Processes do not finish properly after UDP connection redirection

Bug #182912 reported by Fernanda Weiden
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
socat (Ubuntu)
Incomplete
Low
Chris Taylor

Bug Description

Binary package hint: socat

Socat is not finishing forked processes properly after redirecting UDP connections. These processes end up as zombie processes on the machine.

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Fernanda Weiden (fernanda) wrote :

The developer sent me a modified xio-udp.c that handles the forked processes better, killing after the timeout. Replacing this file resolves the bug.

Changed in socat:
importance: Undecided → Low
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Chris Taylor (ctaylor) wrote :

Would you please check if this is still occuring in 1.7.1.0?

Thanks,
Chris

Changed in socat (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Chris Taylor (ctaylor)
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Dave Walker (davewalker) wrote :

This bug is still in open status, can it be confirmed if this is still an issue?

Please provide an example of how to reproduce.

Thanks.

Changed in socat (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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