ping forgets to whom it's talking
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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iputils (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Distro: ubuntu 14.04 x64
Package: iputils-ping 3:20121221-
The ping command accidentally uses the information for the last ICMP UNREACHABLE response instead of the host from which the *actual* response came. See the output below:
michael@
○ → ping 10gb-sw1
PING 10gb-sw1.
From challenger.
From challenger.
…
From challenger.
From challenger.
64 bytes from challenger.
64 bytes from challenger.
64 bytes from challenger.
…
64 bytes from challenger.
^C
--- 10gb-sw1.
96 packets transmitted, 9 received, +56 errors, 90% packet loss, time 95015ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.737/2.
michael@
○ → ping 10gb-sw1
PING 10gb-sw1.
64 bytes from 10gb-sw1.
64 bytes from 10gb-sw1.
64 bytes from 10gb-sw1.
^C
--- 10gb-sw1.
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2002ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 2.146/3.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: iputils-ping 3:20121221-
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-27-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Thu Jun 5 09:50:13 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-09 (268 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130423.1)
SourcePackage: iputils
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-18 (48 days ago)
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.