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[Bug network/14966] New: getaddrinfo() with AI_ADDRCONFIG may fail to properly resolve /etc/hosts names, e.g. "localhost"


http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14966

             Bug #: 14966
           Summary: getaddrinfo() with AI_ADDRCONFIG may fail to properly
                    resolve /etc/hosts names, e.g. "localhost"
           Product: glibc
           Version: 2.15
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: network
        AssignedTo: unassigned@sourceware.org
        ReportedBy: psimerda@redhat.com
    Classification: Unclassified


>From upstream bug reports:

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=887577
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glibc/+bug/583278

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Pavel Simerda 2012-12-16 09:25:03 EST

AI_ADDRCONFIG may cause getaddrinfo() to filter out IPv4 or IPv6 addresses,
depending on the network configuration. Detailed info here:

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Networking/NameResolution/ADDRCONFIG

Related Fedora bug report:

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=721350

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Related upstream bug report:

http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12398

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