Public bug reported: Ubuntu 12.04 contains a bug in the eglibc (libc6) package. It was introduced here: http://www.eglibc.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/trunk/libc/resolv/res_query.c?r1=13759&r2=14662 glibc commit 28b59fca7ae3cfc2d57e0007aaa3793d4b775e97
And fixed here: http://www.eglibc.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/trunk/libc/resolv/res_query.c?r1=15869&r2=17385 glibc commit 8fdceb2efda8cf724cfc4444af86b5f135ad3172 Reproduce: #include <netdb.h> int main(void) { gethostbyname("." + 1); } I believe that the patch is correct. Can you please apply it to 12.04? $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Release: 12.04 $ apt-cache policy libc6 libc6: Installed: 2.15-0ubuntu10.2 Candidate: 2.15-0ubuntu10.2 Version table: *** 2.15-0ubuntu10.2 0 500 http://us-east-1.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main amd64 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 2.15-0ubuntu10 0 500 http://us-east-1.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages > What you expected to happen Not a segfault but maybe an error code. > What happened instead Segfault. ** Affects: eglibc (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1062167 Title: Segfault in __libc_res_nquerydomain To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/eglibc/+bug/1062167/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
