[SCTP_CONNTRACK_HEARTBEAT_ACKED]        = 210 SECS,
 };
 
+#define        SCTP_FLAG_HEARTBEAT_VTAG_FAILED 1
+
 #define sNO SCTP_CONNTRACK_NONE
 #define        sCL SCTP_CONNTRACK_CLOSED
 #define        sCW SCTP_CONNTRACK_COOKIE_WAIT
        u_int32_t offset, count;
        unsigned int *timeouts;
        unsigned long map[256 / sizeof(unsigned long)] = { 0 };
+       bool ignore = false;
 
        if (sctp_error(skb, dataoff, state))
                return -NF_ACCEPT;
                        /* Sec 8.5.1 (D) */
                        if (sh->vtag != ct->proto.sctp.vtag[dir])
                                goto out_unlock;
-               } else if (sch->type == SCTP_CID_HEARTBEAT ||
-                          sch->type == SCTP_CID_HEARTBEAT_ACK) {
+               } else if (sch->type == SCTP_CID_HEARTBEAT) {
+                       if (ct->proto.sctp.vtag[dir] == 0) {
+                               pr_debug("Setting %d vtag %x for dir %d\n", sch->type, sh->vtag, dir);
+                               ct->proto.sctp.vtag[dir] = sh->vtag;
+                       } else if (sh->vtag != ct->proto.sctp.vtag[dir]) {
+                               if (test_bit(SCTP_CID_DATA, map) || ignore)
+                                       goto out_unlock;
+
+                               ct->proto.sctp.flags |= SCTP_FLAG_HEARTBEAT_VTAG_FAILED;
+                               ct->proto.sctp.last_dir = dir;
+                               ignore = true;
+                               continue;
+                       } else if (ct->proto.sctp.flags & SCTP_FLAG_HEARTBEAT_VTAG_FAILED) {
+                               ct->proto.sctp.flags &= ~SCTP_FLAG_HEARTBEAT_VTAG_FAILED;
+                       }
+               } else if (sch->type == SCTP_CID_HEARTBEAT_ACK) {
                        if (ct->proto.sctp.vtag[dir] == 0) {
                                pr_debug("Setting vtag %x for dir %d\n",
                                         sh->vtag, dir);
                                ct->proto.sctp.vtag[dir] = sh->vtag;
                        } else if (sh->vtag != ct->proto.sctp.vtag[dir]) {
-                               pr_debug("Verification tag check failed\n");
-                               goto out_unlock;
+                               if (test_bit(SCTP_CID_DATA, map) || ignore)
+                                       goto out_unlock;
+
+                               if ((ct->proto.sctp.flags & SCTP_FLAG_HEARTBEAT_VTAG_FAILED) == 0 ||
+                                   ct->proto.sctp.last_dir == dir)
+                                       goto out_unlock;
+
+                               ct->proto.sctp.flags &= ~SCTP_FLAG_HEARTBEAT_VTAG_FAILED;
+                               ct->proto.sctp.vtag[dir] = sh->vtag;
+                               ct->proto.sctp.vtag[!dir] = 0;
+                       } else if (ct->proto.sctp.flags & SCTP_FLAG_HEARTBEAT_VTAG_FAILED) {
+                               ct->proto.sctp.flags &= ~SCTP_FLAG_HEARTBEAT_VTAG_FAILED;
                        }
                }
 
        }
        spin_unlock_bh(&ct->lock);
 
+       /* allow but do not refresh timeout */
+       if (ignore)
+               return NF_ACCEPT;
+
        timeouts = nf_ct_timeout_lookup(ct);
        if (!timeouts)
                timeouts = nf_sctp_pernet(nf_ct_net(ct))->timeouts;