Public bug reported: Description: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS Release: 14.04 iputils-ping: Installed: 3:20121221-4ubuntu1.1 Candidate: 3:20121221-4ubuntu1.1
ping will report the incorrect reply IP address under certain, specific conditions, and is repeatable. This is how to re-create the issue: 1. Start pinging an IP where you get an ICMP error message from some other device (RFC792 lists errors). For instance: Destination IP is offline and the last-hop router reports message type "Destination Unreachable". I assume this would work for any ICMP error, though. 2. When the device comes back online, ping reports replies from the "other" device, when it should report replies from the device that is sending the "Echo Reply" messages. 3. If the ping is stopped and restarted after the device is up, it reports the correct IP address again. Other ping utilities do not exhibit this behavior. Example output (Destination that was pinged was 172.21.56.50, last hop router was 172.21.25.103): circle@circle:~$ /bin/ping 172.21.56.50 PING 172.21.56.50 (172.21.56.50) 56(84) bytes of data. >From 172.21.25.103 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable >From 172.21.25.103 icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable >From 172.21.25.103 icmp_seq=3 Destination Host Unreachable >From 172.21.25.103 icmp_seq=4 Destination Host Unreachable >From 172.21.25.103 icmp_seq=5 Destination Host Unreachable >From 172.21.25.103 icmp_seq=6 Destination Host Unreachable 64 bytes from 172.21.25.103: icmp_seq=7 ttl=63 time=0.689 ms 64 bytes from 172.21.25.103: icmp_seq=8 ttl=63 time=0.635 ms 64 bytes from 172.21.25.103: icmp_seq=9 ttl=63 time=0.656 ms 64 bytes from 172.21.25.103: icmp_seq=10 ttl=63 time=0.822 ms 64 bytes from 172.21.25.103: icmp_seq=11 ttl=63 time=0.785 ms ^C --- 172.21.56.50 ping statistics --- 11 packets transmitted, 5 received, +6 errors, 54% packet loss, time 10023ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.635/0.717/0.822/0.077 ms, pipe 3 circle@circle:~$ /bin/ping 172.21.56.50 PING 172.21.56.50 (172.21.56.50) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from 172.21.56.50: icmp_seq=1 ttl=63 time=0.737 ms 64 bytes from 172.21.56.50: icmp_seq=2 ttl=63 time=0.646 ms 64 bytes from 172.21.56.50: icmp_seq=3 ttl=63 time=0.626 ms ^C --- 172.21.56.50 ping statistics --- 3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 1998ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.626/0.669/0.737/0.056 ms ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: iputils-ping 3:20121221-4ubuntu1.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-43.72-generic 3.13.11.11 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-43-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Tue Dec 23 10:50:35 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-08 (76 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140723) SourcePackage: iputils UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: iputils (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1405232 Title: ping reports wrong IP responding under certain conditions To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/iputils/+bug/1405232/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs