Public bug reported:
Distro: ubuntu 14.04 x64
Package: iputils-ping 3:20121221-4ubuntu1.1
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@challenger:~
○ → ping 10gb-sw1
PING 10gb-sw1.office.netdirect.ca (192.168.0.33) 56(84) bytes of data.
>From challenger.netdirect.ca (192.168.0.135) icmp_seq=1 Destination Host
>Unreachable
>From challenger.netdirect.ca (192.168.0.135) icmp_seq=2 Destination Host
>Unreachable
…
>From challenger.netdirect.ca (192.168.0.135) icmp_seq=82 Destination Host
>Unreachable
>From challenger.netdirect.ca (192.168.0.135) icmp_seq=86 Destination Host
>Unreachable
64 bytes from challenger.netdirect.ca (192.168.0.135): icmp_seq=88 ttl=255
time=3.25 ms
64 bytes from challenger.netdirect.ca (192.168.0.135): icmp_seq=89 ttl=255
time=0.737 ms
64 bytes from challenger.netdirect.ca (192.168.0.135): icmp_seq=90 ttl=255
time=1.68 ms
…
64 bytes from challenger.netdirect.ca (192.168.0.135): icmp_seq=96 ttl=255
time=2.83 ms
^C
--- 10gb-sw1.office.netdirect.ca ping statistics ---
96 packets transmitted, 9 received, +56 errors, 90% packet loss, time 95015ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.737/2.427/3.966/1.156 ms, pipe 4
michael@challenger:~
○ → ping 10gb-sw1
PING 10gb-sw1.office.netdirect.ca (192.168.0.33) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 10gb-sw1.netdirect.ca (192.168.0.33): icmp_seq=1 ttl=255
time=4.34 ms
64 bytes from 10gb-sw1.netdirect.ca (192.168.0.33): icmp_seq=2 ttl=255
time=2.97 ms
64 bytes from 10gb-sw1.netdirect.ca (192.168.0.33): icmp_seq=3 ttl=255
time=2.14 ms
^C
--- 10gb-sw1.office.netdirect.ca ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2002ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 2.146/3.156/4.344/0.907 ms
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: iputils-ping 3:20121221-4ubuntu1.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-27.50-generic 3.13.11
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-27-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia zfs zunicode zavl zcommon znvpair
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)
** Affects: iputils (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty
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