalformed, key)
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("%w: unknown flag %q", ErrIptablesCommandMalformed, flag)
 	}
-	return nil
+	return consumed, nil
 }
 
 func parseIPPrefix(value string) (prefix netip.Prefix, err error) {

internal/firewall/parse_test.go

@@ -23,19 +23,19 @@ func Test_parseIptablesInstruction(t *testing.T) {
 		"uneven_fields": {
 			s:          "-A",
 			errWrapped: ErrIptablesCommandMalformed,
-			errMessage: "iptables command is malformed: fields count 1 is not even: \"-A\"",
+			errMessage: "parsing \"-A\": iptables command is malformed: flag \"-A\" requires a value, but got none",
 		},
 		"unknown_key": {
 			s:          "-x something",
 			errWrapped: ErrIptablesCommandMalformed,
-			errMessage: "parsing \"-x something\": iptables command is malformed: unknown key \"-x\"",
+			errMessage: "parsing \"-x something\": iptables command is malformed: unknown flag \"-x\"",
 		},
 		"one_pair": {
-			s: "-A INPUT",
+			s: "-I INPUT",
 			instruction: iptablesInstruction{
-				table:  "filter",
+				table:     "filter",
-				chain:  "INPUT",
+				chain:     "INPUT",
-				append: true,
+				operation: opInsert,
 			},
 		},
 		"instruction_A": {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func Test_parseIptablesInstruction(t *testing.T) {
 			instruction: iptablesInstruction{
 				table:           "filter",
 				chain:           "INPUT",
-				append:          true,
+				operation:       opAppend,
 				inputInterface:  "tun0",
 				protocol:        "tcp",
 				source:          netip.MustParsePrefix("1.2.3.4/32"),
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func Test_parseIptablesInstruction(t *testing.T) {
 			instruction: iptablesInstruction{
 				table:           "nat",
 				chain:           "PREROUTING",
-				append:          false,
+				operation:       opDelete,
 				inputInterface:  "tun0",
 				protocol:        "tcp",
 				destinationPort: 43716,

internal/firewall/ports.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package firewall
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/netip"
 	"strconv"
 )
 
