Fixes and tests for ICMP quoted packets checksum update

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This was meant to be a simple follow-up for #1752 (comment), but one bug leading Claude to spot another, this now contains a bunch of fixes for ICMP Error messages' inner packets payload detection and checksum validation.

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The change separates incremental checksum calculation from mutation, updates embedded transport checksums during NAT translation, and improves ICMPv4 and ICMPv6 quoted-payload validation. ICMP extension padding and header offsets now use complete embedded packet sizes.

Changes

ICMP embedded packet handling

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Incremental checksum API net/src/checksum.rs, net/src/headers/mod.rs	The Checksum trait adds non-mutating incremental_checksum. In-place update methods now return Result<&mut Self, Self::Error>. Tests cover update ordering and no-op behavior.
Embedded transport checksum translation net/src/headers/embedded.rs, nat/src/icmp_handler/icmp_error_msg.rs	Embedded TCP, UDP, ICMPv4, and ICMPv6 checksums can be initialized or updated with the quoted IP version. NAT translation updates changed inner addresses and ports while preserving disabled IPv4 UDP checksums.
ICMP quoted-payload validation net/src/icmp4/mod.rs, net/src/icmp6/mod.rs	ICMPv4 and ICMPv6 parsing bounds payload and extension lengths and checks embedded-packet completeness against actual payload data. Tests cover truncation and RFC 4884 extensions.
ICMP packet generation and alignment net/src/packet/mod.rs, net/src/headers/embedded.rs	ICMP extension padding uses complete quoted packet sizes. RFC 4884 alignment uses IPv4 4-byte and IPv6 8-byte boundaries. ICMP header offsets advance from the Ethernet and network header positions.

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In `@net/src/headers/embedded.rs`:
- Around line 643-645: Update the EmbeddedTransport::Udp handling so RFC 1624
checksum adjustment is skipped when the embedded IPv4 UDP checksum field is
zero, preserving the disabled-checksum sentinel; apply this rule only for IPv4
and retain checksum updates for valid checksums and other IP versions.

In `@net/src/icmp4/mod.rs`:
- Line 1324: Use RFC 4884 byte alignment for quoted datagrams: update the
padding calculation in net/src/icmp4/mod.rs:1324-1324 to next_multiple_of(4) and
net/src/icmp6/mod.rs:1375-1375 to next_multiple_of(8). Also update
EmbeddedHeaders::check_full_payload to accept lengths that are multiples of 4/8
and require padding shorter than 4/8 bytes for IPv4/IPv6 respectively.

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🟡 Changes recommended

There are correctness issues in newly added/updated logic and tests (notably RFC padding boundary usage in tests and UDP/IPv4 zero-checksum semantics during address-translation checksum updates) that should be addressed before approval.

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Pull request overview

This PR improves handling of ICMPv4/ICMPv6 error messages that quote an inner IP packet, focusing on more accurate embedded-payload detection and correct/incremental checksum handling during NAT translation, with expanded tests to validate these behaviors.

Changes:

• Fix embedded-payload parsing for ICMP error messages (better separation of ICMP header vs payload when deciding quoted-packet length).
• Refactor checksum incremental update API to support in-place updates and avoid no-op updates that can change checksum “zero” representations.
• Add property-based tests for detecting full vs truncated embedded payloads, and expand NAT translation tests to validate checksum updates.

File summaries

File	Description
net/src/icmp6/mod.rs	Adjust ICMPv6 embedded payload parsing and add tests around embedded payload completeness.
net/src/icmp4/mod.rs	Adjust ICMPv4 embedded payload parsing and add tests around embedded payload completeness.
net/src/headers/mod.rs	Update checksum-increment test usage to match in-place API.
net/src/headers/embedded.rs	Update embedded transport checksum update helpers to use new in-place checksum API and skip no-op updates.
net/src/checksum.rs	Introduce pure incremental_checksum helper and make incremental updates apply in-place with error handling.
nat/src/icmp_handler/icmp_error_msg.rs	Update NAT translation for ICMP inner packets to also update inner transport checksum when inner IP addresses change; extend tests to validate checksum behavior.

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nat/src/icmp_handler/icmp_error_msg.rs:146

• Same concern as in source translation: for UDP/IPv4, a zero checksum (0x0000) commonly means "no checksum"; incrementally updating it during address translation changes semantics and likely creates an invalid checksum. Consider skipping the update when the embedded transport is UDP with checksum 0 on IPv4.

    // See the comment on the source address translation: update the checksum of the inner
    // transport header to account for the new address in the pseudo-header.
    if let Some(transport) = embedded_headers.try_embedded_transport_mut() {
        transport.update_checksum_for_address(old_addr, target_addr);
    }

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net/src/icmp6/mod.rs (1)

625-630: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Exclude Icmp6Type::ParamProblem from extension support.

payload_length reads the fifth octet as an RFC 4884 length attribute. For ICMPv6 Parameter Problem, that octet is the high byte of the pointer field. A nonzero pointer can create a false quoted-packet boundary and cause incorrect full-payload detection.

RFC 4884 defines ICMPv6 extensions only for Destination Unreachable and Time Exceeded. (rfc-editor.org)

Proposed fix

-            Icmp6Type::DestUnreachable(_) | Icmp6Type::TimeExceeded(_) | Icmp6Type::ParamProblem(_)
+            Icmp6Type::DestUnreachable(_) | Icmp6Type::TimeExceeded(_)

Add a regression test with Icmp6Type::ParamProblem and a pointer whose high byte is nonzero. As per coding guidelines, “Find logic errors in the code under review. If confident that code is incorrect, suggest a fix.”

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In `@net/src/icmp6/mod.rs` around lines 625 - 630, Update supports_extensions to
return true only for Icmp6Type::DestUnreachable and Icmp6Type::TimeExceeded,
excluding Icmp6Type::ParamProblem. Add a regression test covering a Parameter
Problem message with a nonzero pointer high byte and verify it is not treated as
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In `@net/src/icmp6/mod.rs`:
- Around line 625-630: Update supports_extensions to return true only for
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Icmp6Type::ParamProblem. Add a regression test covering a Parameter Problem
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