Package: pptpd
Version: 1.3.4
After upgrading from 1.3.4-3 to 1.3.4-4 the pppdctrl was unable to start
pppd:
May 3 15:20:00 milk pptpd[12289]: CTRL: Starting call (launching pppd,
opening GRE)
May 3 15:20:00 milk pptpd[12289]: CTRL: pty_fd = 6
May 3 15:20:00 milk pptpd[12289]: CTRL: tty_fd = 7
May 3 15:20:00 milk pptpd[12289]: CTRL: I wrote 32 bytes to the client.
May 3 15:20:00 milk pptpd[12289]: CTRL: Sent packet to client
May 3 15:20:00 milk pptpd[12290]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): program binary
= /usr/sbin/pppd
May 3 15:20:00 milk pptpd[12290]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): local address =
172.16.255.1
May 3 15:20:00 milk pptpd[12290]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): remote address
= 172.16.255.101
May 3 15:20:00 milk pppd[12290]: unrecognized option ''
May 3 15:20:00 milk pptpd[12289]: GRE:
read(fd=6,buffer=610ec0,len=8196) from PTY failed: status = -1 error =
Input/output error, usually caused by unexpected termination of pppd,
check option syntax and pppd logs
May 3 15:20:00 milk pptpd[12289]: CTRL: PTY read or GRE write failed
(pty,gre)=(6,7)
May 3 15:20:00 milk pptpd[12289]: CTRL: Reaping child PPP[12290]
May 3 15:20:00 milk pptpd[12289]: CTRL: Client 178.202.56.195 control
connection finished
May 3 15:20:00 milk pptpd[12289]: CTRL: Exiting now
May 3 15:20:00 milk pptpd[9929]: MGR: Reaped child 12289
Feature "remotenumber" added from bug #610375 extended pppd_argv but did not
extended the variable size itself. When all options like ipparam are used,
the pppd_argv get's corrupted.
This patch solves the problem:
----- pptpd.pppd_argv.fixup.patch ----------------------
--- pptpd-1.3.4.orig/pptpctrl.c 2006-12-08 01:01:40.000000000 +0100
+++ pptpd-1.3.4/pptpctrl.c 2011-05-03 15:52:32.000000000 +0200
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@
*/
static void launch_pppd(char **pppaddrs, struct in_addr *inetaddrs)
{
- char *pppd_argv[14];
+ char *pppd_argv[16];
int an = 0;
sigset_t sigs;
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Kind regards
Michael Poetters
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