@@ -81,3 +82,133 @@ func (c *Config) RemoveAllowedPort(ctx context.Context, port uint16) (err error)
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+// RestrictOutputAddrPort allows outgoing traffic to a specific IP and port for both tcp and udp,
+// while blocking other tcp or udp traffic to that port going to other IP addresses, both IPv4 and IPv6.
+// If the port was previously allowed for another IP address, that previous allowance will be removed.
+// Giving an invalid address will remove any existing restrictions for the port specified.
+func (c *Config) RestrictOutputAddrPort(ctx context.Context, addrPort netip.AddrPort) (err error) {
+	c.stateMutex.Lock()
+	defer c.stateMutex.Unlock()
+	existingIP := c.outputAddrPort[addrPort.Port()]
+
+	switch {
+	case existingIP == addrPort.Addr():
+		return nil
+	case !addrPort.Addr().IsValid():
+		// invalid address, remove any existing rules for the port
+		return c.removeOutputAddrPortRestriction(ctx, existingIP, addrPort.Port())
+	case !existingIP.IsValid():
+		// no previous existing address for the port
+		return c.insertOutputAddrPortRestriction(ctx, addrPort)
+	default:
+		// existing rule in the same IP family or different family
+		return c.replaceOutputAddrPortRestriction(ctx, existingIP, addrPort)
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *Config) removeOutputAddrPortRestriction(ctx context.Context, existingIP netip.Addr, port uint16) (err error) {
+	commonInstructions := []string{
+		fmt.Sprintf("--delete OUTPUT -p udp --dport %d -j DROP", port),
+		fmt.Sprintf("--delete OUTPUT -p tcp --dport %d -j DROP", port),
+	}
+	ipv4Instructions := commonInstructions
+	ipv6Instructions := commonInstructions
+
+	familySpecificInstructions := []string{
+		fmt.Sprintf("--delete OUTPUT -p udp --dport %d -d %s -j ACCEPT", port, existingIP),
+		fmt.Sprintf("--delete OUTPUT -p tcp --dport %d -d %s -j ACCEPT", port, existingIP),
+	}
+	if existingIP.Is4() {
+		ipv4Instructions = append(ipv4Instructions, familySpecificInstructions...)
+	} else {
+		ipv6Instructions = append(ipv6Instructions, familySpecificInstructions...)
+	}
+
+	err = c.runIPv4AndV6IptablesInstructions(ctx, ipv4Instructions, ipv6Instructions)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	delete(c.outputAddrPort, port)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *Config) insertOutputAddrPortRestriction(ctx context.Context, addrPort netip.AddrPort) (err error) {
+	commonInstructions := []string{
+		fmt.Sprintf("--insert OUTPUT -p udp --dport %d -j DROP", addrPort.Port()),
+		fmt.Sprintf("--insert OUTPUT -p tcp --dport %d -j DROP", addrPort.Port()),
+	}
+	ipv4Instructions := commonInstructions
+	ipv6Instructions := commonInstructions
+
+	familySpecificInstructions := []string{
+		fmt.Sprintf("--insert OUTPUT -p udp --dport %d -d %s -j ACCEPT", addrPort.Port(), addrPort.Addr()),
+		fmt.Sprintf("--insert OUTPUT -p tcp --dport %d -d %s -j ACCEPT", addrPort.Port(), addrPort.Addr()),
+	}
+	if addrPort.Addr().Is4() {
+		ipv4Instructions = append(ipv4Instructions, familySpecificInstructions...)
+	} else {
+		ipv6Instructions = append(ipv6Instructions, familySpecificInstructions...)
+	}
+	err = c.runIPv4AndV6IptablesInstructions(ctx, ipv4Instructions, ipv6Instructions)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	c.outputAddrPort[addrPort.Port()] = addrPort.Addr()
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *Config) replaceOutputAddrPortRestriction(ctx context.Context,
+	existingIP netip.Addr, addrPort netip.AddrPort,
+) (err error) {
+	for _, protocol := range [...]string{"udp", "tcp"} {
+		switch {
+		case existingIP.Is4() && addrPort.Addr().Is4():
+			oldInstruction := fmt.Sprintf("--insert OUTPUT -p %s --dport %d -d %s -j ACCEPT",
+				protocol, addrPort.Port(), existingIP)
+			newInstruction := fmt.Sprintf("--insert OUTPUT -p %s --dport %d -d %s -j ACCEPT",
+				protocol, addrPort.Port(), addrPort.Addr())
+			err = c.replaceIptablesRule(ctx, oldInstruction, newInstruction)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("replacing existing IPv4 rule: %w", err)
+			}
+		case existingIP.Is6() && addrPort.Addr().Is6():
+			oldInstruction := fmt.Sprintf("--insert OUTPUT -p %s --dport %d -d %s -j ACCEPT",
+				protocol, addrPort.Port(), existingIP)
+			newInstruction := fmt.Sprintf("--insert OUTPUT -p %s --dport %d -d %s -j ACCEPT",
+				protocol, addrPort.Port(), addrPort.Addr())
+			err = c.replaceIP6tablesRule(ctx, oldInstruction, newInstruction)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("replacing existing IPv6 rule: %w", err)
+			}
+		case existingIP.Is4() && addrPort.Addr().Is6():
+			instruction := fmt.Sprintf("--delete OUTPUT -p %s --dport %d -d %s -j ACCEPT",
+				protocol, addrPort.Port(), existingIP)
+			err = c.runIptablesInstruction(ctx, instruction)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("removing existing IPv4 rule: %w", err)
+			}
+			instruction = fmt.Sprintf("--insert OUTPUT -p %s --dport %d -d %s -j ACCEPT",
+				protocol, addrPort.Port(), addrPort.Addr())
+			err = c.runIP6tablesInstruction(ctx, instruction)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("inserting new IPv6 rule: %w", err)
+			}
+		case existingIP.Is6() && addrPort.Addr().Is4():
+			instruction := fmt.Sprintf("--delete OUTPUT -p %s --dport %d -d %s -j ACCEPT",
+				protocol, addrPort.Port(), existingIP)
+			err = c.runIP6tablesInstruction(ctx, instruction)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("removing existing IPv6 rule: %w", err)
+			}
+			instruction = fmt.Sprintf("--insert OUTPUT -p %s --dport %d -d %s -j ACCEPT",
+				protocol, addrPort.Port(), addrPort.Addr())
+			err = c.runIptablesInstruction(ctx, instruction)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("inserting new IPv4 rule: %w", err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	c.outputAddrPort[addrPort.Port()] = addrPort.Addr()
+	return nil
+}

internal/firewall/replace.go

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package firewall
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+var errRuleNotFound = errors.New("rule not found")
+
+func (c *Config) replaceIptablesRule(ctx context.Context, oldInstruction, newInstruction string) error {
+	targetRule, err := parseIptablesInstruction(oldInstruction)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("parsing iptables command to replace: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	lineNumber, err := findLineNumber(ctx, c.ipTables, targetRule, c.runner, c.logger)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("finding to-be-replaced chain rule line number: %w", err)
+	} else if lineNumber == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: matching to-be-replaced instruction %q", errRuleNotFound, oldInstruction)
+	}
+	parsed, err := parseIptablesInstruction(newInstruction)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("parsing replacement iptables command: %w", err)
+	}
+	parsed.operation = opReplace
+	parsed.lineNumber = lineNumber
+	return c.runIptablesInstruction(ctx, parsed.String())
+}
+
+func (c *Config) replaceIP6tablesRule(ctx context.Context, oldInstruction, newInstruction string) error {
+	targetRule, err := parseIptablesInstruction(oldInstruction)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("parsing iptables command to replace: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	lineNumber, err := findLineNumber(ctx, c.ip6Tables, targetRule, c.runner, c.logger)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("finding to-be-replaced chain rule line number: %w", err)
+	} else if lineNumber == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: matching to-be-replaced instruction %q", errRuleNotFound, oldInstruction)
+	}
+	parsed, err := parseIptablesInstruction(newInstruction)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("parsing replacement iptables command: %w", err)
+	}
+	parsed.operation = opReplace
+	parsed.lineNumber = lineNumber
+	return c.runIP6tablesInstruction(ctx, parsed.String())
+}