Does this still occur in newer version of Ubuntu? I suspect that this was fixed long ago.
** Changed in: net-tools (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete ** Tags added: amd64 natty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1023584 Title: ifconfig dies with "stack smashing detected" when configuring inet6 address 11.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/net-tools/+bug/1023584/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs