what is "invalid ICMP error" ?

To: debian-user <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Subject: what is "invalid ICMP error" ?
From: Ionutz Borcoman <borco@borco-ei.eng.hokudai.ac.jp>
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 04:59:30 +0000
Message-id: <[🔎] 363401B2.3EEB6119@borco-ei.eng.hokudai.ac.jp>

Hi,

My kernel is reporting:

 borco-ei kernel: 133.87.240.13 sent an invalid ICMP error to a
broadcast.

What and how bad is this ?

TIA,

Ionutz

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