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[Bug 1354163] [NEW] Record Route option broken in iputils-ping

 

Public bug reported:

using ping -R does not function properly in Ubuntu 14.04.

Copying a ping binary from a Debian machine with the same version of
iputils-ping installed works as intended.

Expected behavior (Debian binary)

root@tserv21:~# ./ping -R  209.51.169.78
PING 209.51.169.78 (209.51.169.78) 56(124) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 209.51.169.78: icmp_seq=1 ttl=61 time=9.60 ms
RR:     216.66.38.58
        184.105.223.129
        184.105.222.93
        209.51.169.77
        209.51.169.78
        209.51.169.78
        184.105.222.94
        184.105.223.130
        216.66.38.57

^C
--- 209.51.169.78 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 9.605/9.605/9.605/0.000 ms

Faulty behavior (Ubuntu system binary).  Note each hop is replaced with
the target address.

root@tserv21:~# ping -R  209.51.169.78
PING 209.51.169.78 (209.51.169.78) 56(124) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 209.51.169.78: icmp_seq=1 ttl=61 time=10.5 ms
RR:     209.51.169.78
        209.51.169.78
        209.51.169.78
        209.51.169.78
        209.51.169.78
        209.51.169.78
        209.51.169.78
        209.51.169.78
        209.51.169.78

^C
--- 209.51.169.78 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 10.533/10.533/10.533/0.000 ms

** Affects: iputils (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Record Route option broken in iputils-ping

Status in “iputils” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  using ping -R does not function properly in Ubuntu 14.04.

  Copying a ping binary from a Debian machine with the same version of
  iputils-ping installed works as intended.

  Expected behavior (Debian binary)

  root@tserv21:~# ./ping -R  209.51.169.78
  PING 209.51.169.78 (209.51.169.78) 56(124) bytes of data.
  64 bytes from 209.51.169.78: icmp_seq=1 ttl=61 time=9.60 ms
  RR:     216.66.38.58
          184.105.223.129
          184.105.222.93
          209.51.169.77
          209.51.169.78
          209.51.169.78
          184.105.222.94
          184.105.223.130
          216.66.38.57

  ^C
  --- 209.51.169.78 ping statistics ---
  1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
  rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 9.605/9.605/9.605/0.000 ms

  Faulty behavior (Ubuntu system binary).  Note each hop is replaced
  with the target address.

  root@tserv21:~# ping -R  209.51.169.78
  PING 209.51.169.78 (209.51.169.78) 56(124) bytes of data.
  64 bytes from 209.51.169.78: icmp_seq=1 ttl=61 time=10.5 ms
  RR:     209.51.169.78
          209.51.169.78
          209.51.169.78
          209.51.169.78
          209.51.169.78
          209.51.169.78
          209.51.169.78
          209.51.169.78
          209.51.169.78

  ^C
  --- 209.51.169.78 ping statistics ---
  1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
  rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 10.533/10.533/10.533/0.000 ms

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